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El perro policía

"The police dog"
Spanish A1 dictation exercise

Elsa talks about Tara, the four-legged heroine.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "comisaría de policía", "olfato", "delincuente", "detectar", "droga", "terremoto", "cariñoso/a", "heroína" & "pata".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Ana Matilla MA, BA
Last updated: 2023-07-10

I'll play you Spanish speech in sections for you to transcribe

  • Start by listening to the whole piece then hit start
  • Play each section and write down what you hear
  • I'll show you correct answers after each for you to mark yourself
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Singular, Gender of nouns in Spanish: masculine, Género femenino
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