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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 Bailey who sings for us by the sea.
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A word for when you suddenly realise or understand something. Learn it here
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An informal British English word that means to wander or stroll around casually.
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This expression is all about following the rules.
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Many of us hope to turn over a new leaf when a new year starts.
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If you 'can't go wrong' with a suggestion, you can't fail if you use it.
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An expression to change someone's perspective. Learn it here
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An expression that means you're focused on one thing at a particular period of life
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Say this if you want to encourage someone to put some more effort into an activity.
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Learn an expression that means force something in somewhere that it doesn't quite fit.
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