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The Fir-Tree and the Bramble by Aesop for ESL Students

The Fir-tree and the Bramble by Aesop for advanced ESL students with vocabulary practice and a podcast

The Fir-tree and the Bramble by Aesop for ESL students with a podcast and vocabulary practice in real context The Fir-tree and the Bramble is now in the public domain available on Gutenberg Project. Podcast of the Fir-tree and the Bramble Watch this video on YouTube The Fir-tree and the Bramble A fir-tree was boasting…

Judy Abbott in My Daddy Long Legs by Nafise Aghaee

Judy Abbott in My Daddy Long Legs written by Nafise Aghaee with a podcast

Judy Abbott in My Daddy Long Legs written and narrated by Nafise Aghaee Podcast of Judy Abbott Watch this video on YouTube Judy Abbott in My Daddy Long Legs Her parents died when she was still a baby. She grew up in an orphanage since she can remember. When she was delivered to the orphanage,…

Barrio 601 Words You Need to Know

Barrio 601 Words You Need to Know at LELB Society

Barrio 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈbær.i.əʊ/ (noun) Definition a Spanish-speaking quarter or district of a city or town in the United States of America in which poor people live or reside in poor conditions, ghetto, inner city, skid row, slum, sector, neighborhood Example We often talk about increasing wealth inequality, with the rich…

Famine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13

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Famine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /ˈfæm.ɪn/ (noun) extreme food shortage leading to illness or death, drought, deprivation, shortfall, deficiency of something, scantiness, dearth, poverty, short supply, food scarcity, starvation, want, lack, paucity, insufficiency The ‘Great Leap Forward’-famine in China from 1959-61 was the single largest famine in history in terms of absolute numbers…

Hardship 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1

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Hardship 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Hardship 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/ (noun) difficulty or problem, plight, vicissitude, unpleasant condition, privation, severe suffering, poverty, destitution, deprivation, penury, austerity, misfortune, impecuniousness, misery, affliction, adversity, discomfort This report estimates the number of families who are not making ends meet. We examine the cost of…

Penury 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 4

Penury 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 4 Penury 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 4 /ˈpen.jʊ.ri/ US /-jʊr.i/ (noun) extreme poverty, neediness, indigence, pennilessness, destitution, impecuniousness, impoverishment, pauperism, privation, beggary Dr. Raja made his foster parents proud conquering penury all through his years at the Karur Municipal School and the Government Arts…