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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #50966 Medium Pricing
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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:

Music, film and video game makers face a new online, digital world. And some are testing a revolutionary pricing system: "pay what you want." But a new study finds that when consumers can name their own price, many opt out of buying at all. The study is in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. For the research, tour boat passengers posed for photos. Each boat ride announced a price of fifteen dollars per picture. But they then charged either fifteen dollars, five dollars or the option to pay what you want. As expected, the fewest tourists purchased photos when they had to pay full price. But more customers bought photos when they cost five dollars than when prices were pay what you want—which could have saved passengers even more. The researchers suggest that choosing to pay less than an announced lower-than-expected price made people feel cheap.
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Printed "spindly", the speaker says "revolutionary"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "a revolutionary pricing system". The printed word starts with a different letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "ceaseless", the speaker says "proceedings"

Explanation: The speaker says "proceedings of the National Academy", not "ceaseless". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so follow the sound, not the page.

Printed "dumfound", the speaker says "announced"

Explanation: Listen for "announced a price of". The printed and spoken words begin with different letters, so wait for the full word.

Printed "circuses", the speaker says "customers"

Explanation: You will hear "more customers bought photos". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the end of the word.

Printed "crescent", the speaker says "lower than expected"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "lower than expected price". The printed word 'crescent' makes no sense before 'price', so click the printed word.

"pay" matches the audio

Explanation: "pay what you want" looks repeated and tricky, but it is correct. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"photos" matches the audio

Explanation: "posed for photos" may seem like a changed word, but it matches the audio. Do not click it.

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