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Dec 2017
12m 10s

#029 Understand people who speak
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Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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  • In today's episode, I will discuss how to understand people with strong English accents.
  • And with a point-of-view lesson, you'll practice vocabulary and improve your grammar without memorizing boring rules. 

Very often, I hear people speaking English with a strong accent. That's because their native language sometimes has a strong influence on the way they speak English. 

Have you ever traveled to another country and tried to speak their language?

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