North, south, east, west — a bigger journey
Compass words plus through and across: through the mountains, across the river. Direction is the game.
New core words in this lesson
acrossboatbuildingchurcheastflagharbourislandjourneymapnarrownorthplaneshipsouthviewwestwheel
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1The ship leaves at six — don't be late.
- 2Is the plane on time today?
- 3Look at the map — we're here.
- 4Go north for two streets, then east at the church.
- 5The boat goes across the river every hour.
- 6We went through the mountains by train.
- 7Which way is west from here?
- 8The engine's making a strange noise.
- 9My camera's full — no more pictures!
- 10The wheels need air before we go.
- 11It's a long journey, but the views are beautiful.
- 12The flag on the building means we're near the harbour.
- 13South of the river, the roads get narrow.
- 14The last boat from the island leaves at five.
- 15Every journey starts with one small step.
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.