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In the 1870s, about ten percent of Africa had been colonised by European countries. But over the next few decades, over ninety percent of the continent was taken, occupied, divided, and partitioned by governments far away in places like London, Berlin, and Paris. We call this per ...  Show more

“I’m just not good at learning languages.” I’m sure many of you listening right now have thought this before. And I’m sure you’ve thought the opposite about people you have met in the past: “Wow, she’s so talented at English” or “He has a gift for languages.” These kinds of comme ...  Show more

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In this episode, we’re focusing on an interesting and fun part of vocabulary - idioms. I’m sure you’ve heard of idioms. Ya know: kicked the bucket. It’s raining cats and dogs. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A picture paints a thousand words. These are all examples o ...  Show more

YouTube link to original episode for Justin Bieber's "Yummy" : https://youtu.be/d-x8RanwyQQ

YouTube link to original episode for 9 Cat Idioms: https://youtu.be/3m4EdgOGWCc

In this episode, I "break down" the lyrics of Justin Bieber's song, "Yummy" into clear, und ...

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