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Sep 2023
16m 21s

151 - Expression: To Steer Clear

Shana Thompson
About this episode
This lesson has two parts. In part one, you'll learn the common English expression "to steer clear," you'll hear a joke and you'll do some pronunciation exercises. In part two (which will be posted shortly), we'll be talking about moose in the US. You know what a moose is, right? It's a large mammal in the deer family. It has big antlers — these sort of lon ... Show More
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