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Jan 2021
28m 43s

Stories | The Necklace

Danny Ballan
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Listen to Guy De Maupassant’s story The Necklace and learn about character motivation and making inferences along with some keywords, but above all, enjoy this beautiful story from English Plus Podcast.Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballanSubscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates and exclusive premium content. http://eepurl.com/ggT_Q1Read the full transcript of the episode on https://englishpluspodcast.com/stories-the-necklace/

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