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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #49089 Short McDonald
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You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what the speaker said. Please click on the words that are different.
* Click on the words that are different from what you hear
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Correct Transcript:

The food and beverage industries spend more than ten billion dollars a year in the US to market their products to children. And it's money well spent for them—by age 2 children may already harbor preferences for certain brands. And kids under 6 can often associate brands and with specific products. Such as McDonald's. Here's how powerful the McDonald's brand is, according to a study just published in the August issue of the journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine: preschool kids were given the exact same food in either unmarked packages or in McDonald's packaging. But the kids, all between 3 and 5 years old, said they liked the taste better when the food looked like it was from McDonald's. One of the foods tested was carrots. What's up is that the kids said they liked quote McDonald's carrots endquote.
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Printed "cations", the speaker says "products"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "their products to children". The printed word starts with a different letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "engine", the speaker says "children"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "by age 2 children may". The printed word begins with a different letter, so wait for the full word.

Printed "pronounceable", the speaker says "powerful"

Explanation: The speaker says "how powerful the McDonald's", not "pronounceable". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "ferule", the speaker says "preschool"

Explanation: Listen for "preschool kids were given". The printed word starts with a different letter, so listen from the start.

"McDonald's" matches the audio

Explanation: "Such as McDonald's." is printed here. The speaker says this brand exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"carrots" matches the audio

Explanation: "One of the foods tested was carrots." may catch your eye. The speaker names carrots exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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