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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #50953 Medium Killer Bee
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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:

Unless you're talking about killer bees, it's hard to imagine a situation in which "killers" and "bees" would be related. But it turns out that scientists are using the same mathematical model to describe the behavior of both bumblebees and human serial killers. The method, called geographic profiling, was developed by a detective who was trying to predict where serial killers might live based on where they commit their crimes. Believe it or not, murderers operate fairly close to home. But not too close. They maintain a kind of kill-free "buffer zone" around their actual digs. A similar pattern of activity seems to hold true for bumblebees—when they're foraging for food. Bees tend to avoid stopping at flowers too close to home, perhaps to reduce the risk of drawing predators, parasites or nosy scientists to the nest.
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Printed "hybridise", the speaker says "scientists"

Explanation: The speaker says "scientists are using the", not "hybridise". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "recite", the speaker says "describe"

Explanation: Listen for "describe the behavior". They start with different letters and the spoken word is longer, so trust your ears.

Printed "domain", the speaker says "maintain"

Explanation: You will hear "maintain a kind". The words start with different letters but end the same, so listen to the start.

Printed "bookending", the speaker says "foraging"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "foraging for food". The two words start with different letters and end the same, so listen to the full word.

"geographic" matches the audio

Explanation: "called geographic profiling" has a technical name that may look odd. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"buffer" matches the audio

Explanation: "kill-free 'buffer zone'" looks like a changed phrase and may trick you. The speaker says that exact phrase, so do not click it.

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