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Nov 2024
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Upper-intermediate | Into the Sandstorm

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For anyone who has ever woken up to find their car covered in sand, the situation covered in today's lesson will be a familiar one. In some parts of the world, like Italy, France, and northern China, sandstorms are a part of the weather, even if the nearest desert lies hundreds of miles away. Today we'll be teaching you how to discuss this very particular meteorological phenomenon. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1419

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