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The British English Insider

Steve Ellis

Helping advanced English learners improve their fluency and prepare for Cambridge Advanced C1 and Proficiency C2 exams. Reflections on British life, culture, language, and the way we really speak. By Steve Ellis — High Flyer English

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    help advanced learners of English improve their fluency and prepare for Cambridge C1 and C2 exams. I focus on using lexical chunk - collocation, phrasal verbs, idioms and fixed and semi-fixed expressions. Also anything of interest British

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