Research Guides: ESL042 (Upper Intermediate Conversation): Dictation websites

Dictation websites

Dictation websites help improve your English listening skills, and your spelling, writing, and typing skills.

Breaking News English dictations
The system picks different sentences from news items. Type the words you hear. You can retry as many times as necessary.
Dictations at ESLfast
For beginners, 100 dictations, similar to the Rong-Chang site.
English Club dictations
Includes three (3) levels: elementary (beginning), intermediate, and advanced.
English Dictation Tests
Improve your listening skills. Bring headphones, a pencil, and your own piece of paper. Shared by the Learn English Network, a German organization.
Listen and Write.com
Improve your listening skills and hear about the news. Many levels, different activities, very fast.
Lyrics Training
Learn English by listening and singing along to real songs! Complete with slang, phrasal verbs, fast English, and poetic meanings. Spanish and French also available to practice.
Rong Chang dictations
There are 100 dictation exercises to practice writing 1,000 sentences. There are ads on this website.
TubeQuizard
Practice grammar, vocabulary, or pronunciation while listening and watching YouTube videos. Type the words into blanks as you listen. Four different levels to choose from.
Dictations Online from Victoria University at Wellington (New Zealand)
4 levels. Wait for recording to start and write on your own piece of paper.