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Feb 2023
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Podcast 153 Friendship (B1 short story)

M. A. Bilbrough
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Write to Mike Bilbrough to ask a question or give an opinion.Today, I'm talking about useful cognates at B1 level. Useful, because they can be used in the Cambridge Preliminary or First exams instead of repeating words like 'fantastic' or 'great'. There's a story for the B1 writing at the end - even though it's longer than the usual 100 words!At https://www. ... Show More
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