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Dec 2024
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#321 The Great Gatsby for Beginners

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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Today, we will discuss the famous book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This story takes us to the 1920s, a time of jazz music, big parties, and fancy clothes in the United States.

The Great Gatsby is about a rich and mysterious man named Jay Gatsby. He lives in a huge house and has big parties every weekend, but not many people know much about him. Nick Carraway, Gatsby's neighbor, who has just moved to the area, tells the story.

Get the transcript on my website: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/321-the-great-gatsby-for-beginners/

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