I tried it about 8 times before I heard anything, and I only got "going to the park" before I listened to the real audio version. I also have trouble understand

I tried it about 8 times before I heard anything, and I only got "going to the park" before I listened to the real audio version. I also have trouble understanding people in fairly mild noise if I'm not looking at their face, so I have to wonder if those are linked somehow.