Listen to the recording. Write the sentences that you hear. Then, click on the box under the sentence you wrote to check your writing. Dictation practice is challenging and fun!
"Wakeville" by The Mystic Stage
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SCENE ONE:
PRENTICE
Was there a question?
RENE
I don’t know this place.
PRENTICE
No?
RENE
I’m new to this area.
PRENTICE
Lost?
RENE
I got here fast.
PR...
"Emerging Explorers" from Voice of America
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*I’m Steve Ember.
And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Every
year, the National Geographic Society honors scientists, wild...
"The First President of The United States" from VOA
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*Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special
English.
The United States declared its independence from Britain on July fourth,
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"The Mobile Phone Revolution" from VOA
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*This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.
Falling prices are fueling growth in high-speed Internet services,
especially in developing countrie...
A Menu of Links
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*"Blue Water Lillies" by Claude Monet, 1916*
*These are some links to important indexes for convenient reference.
1. Pronunciation: Listen...
INDEX TO EXPLORATIONS
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- *Antartica: Scientific Laboratory** *
- *The History of Latitude*
- *Mesa Verde National Park*
- *History of the Pueblo People*...
Consonant Index
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*"Window Over a Garden" by Marc Chagall, 1917*
Final Consonants*
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- *Final "f"**
- Final "v"
- Final "k"
- Final "g"
- Final "p"
- F...
"Bad Moon Rising" Creedence Clearwater
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*Lyrics:
I see the bad moon rising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.
CHORUS:
Don't go around tonight,
W...
Dialogue Workout, 1 to 18 for Beginning Students
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"Acrylic and Oil" by Hemi Bawa,
Contemporary Artist from India
Click on the link to a Dialogue Workout. Each page has a recorder and a
text. Click...
"Can a Woman Read a Man's Face?" from VOA
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*This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. And
I'm Faith Lapidus. This week -- learn about three separate studies that all
in...
Hopes and Wishes
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*"Gonconda" Rene Magritte, 1953*
(Click on the picture to enlarge it)
*After "hope", use a clause in the present tense to talk about the future.
For examp...
GRAMMARTALK INDEX
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* "The Promenade", Marc Chagall, 1917*
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- Grammartalk One, Page One - Contrast Present Simple Tense and Present
Progressive Tense.
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"Music Around the Globe" from VOA
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*Shangaan street dancer*
*STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember.
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special
English. Today we tra...
Simple Past and The Infinitive
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*"The Seaweed Collectors" Paul Gaugin*
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1. I to New York last year. (go) went
2. I want there again this year. (go) to go
3. Daniel a carpe...
"Betty Friedan Fought for Women's Rights" from VOA
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*I'm Faith Lapidus. And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA
Special English. Today we tell about Betty Friedan. She was a powerful
activist fo...
"This World We Live In" by Che'neka Wilson
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Thinking about who I am inside myself, not knowing what to do in this crazy
life, in this world to come. Seen things I never seen before, with my own
t...
"Popular Culture: 1950s" from VOA
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This is Phil Murray. And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with THE MAKING OF A
NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United
States.
T...
"Cat Idioms" from VOA
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*Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising
that there are man...
INDEX OF THE VOWEL SOUNDS
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Consult the Vowel Chart to see the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)
symbol for these fifteen different vowel sounds. They are:
- The F...
I have been teaching English as A Second Language for many years. I started teaching at Chinatown Campus in 1970. I've been teaching at Mission Campus since 1987.
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