Dictation # 33

1. Oh my goodness – there is soap in my soup! The evening was elegant until I had to haul out a Kleenex after they served whole mustard and there was a hole in my bowl. I said bye to the waiter and passed by the counter, so I could buy my meal.

2. I will read about how the changing phases of faces. I already read about tears as well. While on my couch, my coach said I should crouch. I will meet him so we can dine on meat. I felt enormous afterwards and decided to weigh in.

DICTATION # 33

soap (n) faces (n)

soup (n) tears (n)

elegant (adj) couch (n)

haul (v) coach (v)

Kleenex (n) crouch (v)

hole (n) /whole (adj) meet (v)/meat (adj)

By (p) /bye (int) /buy (v) enormous (adj)

read (v)/read (v - past) weigh (v)

phases (n) bumped (n)

Dictation # 32

1. You must use the wire to rappel down the mountain. Be sure not to speed! Today I will try kayaking, and will need my wits about me. Last year I tried kitesurfing, but found it too damp for my tastes. I was surprised to find a wiggly squid on the beach! Thankfully I brought my goggles.

2. My goal this year is to go camping in the mountains. I would like to spend the days hiking. I must remember to put a Band-Aid in my rucksack! The trails will be muddy, so we mustn’t wear heels. When I fly home, I wear plain clothes so I won’t be robbed on the plane. I will bring a parachute just in case!

DICTATION # 32

wire (n)- camping (n)-

rappel (v)- hiking (n)-

speed (adj)- Band-Aid (n)-

kayaking (n)- rucksack (n)-

wits (n)- muddy (adj)-

kitesurfing (n)- heels (n)-

damp (adj)- plane (n)/ plain (adj)

wiggly (adj)- parachute (n)

squid (n)- cursive (n)

goggles (n)-

Dictation # 31Monday, 14, 2018

1. Don’t forget your galoshes! The new pair is reflective so it can’t be thrown away in the trash. I noticed one shoe is wonky. We can get a skillful repairman to look at the thick sole. It’s important not to waste any sneakers as well!

2. Today has been dreadful! I lost my platinum ring. I was cheerful before, because I had knit a new jumper. I tried out a new marbled pattern, but it looked like a fruit still-life. The teeny-tiny oranges were vibrant but the garment was not waterproof.

DICTATION # 31

galoshes (n) dreadful (adj)

reflective (adj) platinum (n)

thrown away (adj) cheerful (n)

trash (n) knit (v)

wonky (adj) marbled (adj)

skillful (adj) still-life (n)

thick (adj) teeny-tiny (adj)

waste (v) vibrant (adj)

sneakers (n) waterproof (adj)

mosaic (n)

Dictation # 30Monday, May 7, 2018

1. I understand that I need to ring the mechanic every so often because my car is low on oil. Let me turn off the engine. I’m glad it’s being fixed, I love my pink car!

2. What an excellent idea, fried egg and chips. There’s nowhere to go so I’ll eat it in my apartment, (where I have no fridge), in my dark kitchen. I go to college which means I don’t have much money.

3.

DICTATION # 30

understand (v) nowhere (adv)

egg (n) tire (n)

college (n) where (adv)

dark (adj) mechanic (n)

apartment (n) turn off (phr v)

glad (adj) kitchen (n)

pink (adj) which (det & pron)

often (adv) fridge (n)

low (adj) fried (adj)

excellent (adj)

Dictation # 29Tuesday, April 24, 2018

1. We could look through this magazine, so we answer all the questions correctly and we just win that quiz

2. Tomorrow is my birthday, I am very happy.  I’m going to order my favourite/favorite cake from the supermarket.  I will wake up at my usual time, join my friends at the square and go shopping, I could even get a discount on a flight to London. I hope it will be sunny and dry and not cloudy.

3.

DICTATION # 29

answer (n & v) quiz (n)

square (n & adj) supermarket (n)

usual (adj) dry (adj & v)

favorite (adj) already (adv)

cloudy (adj) flight (n)

just (adv) join (v)

discount (n) happy (adj)

order (n) through (prep)

wake up (phr v) birthday (n)

DICTATION # 28Thursday 17, 2018

1. This campsite is cool, there’s a playground and that thing over there is a railway. We need a licence/license to have our tent here.

Our tent is purple and doesn’t have a roof, so we need to wear our coat. I’m thirsty, but I’m SURE the nearest bathroom is a mile away. Great!

2. There was an English exam and the other day was such a pleasant day, I didn’t want to go to class, so me and my mates went to the theatre. I hope Carolina doesn’t find out!

DICTATION # 28

coat (n) pleasant (adj)

railway (n) examination/exam (n)

campsite (n) these (det & pron)

roof (n) sure (adj)

playground (n) luggage (n)

such (det & adj) purple (adj)

other (det) mile (n)

thirsty (adj) thing (n)

theatre (n) License/licence (n)

DICTATION # 27

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

1. I was sitting by the crowded pool spreading the jam on my bread with my knife, and there was a thunderstorm. It was beautiful. I do enjoy watching the lightening. The thunder was quite loud and I almost dropped my key in the pool.

2. Pardon, my passport is wrong. It says I’m married but I am not. Please can I change it? I’m getting quite hungry waiting with so many other customers so I’m going to do something useful, I’ll get myself a cheap hamburger in the meantime.

DICTATION # 27

thunderstorm (n) knife (n)

beautiful (adj) useful (adj)

customer (n) crowded (adj)

pardon (exclam) hungry (adj)

enjoy (v) married (adj)

key (n) cheap (adj)

almost (adv) quite (adv)

pool (n) passport (n)

grill (v) please (v & exclam)

DICTATION # 26Tuesday, April 3, 2018

1. Can you see that building over there…, where the lorry is? Let’s go up the street and have a look. Oh it’s a cathedral, let’s go inside. Take your jacket off it’s warm today, the temperature is going up. Did you like it? I think it was boring. Did you realize that thin woman at the desk? She was asleep!!!..., maybe because of the weather.

2. Let’s go for lunch, I’m going to ask the waiter to fry my steak a little, I don’t like it really burnt. Why has the waiter given me a spoon to eat it with? Oh no I should have looked in my purse before ordering, I should have checked if I had money to pay!

DICTATION # 26

fry (v) bowl (n)

steak (n) weather (n)

boring (adj) lorry (n)

warm (adj) purse (n)

temperature (n) cathedral (n)

little (adj, det & pron) before (adv & prep)

jacket (n) building (n)

spoon (n) thin (adj)

street (n) desk (n)

DICTATION # 25

Am I a good parent? Of course I am. Every month I earn my own money and give half to my kids. I have a husband, he makes me

laugh and cry. I know he’s the right one, because we make a good pair.

What time will you get off the train tonight? Relax, I’m only going to ask you a few questions. I was thinking we could have a nice dish of Paella in front of that field full of flowers, then go on a boat trip. What do you think?

DICTATION # 25

parent (n) know (v)

of course (not) (adv) cry (v)

month (n) dish (n)

earn (v) field (n)

sentence (n) pair (n)

boat (n) ask (v)

get off (phr v) laugh (v)

half (n & pron) few (det & adj)

husband (n) right (n, adj & adv)

DICTATION # 24Thursday, March 15, 2018

1. Do you remember yesterday when we went to the cinema? It was a sad film, I cried, but it was brilliant. Then we had dinner, the meal was great! and you wore your new sweater with that big pocket on the front. You looked amazing.

2. The engineer was inside the bank trying to move the new computer…, he was getting fit because it was very heavy… The screen kept breaking and there was nothing he could do. He was going to lose his temper so he had to think of something quick.

DICTATION # 24

catch (v) fit (adj)

sweater (n) dinner (n)

amazing (adj) cinema (n)

pocket (n) bank (n)

sad (adj) quick (adj)

engineer (n) brilliant (adj)

inside (adv & prep) remember (v)

nothing (pron) screen (n)

meal (n) lose (v)

DICTATION # 23

Thursday, March 8, 2018

1. I will wait on the platform, I have my tent with me. I shall point to a place and follow directions on a map. I will go by ship and let it take me to each city. Maybe I can collect some presents, and go to a casino and win some money.

2. The sun is always hot in Spain so you have to be careful you don’t burn your head. One hot day I had a guest for lunch, on her plate there was a carrot and a grape (it was too hot to eat)! Lunch only cost me 3 euros, which I thought was a good price.

DICTATION # 23

point (v) tent (n)

place (n) let (v)

win (v) carrot (n)

platform (n) each (det & pron)

follow (v) ship (n)

belt (n) guest (n)

plate (n) head (n)

collect (v) grape (n)

price (n) burn (v)

DICTATION # 22

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

1. I am a passenger on a plane. I need to cross the Atlantic and maybe have a change of career in a new city.  Work in a factory or maybe a pharmacy.  Whatever will happen it will be fun!

2. Why is this furniture dirty?  Do you have an excuse why they haven’t cleaned it themselves?  There is a mouse on my leather sofa. Oh my God can anything else go wrong!

DICTATION # 21Wednesday, February 21, 2018

1 Before I ate my supper I took off my hat and started to sing a song. It was about my school and how the students are so friendly except a couple of them. When I finished I went on my laptop to write my dictation.

2 The color of my hair is fair, my blouse is white, and my nose is small. I don´t smoke and I´m afraid of storms. I even leave the toilet light on at night. This is me!

DICTATION # 20FEBRUARY 12, 2018

1. My friend and my sister were busy shopping for our costume. We had to try on a dress, I thought it looked like a carpet, it wasn’t nice. It was a clear mistake, but my friend said sincerely “it looks nice!”

2. Once I went on my weekly shopping, I bought a nice piece of jewellery to put around my neck. I went to a café afterwards which was above the library, till about 8pm, then went home.

DICTATION #19Tuesday/Wednesday, February 7/8, 2018

1. I look like a roast chicken, instead of a pretty lady. I need to save an envelope so I can send a letter to my friend, I’ll comb my hair too, to send her a photo.

2. Don’t worry boss, it’s raining, but we can go to the exhibition, it’s gate 3, hall number 5. I’ll put on my raincoat and trainers to walk there, you should be able to get there by yourself.

DICTATION #18          Tuesday, January 30, 2018

1. Don’t you just hate when it’s a weekday, and it’s foggy.  You watch your friends’ face across the classroom, it looks sweet but also looks like a vegetable.

2. The hairdresser dried my hair with the hairdryer, she was very rich, perhaps a nice person with an interesting mind. After I went home on my bike, got into my blanket with my cat.

Dictation # 17 -- Tuesday, January 23, 2018

1. I went to the beach twice and saw my classmate, he was my foreign friend Marcos. He was quite clever but was always very loud and angry. He would climb trees and always fall among the leaves.

2. No need to hurry there’s a delay, I’m going to have a bath and a slice of cake, and then I will put my tights on and go to work.

DICTATION 16 -- Tuesday, January 16, 2018

1. Is the omelet ready? I’ll give you 10 minutes, I have become hungry. Who is going to wash-up? It’s not my problem it’s yours!

2. There’s a cow sat in that taxi. Well, it must be dead, I mean it is very quiet. There’s a red dot on its mouth. How strange!

DICTATION # 15 – Tuesday, January 9, 2018

1. The sock was tired and cold sat in the empty suitcase with nothing to wear. The next day he went to a festival at a castle down the road, with his friends trousers and shirt.

2. He was still watching the cartoon with his friends, they soon decided to go into business and spend a lot of money, but first they had to buy a stamp.

DICTATION # 14 -- Tuesday, December 19, 2017

1. Happy Christmas! I HOPE you all have a lovely time. Don’t eat too much food because you will be ILL and have to LIE DOWN, so be CAREFUL. Maybe you can put GLASSES on your CAT and put it on a STAGE! That sounds fun, or go to your VILLAGE and spend time with your TEENAGER friends. Whatever you do have a fantastic time!

2. This Christmas I am going to an AUTUMN WEDDING, my TOOTH is loose so I hope it doesn’t fall out. I’m travelling there on a COMFORTABLE COACH, I hope I don’t run out of PETROL at the ROUNDABOUT .

DICTATION # 13 -- December 12, 2017 --

1. The plane is going to take-off at 8 o’clock, I’m in seat number 4a. It costs a lot of rice. When we were in the air I thought I was going to die so I ate some chips.

2. Tonight I was behind the wheel of my car, when someone was going to throw a shoe at it. I knew this was wrong but it didn’t matter. I got out and stood against a bridge looking at a path.

DICTATION # 12 -- Tuesday, December 5, 2017

1. This shampoo smells of pizza. My head hurt while I was in the middle of my snack, also I was flying my kite hard and my whole body flew away up north.

2. When I was paying my rent I stood in the cat litter. Straight away I started my car engine and I said 3 wishes because I wanted my dreams to come true.

DICTATION # 11 -- Tuesday, November 28, 2017

1. The fan on the ceiling wasn’t working, what a pity. It was very hot. The weather was lovely outside, no wind and I was going to boil. Wait! Let’s check the magazine and get someone to fix it.

2. I’m going on a date, oh dear lets meet in the garage do you agree? We can eat another piece of cake with extra cream on top. I’ve had enough.

DICTATION # 10 -- Monday, November 20, 2017

1. Immediately after having the accident in my flat, my insurance company sent me to the hospital. There, the nurse (who was very kind) gave my leg a lift and put a towel on it.

2. We needed to push that heavy door to get in the fine restaurant which we discovered in the great town with the big church. Once we got in, the waiter suddenly surprised us with some pepper-tea.

DICTATION # 9 -- Tuesday, November 14, 2017

1. It makes me feel sick when I see myself on the mirror with my very expensive t-shirt all wet after the waiter and the waitress spilled that soup on me.

2. On the daily magazine the pilot likes to keep, they give really good prizes to those who can build a shower using a single fork.

DICTATION # 8 -- Monday, November 6, 2017

1. Last afternoon, we went to buy a burger with barbecue sauce (although we know it is not very good for our health…) to that place that is always open, the one that’s between several trees, opposite the traffic lights.

2. Do you remember the child we met on the hill? The one who has blond curly hair? The one standing on a shelf looking to the sky!!!

DICTATION # 7 -- Monday, October 30, 2017

1. My son planned to go out on a journey to the snow and he wants to borrow my snow equipment; he hasn’t decided if he will ski or snow board.

2. Every summer, when we visit my grandparents at the beach we take part on a sailing race and when we return home, we have tasty lemonade.

3. I think I need to explain to some of my students the meaning of tidying up you know I want you to leave zero papers on the floor.

DICTATION # 6

1. Your uncle could repair the cool silver necklace the visitor gave you two months ago.

2. You will certainly be in trouble if you don’t have the homework when the teacher asks the question of the million.

3. I suppose I have an appointment with the doctor, but I want to finish watching this exciting movie and my toast with butter and jam.

AS WE SAID IN CLASS, THIS TIME WE ONLY HAVE TO CORRECT DICTATION # 5!!!

WE ALWAYS CORRECT

THE WHOLE SENTENCE,

ALTHOUGH WE ONLY HAVE ONE LITTLE MISTAKE!!

OUR PARENTS HAVE TO SIGN ALL THE DICTATIONS NEXT TO THE MARK!!

DICTATION # 5

1. The sales of oil in the petrol station that belongs to the young boy with the orange trousers and shirt is the best in the city.

2. Early in the morning, I went to the sea with my pillow to see how the dolphin swims to the music of my violin.

3. After I had the accident with the racket, the nurse cleaned it and shut it successfully with some stitches. I was in a lot of pain.

DICTATION # 4

1. My daughter is the best cook in the world, her best dish is pizza.2. Can you help me get the bottle, please? It is very high up on the

shelf.3. We will cheer with excitement when the clown comes for the party

at noon.4. After a long day at school with exams, I would rather sleep than

go to the park and run.5. The Irish men wear the typical Irish skirt on special occasions:

that’s why the musician is wearing one today.6. My volleyball practice is at the gym, and it is so far away, that I

need a ride to get there on time.7. She was going to have such a big birthday party, that she went

shopping for a special dress.8. Last weekend when we went camping to the mountains, we saw a

big, brown, scary bear.9. When our grandpa invited us to the restaurant, I had the meat and

it was delicious.10. In Natural Sciences we learnt how to say that baby chickens come

out of the egg: they ´hatch´.

DICTATION # 3

1. After school, I like to go home, have biscuits and rest.2. Every day I bring my wallet and umbrella in case it rains.3. The size of the flame was dangerous.4. Last year I went to the circus with my aunt.5. The heating in his neighbor’s house was broken.6. It is important to write down your spelling mistakes so you can

improve.7. My mom always used to tell me not to hit my little brother.8. Running along the river is one way to enjoy nature.9. She works with five colleagues in the project.10. If you don’t pay attention, someone may steal your cookies.

DICTATION # 2

1. My cousin sails in the evening.2. Do you think we are near the store?3. She went to the doctor because she was ill.4. I am teaching my sister how to dance.5. If I do not study for the exam, I may fail.6. Whose soap is on the floor?7. How many pupils does the school have?8. He paid his bill from the hotel.9. Are you strong enough to lift the table?10. If I come to school without my books, my teacher will be sad.

DICTATION # 1

1. I was annoyed when they told us the theater was in the Greenhouse

2. Using the magnifying glass we could see some wild nocturnal bugs walking on the soil of the plant pot.

3. They were shouting to each other when they were putting the tent in the garden.

4. We all agree that beetles and grasshoppers are funny to look at.5. In our Natural Sciences class we studied how seeds blow when it’s

windy.6. After we pick strawberries we like to make jelly for our toasts.7. My cousins have a pond outside their house.8. In the summer, we like to play with the wheelbarrow carrying

leaves and toys.9. This week we’re going to have a lot of tests!10. Dictations help us learn new vocabulary and practice the one we

already know.