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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #50955 Medium Cats 3
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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:

Lions roaming the savannah are a staple of nature documentaries. But the millions of little lions that live in our homes and neighborhoods also lead fascinating lives. We know more about those lives now, because a two-year-long study used radio-transmitters to track cats at the southern edge of the cities of Champaign and Urbana in Illinois. It would have taken a dozen field researchers to collect the same data. The study is in the Journal of Wildlife Management. The entire kittie cohort included both housecats and feral cats, and ranged over almost 6,300 acres. One feral cat's range topped out at 1,351 acres. New York's Central Park covers 843 acres. Owned cats with homes roamed way less than their feral counterparts. But they still averaged a range of just under five acres. The pets were highly active just 3 percent of the time.
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Printed "dotes", the speaker says "neighborhoods"

Explanation: You will hear "our homes and neighborhoods". They start with different letters, so listen from the start of the word.

Printed "millions", the speaker says "radio transmitters"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "used radio-transmitters to track". The spoken phrase is much longer, so listen for the long phrase.

Printed "dampen", the speaker says "southern"

Explanation: Listen again to "the southern edge of". They start with different letters, so focus on the beginning of the word.

Printed "refracted", the speaker says "averaged"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "still averaged a range". Both words end with "ed", so listen to the start to hear the real word.

"Champaign" matches the audio

Explanation: "the cities of Champaign and Urbana" looks like a rare name, so it may seem wrong. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"kittie" matches the audio

Explanation: "the entire kittie cohort included" uses an odd spelling that may look incorrect. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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