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Dialogues from real work situations, dictation that does not punish punctuation, and graded reading with a glossary. Transcripts are always available.

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Introducing yourself to a new team

Your first video call with an international team. The manager asks you to introduce yourself in under a minute.

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Read the dialogue once, then answer. In transcript mode the same questions test understanding without audio.

Lena (manager)Let’s welcome Rahul, who joined us this week. Rahul, would you like to introduce yourself?
RahulSure. Hi everyone, I’m Rahul. I’m based in Hyderabad, and I’ve joined as a business analyst on the payments team.
RahulBefore this, I worked in retail banking for four years, mostly on card disputes, so I’m looking forward to working on the new refund flow.
Lena (manager)Great. Anything you’d like help with in your first few weeks?
RahulYes, it would be really helpful to have a short walkthrough of the reporting dashboard, if someone has time.
MarcoI can do that. How about Thursday at 3 your time?
RahulThursday at 3 works for me. Thanks, Marco.
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What did Rahul work on in his previous job?

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Where the audio comes from

TryEnglish does not bundle recorded audio yet. If your device has an installed English voice, listening uses it at a speed you choose. A synthetic voice is one example of English pronunciation, not a target accent. If no local voice is available, you get the transcript-first path — the same questions, read instead of heard.

Fair dictation checking

Dictation compares words, not exact strings. Contractions match full forms, capital letters do not matter, and punctuation is shown as a note instead of a mistake. Missing, extra and changed words are highlighted so you can see exactly what you missed.

Questions

Why is there no sound on my device?

Your browser did not report any English voice installed on the device. We do not use online voices because they can send text to a server. You can install a voice in your operating system’s speech settings.

I am deaf or hard of hearing. Can I still use this?

Yes. Every listening activity works in transcript mode, and dictation has a visual memory mode. Your results are not marked as failures for using them.

What level are the reading passages?

Each passage is labelled foundation or intermediate with the authored criteria (length, sentence length, vocabulary). These are our labels, not CEFR levels.