Dictation - Xmas
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 Christmas Day
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On Christmas morning I wake up very early.
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I have a shower and then get dressed.
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I go downstairs and have breakfast with my family.
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We all go to church together to sing carols.
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In the afternoon we eat dinner at 2 o'clock.
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After dinner we listen to the Queen's speech at 3 o'clock.
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Then we all help with the washing up.
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In the evening we play games and watch television.
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We all go to bed quite late.
- Happy Christmas!
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CAPITALISATION.
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spelling.
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