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Nov 2020
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#146 Abandoned Towns and Villages in Eng...

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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  • Today, I'm going to talk about towns, where no one lives anymore for one reason or another. 
  • With a mini-story, we will meet John, a man who, tired of his lifestyle, makes a radical decision. 

In every country in the world, there are villages where no one lives. 

I find this phenomenon fascinating.

There are several words you can use to describe such a town. They all mean the same thing:

  • Abandoned
  • Uninhabited
  • Ghost
  • Deserted 

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