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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #50976 Short National Academy
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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:

How many times has your mother told you to turn off the lights when you leave a room, or to close the fridge door while you decide what to eat. Well, climatologists are on her side. Because according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reducing global carbon emissions should begin at home. Even if politicians manage to pass climate change legislation, it could be years or even decades before those policies start to make a difference. In the meantime, scientists say, there are things we can all do to shrink our carbon footprint. You've heard most of 'em before: everything from insulating your home and using low-flow showerheads to driving more efficient vehicles and carpooling to the office. But these things really work. Based in part on how folks responded to the energy crisis in the '70s, the scientists calculated how many Americans might be willing to reform their energy-wasting ways.
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Printed "mavericks", the speaker says "climatologists"

Explanation: You will hear "Well, climatologists are on". The printed word and the spoken word start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "hypoglycaemics", the speaker says "scientists"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "the meantime, scientists say". They start with different letters. The printed word is much longer than what you hear.

Printed "bono", the speaker says "low flow"

Explanation: Listen again to "using low flow showerheads". The printed word does not make sense before "showerheads", so trust the sound, not the page.

Printed "luxuriated", the speaker says "calculated"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "scientists calculated how many". The first letters differ. Both words end with the same two letters.

"Proceedings" matches the audio

Explanation: "a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" looks formal and long. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"carpooling" matches the audio

Explanation: "driving more efficient vehicles and carpooling to the office" has a less common word next to familiar words. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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