Check-in test — how much of real life can you catch?
Don't worry about a low score. This is a baseline: the gap between what you know on paper and what you catch at natural speed is exactly what this series trains.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1What's the purpose of your visit?
- 2Your room won't be ready until three.
- 3Did you want whipped cream on top?
- 4Do you want your receipt printed or emailed?
- 5You'll need a photo ID and proof of address.
- 6I can't get anyone out there before Thursday.
- 7Take one of these twice a day with food.
- 8It says it was delivered, but I never got it.
- 9So how do you two know each other?
- 10I'm not really into sports, but I love a good hike.
- 11I'd love to, but I've already got plans that night.
- 12You're never gonna let me live that down, are you?
- 13Tell me about a time you had to work under pressure.
- 14Can we push the meeting back half an hour?
- 15Honestly, I think they're making a big deal out of nothing.
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.