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Feb 2019
22m 34s

The Mature, Elegant Woman (Beginner)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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Silna is a tired, old school teacher. But she isn't that old, so why do people keep thinking she is? Then she has an idea: she will lie about her age! But her plan doesn't work as well as she hopes...

Today's story is The Mature, Elegant Woman. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mature for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary: Mature, Twenties/Thirties/Forties, Elegant, Neo-classical architecture, Hippy. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1879. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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