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Gchan Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Listening Problem
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Well, this was very detailed research in which a number of groups of ordinary people had had long discussions about what (1)??? an essential item (2)???, what really needs to go into a household budget to achieve a minimum acceptable standard of living, and they thought long and hard about what things are sort of luxuries (3)??? might want (skipped)
(1) Is the word "actually"?
(2) I heard there was a sound but I couldn't catch the word.
(3) I heard the word was "simply" but it didn't make sense to me.
Please help. Thank you very much!
Please spend some time listening to the recording first.
Well, this was very detailed research in which a number of groups of ordinary people had had long discussions about what (1)??? an essential item (2)???, what really needs to go into a household budget to achieve a minimum acceptable standard of living, and they thought long and hard about what things are sort of luxuries (3)??? might want (skipped)
(1) Is the word "actually"?
(2) I heard there was a sound but I couldn't catch the word.
(3) I heard the word was "simply" but it didn't make sense to me.
Please help. Thank you very much!
Top answer
- It is just a garbled sound; the speaker has changed his mind about what he will say next, and has stopped mid-sentence. You have transcribed all the intended text. (3) I heard the word was "simply" but it didn't make sense to me.
- - It is just a garbled sound; the speaker has changed his mind about what he will say next, and has stopped mid-sentence.
- You have transcribed all the intended text.
- (3) I heard the word was "simply" but it didn't make sense to me.
- -- "that we"
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(1) Is the word "actually"?-- "is actually"
(2) I heard there was a sound but I couldn't catch the word.- It is just a garbled sound; the speaker has changed his mind about what he will say next, and has stopped mid-sentence. You have transcribed all the intended text.
(3) I heard the word was "simply" but it didn't make sense to me. -- "that we"
(2) I heard there was a sound but I couldn't catch the word.- It is just a garbled sound; the speaker has changed his mind about what he will say next, and has stopped mid-sentence. You have transcribed all the intended text.
(3) I heard the word was "simply" but it didn't make sense to me. -- "that we"
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