Another in my occasional series of "Flashbacks" looking back at blog entries made before this Weebly version started.
One of the teachers I train was telling me last week how bad her students' listening skills were. So this week, whilst observing her lesson, I decided to have a go at her weekly dictation test. Admittedly, I had not done the homework so I had no idea what words to expect, but I feel like my "listening" skills were quite good. So I was very embarrassed to score only 3/10!!
However, I suggest that it might be her pronunciation that's at fault, rather than her students' listening! See how you get on with a few examples (as I heard them):
"of late" eg "your horse may be of late".
[Actual answer: "a flat" - eg "your house may be a flat"]
"bitten" eg, "bee has bitten a sea".
[Actual answer: "between" - eg "B is between A and C"]
"glum" - eg, "these students are inner glum".
[Actual answer: "column" - eg "these students are in a column"]
"bulgy" eg, "Mrs Wang is a bulgy teacher"!
[Actual answer: "biology" - eg "Mrs Wang is a biology teacher"]
….so, how well would you have done??
"of late" eg "your horse may be of late".
[Actual answer: "a flat" - eg "your house may be a flat"]
"bitten" eg, "bee has bitten a sea".
[Actual answer: "between" - eg "B is between A and C"]
"glum" - eg, "these students are inner glum".
[Actual answer: "column" - eg "these students are in a column"]
"bulgy" eg, "Mrs Wang is a bulgy teacher"!
[Actual answer: "biology" - eg "Mrs Wang is a biology teacher"]
….so, how well would you have done??
