Hi. I am Maria.
Today we are going to do a dictation exercise.
So take a pencil and paper to do this activity.
Today's activity is a dictation and it is for beginner students.
I am going to read a small text three times.
The first time I will read everything at a normal speed.
But don't worry. Just listen.
The second time, I am going to read slowly and I am going to repeat each sentence twice.
So you have time to listen and write.
If you don't understand all the words, don't worry. Just write a line and continue listening and writing.
The third time I'm going to read everything again in normal speed so you can compare.
Well. Are you ready? Let's start!
Now let's listen the third time. Listen and compare.
Well how did it go? Dictation exercises are very useful although many people think they are boring or outdated.
But the truth is that they are very useful. Dictations help you identify words, pronunciation,
syllables and even grammar things you wouldn't normally hear.
When you're doing a dictation exercise you're putting your full attention on listen to specific words.
There are all kinds of dictations and of course you They can do for different levels of Spanish.
This dictation was for a student at a beginner level.
Although it seems a boring exercise you I recommend doing dictation exercises.
They also help you notice how Native Spanish speakers put words together when we speak.
Well. That's it. Tell me how you thought. Did you find it very very boring or Did you find it useful?
tell me in the comments below.
If you are an intermediate or advanced level student and you're watching this video and you liked the dictation exercise you can
find more in our course: Español en uso
You will find exercises with a slightly more difficult level and completely in Spanish.
If you want more information about this course Find the link in the description below.
That's it for today's video thanks for watching and see you in the next
video and remember: if you want learn a language: why not Spanish?
bye.