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Feb 2012
58m 33s

84. Luke's English Braincast (with James...

Luke Thompson
About this episode
Why is it called Luke's English Braincast? Listen to the episode until the end to find out. What's been going on? What's been happening? In this episode, Luke and James talk about recent news stories and current affairs including: -The London Olympic Games -The Queen's Diamond Jubilee -The Superbowl -Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary -The Oscars 2012 -Women drivers and a number of other fascinating topics. CLICK HERE TO READ VOCABULARY NOTES AND MORE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/lukes-english-braincast/ย 

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