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Oct 2021
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#188 Abandoned Towns in English

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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  • Today I'm going to talk about abandoned towns, where no one lives anymore for one reason or another.
  • With a mini-story, we will meet John, a man who, tired of his lifestyle, makes a radical decision.

There are several words you can use to describe such a town. They all mean the same thing:

  • Abandoned
  • Uninhabited
  • Ghost
  • Deserted 

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