[00:00.69]PART I DICTATION
[00:03.70]Listen to the following passage.
[00:06.46]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.
[00:10.63]During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed,
[00:14.74]listen and try to understand the meaning.
[00:17.69]For the second and third readings,
[00:20.50]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,
[00:23.24]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.
[00:28.20]The last reading will be done at normal speed again
[00:31.81]and during this time you should check your work.
[00:35.00]You will then be given 2 minutes
[00:36.90]to check through your work once more.
[00:40.24]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[00:44.00]Now, listen to the passage.
[00:49.18]Marriage in the West
[00:52.44]Usually, the marriage begins with the engagement.
[00:57.13]A young man asks the father of his sweetheart
[01:00.17]for permission to marry her.
[01:02.88]If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her.
[01:07.75]Sometimes the couple decide together on the time to get married.
[01:13.20]In the wedding, the couple may invite hundreds of people
[01:16.74]or just a few close friends.
[01:19.76]The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress.
[01:24.79]The groom wears a formal suit.
[01:27.75]Several close friends participate in the ceremony as attendants.
[01:33.11]As the ceremony begins,
[01:35.29]the groom and his attendants stand with the minister,
[01:39.02]facing the audience.
[01:41.38]Music signals the entrance of the bridesmaids,
[01:44.63]followed by the beautiful bride.
[01:47.57]Nervously, the young couple repeat their vows.
[01:51.70]They give each other a gold ring
[01:53.97]to symbolize their marriage commitment.
[01:57.37]Finally the minister announces the big moment:
[02:01.50]"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride!"
[02:07.92]The second and third readings.
[02:10.00]You should begin writing now.
[02:13.64]Usually, the marriage begins with the engagement.
[02:32.84]Usually, the marriage begins with the engagement.
[02:52.00]A young man asks the father of his sweetheart
[02:54.72]for permission to marry her.
[03:12.02]A young man asks the father of his sweetheart
[03:14.85]for permission to marry her.
[03:32.01]If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her.
[03:51.35]If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her.
[04:10.68]Sometimes the couple decide together on the time to get married.
[04:30.14]Sometimes the couple decide together on the time to get married.
[04:49.57]In the wedding, the couple may invite hundreds of people
[04:53.05]or just a few close friends.
[05:10.47]In the wedding, the couple may invite hundreds of people
[05:13.99]or just a few close friends.
[05:31.39]The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress.
[05:50.93]The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress.
[06:10.11]The groom wears a formal suit.
[06:27.75]The groom wears a formal suit.
[06:45.08]Several close friends participate in the ceremony as attendants.
[07:04.81]Several close friends participate in the ceremony as attendants.
[07:24.45]As the ceremony begins,
[07:41.08]As the ceremony begins,
[07:58.93]the groom and his attendants stand with the minister,
[08:02.16]facing the audience.
[08:19.11]the groom and his attendants stand with the minister,
[08:22.30]facing the audience.
[08:39.22]Music signals the entrance of the bridesmaids,
[08:42.38]followed by the beautiful bride.
[08:59.74]Music signals the entrance of the bridesmaids,
[09:02.89]followed by the beautiful bride.
[09:20.34]Nervously, the young couple repeat their vows.
[09:39.00]Nervously, the young couple repeat their vows.
[09:57.71]They give each other a gold ring
[09:59.97]to symbolize their marriage commitment.
[10:17.62]They give each other a gold ring
[10:19.86]to symbolize their marriage commitment.
[10:37.50]Finally the minister announces the big moment:
[10:56.04]Finally the minister announces the big moment:
[11:14.54]"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride!"
[11:35.16]"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride!"
[11:55.86]The last reading.
[11:58.52]Usually, the marriage begins with the engagement.
[12:03.11]A young man asks the father of his sweetheart
[12:06.26]for permission to marry her.
[12:08.94]If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her.
[12:13.96]Sometimes the couple decide together on the time to get married.
[12:19.39]In the wedding, the couple may invite hundreds of people
[12:22.88]or just a few close friends.
[12:25.99]The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress.
[12:31.00]The groom wears a formal suit.
[12:33.94]Several close friends participate in the ceremony as attendants.
[12:38.97]As the ceremony begins,
[12:41.35]the groom and his attendants stand with the minister,
[12:45.10]facing the audience.
[12:47.27]Music signals the entrance of the bridesmaids,
[12:50.66]followed by the beautiful bride.
[12:53.03]Nervously, the young couple repeat their vows.
[12:57.60]They give each other a gold ring
[12:59.82]to symbolize their marriage commitment.
[13:03.52]Finally the minister announces the big moment:
[13:07.67]"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride!"
[13:13.78]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.
[15:20.62]That is the end of part 1 dictation.