My throat hurts — where does it hurt?
Body words do the talking: my X hurts, I can't move my Y. Listen for the possessives — my throat, your tongue.
New core words in this lesson
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Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1My throat hurts when I eat.
- 2Open your mouth wide, please.
- 3My right ear's been bad for two days.
- 4I can't move my neck or my arm.
- 5There's a cut on my thumb.
- 6My knee hurts when I go up the steps.
- 7Your face is white — are you ill?
- 8My tooth's been hurting since this morning.
- 9Put this under your tongue, please.
- 10My eyes hurt after a long day at work.
- 11His heart is strong, but his blood is a bit thin.
- 12My skin gets red in the sun.
- 13I hurt my foot, and now my toes are blue.
- 14Take a deep breath in through your nose.
- 15You're healthy — your body's in very good condition.
FAQ
- How does this dictation practice work?
- Play a sentence, type exactly what you hear, then press check — Dictation Trainer shows word-level feedback: which words you misheard, misspelled, confused for a homophone, or missed.
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- What level is this lesson?
- This lesson is graded A2 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons start at A1 and climb as the library grows.