Week 3 · At a party: the name you didn’t catch
Names are the first thing you lose in a noisy room. Evan and Ethan differ by one quiet sound: V or TH. Native speakers mishear names too, so "Sorry, was that…?" is always allowed.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Hey, I don't think we've met. I'm Ethan.
- 2Hi, Evan. I'm Kai. Nice to meet you.
- 3So how do you know Tom?
- 4He's my neighbor. He lives right upstairs.
- 5Oh, nice. We go way back.
- 6Are you from around here, or did you just move?
- 7I just moved here three weeks ago.
- 8No kidding. How are you liking it so far?
- 9I love it, but I keep getting lost on the subway.
- 10Give it time. Can I get you something to drink?
- 11Sure, thanks, Evan.
- 12Hi, Tom! This is a great party.
- 13Thanks for coming. I see you've met my brother, Ethan.
- 14Wait, Ethan? I've been calling you Evan all night!
- 15You're fine. My own grandmother still gets it wrong.
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 B1 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons start at A1 and climb as the library grows.