Listening exercises with “The elephant in the room”
An elephant in the room is a phrase used for a big problem or issue that everyone is aware of but which no one is talking about.
This phrase can be used to describe a situation (as with micro-dictations one and two), or to try to force people to confront the problem and stop ignoring it. e.g. I hate to be the one to bring up the elephant in the room, but we all know that there’s real chance that our department is going to be shut down in the next few weeks.
Have a go at these micro-dictation exercises to hear this expression being used in context – how much can you understand?
Accent: North America
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Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
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About the sentence
Accent: Ireland
Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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About the sentence
Accent: Australia
Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc — Play/Pause (rewinds 1.5s)
Ctrl/⌘ + ← — Skip back 1.5s
Ctrl/⌘ + → — Skip forward 1.5s
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