Lesson 27 - Is Dinner Ready? - Main

Lesson 27 - Is Dinner Ready? - Main

Author: Language Domus May 28, 2015 Duration: 25:51

In this episode:

  • learn to form sentences with the complement of result; and
  • listen to a contextual dialogue about education options for Chinese children.

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