Graded English Dictations

 

Elementary

TOEIC Elementary / TOEFL Low 

Cambridge KET  / ALTE 1

Pre-Intermediate

TOEIC Elementary+

Cambridge PET / TOEFL 400 / ALTE 2

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15. The Ironing Man (Colin Campbell)
14. Matilda (Roald Dahl)

Intermediate

TOEIC limited working / Cambridge FCE

TOEFL 500 / ALTE 3

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1. The Fish That Ate the Whale
2. Trout Fishing in America
3. The Buffoon and the Countryman
4. Alice in Wonderland
5. Charles Lindbergh
6. Marie Antoinette
7. Mark Twain
8. Harry Potter - Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
9. The Great Gatsby
10. Stranger in a Strange Land
 
11. Mrs. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
12. The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
13. The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
14. Eye of the Tiger (Wilbur Smith)
15. A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
16. The Fox without a Tail (Aesop)

Upper Intermediate

TOEIC Working Proficiency + / Cambridge CAE
Toefl 550 / ALTE 4 

1. The Goose with the Golden Eggs
2. The Fish that Ate the Whale
3. Marie Antoinette's Biography

Advanced

TOEIC International Professional Proficiency Cambridge C1 Advanced

TOEFL C2, IELTS Expert User, ALTE 5

STUDENTS

This is your lab! Its mission is to provide you with classic dictation practice material, mainly to improve your listening comprehension and grammar.  You will also see gains in spelling and vocabulary. 

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HOW TO BEGIN

1. Under "DICTATIONS" tab, click "DICTATION HOW-TO"

2. Follow the directions there to find your appropriate practice level. It is very important that you do the Level 

   Test. Dictation is a very effective exercise with instant and pinpoint feedback. However, practice must be appropriate for maximum       

    benefit. Please find your level.

TOEIC DICTATIONS

If you are preparing for the TOEIC test, you are in luck because myenglishlab provides TOEIC Dictations! Although you should practice with this material, if you find that it is too difficult, please practice in the appropriate DICTATIONS section after doing a level test. 

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TEACHERS

Few language exercises provide feedback as instantly or identify specific language challenges as precisely as classic dictation. This in turn leads to highly focused study. 

Please ensure that your students are practicing at the right level. Successful experiences in the early going are key to success,  and unsuccessful ones lead to discouragement and quitting. I encourage you to read the brief articles under "TEACHERS' TUMBLR" for insight as to why classic dictation is so effective - especially for listening comprehension - and to familiarize yourself with the guidelines in "DICTATION HOW-TO."

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