Level 4 – Ringo Lingo https://ringolingo.com Free ESL English Dictations and Tools for English Learners Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:59:42 +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 Level 4 – Ringo Lingo https://ringolingo.com 32 32 200435589 Email to a Friend About a Holiday https://ringolingo.com/dictation/email-to-a-friend-about-a-holiday/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:59:42 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2317 Hello! How are you?? I am sending this email to? tell you about my holiday.? It was great!? We went to Spain and the weather was wonderful.? It was very hot and we were able to? go swimming in the sea every day.? I loved lying on the beach with my book.? One day we went to the shops.? It was interesting to see the different foods.? I liked most of it, but I didn’t like some of the strange fish.? The hotel was very big and there were? lots of people from all over the world.? I made some new friends.? It was a very fun holiday.?

Tell me about your holiday.? I hope it was fun too!

]]> 2317 Email to a new business colleague https://ringolingo.com/dictation/email-to-a-new-business-colleague/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:56:46 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2313 Hello! How are you?? It was so nice to meet you last week at the sales meeting?? How was the rest of your trip?? Did you see anything unusual in your travels??

Anyway, I have the documents about? the new offices we were talking about.? We’re going to be opening them in six months.? They are very nice offices and the location is perfect.? There are lots of restaurants, shops and bars in the area.? There is also public transport.? The new offices will be next to the train station.? Maybe you can come and see them one day?? I would love to show you the city, especially the shops!?

Let me know when you can come to visit.? I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

]]> 2313 Advert for a New Shopping Center https://ringolingo.com/dictation/advert-for-a-new-shopping-center/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:25:52 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2327 Come and visit the new shopping center!? Here you will find things to do for all the family.? Visit the many shops, which include supermarkets,? many clothes shops, a big bookshop and even a pet store.? When you have finished shopping, why not have a meal? in our large food hall which presents food from around? the world and includes our new vegan burger stall.? After you have eaten, take a look at the new? cinema and check out the latest film or if? you want to do something more active,? try your hand at ice skating in the new skating rink.? Come and visit, you will find a lot more? than just shops in our new shopping center!

]]> 2327 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 Puppy Dog Eyes https://ringolingo.com/dictation/puppy-dog-eyes/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:58:25 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=2300 Did you know that the fifth most popular emoji? in 2021 was the pleading face emoji?? This is the emoji with the big eyes? which are looking at you and you can imagine? they are asking you for something.? This emoji is also called puppy dog eyes.? Can you guess why we use this expression?? It’s very simple!? Think of a puppy and how it looks up at its? owner with his big eyes asking for attention? and as humans we often make a similar? expression when we really want something.? When someone makes a face like this,? we say they’ve got puppy dog eyes!

]]> 2300 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 The Ant and the Grasshopper https://ringolingo.com/dictation/the-ant-and-the-grasshopper/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:38:55 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=102 The story of the ant and the grasshopper? is about two very different creatures.? The ant worked hard all summer to save food for the cold? winter months while the grasshopper just enjoyed himself? and lived his life like there was no tomorrow.? Come winter, the ant had a supply of food to last? all winter, but the grasshopper had no food to eat.? The ant was able to survive the winter? season while the grasshopper starved.?

The story tells us that there’s a? time for work and a time for pleasure.? We want to be like the ant and not like the grasshopper!

]]> 102 Why 9:41? https://ringolingo.com/dictation/why-9-41/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:42:12 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=67 Have you noticed that in every iPhone? advertisement you see, the time is set to 9:41?? Have you wondered why this is??

The answer is simple!? Steve Jobs presented the first iPhone to the world at 9:41am? and that time has been used as the default time on all? Apple products since then – except one!?

The iWatch does not follow the 9:41 rule and instead? you will notice that the time is set to 10:09.? This is typical for watches and the reason for this? is that when a watch is set to 10:09 it has a pleasing? symmetrical shape which looks good in adverts!? So Apple decided that a watch set to 9:41 just wouldn’t look right,? which is why you will see iWatches set to 10:09 in adverts.

]]> 67 Harry Potter https://ringolingo.com/dictation/harry-potter/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:11:27 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=60 Harry Potter is the central character? in a series of seven novels written? by the British Author J. K. Rowling.? The books about a young wizard and his friends were reported? to have sold more than 500 million copies by 2018.? That makes it the best selling book series of all time.? Perhaps a large part of their success is the fact? that while they were written for children,? many adults have also enjoyed reading the stories.

]]> 60 My Name is Sharon https://ringolingo.com/dictation/my-name-is-sharon/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:52:01 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=57 My name is Sharon and I come from Israel.? I am 24 years old and I live in Tel Aviv.? Tel Aviv is Israel’s second largest city.?

I work as a journalist.? I work in a newspaper office? and I have good colleagues.? I often walk to work.?

I get up at half past seven most mornings, however at? the weekend I get up late as I don’t have to go to work.

]]> 57 My Name is Sean https://ringolingo.com/dictation/my-name-is-sean/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:49:41 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=55 My name is Sean and I come from Ireland.? I am 32 years old and I live in Dublin.? Dublin is the capital of Ireland.?

I work as a teacher.? I have to work five days a week and? I have to get up very early.? My day usually starts at six o’clock.?

At the weekends I like to go? for long walks in the countryside.

]]> 55 My Name is Ana https://ringolingo.com/dictation/my-name-is-ana/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:47:57 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=52 My name is Ana and I come from Brazil.? I am 26 years old and I live in Sao Paulo.? Sao Paulo is a very big city in Brazil.?

I work as an economist.? I work in a big office and I have lots of colleagues.? I often walk to work as I live near my office.? After work we often go for a coffee or play sports.? I have to get up early to go to work,? but I don’t mind as I love my job.?

At the weekends I like to go out with my friends.? We will often go for long bicycle rides? or go to the beach which is always fun.

]]> 52 My Mobile Phone https://ringolingo.com/dictation/my-mobile-phone/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:29:07 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=41 My mobile phone is very important to me.? I use my mobile phone for everything!? I take photos with my phone, I watch videos with my? phone and I even read books on my mobile phone.? Oh, and sometimes I use it to make telephone calls!

]]> 41 I Love London https://ringolingo.com/dictation/i-love-london/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:06:07 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=27 I love London!? I visit London every summer.? I like London because it is a big city and? when I am in London I feel very sophisticated? as I mix with people from around the world.? I hear different languages and I? really enjoy the experience.? I love the red buses and phone boxes!

]]> 27 I Play Tennis Every Day https://ringolingo.com/dictation/i-play-tennis-every-day/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:02:41 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=24 I like tennis!? I play tennis every day.? My favourite sport is tennis.? I love playing tennis with my friends.? I play tennis in the park when the weather is sunny.? My brother likes paying tennis too,? but we never play together.

]]> 24 How to Make a Banana Split https://ringolingo.com/dictation/how-to-make-a-banana-split/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:40:59 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=13 First, take a banana and peel it.? Then cut it in half.? Next, take three scoops of ice cream and put this on the banana.? Then add some cream to the top of the ice cream.? Enjoy!

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