At the bottom of the post here, you'll find the text to check how you did on the dictation exercise from the Super Advanced English Telegram group.
GAME
Here's a challenge based on a recent Connections game from the New York Times. Each of these words belongs in one and only one category. Each category needs to have four words:
Words:
-- graze -- nibble -- hunt -- track --
-- pasta -- vegetables -- peck -- beans
-- stock -- broad -- type -- pod
-- snack -- fore -- stalk -- trail
Categories:
PURSUE =
EAT A LITTLE =
_____CAST
INGREDIENTS IN MINESTRONE:
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SPOILER ALERT! BELOW IS THE PARAGRAPH FROM JOHN STEINBECK'S "OF MICE AND MEN" THAT I READ OUT LOUD ON THE SUPER ADVANCED ENGLISH TELEGRAM ALERT. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THE DICTATION EXERCISE, DON'T READ WHAT'S WRITTEN BELOW UNTIL YOU'VE LISTENED.
DICTATION EXERCISE PARAGRAPH:
They made their beds on the sand, and as the blaze dropped from
the fire the sphere of light grew smaller; the curling branches
disappeared and only a faint glimmer showed where the tree
trunks were. From the darkness Lennie called, "George - you asleep?"