English Listening Practice | Story + Dictation

This lesson is the ultimate dictation & English listening practice lesson! Download the workbook to practise your English listening skills in three different ways!

Watch the video for *dictation practice*.
1. Download the workbook and answer the *listening for gist* questions (based on what you understood from the story)
2. Then watch again to fill in the missing chunks of words - this is advanced listening for phrasal verbs, contractions and unstressed words in naturally spoken English!

Read the full transcript of this video on the mmmEnglish website:

#Dictation #ListeningPractice #EnglishListening #mmmenglish #EnglishWithEmma

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0:00 Introduction to English Listening
1:03 3 Ways to practise listening
2:35 Listening Practice Activity
8:18 Hey Lady!
8:46 Listening Practice Answers

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Download the workbook to keep practising and challenging your English listening skills!

[gabryellamendes.]

Thank you for this lesson, Emma. I tried to write the entire text, and I also discovered what a platypus is. What an amazing story! I'm glad to have heard it, and I hope that one day I can see a platypus in its natural habitat too (so I need to go to Australia). Thank you for sharing! 🥰

[cornoviglio]

I honestly think Emma is one of the cutest and more attractive English teacher on YT. However... regarding professionalism, I consider her really proficient. It's a pleasure learning English with her.

[ivanvegas]

This is a great practice format Emma, thank you. Apart from the listening practice, focusing on specific words or word groups is useful for practising your writing skills and learning new vocabulary/collocations/use of prepositions. I missed 3 answers due to speed issues so this is a challenging practice that also demands fast thinking/writing. I hope you consider doing more videos like this one. Thanks again, you're the GOAT.

[DaveSmith]

*I love the way you teach, Emma!😊Listening practice is always exactly what I search for! Learning English with* *you is getting a piece of cake!👍*
*Thank you so much for every lesson you create, that's being appreciated by your students!👌👌👌*

[muquddaskhanum]

I appreciate ur effort for us ;)
Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
My dearest teacher Emma

[catherinelam]

Not only did we learn english through this video, but we also heard a warm and fantastic story. Love your voice so soothing and relaxing and I believe that you still relished your pleasant trip with your dear friend. Thank you Emma for your effort

[meaktooni]

Your voice fluencey lm understanding ❤

[nataliesavelieva]

I am always impressed with the way you perform your lessons and explanations!

[tihomirhristov]

Never seen it, but already in love with that hidden gem 💙

[chipsmore-qjnq]

thankss teacher Emma, my exam English is coming up, n I hope ur video lesson will save me on my exam testt, I'm looking forward for ur new video lessonn❤.

[Dadsetan]

I love you. You are prety, Kind, humain, and with many conviction. ❤❤❤❤❤

[GlauberBachi]

Hi Emma, I really enjoy your videos, they are amazing. Let ask you somethig. I'm looking for a dictation/writing exercice with the following caracteristics:

1-Native speaker doing the dictation
2-Dictation of a text, not words or frases.
3-The ponctuation been dictated: paragraph, full stop, exclamation point, comma, etc.
4-The last but not least: repeat at least once the group of words dictated.
5-They dictation has to have a good pace. If its too slow, it's bad. If it's too fast it's bad.
**THERE IS NOT SUCH A THING IN WHOLE INTERNET!

[Ruslan.Asadullin]

Another cool lesson from our beautiful Emma! 🌻🌼🌹

[syedqaisarabbas]

Hello Emma how are you good evening I just want to tell you your way of teaching is too much good I pick ur way of teaching very easily. U r incredible teacher.

[thomasgreen]

Hey Emma, I've noticed one mistake! While you were telling the story, you said at number 10 in years, but when you gave the answers by the end of the video you said for years. I merely wanted to point you out to it!
I find it's a good way to practice one's listening comprehension and see how much you are able to understand. Thank you 🙂

[AungKyawWin-luvr]

Thank you so much...I really appreciate your great lessons❤....Excellent Teacher

[มนัสเพลาขํา]

Yes this lessons are available to its.

[ЮляЗайцева-вз]

Oh, Emma, if only you know, what a pleasure for a teacher of English to learn from such wonderful lessons of yours! What a lovely story to work with! lots of advanced vocabulary with tricky spelling) Some words were unfamiliar which is great because it only proves the saying "live and learn". Once again, thank you Emma!

[BlueRoad_Vietnguyen]

thank you mam, you' re excellent Teacher 👌