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Feb 2025
1h 19m

923. A Rambling Exercise for Fluency ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ...

Luke Thompson
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A rambling episode full of spontaneous speaking from me to you. Topics include; an exercise for you to practise your spoken fluency ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ, the benefits of extensive listening to spontaneous speech ๐ŸŽง, overcoming mental blocks ๐ŸŒณ, the English of my daughter and raising our kids to be bilingual ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ, some reactions to recent episodes ๐Ÿ™‰, some thoughts about upcoming content ๐Ÿ”ฎ, some bird-related idioms ๐Ÿฆ, the phrasal verb "to follow through" including its rude meaning ๐Ÿ’ฉ ...and more! PDF transcript available.

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