How would you get a robot to help you at home? The reader of this dictation is thinking about the things that a robot could do to help them out.
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- (especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.E.g. the robot closed the door behind us
- another term for crawler.
- a set of automatic traffic lights.E.g. waiting at a robot I caught the eye of a young woman
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She has an American accent and expects you to use American spelling.
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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!
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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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