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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #52224 Short Adult obesity
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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:

Adult obesity is worsening, and more than one in eight adults in the world is obese. The problem is most significant in North America, but Africa and Asia are also experiencing an upward trend, the report shows. Undernutrition and obesity coexist in many countries, and can even be seen side by side in the same household. Poor access to nutritious food due to its higher cost, the stress of living with food insecurity, and physiological adaptations to food deprivation help explain why food-insecure families may have a higher risk of overweight and obesity.
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Printed "members", the speaker says "adults"

Explanation: Listen again to "one in eight adults". The printed word starts with a different letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "material", the speaker says "report"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "the report shows". The printed word is longer than the spoken word, so watch the length of the word.

Printed "cities", the speaker says "countries"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "in many countries". Both words start the same and end the same, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "working", the speaker says "living"

Explanation: The speaker says "living with food insecurity", not "working". They start with different letters but both end the same, so listen to the first letter.

Printed "small", the speaker says "higher"

Explanation: Listen for "higher risk of". The printed word does not fit the idea here, so trust what you hear.

"obesity" matches the audio

Explanation: "Adult obesity is worsening" has a common word that may look like a change. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"household" matches the audio

Explanation: "the same household" sits right next to the change and may look odd. It matches the audio, so do not click it.

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