do dictation

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

To participate in and complete a dictation exercise, typically in a classroom setting.

dictationVERB + DICTATION

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do

Examples (10)

  • We did a French dictation in class.
  • Every Friday, the students do a short dictation to practice their listening skills.
  • Tomorrow, we will do a dictation on the new vocabulary words.
  • I have never done a dictation in German before; I'm a bit nervous.
  • How often do you do dictations in your English course?
  • You must do the dictation in pen, not pencil.
  • Although he found it challenging, he did the dictation to the best of his ability.
  • My son told me he did a really hard dictation at school today.
  • While the teacher was reading, the children were busy doing their dictation.
  • It took the language learners a full hour to do the complex dictation.