How was your weekend? — a small story
This lesson is one connected story. Listen for the time words that move it along — on Saturday, then, on Sunday — they are the story's skeleton.
New core words in this lesson
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Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1How was your weekend?
- 2It went by so quickly.
- 3We went to the park on Saturday.
- 4The weather was beautiful all day.
- 5We walked by the water.
- 6I took some beautiful pictures.
- 7Then we had coffee together.
- 8My friend's story was so funny.
- 9We laughed so much.
- 10On Sunday I stayed home.
- 11I cleaned the house and washed my clothes.
- 12I read a good book in bed.
- 13I needed a quiet day.
- 14It was the best weekend this month.
- 15And you? What did you do?
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.
- Do I need an account, and is it free?
- No account needed to start: you can practice 3 full lessons free — audio, typing, and word-by-word feedback — without signing up. Create a free account to keep going: 100 Echoes (about 10 more lessons), plus saved progress, streaks, and a mistakes notebook.
- 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.