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1. Welcome to the course on Phrasal Verbs 🎉

Maria and Rory kick off our new podcourse by revealing the secret structure behind it. Ready to discover why this method is so powerful for boosting your IELTS Speaking score and how you can get the most from it?

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1. Welcome to the course on Phrasal Verbs 🎉
IELTS Speaking for Success
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Education and LearningUsing TransitionsMaking GeneralizationsComplex SentencesCause & EffectCollocationsFormal vs. Casual

In this first part of the course, we explain the structure of the course, its purpose, why it is important and how to get the most from it.

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