Tonight's news — law, peace, and people
First B1 lesson: longer lines, one clause deeper. He was two years in prison for a thing he didn't do.
New core words in this lesson
armycountrycrimedrivinggovernmentjudgelawnationpeacepoliticalprisonprotestpublicsocietywaitingwar
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Turn on the news — it's a big evening.
- 2The government said prices will come down.
- 3There's a new law about driving in town.
- 4The judge kept the whole room waiting.
- 5Crime is down this year — that's the good news.
- 6He was two years in prison for a thing he didn't do.
- 7The army was sent in to help when the water came up.
- 8The whole nation watched one small boat come home.
- 9A society is judged by how it keeps its people safe.
- 10Thousands stood in the square — a quiet protest.
- 11The public has a right to know.
- 12Political talk gets loud; true things are often quiet.
- 13After ten years of war, the two countries made peace.
- 14Good news is quiet news — but it's still news.
- 15Read more than one paper, and make up your own mind.
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 B1 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons start at A1 and climb as the library grows.