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English for Social Interactions

2024-03-18 16:00:00 2024-03-18 17:00:00 America/New_York English for Social Interactions Join us to learn different English idioms and phrases that are used to communicate on a daily basis. Online - Virtual ESL Room 2

Monday, March 18
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-03-18 16:00:00 2024-03-18 17:00:00 America/New_York English for Social Interactions Join us to learn different English idioms and phrases that are used to communicate on a daily basis. Online - Virtual ESL Room 2

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Virtual ESL Room 2

Join us to learn different English idioms and phrases that are used to communicate on a daily basis.

You will learn the different meanings idioms and phrases can have and how tone and context impact meaning.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Language Learning |

TAGS: | southeast | esol | esl | bb-language-learning |

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