Dictation - Football
Hints - soccer - players
Normal - Listen
Slow - Write
Instructions:-
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2. Listen and write. I will speak more slowly.
3. Listen to the first file again. Check what you've written, and make any corrections you think necessary.
Dictation Text - Football
Football is the world's most popular sport. In some countries, such as the United States, football is called soccer.
In a game of football there are 2 (two) teams. Each team has 11 (eleven) players.
A football match lasts 90 (ninety) minutes. At the end of a match, the team that has scored the most goals is the winner.
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