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Jun 2022
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Hello, Goodbye, Thank You, and Sit Down!

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A podcast for English learners!  Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary!     
  
This episode, I'm chatting with Tamara!   We chatted about her first English words, learning English at bartending classes, working on texts for website interfaces, and the name of her new puppy...

Quick Grammar tip = the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.

Pronunciation tip = Making the difference between the unvoiced /f/ (eff) and the voiced /v/ (vee) consonant sounds.

Presenter = Sam @_emaileng (Twitter, IG), @emaileng (TikTok)     

Music = "Baby Bloodheart" by Mara Carlyle   @MaraCarlyle (Twitter)    www.maracarlyle.bandcamp.com       

Artwork = Penny Rossano  @pennyrossanomusicart (IG)     www.pennyrossanoillustrations.com 

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