This is a short dictation that is tricky because of the choice of words used. It contains several homophones. A homophone is a word that sounds like one or more other words, but has a different meaning.
For example, tail and tale sound the same, but a tail is something that animals like cats and dogs have and a tale is a story.
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- each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.
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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent and expects you to use American spelling.
Listen to the complete text from start to finish.
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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.
Now listen to the slower version and type what you hear into the text box.
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The Ringo Lingo Multi-Player has been sepecially designed to make it as easy as possible for you to listen to and complete dictation exercises. It's a bit more complex than a standard audio player, so we've covered its special features and tools below.
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