Schedules and appointments: when, what time, and how long
Time expressions hide in weak sounds: at ten, by Friday, on Wednesday morning. Catch the question word first — When, What time, How long — then anchor the time phrase that answers it. Numbers you can write are numbers you can hear.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1What time does the dentist open on Saturday mornings?
- 2It opens at ten and closes at four.
- 3When is the deadline for the expense report?
- 4You need to hand it in by Friday noon.
- 5How long will the budget meeting last today?
- 6Probably an hour, maybe a little longer.
- 7Is the workshop still scheduled for next Tuesday?
- 8Yes, but it moved to the afternoon session.
- 9Can we push the interview back to three thirty?
- 10Sure, I will let the candidate know right away.
- 11When are you leaving for the conference in Boston?
- 12My flight leaves early on Wednesday morning.
- 13How often does the team meet with the director?
- 14Usually twice a month, on the first and third Monday.
- 15Could we start ten minutes earlier tomorrow?
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 currently run from A1 to B2, with more lessons on the way.