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1 Example 1

Sarah came from an incredibly rich familyDo not write here

2 Example 2

and her fiancé Richard was from an even wealthier one.Do not write here

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1. For her engagement

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2. she decided to 3. hold a dinner party

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4. for her closest friends

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5. in honour of the occasion.

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6. Richard had given Sarah

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7. a beautiful 8. and very expensive 9. diamond ring

GRAMMAR BASICS – ANSWER KEY

Task One: A wedding ring

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and her friends were keen 10. to see it

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11. so she took it off her finger

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12. and passed it around the table.

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13. After a few moments

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14. she asked 15. who had the ring,

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16. but no one admitted 17. to having it.

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18. All her friends said

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19. that they had passed it on 20. to somebody else.How to mark your dictation:

There are 20 points for the dictation.Example:

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and her friends were keen 10. to see it

You must spell all these words correctly to get ONE POINT.

It is not important if you get these words wrong.

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Question Your Answer

A B C D

Example X

1 X

2 X

3 X

4 X

5 XA B C D

GRAMMAR BASICS – ANSWER KEY

Task Two: The story of the ice-cream scone

Task Three: The joys of the Carnival of Rio

Question Your Answer

A B C D

6 X

7 X

8 X

9 X

10 XA B C D

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no after

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the with

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where have

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each who

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was more