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0:04 You typed I’ll put it of off until Friday. Check the spelling: "off" has two f's.

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  1. 01

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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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  1. Micro-listenings · B1

    Bazaar or bizarre: choose the right word

    Added today · Open lesson
  2. Micro-listenings · B1

    Suppose or supposed: Choose the right form

    Added today · Open lesson
  3. Micro-listenings · B1

    Encase or In Case: Choose the Right Form

    Added today · Open lesson
  4. Micro-listenings · B2

    Stative Verbs: Choose the Correct Tense

    Added today · Open lesson
  5. Micro-listenings · B1

    Adverb exercises: rules and clear practice

    Added today · Open lesson
  6. Micro-listenings · B1

    Run-on sentences: find and fix them

    Added today · Open lesson
  7. Micro-listenings · B2

    Contraband Meaning: Prohibited Goods Explained

    Added today · Open lesson
  8. Micro-listenings · B1

    Few or little: choose the right word

    Added today · Open lesson
  9. Micro-listenings · B2

    Ambiguous Meaning: Clarify Two Different Readings

    Added today · Open lesson
  10. Micro-listenings · B1

    Like and such as: give clear examples

    Added yesterday · Open lesson
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