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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #50979 Short Woodpecker
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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:

Humans can recognize each other by voice alone. I sound different from other 60-Second Science reporters, for example. In fact, lots of nonhuman animals, of all types, use voices to distinguish familiar individuals, including frogs, fish, lemurs, and penguins. And that unique audio fingerprint extends to a sound you may have heard in the forest on occasion: the drumming of a woodpecker. Researchers recorded multiple drum rolls, from 41 great spotted woodpeckers—colorful red, white and black birds—living in Polish forests. They then used audio software to analyze them. And they found that the length of the drumrolls, and the spacing between beats varied enough from bird to bird to tell the woodpeckers apart by drumming alone. The study is in the journal PLOS ONE.
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Printed "universal", the speaker says "unique"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "that unique audio fingerprint". The printed word is "universal". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the whole word and hear the difference.

Printed "motive", the speaker says "multiple"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "recorded multiple drum rolls". The printed word is "motive". The spoken word is much longer than the printed one.

"penguins" matches the audio

Explanation: "including frogs, fish, lemurs, and penguins." has a less common animal name. It may look odd, but the speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"PLOS" matches the audio

Explanation: "The study is in the journal PLOS ONE." may seem like a trick. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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