Extra Dictations

Unit 1
1 While the babysitter was looking after her, she ran away.
2 I didn’t use to hang out with him much, but he is my best friend now.
3 My classmates and I didn’t understand what the teacher was telling us.
6 Did you use to like playing football when you were younger?
4 My brother saw a spaceship in the sky while he was sitting in the
garden.
5 She was filling in the form online when her computer suddenly stopped
working.

Unit 2
1 Has your football team ever made it to the final?
2 He’s a famous playwright and he’s already written six plays.
3 You won’t believe it, but I’ve never read a poem in my life!
4 She’s wanted to go abroad for several years, but she hasn’t got the
money.
5 Sorry I haven’t been very good at keeping in touch since the last time I
saw you.
6 I know you’ve taken part in lots of competitions, but have you ever
won?

Unit 3
1 Being healthy is more important than being wealthy!
2 I never enjoy watching horror films because they make me scream.
3 Do you fancy playing computer games at my house on Saturday
afternoon?
4 He’s tired because he’s been studying very hard for his exams on
Friday.
5 She’s in a really bad mood and she wants to go home and forget about
work.
6 They don’t know many people at this school because they haven’t
been studying here for long.

Unit 4
1 It must be very frightening to be in an earthquake or a cyclone.
2 Are you saying that we shouldn’t go walking in the mountains this
afternoon?
3 She’s really worried and I can’t do anything to make her calm down.
4 When you’re doing the exam tomorrow, be careful you don’t run out of
time.
5 It might be a good idea to take off our dirty shoes before we go into the
house.
6 You mustn’t keep on going to school if you have a disease because
you could spread it to your classmates.

Unit 5
1 I’m meeting my best friend for lunch on Saturday at 1 o’clock.
2 She’s going to prepare the spreadsheet now and then she’s attending
a meeting.
3 I think he’ll be very good at the job because he’s got excellent
leadership qualities.
4 Can you remember what time you’re giving the presentation tomorrow?
5 I’ll go and answer the phone because he’s not at the reception desk at
the moment.
6 We’re going to offer her the job because she’s experienced and a good
communicator.

Unit 6
1 Excuse me, could you tell me where the fish and chip shop is?
2 The pier and the amusement arcade were destroyed in the bad
weather last winter.
3 Excuse me. Are children allowed to use the go-karts?
4 Go past the ice cream kiosk and then take the first turning on the right.
5 The beach huts were all restored last year and were painted different
colours.
6 I was lucky that my friend was able to recover the information from my
computer and restore it.

Unit 7
1 Who was the first astronaut to walk on the Moon?
2 There are nine planets in our solar system and they all orbit the Sun.
3 If you are interested in ancient buildings, you’ll love the pyramids in
Egypt.
4 I wouldn’t swim in the lake if I were you because the water is very
deep.
5 If I arrived home two hours late, by parents would be really angry.
6 If you weren’t an astronomer, what would you like to be?

Unit 8
1 After he had escaped from the prison, he broke into the bank.
2 If he hadn’t told me a lie, I wouldn’t have got so angry with him for
being dishonest.
3 I would have helped you decode the message if you had asked me.
4 You have to understand that some people in the world can be very
intolerant.
5 The police tracked down and caught the criminal by tapping her phone.
6 She wouldn’t have had to wear a disguise and follow him if he had told
her where he was going.
Unit 9
1 Why don’t we throw a party to celebrate the start of the summer
holiday?
2 She asked me if I was going to wear a jacket and tie or casual clothes.
3 I don’t think we should travel by limo or hire a DJ because it will be very
expensive.
4 He explained that we had to greet all our guests when they arrived at
the party.
5 She told me to wear high heels, smart clothes and do my hair.
6 Our parents warned us not to stay up all night but we didn’t listen to
them!