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Dictations: Intensive Listening for Intermediate and Advanced Learners of English is a ten-chapter publication which will improve your ability to understand fast normal speech across a range of popular topics. You will learn to hear words and phrases that are very common in everyday speech, but which are not normally covered in textbooks. You will also learn to hear and understand fast pronunciations of common words related to the topic of each recording. Each chapter begins with a listening comprehension exercise, followed by three dictation exercises. You listen, and type in the words you hear. Then you check your answers, and learn about the features of everyday spontaneous speech. You can try Chapter 1 for free - register now!