Welcome to

our group!
1. Hồ Thị Huyền Trang
2. Trần Thị Việt Trinh
3. Tô Thị Bích Trâm
4. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trâm
 THE
DIFFICULti
es IN
DICTATION
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 Instructions:
✗ What is dictation?
✗ Why use dictation?
✗ Some of reasons why dictation skill is
difficult
✗ How to improve your English with
dictation skill?
✗ Start with daily dictation practice
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 What is
1 dictation?
Dictation is the
process of writing
down what someone
else has said
 Why use
2 dictation?
Devolep short term
memory
 Why use
2 dictation?
Expand
our vocabulary
 Why use
2 dictation?
Enhance all four
language skills

Listening Writing
 3.Some of the
reasons why
dictation skill is
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Answer:
What are the problems in
listening?
What makes listening difficult?
Why is listening so difficult for
student?
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 The listener’s limited
vocabulary
- Having a lot of word
that you don’t know

- You don’t discriminate

the part of speech.

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 You don’t find the
suitable source
- It is difficult for you to find
the dictation source
- The level is higher or lower
than you expect

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spend
time in
practicin
g
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OTHER PROBLEMS:
✗ Failure to recognize the signals;
✗ Inability to concentrate;
✗ Trying to understand to all contents

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4.How to improve
your English with
dictation skill?
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Choose audio materials that you
like listening to!
Whatever you like listening
Ex: Cartoon, Music, VOA,
BBC...
You will be more motivated to
do the dictation task!
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 Choose an audio with
transcript
-You can write down with the right
sentences or misspell a word
-Find an audio with a transcript so that
you can compare what you wrote
down to correct transcript

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 SPENDING TIME
TO PRACTICE
You want to be doing this
everyday for optimal result
Spend a maximum of 10
minutes a day doing this

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 Be positive !
-You will make mistakes
and you may not
understand everything
-The more consistent you
are doing this, the easier it
will get in time
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✗5. How to start
with daily
dictation practice
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 Start with daily
dictation practice
✗ Find an audio you will listen to
✗ Get a pen and paper to write down what you hear
✗ Hit play on the audio and listen
✗ Stop the audio at every 5-10 seconds
✗ Write down what you hear
✗ Repeat these steps for a maximum of 8 minutes at a time
✗ Compare what you wrote down to the transcript

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Thank you
for
listening!