Dictation - February
Hints - shortest / leap
Normal - Listen
Slow - Write
Instructions:-
Play the .mp3 files (they are large so be patient).
1. Just listen. I will speak, quite quickly, in a natural voice.
2. Listen and write I will speak more slowly.
3. Listen to the first file again. Check your work, and make any corrections you think necessary.
4. Check what you have written.
Dictation Text - February
- February is the second month of the year.
- In the UK it is also the last month of winter.
- It is the shortest month, and the only month with fewer than 30 days.
- February has 28 days in normal years, but it has 29 days in a leap year.
- This means that each leap year lasts 366 days instead of the usual 365.
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spelling.
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