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Five fun Christmas foreign language practice ideas

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Christmas holly

We had ten days of "deep and crisp and even"-ish snow here in London, but, as I write this on Christmas Eve, I'm afraid we're back to the seasonal norm: rain and dank grey skies.  But not to worry! It's still festive enough here at Howtogetfluent Towers. 🎄  🎄  🎄 I do love a bit of Christmas kitsch, not least the … [Read more...]

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