Level 3 – Ringo Lingo https://ringolingo.com Free ESL English Dictations and Tools for English Learners Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:11:28 +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 Level 3 – Ringo Lingo https://ringolingo.com 32 32 200435589 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 Pizza https://ringolingo.com/dictation/pizza/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:08:21 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2594 Pizza is not only a great food, it also? has a long and interesting history.? The pizza is said to have started life in? Italy over 200 years ago.? Pizzas need to be cooked at a very high temperature? and in the past, families would make the pizza at home? and then take it to the bakery to be cooked.? The first pizzas did not have cheese on them.? It wasn’t until 1889 that the first pizza? was made with a cheese topping.? Today, pizzas are enjoyed around the world with over? 3 billion pizzas said to be sold each year!

]]> 2594 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 Pizza Party https://ringolingo.com/dictation/pizza-party/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:49:13 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2566 I am going to a party today.? There will be lots of pizza at the party.? I like pizza.? It is my favorite food.? My friend is going to the party too.? She doesn’t like pizza, so I will eat her slice of pizza too!

]]> 2566 I Like Cats https://ringolingo.com/dictation/i-like-cats/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:46:25 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2562 I love cats!? My favorite animal is the cat.? I think that cats are good.? I like cats of all colors, but in my? country black cats are said to be lucky.? I would like a black cat one day so I can be lucky too!

]]> 2562 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 Email Inviting a Friend to a Party https://ringolingo.com/dictation/email-inviting-a-friend-to-a-party/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:20:29 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2319 It’s my birthday next week!? I am going to have a party next Saturday? afternoon and I would like you to come.? This year I thought we could have a party in the park.? Bring the family and we will have a picnic.? We can eat and play games and it will be a fun afternoon.? Will you bring your dog?? I will bring my dog and they can play together.? I know they love running around together.? It will be a great day for animals and humans!?

I look forward to seeing you in? the park next Saturday afternoon!? We’ll be by the big trees!?

See you then!

]]> 2319 Email to friend about a surprise party for dad https://ringolingo.com/dictation/email-to-friend-about-a-surprise-party-for-dad/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:18:33 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2315 Just a quick email to say that a surprise? party for dad sounds like a great idea.? Saturday is better for me because? I’m meeting my friends on Sunday.? So if that’s still good for you, why don’t? we have the party at my house?? Then everyone can see my new house and all the work? we have done on the house and garden since we moved in.? We can surprise dad with a cake and invite? all his friends and the rest of the family.?

Do you think you can arrange the music?? Remember he loves all the old songs.? Do you have any music from the 1980s??

I will arrange some games we can play in the garden.? It will be a really fun day.? We just now need to think of how to? get dad to my house and surprise him.? Any ideas??

Talk to you soon

]]> 2315 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 If I Had Had a Time Machine https://ringolingo.com/dictation/if-i-had-a-time-machine/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:58:52 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=120 When I was a child I used to think that if? I had had a time machine, it would have been? a great way to help me with my homework!? I could have chosen a time to go back to? and seen first hand how people lived their lives.? I am sure this would have helped me in my history exams!?

Although, thinking about it, perhaps there are many parts of? history I would not like to have experienced first hand.? I think I would miss not having access to the Internet? and of course the food might not have been so good as it is today? and there was certainly more illness and danger.? So maybe it is better to learn history from? books in the comfort of my modern home!

]]> 120 My Name is John https://ringolingo.com/dictation/my-name-is-john/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:50:47 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=56 My name is John and I come from England.? I am 35 years old and I live in London.? London is a very big city.?

I work as a teacher.? I work at a primary School, and I teach small children.? I often walk to work.? I love my job as I like children.?

I get up at seven o’clock on Monday,? Wednesday and Friday, but at the weekend I can sleep late? as I don’t have to go to work.? I like to meet my friends and we go? to play football or go for a swim.

]]> 56 My Name is Juan https://ringolingo.com/dictation/my-name-is-juan/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:48:55 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=53 My name is Juan and I come from Mexico.? I am 25 years old and I live in Mexico City.? Mexico City is a very big city.?

I work as an architect.? I work in an office and I have good colleagues.? I often walk to work.?

I get up at seven o’clock on Monday,? Wednesday and Friday, but at the weekend I can sleep late? as I don’t have to go to work.? I like to go shopping with my friends.

]]> 53 My Name Is William https://ringolingo.com/dictation/my-name-is-william/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:46:51 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=51 My name is William and I come from the USA.? I am 32 years old and I live in New York City.? New York is a very big city.?

I work as an advertising executive.? I go to work by train.? I enjoy my job and I do interesting work.?

I get up at seven o’clock on Monday,? Wednesday and Friday, but at the weekend I can sleep late? as I don’t have to go to work.? I like to meet my friends for coffee and? I like to walk with my dog in the park.

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