This dictation looks at South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’ high-profile battle to be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics. As well as asking students to listen to and transcribe a short text, the dictation encourages them to refine their vocabulary, finding different ways to talk about movement, and learning how to avoid causing offence when talking about disability. Please click on the buttons below the definition of the headword to download the Audio File, Script and Teacher's Notes.
Level: Upper Intermediate or above
Time: The audio clip is about 2 minutes long, so you can just use this as language practice for your class. If you decide to complete all of the activities outlined in the Teacher's Notes, the entire exercise will take one hour.
ability
the fact of being able to do something
the level of skill that someone has in a particular job or activity
the quality of being skilful or naturally good at something
Audio
http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/resources/dictations/audio/ability.mp3
Script http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/resources/dictations/ability/Ability_Tapescript.pdf
Teacher's Notes
http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/resources/dictations/ability/Ability_Teacher%27s_Notes.pdf
Glossary
http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/resources/dictations/ability/Ability_Glossary.pdf
Guide to using the MED dictations
http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/resources/dictations/Methodology.pdf
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