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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #49095 Medium Pythons
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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
Result:

Correct Transcript:

Here's another reason to stop global warming: to keep the Burmese pythons in Florida. Burmese pythons have been turning up in south Florida in recent years. Perhaps you've seen the famous photo of a python ripped apart by its efforts to ingest a large alligator. Apparently people with pythons as pets have been getting rid of the snakes when they get too big by dumping them in the Everglades. And in 2003, biologists confirmed the presence of a breeding population of the slithering serpents in Everglades National Park. Which skeeves me out, because I spend a lot of time there. I'm not afraid of timid alligators, but hungry Burmese pythons give me the willies. Anyway, the US Geological Survey recently did an analysis of potential temperatures around the country by the end of this century. And then analyzed where Burmese pythons would be comfortable, based on their home territory, from Pakistan to Indonesia. The result.
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Printed "tautological", the speaker says "Geological"

Explanation: Listen again to "the US Geological Survey". You see "tautological" on the page, not what you hear. They start with different letters, but both end with the same two letters.

Printed "betel", the speaker says "potential"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "analysis of potential temperatures". The page shows "betel". They begin with different letters, and the spoken word is much longer.

Printed "dem", the speaker says "Pakistan"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "from Pakistan to Indonesia". On the page you see "dem", a very short word. It starts with a different letter, so listen for a longer country name.

"Everglades" matches the audio

Explanation: "dumping them in the Everglades" looks specific and long. It may seem odd, but the speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Burmese" matches the audio

Explanation: "Burmese pythons in Florida" might catch your eye as a name. It looks unusual, but the speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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