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New: Bite Size Listening Challenge (Starts 15 June)

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Listening is one of the biggest stumbling blocks for language learners at beginner and false-beginner level. Many learners assume they need more vocabulary. Or more grammar. Sometimes that’s true. But very often the issue is that words, phrases and sentence patterns they’ve already learned simply aren’t familiar enough yet for them to recognise quickly when […]

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