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Jan 2025
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16 Dead in California Fires: An English ...

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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 the tremendous amount of damage caused by the California fires, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms,, and other advanced English vocabulary that can really stump Engl ... Show More
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