Highlight Incorrect Words asks you to compare a written transcript with a recording. Some printed words differ from the audio. Select those words as you listen.
The task is about a mismatch between text and speech. An unfamiliar accent or an unexpected pronunciation does not, by itself, make a printed word incorrect.
Preview briefly, then follow the audio
Before listening, skim for the topic and the general shape of the text. Avoid deciding that a word must be wrong simply because it looks unusual or seems less likely in context.
Once the recording begins, keep your eyes aligned with the speaker. Keep the pointer near the text you are following so that selecting a mismatch does not take you away from the next phrase.
The recording plays once. If you lose your place, use a distinctive word or phrase ahead to reconnect instead of repeatedly reading the same earlier line.
Compare words, not just meaning
Two words can have similar meanings and still be a mismatch. If the text says large but the speaker says big, the printed word differs from the recording.
Listen carefully for differences in tense, number and word form as well as completely different vocabulary. A small ending can change the word you need to compare.
However, natural connected speech may sound different from the isolated dictionary pronunciation of a word. Base your decision on the word spoken, not on whether the speaker uses the accent you expected.
A simple comparison
Printed transcript:
The meeting will take place on Monday morning in the main hall.
Practice recording text:
The meeting will take place on Monday afternoon in the main hall.
Select: morning.
The surrounding words match. Only the printed word morning differs from the spoken word afternoon.
Select carefully and keep moving
Incorrect selections can reduce your score, so avoid clicking words just because you are uncertain. Listen for a clear discrepancy.
After a selection, immediately continue tracking. If you notice an accidental selection, correct it when you can do so without losing the recording. Familiarize yourself with selection and deselection in the practice interface beforehand.
Trying to re-check every earlier word while the speaker continues can create a chain of missed information. Staying synchronized is a central part of the task.
Make your practice diagnostic
Complete a short item at normal speed, then review the transcript against the audio. Keep an error log with two columns: printed word and spoken word.
Group recurring errors: similar sounds, missed endings, synonyms or loss of position. Practise those pairs in short phrases, then listen again to the correct version of the full sentence.
Build reliable accuracy at normal speed before experimenting with faster practice audio. Finish with fresh items under ordinary conditions so that memorizing an old transcript does not mask a tracking problem.
