Passage Nine, Section One - Words and Groups
Thank you, I would like, I have an, Which will, Of you, On the
Words: Attending, Journey, Announcement, Affect, Traveling, Motorway
Passage Nine, Section One at 60 WPM
"Thank you for attending this meeting and I would like to wish all a safe journey home."
"I have an announcement to make which will affect those of you traveling on the motorway."
Passage Nine, Section Two- Words and Groups
Traffic Officers have, This evening, To the
Words: Reported, Northbound, Southbound, Carriageways, Completely, Blocked, Junctions, Because, Strayed
Passage Nine, Section Two at 60 WPM
"Police Traffic Officers have reported that both the Northbound and Southbound carriageways of the motorway are completely blocked between
junctions 15 and 16 this evening because cattle have strayed on to the road."
Passage Nine, Section - Words and Groups
At the, As soon as possible, In the meantime, There are long, It is along, For a long
Words: Scene, Hoping, Cattle, Diversion, Route, Place, Queues
Passage Nine, Section Three at 60 WPM
"The police are at the scene hoping to clear the cattle and reopen the road as soon as possible."
"In the meantime, a diversion route is in place but there are long queues."
Putting all three together and redoing the dictation at 60 and then at the following speeds
Passage Ten, Section One - Words and Groups
More and more people, Of their, As a, For this
Buying, Camera, Dashboard, Reasons, Known, Advantages
Passage Ten, Section One at 60 WPM
“More and more people are buying a camera to fit on to the dashboard of their car known as a dashcam.”
“There are many reasons for this as dashcams have many advantages.”
Passage Ten, Section Two- Words and Groups
In the first place, In the second place
For the first time, For the second time, Taking place, During, During the last, During the past
Words: Captures, Every, Sound, Image, Place, Inside, Outside, Provide, Evident, Evidence, Accident
Passage Ten, Section Two at 60 WPM
“In the first place, a dashcam captures every sound and image of events taking place inside and outside the car so they provide evidence of fault in the event of an accident.”
Passage Ten, Section Three - Words and Groups
Instances, Prevent, Insurance, Fraud, Vehicle
Passage Ten, Section Three at 60 WPM
“In the second place, they capture instances of bad driving.”
“They help prevent insurance fraud.”
“They are cheap to buy so most drivers have them in the front and rear of the vehicle.”
Putting all three together and redoing the dictation at 60 and then at the following speeds
Passage Eleven A, Section One - Words and Groups
News, Massive, Rest, Restore, Restoration, Church (Jo's outline), The Big "A"
Ten Thousand Pounds
Step forward, Towards, Towards a, Towards the, Of our, More than, This is, This is the, This is a, Cases, Losses, Houses
Passage Eleven A, Section One at 60 WPM
"I have some very good news for you."
"We have raised more than ten thousand pounds toward the restoration of our church organ."
"This is a massive step forward towards our original goal."
Passage Eleven A, Section Two - Words and Groups
Large sum of money, Large Amount of money, Short space of time, To a large extent
Appreciate, Young, Fundraisers
Passage Eleven A Section One at 60 WPM
"You will all appreciate it is a large sum of money to be raised in such a short space of time."
“To a large extent, credit must be given to our young fundraisers.”
Passage Eleven A, Section Three - Words and Groups
To some extent, I think, You will agree, This has been, More than, Higher than, Bigger than, Large amount of money
Worked, Tirelessly, Organise, Functions, Including, Fetes, Dances, Sporting Events
Passage Eleven A, Section Three at 60 WPM
“They have worked tirelessly to organize functions including fetes, dances and sporting events.”
“To some extent, I think you will agree this has been far more raising a large amount of money.”
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."