Starters Dictation – 30 Lessons
Watch the video, listen carefully, and write what you hear. Each lesson has two modes: fill in the blanks or type the whole sentence. New lessons are added regularly – 10 of 30 available now.
1A chairVideo · Fill-in · Type2A living roomVideo · Fill-in · Type3A beachVideo · Fill-in · Type4Mary's ducksVideo · Fill-in · Type5Tom's kitchenVideo · Fill-in · Type6A SchoolVideo · Fill-in · Type7A donkeyVideo · Fill-in · Type8My bedroomVideo / Fill-in / Type9Tom's catVideo · Fill-in · Type10GiraffesVideo · Fill-in · Type
11Sam's familyComing soon
12A deskComing soon
13Pat's bagComing soon
14An appleComing soon
15A school busComing soon
16BearsComing soon
17Our playgroundComing soon
18A televisionComing soon
19A horseComing soon
20A babyComing soon
21A dollComing soon
22A phoneComing soon
23A schoolComing soon
24My gardenComing soon
25ChocolateComing soon
26PaintingComing soon
27Polar BearsComing soon
28A monkeyComing soon
29A parkComing soon
30A tableComing soon
About Starters Dictation
These 30 dictation lessons are written for young learners at the Cambridge Pre-A1 Starters level. Each lesson uses a short passage about everyday topics – home, school, animals, food – read aloud slowly and clearly on video.
Dictation trains listening and spelling at the same time: because you must write every word, it catches exactly what your ear misses. Start with fill-in-the-blanks, then challenge yourself with the type-what-you-hear mode.
Find more exercises on our dictation practice page or explore the Cambridge Starters tests.