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Hello Everyone!

I hope the continuing lockdown is going well.  Here are some listening exercises for you this week.

Feel free to try more than one if you find it too easy/difficult.

Also, keep working on your vocabulary books, revising your tenses and practicing your pronunication.

Use this website to explore exercises for you: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/

And remember to keep in touch by leaving a comment below!

Best wishes,

  Jonquil

Beginner/Elementary: Booking a Table

Pre-Intermediate: Four Conversations

Intermediate: Meeting an Old Friend

Upper Intermediate: Film Reviews

Advanced: A History of Hand Gestures

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