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Nov 2007
4m 7s

What Should I Bring? Wine, Beer or Chips...

ESL HELP! DESK
About this episode
Have you ever been invited to a social gathering and not known what to bring your host or hostess? Should you bring wine? Chips? Or nothing at all? In today's podcast, you will learn all about our social customs and you will learn how to communicate successfully and appropriately in this situation. 
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