Dictation - On New Year's Day
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 and make any corrections you think necessary.
4. Check what you have written.
Dictation Text - On New Year's Day
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I was in England on New Year's Eve.
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On New Year's Day I woke up very late.
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I had a shower and then got dressed.
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I went downstairs and had breakfast with my husband.
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We didn't eat dinner until 3 o'clock.
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After dinner we went for a walk.
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It rained all day.
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In the evening we watched TV.
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We went to bed quite late.
- Happy New Year!
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