12 natural English reactions for everyday conversation

Learn English with Coffee Break English by Radio Lingua Ltd

Aug 17, 202610:41Education

Native English speakers react to each other constantly with short phrases like "No way!", "Fair enough" and "What a nightmare", but you rarely find them in a textbook. In this episode, Nick teaches twelve of these natura...

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