DICTATION 51 UNEATABLE As he has won’ several thousand pounds, he now has no need/ to borrow/ someone else's car:/ he can now own one himself/ The wire cut into his skin’ and hurt him badly,/ ‘The cook let the meat boil/ for too long,/ and now it is completely uneatable./ You'll need a lot more bricks’ to finish that wall Twelve inches make a footy three feet make a yard. The cost of living/ seems to be constantly rising./ Is there anywhere/ I can buy a daily paper?/ Before they could ride the horse,/ they had to catch it./ Smoking is a bad habit./ He loosened his jacket/ and sat down, DICTATION 52 ‘The man was/ ¢ complete stranger to me,/ It is not worth travelling/ on a long journey/ just for the week-end,/ but some people/ do it nowsdays./ Do you wish to suffer! from illness ?/ No, of course not! Good./ Therefore, you will have to make sure/ you keep in good health,/ Don't forget/ to remind me/to take my suit/ to the cleaner's/ before the shops shut’ Although he is a Member of Parliament, he is not a member/ of any political club, even though he should be/ if he wants to make) any progress./ "At once" means immediately,/ whilst "soon" means in a short time,/ Life in the old days’ was often just one long struggle’ for existence. DICTATION 53 My father said/1 needed a haircut,/ The temperature begins to fall/ towards evening, ‘The plural of toothy is teeth./ Despite the fact/ that it may seem strange, there are several people here! who've never heard/ of such a writer/I suddenly felt a pain in one arm,/ but was certain that the pain/ would soon pass.’ He was so afraid, he really ran like a madman./ He just flew down the street.’ Yes, it is quite true/ that we get wool from sheep./ It is strange/ how we often thinki that famous people/ are quite different/ from ourselves/ when often they are not. DICTATION 54 Some people consider’ a black cat to be lucky,/ If there were/ no water in the world, /1 suppose! we'd all die of thirst/ Kick the ball to me./ I'm not ready yety/ you'll have to wait a few minutes, I just can't describe to you/ how beautiful it was./ Shut up and let me cchoose/ what Id rather do myself/ After all/ its my own life and so 1 should be free! to decide things for myself. Listen,/ I'm too busy at the moment/to do anything./ In the old days,/ you could easily recognise a sailor! by the way he walked: as if on a ship at sea, DICTATION 55 If one takes a dog/ on a bus,/ one usually has to buy/ a ticket for it/ The best way/ to do this job/ is by following a system,/ He hit the table/ with his head,’ and could not remember any more/ They are fairly good at football, but not at studying/ It is a real pleasure/ to hear him sing,/ Although he sang to himself in the bath, he has never sung in public./ It was a great loss to hin when his wife died. Making « big profit in business! is often mainly/ a question of luck.