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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: Home Alone
Home Alone
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Home Alone
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I remember the first time that my parents left me home alone.
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I was very grown up and I thought that I would be just fine.
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I was fine for a while.
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I watched television and had something to eat.
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I called my friend on the phone and we talked for a while.
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Then I sat down to read a book.
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The house was quiet, very quiet.
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I found myself listening very carefully.
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I heard a tap tap tapping noise.
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I wondered where it was coming from.
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It seemed to be coming from the window.
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I turned out the lights so that nobody would see me, and I peeked out the window carefully.
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I was expecting to see a robber tapping at my window.
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There was nobody there.
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It was just a tree branch swaying in the breeze and tapping at my window.
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I felt silly.
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I turned on the lights and sat back down to read my book.
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A few minutes later, I heard some creaking noises.
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I listened carefully.
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Then I heard a clunking noise.
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I think it might have been the furnace.
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Then there was a whirring noise.
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My imagination began to play tricks on me.
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I was imagining that there were all kinds of creatures in the house.
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I told myself to grow up.
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I wouldn't let my imagination run away with me.
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I was glad when my parents got home.
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I told them about all the noises that I had heard.
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My parents laughed and said that all houses make noises.
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We're usually just so busy that we don't hear all the noises that go on.
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I have stayed home alone many Times Now.
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I just ignore all the little creaks and noises that I hear.
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I'm still alert and listen for anything suspicious, but I know that there are lots of noises that are harmless.
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That tree that taps on my window still frightens me sometimes, but I'm a lot braver now than I was the first time that I stayed home alone.