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Watch a short video about President Abraham Lincoln and learn all you need to know about him with English Express Cab video series from English Plus.
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Learn how you can make your pronunciation and accent better by reducing the sound of in, an, and in a new English Express episode—a podcast from English Plus Podcast Network.
English Express | Social, Sociable and Socialist
Learn the difference between the words social, sociable and socialist in a new English Express episode—a podcast from English Plus Podcast Network.
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Learn very useful expressions you can use to talk about success and failure in a new English Express episode—a podcast from English Plus Podcast Network.
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Learn how to reduce the sounds of For and From when you speak to sound much more natural in this very short English Express episode. English Express is a podcast from English Plus Podcast Network.
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