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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
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Dictation ?

0 I have a problem with dictation ! On my exam next year on of the 5 components is dictation. I want to improve it but I don't know how to do it. I haven't got anybody who can dictate my unless my private teacher but I have lessons only some times a week how can i improve my dictation skills ? 0-
  

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0Dictation is one of the easiest components to prepare for. Any cassette tape can be used to take dictation from. Tape a TV or radio show if you do not have any ready-made ones.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Dictation is one of the easiest components to prepare for.
  • Any cassette tape can be used to take dictation from.
  • Tape a TV or radio show if you do not have any ready-made ones.
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0Dictation is one of the easiest components to prepare for. Any cassette tape can be used to take dictation from. Tape a TV or radio show if you do not have any ready-made ones. 0-
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0 But if I watch TV because radio is almost impossible how could I understand everything if there is no translation ? I am not in England or America I am in Bulgaria ! 0-
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0You tape it, Max, and you play it over and over, bit by bit, writing down as much of it as you can, figuring out what the unintelligible words must be, judging from the context-- until at last you have it all transcribed. The more you do this, the easier it will become. 02br
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00What country you're in makes no difference, so long as you are listening to and trying to ta
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0 Some channels have news transcripts online. That way you can check your dictation against the transcript. 0-
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