50 to 100 words – Ringo Lingo https://ringolingo.com Free ESL English Dictations and Tools for English Learners Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:17:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/ringolingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-icon-r.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 50 to 100 words – Ringo Lingo https://ringolingo.com 32 32 200435589 Work in a Zoo https://ringolingo.com/dictation/work-in-a-zoo/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:17:42 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2612 When I was young I thought I would like to work in a zoo.? I thought that if I worked in a zoo I would be able? to take the elephant for a walk every day.? I could give bananas to the monkeys? and I could talk to the lions.? Now I am an adult I know that working in a zoo? would not be so easy and the work would be much more? difficult, but it would be a great job to have!

]]> 2612 Snakes https://ringolingo.com/dictation/snakes/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:16:32 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2610 What time of year can you see snakes in your country?? In my country I can see snakes any time of year.? I don’t like snakes, but the snakes we have here are not dangerous.? Some people keep snakes as pets,? but I think that is very strange!? I think it is good that snakes live in? the wild and not too close to people.

]]> 2610 Pet Robot https://ringolingo.com/dictation/pet-robot/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:13:39 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2604 My perfect pet would be a robot!? I know this isn’t a normal pet, but I think? that a robot would be a very good pet.? I could take it for a walk, but I? wouldn’t need to give it food or drink!? I could tell the robot what to do and it? would do it and we could play games together.? It could also do work in my house.? It really would be the perfect pet!

]]> 2604 Apples https://ringolingo.com/dictation/apples/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:11:28 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2600 Apples are a very old fruit.? People say that we have been eating? apples for about 8,000 years.? There are over 7,500 types of apple grown around? the world and many apples are still picked by hand.? We eat apples in many ways including eating? them as fresh fruit or drinking the juice of apples.

]]> 2600 Meet After Work https://ringolingo.com/dictation/meet-after-work/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:10:29 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2598 Would you like to meet me after work this week?? We could go for a pizza and then? perhaps for a walk in the park.? I can meet you any day, but Friday will be? good for me as I do not have to go to work? on Saturday, so we can stay late!? I am looking forward to seeing you again!

]]> 2598 The Zoo Again https://ringolingo.com/dictation/the-zoo-again/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:09:30 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2596 When would you like to go to the zoo again?? We went last year and had a great time.? If we go this year, can we go on a Sunday? as that is the day when I do not have to work.? I would like to see the monkeys, lions and the elephants,? however I am not too keen to see the snakes.? I can go any time after 11 o’clock in the morning.? What do you think?? Bye for now!

]]> 2596 Bananas https://ringolingo.com/dictation/bananas/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:07:05 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2592 We all know that bananas are? a yellow fruit which grows on trees.? However, did you know that bananas are picked when green? and can be found in other colors, including red?? The banana is made from 70% water.? Bananas can also float in water.? Another interesting fact is that? bananas are grown in many countries.? Over 150 countries around the world grow bananas.? Bananas are a very interesting fruit!

]]> 2592 Tortoises https://ringolingo.com/dictation/tortoises/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:05:56 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2590 Tortoises are an amazing animal.? Did you know they have been around for over 200 million years!? That is longer than many other types of animals.? Tortoises can live a very long time? and some can live for over 100 years.? The oldest known tortoise is said? to have lived for over 170 years.? Tortoises can live almost anywhere.? The shell of a tortoise has 60 bones.? We can tell how hot the country was that a? tortoise comes from by the color of its shell.? A very light color shell means the tortoise? comes from a very hot country.

]]> 2590 Running https://ringolingo.com/dictation/running/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:01:09 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2584 I go for a run every day before I go to work.? I like to go for a run early in the morning.? It is very quiet first thing in the morning and? I think this is a good time to go for a run.? I always eat a banana before I go for a run.? After I have been for a run? I eat an apple or drink orange juice.? I like to run, it helps me keep fit and? feel good which is a great start for the day.

]]> 2584 Meet Up https://ringolingo.com/dictation/meet-up/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:59:55 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2582 My friends and I try to meet after work? one or two days a week.? When we meet, we will go for a run? or go for something to eat.? I like to do both!? I like to go for a run and then after we have? finished, we can relax and talk about our day.

]]> 2582 Scary Old Woman https://ringolingo.com/dictation/scary-old-woman/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:59:00 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2580 There is something strange about that big old house.? People say they hear the voice of an old woman cry at night.? People also say they see the old? woman move around the old house.? While this might not seem very strange to you,? it is very strange to me because? no one has lived in that house for 100 years.? I would never go to that house on my own!

]]> 2580 Robot at Home https://ringolingo.com/dictation/robot-at-home/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:56:05 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2578 Would you like a robot in your house?? I think a robot would be useful.? A robot could help you find things in your home.? A robot could also make food for you.? A robot could make pizza or give you juice to drink.? A robot could play games.? I think a robot would be great!

]]> 2578 Work Days and Days Off https://ringolingo.com/dictation/work-days-and-days-off/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:54:39 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2576 I get up early on the days I go to work? and I have to go to bed early.? When I don’t go to work, I like to get up late? and I go to bed late on those days too.? When I don’t go to work I like to visit my friends.? When I don’t go to work my friends will visit me? and they will bring pizza and other things? and we will have a fun time together.? I like going to work, but I like staying home too!

]]> 2576 Will Robots Take Over? https://ringolingo.com/dictation/will-robots-take-over/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:52:39 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2574 One day, people say that robots will do all the work.? I think this will be good and bad.? I will be happy if the robots do the hard work,? but how will we know what they do every day?? Will the robots have too much work and? will they need new robots to help them?? Will the robots one day take over?? I hope not!

]]> 2574 The Zoo https://ringolingo.com/dictation/the-zoo/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:50:14 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2568 I go to the zoo to see the animals.? I like to see the lions and the monkeys.? The monkeys eat bananas and other things,? but I think they like the bananas the most!?

If you want to see the lions, you will see? they are on the right of the monkeys.? The elephants are behind the lions and the? house of snakes is on the left of the lions.? If you are hungry, you can buy pizza, apples,? juice and other things from the zoo shop.

]]> 2568 Email to a friend https://ringolingo.com/dictation/email-to-a-friend/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:08:20 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2311 Hello! How are you?? I am well. I have news!? We have a new dog.? His name is Percy and he is very funny.? He loves to play and he spends? all day running around the house.? I went to the park with him for the first time? yesterday and he was very well behaved.? I am sure he will love to meet your dog, so we? must meet soon and introduce the dogs to each other.? See you soon!

]]> 2311 Yet Another Strange Job https://ringolingo.com/dictation/yet-another-strange-job/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:24:16 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2325 Did you know there is an underwater? hotel in Florida?? This is a hotel where people spend the night in? special rooms which are on the ocean floor.? This is about 30 feet below the surface.? However, if this seems strange, what is even stranger is that? there is a pizza delivery service where someone will? bring your pizza to you in a special waterproof case!? The pizza delivery person doesn’t use a bike to? deliver the pizza, instead, they scuba dive!? What a very strange job!

]]> 2325 Another Strange Job https://ringolingo.com/dictation/another-strange-job/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:23:03 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2323 Did you know there is a job called a body part model?? This is a job for people who have an exceptional? part of the body like amazing hands,? wonderful feet or even a stand out nose!? The great thing about a body part model is? they don’t need to be attractive all over,? they just need one really amazing feature.? So, if you have particularly wonderful? feet or an exceptional nose, perhaps there is? a new job opportunity waiting for you!

]]> 2323 Strange Jobs https://ringolingo.com/dictation/strange-jobs/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:21:47 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2321 Do you love water parks?? Did you know there is a job as a? professional water slide tester?? This is someone whose job is to? slide down the water slides!? When they do this, they test for safety? and how long it takes to go down the slide.? They also measure how much water is used.? Unfortunately, there are not too many? of these jobs available.? As we say, it’s nice work if you can get it!

]]> 2321 About our dinner https://ringolingo.com/dictation/about-our-dinner/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:22:41 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2307 Will you eat meat when we meet for dinner?? The restaurant serves great sausages!? I once ate eight sausages,? but I did feel a little sick afterwards.? I may ask for just four sausages this time.? Our table will be ready in one hour, so I? will quickly write this email and leave right away.

]]> 2307 Earworms? https://ringolingo.com/dictation/earworms/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:14:16 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2305 Did you know the most watched video as of September 2021? was Baby Shark by Pinkfong with over 9.46 billion views?? This is a song for children about a baby shark and his family,? however it is a catchy song and when you hear it,? it is difficult to get out of your mind!? We call this an earworm because once it enters your ears,? it never leaves (well, not for quite a long time).? What songs do you know that become earworms?

]]> 2305 Pyramids https://ringolingo.com/dictation/pyramids/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:54:56 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=121 A pyramid is a building with a square? or triangular base and sides that slope inwards.? The Egyptian pyramids are perhaps the most famous of? these structures, but they are found elsewhere around the world.? There are some fine examples still existing? in central and south America and there are also? historical examples in parts of Asia,? including Cambodia and Tajikstan.? In the modern world, the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris? maybe one of the most famous examples.

]]> 121 Frisbee https://ringolingo.com/dictation/frisbee/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:34:46 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=118 A frisbee is a flying disc that can be thrown for fun,? usually between groups of people,? but with some practice, it is possible for? one person to throw it and have it return to them.? The idea started in 1937 when a young Californian couple? were offered 25 cents to sell a cake pan that? they were throwing between themselves on a beach.? As the pan only cost five cents,? they saw a business opportunity.? More than ten years later,? the first manufactured frisbee was sold,? though that name only came into common use? a decade later.

]]> 118 Emoticons https://ringolingo.com/dictation/emoticons/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:25:20 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=116 Emoticons or emotion icons are simple? pictorial representations of facial expressions? using keyboard characters.? The first emoticons are thought to have been written? by a computer scientist in 1982,? who combined several punctuation marks? to represent happy and sad faces.? Intended to help express how the writer is feeling,? emoticons have largely been replaced by emojis? that offer a much broader range of icons? to communicate without using words.

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