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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #50994 Short Snack Sample
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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:

If you've spent any time hitting up the giant wholesalers or other markets this holiday season, you've probably figured out that you can make a full meal out of those tasty little samples they often dish out. Which seems like a good thing, for you ... and for your wallet. But a new study shows that these tempting little treats really do entice you to buy what you try ... and maybe some other stuff like it. Researchers tracked the sales in half a dozen stores that provided samples of snacks in four categories: healthy, salty, frozen, or branded by a large coffee-shop chain. They found that noshing while shopping convinces consumers to buy the featured product more often than does simply seeing the product displayed at the end of the aisle. They also found that repeating the sample offering multiple times translates into sustained interest in the product.
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Printed "delicious", the speaker says "tasty"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "those tasty little samples they". The printed word "delicious" starts with a different letter, so listen to the start.

Printed "snakes", the speaker says "snacks"

Explanation: The speaker says "provided samples of snacks in" not "snakes". Both words start with s, so wait for the whole word to hear the middle.

Printed "nothing", the speaker says "noshing"

Explanation: Listen for "noshing while shopping convinces consumers". The printed word "nothing" ends the same, so listen to the middle of the word.

Printed "future", the speaker says "featured"

Explanation: You will hear "the featured product more often than". The first letter is the same, so listen to the rest of the word.

Printed "example", the speaker says "sample"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "repeating the sample offering multiple". It shares the same ending letters, so focus on the word start.

Printed "subsisted", the speaker says "sustained"

Explanation: Listen again to "translates into sustained interest in". Both words begin with the same letter, so follow the whole word, not the meaning.

"wholesalers" matches the audio

Explanation: "the giant wholesalers or other markets" has a long business word. It looks rare, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"wallet" matches the audio

Explanation: "for your wallet" has a common everyday word. It may seem too simple, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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