Pip And His Egg
Free A1 Beginner English listening practice about Daily life (1 min): listen to natural English audio, type what you hear and check every word instantly.
A1 (Beginner) English listening dictation about Daily life: 8 sentences, about 1 min.
Full transcript
Pip is a penguin dad. His wings help him swim fast. He cannot fly in the sky. On land, Pip takes short steps. Pip keeps his egg on his feet. Under his warm body, it stays safe. The egg cracks, and out comes a chick. Now the chick sits on his feet too.
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Dictation connects what you hear with how it is written. When you listen to natural English and type every word, you find your blind spots right away: weak forms, silent letters, linked words and fast contractions that slip past you when you only listen.
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Each lesson is a short English text split into sentences. Play a sentence, replay it as often as you need, type what you heard and send it. When you finish, you see your accuracy and every mistake, with a short note on why it was easy to miss.
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