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Your 'go-to' is your preferred option. Learn how to use this phrase.
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Do you need to skedaddle? Leave somewhere in a hurry? Learn this expression.
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Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.
Today, we meet musician Adam, who performs for us in Ipswich town centre.
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Look at her - she's having such a main character moment on the dance floor! Learn this internet phrase
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Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.
Today, we meet musician Alice, who performs for us in Leeds city centre.
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We hope our advice doesn't fall on stony ground. Learn a new expression
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Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.
Today, we meet Grace, who performs for us in a library in Liverpool.
With thanks to the University of Liverpool.
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An expression that means you are doing something that will cause you future problems.
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Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.
Learn vocabulary from song lyrics and hear natural English speakers.
In this episode, we meet musician Josh who sings for us at the BBC.
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A word that means you want two people to be in a relationship.
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