Сборник диктантов

Диктант как контролирующее и обучающее средство овладения письмом на английском языке

LESSON 15

A man comes into a doctor’s office. He coughs. The doctor tells him that the cough sounds quite bad. He says he wants to listen to the man’s chest and lungs. After the doctor has finished checking those, he takes the man’s blood pressure and feels his pulse. Then the doctor says that the man should take regular exercise because it is good for his health. He also says that if the man stops smoking immediately it is going to make him healthier. After that the doctor takes his patient’s temperature and gives him medicine to take three times a day.
Suddenly the man says that he came not about his cough, but about his left foot which hurts every time he walks. The man says he has had this pain for about a week. The doctor examines his left foot and says he doesn’t think it is broken. He says it is probably because of the man’s shoe which may be too small for his foot. The man tells the doctor he is silly, says good-bye and leaves the office.

LESSON 16

Last Saturday my friends and I went to the cinema. The film was quite good and exciting, but it was rather cold in the cinema. Besides, when we were going home it started raining. When I came back home I felt something was wrong with me. I had a headache and a sore throat, and it was difficult to swallow. I understood I had fallen ill.
When our family doctor came the next morning she asked me if I felt bad. I couldn’t say anything, I just nodded. I really didn’t feel well – I was sneezing and coughing all the time, and I could hardly move my tongue.
After the doctor examined me she told me not to worry too much. She said there was nothing serious wrong with me – just a bad cold. After that she prescribed some medication for my sore throat, told me to drink hot milk with honey and said I would recover soon – if I followed her advice.

LESSON 17

How to Remain Healthy

To live a happy life, to keep fit and not to suffer from poor health you should keep to some simple rules. You don’t have to keep to a definite diet, but you should see to it that you eat healthier food: fruit, vegetables and salad. You may eat dairy products too: milk, cream, cottage cheese. Sometimes you may eat fried meat, though it is not too good for your health. You can eat both bitter and sweet things. In winter you should drink more juice, while in summer, when it is hot, you may also have soft drinks like Pepsi, Coke or Sprite. If there is something you definitely do not like, do not make yourself eat it – it just means it’s not your cup of tea.
And of course you should take regular exercise – playing different games, riding a bicycle, swimming, etc.
These simple rules will surely keep you fit.

LESSON 19

The most popular sports and games in Great Britain are probably football, cricket and tennis. A little less popular sports are golf and hockey, athletics and climbing, horse riding and boating, rugby and rowing.
Many sports and games which are spread nowadays all over the world were invented and developed in Britain. For example, football, or soccer, which is very widespread in the British Isles. The national teams of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete with one another and with other national teams of the world in different international competitions. The most important football match which is held every year at Wembley Stadium in London is the Cup Final.
In Britain, because of its climate, football is a winter sport. The most popular summer sport there is probably cricket. It may even be called the English national game. It is played in schools, colleges, universities by both men and women.

М.Ю. Кудряшов
Тульский государственный педагогический университет им. Л.Н. Толстого