AVALON DIRECT ENGLISH - BOOK 1

UNIT 1
Dictation 1
Hello, my name is Tom. I am a student. A table, a chair, a picture, a door, a light, a window, a
floor, a wall, a ceiling. They are in the classroom. What is your name? Are you a teacher? Is
she a woman? Count from thirteen to twenty, please. What is it? It is my ear. Scotland is a
small, cold country but London is a big city. Where is he from? He is from Brazil. The book
is under the table. The picture is not on the wall. You are not behind the table but in front of
the chair.

Dictation 2
Is it her left eye or her right eye? It's her right eye. The opposite of clean is dirty. 'Where' is a
word. How many doors are there in the classroom? The English vowels are: a,e,i,o,u. The
letter 'b' is a consonant. Say the word 'pen'. What day is it today? It's Thursday today. Spell
your name. Tuesday is before Wednesday. Saturday is between Friday and Sunday. Who is
he? He's a man. The word 'book' is singular.

UNIT 2
Dictation 3
Which month is between January and March? February. What are the four seasons? They are:
spring, summer, autumn and winter. October and November are in autumn. We say a mouse
but we say an elephant. A cat is an animal. Thirty is a number. Sixty minutes make an hour.
It's a quarter past five. What colour is your hair? It's red. My trousers are blue and your shoes
are white. The table is here and the wall is there.

Dictation 4
She is a person, not a thing. The plural of 'person' is 'people'. What are her parents' names?
My father is not old but he's young. We are not babies or children, but adults. A hundred and
thirty eight is a big number. About how old is he? Ask him a question with the word 'what'!
Do I have blue eyes? She doesn't have a red umbrella. Does your house have a swimming
pool? I don't have a garden at home but I've a computer. You have brothers and sisters. Do
you have a telephone? Is it in your bag or on the table? It's in my hand.

UNIT 3
Dictation 5
My brother is a policeman, not a secretary. He uses a gun in his job. I drink coffee in the
living room, but tea in my bedroom, in bed. I prefer tea without sugar. He eats bread and rice,
and drinks good wine. This is not the flag of my country. He speaks Polish at home and
Spanish at school. She goes to school on Mondays.

Dictation 6
We have breakfast in the morning, lunch in the afternoon and dinner in the evening. They
never come to school on Sundays. He always listens to heavy metal. It’s his favourite kind of
music. I usually watch the news on television. English and American people are different but
they speak the same language. Is this question easy or difficult? I don’t understand.

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UNIT 4
Dictation 7
He is not sitting, but standing. He is using a computer now. He sometimes uses it after lunch.
I eat a lot of fish, but not a lot of meat. He reads newspapers and magazines. This is a postcard
to my friend who lives in Italy. Why are you studying English? Because I like it. Apples,
oranges and bananas are fruit. Potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and lettuce are vegetables.

Dictation 8
We write a letter on paper. Do you call your parents a lot? What is their telephone number? It
is nine-eight-seven six-five-four three-two-one. I am giving her an envelope and two stamps.
I don’t know her address. Does she prefer singing or dancing? She likes singing songs. They
often go to the pub after school and usually drink a lot of beer.

UNIT 5
Dictation 9
I prefer working during the day and sleeping at night. I like cooking pasta. We use a knife and
fork in my country, not chopsticks. He has a cooker and a microwave in his kitchen. We keep
ice-cream in the freezer and eggs in the fridge. Those cups, bowls and plates are in the
cupboard. We wash kettles and saucepans in the sink. She has a big wardrobe with clothes. He
plays basketball and baseball well, but he cannot play chess.

Dictation 10
Can you go downstairs and make me a sandwich and a cup of tea, please. I’m hungry and
thirsty. Where are you at the moment? I’m at the top of the Eiffel Tower. You can go to South
America by plane or by ship, but not by train. I usually wear a scarf, a coat and a pair of
gloves when it’s cold. I wear a shirt and shorts when it’s hot. Champagne is not cheap, it’s
very expensive. I go shopping for clothes with a friend. The department store is closed.

UNIT 6
Dictation 11
He goes to nightclubs at the weekend. Her skin isn’t hard but it’s soft. Do you add lemon to
your tea? Yes, sometimes. Is Richard single? No, he has a wife and they have a beautiful
daughter. My grandparents don’t play any musical instruments. My husband plays the guitar
and the violin. This city isn’t bigger than London, but it’s older. Her boots are dirtier than his.
I am listening but I can’t hear anything. Can you see anyone? Yes, someone is here.

Dictation 12
What is the shape of that circle? It’s round. Can you see anything triangular or rectangular in
this room? Yes, for example the table. Have you got a visa in your passport? No, I haven’t.
He’s good at running fast. She enjoys skiing in the mountains and swimming in the sea or in a
river. They are going on holiday abroad. They can’t speak any foreign languages. The weather
can sometimes be sunny, cloudy, rainy or windy. Learning Chinese is hard.

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UNIT 7
Dictation 13
Did you listen to the radio last night? No, I watched television. He went to Brazil three days
ago. She wore a cardigan and trousers yesterday. When was the last time you studied
something interesting? Four weeks ago. They thought geography and history were boring. He
knew the answer to the question, but he forgot. She understood science and maths very well.
On Thursday they went to a pub, drank a lot of beer and sang foreign songs.

Dictation 14
He wrote thirteen letters last week. They didn’t remember that their mother’s birthday was on
the fourteenth of March. What is the third day of the week? It’s Wednesday. what is the fifth
month? It’s May. When were you born? On the twentieth of February. They sold their house
and bought an expensive car. We finished studying and started listening to classical music.
Did anything interesting happen yesterday? Yes, I gave him a Christmas present.

UNIT 8
Dictation 15
We went to bed very late last night and woke up early. We were not asleep, but awake, at one
in the morning. My grandfather died on the thirty first of December. I am sitting behind a man
who is nearly two meters tall, and next to a famous actor. She’ll go on holiday in July. I think
I won’t be rich in the future, but poor. We will still be here tomorrow.

Dictation 16
The train doesn’t go through a tunnel, but across a bridge. He’ll be taller than his father soon.
She’s less beautiful thаn her sister. What’s the difference between someone and something?
He brought some food with him to the lesson. She laughed and cried at the same time. Are
these trousers yours or mine? She is a good actress, her films are very funny.

UNIT 9
Dictation 17
He has never met a famous person. They have taught English in France. We have stayed in an
expensive hotel. Have you ever tried water skiing? When I travel I usually buy a first class
return ticket.

Dictation 18
I’m from the south of my country. He started school at the age of six. Do you know your
height in feet and inches? No, I don’t. My weight is the same as my brother’s. Her husband is
the tallest person in that family. Australia is the smallest continent in the world. I think Polish
was the most boring subject I studied at school. Mary is better at singing then Tom, but Alice
is the best in class.

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UNIT 10
Dictation 19
He will probably be here tomorrow. She has never smoked cigarettes. I like cooking frozen
vegetables, I think they are healthy. They have never been to the theatre. A village is smaller
then a town. It’s dangerous not to wear a seat belt. The sheep is a farm animal. It is necessary
to boil water to make tea. You have to get a visa to travel to the USA. She wants another cup
of coffee. We watched TV until midnight. I have enough money to buy a newspaper. You are
not old enough to drive a car.

Dictation 20
He is strong enough to carry a television on his back. I get drunk when I drink two glasses of
wine. I bought a pair of shoes and I paid by cheque. She has lost her credit card. I have
worked for this company since June. When you’re ill take a day off. You cough and sneeze
when you have a flu, you yawn when you are bored. My friends ate all the food at the party
and drank every glass of wine. The train leaves London at 8 o’clock and arrives in Paris at
midnight.