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892. You're not a LEPster, by any chance, are you? (July 2024 Ramble)

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Join me on another rambling episode as I encourage ninjas to come out of the shadows πŸ₯·, touch on some present perfect continuous verb forms πŸ”, give some podcast updates, give a report about the stand-up comedy show πŸ˜‚ & live podcast recording 🎀, teach some polite and diplomatic language with a dramatic bank robbery scenario πŸ”«, give a summary of the UK's general election results πŸ—³οΈ & more...

πŸ“„ Download the PDF transcript/notes https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/892.-Youre-not-a-LEPster-by-any-chance-are-you_-July-2024-Ramble.pdf

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