I'll be honest, you're not going to learn a lot from this dictation in which a fictional speaker talks about their love of hamsters. Still, they are very cute, if you overlook the fact they don't look that different to a rat.
One thing that almost every pet hamster has in common is a hamster wheel. A wheel fixed to the side of the cage that they can use for exercise.
I quite like the idea of my own human sized hamster wheel and would you believe I'm not the first person to have had that thought. I did a quick search and there's an astonishing number of videos of human sized hamster wheels.
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- a solitary burrowing rodent with a short tail and large cheek pouches for carrying food, native to Europe and North Asia.
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She has an American accent and expects you to use American spelling.
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Hamsters are very cute! They are small, furry, and very sweet looking. Some people keep them as pets, but I don't have one. Hamsters eat fruit, vegetables and other food. Hamsters are different colors, some are brown and some are white. I like them all!
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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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