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Mar 2017
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040 – Daily Rituals part 5 of 5 – Real E...

LORI LINSTRUTH
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Introduction Hi English learners! Lori here, your teacher from Betteratenglish.com. In this episode of Real English Conversations, you'll hear part 5 of my conversation with Kyla. This is the final part of our conversation about the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. In the previous episode we talked about dealing with distractions and interruptions when yo ... Show More
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