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Dec 2024
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Will Trump Take Canada, Greenland, and t...

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<p>If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for your next English conversation, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news report about President-Elect Trump wanting to take Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms,, and other advanced English vocabulary that can rea ... Show More
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