Passage Five, Section One - Words and Groups
Thank you, In some textbooks...,
I am sorry, I am sorry to say, I am sorry to see, To give you, Detective Chief Inspector (DCI), Brown, News
Passage Five, Section One at 60 WPM
"Thank you all for coming to this press call."
"My name is William Brown and I am Detective Chief Inspector."
"I am sorry I have to give you some very sad news."
Passage Five, Section Two - Words and Groups
Over the past, Over the past few, Over the past few days, We have been looking, This morning, Has been, As that, Of the
Words: Teenager, Body, Canal, Identified (ID), Young, Youngster
Passage Five, Section Two at 60 WPM
"Over the past few days, we have been looking for a missing teenager."
"This morning, a body was found in the canal."
"The body has been identified as that of the missing youngster."
Passage Five, Section Three - Words and Groups
Youngsters have thanked, All Their, I am sorry to say, At this stage, We do not have, Any information
Take ownership of your notes - Rosalie
Parents, Search
Passage Five, Section Three at 60 WPM
"The parents of the missing youngster have thanked search teams for all their efforts over the past few days."
"I am sorry to say that at this stage, we do not have any information."
Putting all three together and redoing first at 60 WPM and then at the following speeds
Passage Six, Section One- Words and Groups
Make sure
Green, National
Trust, Duties, Wildlife, Place, Plea, Walkers, Walk
Passage Six, Section One- 60 WPM
"Good afternoon."
"I am Peter Greene from the National Trust."
"One of my duties is to make sure that wildlife is safe."
"I am here today to make a plea to dog walkers."
Passage Six, Section Two- Words and Groups
At the present time (one of Jo's favorite), Large number of, On the, At least, As well as
Words: Marshes, Cignets, Chicks
Passage Six, Section Two at 60 WPM
"At the present time, there are a large number of young birds on the marshes."
"We have, at least ten cignets and twenty more hen chicks as well as many more young birds."
Passage Six, Section Three- Words and Groups
Along the, Should be, By the, Under control, Signs, Unfortunately, Ignored, Majority (RITY), Protect, Product, Wonderful
Passage Six, Section Three at 60 WPM
"Signs along the river path say dogs should be on a lead."
"Unfortunately, this request is being ignored by the majority."
"Please keep your dogs under control to help to protect our wonderful wildlife."
Putting all three together and redoing the dictation at 60 and then at the following speeds
Passage Seven, Section One, Words and Groups
It seems likely, This evening, Northbound, Southbound
Motorway (Jo's own special version of this outline)
After, Delays, Anyone
Passage Seven, Section One at 60 WPM
"One lane has been closed on the northbound carriageway of the motorway after a lorry shed its load."
"It seems likely there will be long delays for anyone traveling north this evening."
Passage Seven, Section Two- Words and Groups
This is a, Busy Time, It is the, Start of the, At the start
Words: Holiday, Weekend, Urge (UR blends)
Different, Root, Delay, Journey, Tomorrow
Passage Seven, Section Two at 60 WPM
"This is a busy time on the roads as it is the start of the holiday weekend."
"So, I would urge you to find a different route or delay your journey until tomorrow."
Passage Seven, Section Three- Words and Groups
At the moment, It will be, Before we have, Traffic, Steadily, Badly, Sadly, Urgently, Nature, Several, Cleared, Debris
Passage Seven, Section Three at 60 WPM
"At the moment, traffic is moving steadily."
"But due to the nature of the load, it will be several hours before we have cleared the debris and all three lanes are open once again."
Putting all three together and redoing the dictation at 60 and then at the following speeds
Passage Eight, Section One- Words and Groups
Detective Chief Inspector, Detective Inspector (DI)
Words: Warn, Bogus, Callers
Passage Eight, Section One at 60 WPM
"Good afternoon and welcome."
"It is good to see so many of you here."
"My name is Paul Jones and I am a Detective Inspector."
"I want to warn you about bogus callers."
Passage Eight, Section Two- Words and Groups
Over the past, Over the last, A number of people have been, To their To be, Water Board, Robbed, Callers, Property, Elderly, Person, From
Passage Eight, Section Two- Words and Groups
"Over the past six weeks, a number of people, have been robbed by callers to their property."
"One elderly man had a visit from a person claiming from the water board."
Passage Eight, Section Three- Words and Groups
Words: Identity, Once, Inside, Accomplice, Upstairs, Hostage, Downstairs
Passage Eight, Section Three at 60 WPM
"The man had fake identity and once he was inside, he let an accomplice in who went upstairs and stole a lot of money while the first man kept the elderly man hostage downstairs."
Putting all three together and redoing the dictation at 60 and then at the following speeds
"If a grouping comes quickly to mind when you are taking down dictation, use it; if not, write the outlines in full. Always read through your notes immediately after dictation and look through the passage for possible groupings. Practise these so that when the groupings are dictated again you will be more likely to remember them."