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English for Migrants

Tuesday, 24 February, 2015

The sounds of the letter "S"

Did you notice that we use the letter "S" a lot in our speaking and writing? In this lesson you will learn that the letter "S� has a lot of power the power to change its own sound to something else, to change things to more, to reveal ownership and even change the meaning of words. But what is the actual and correct sound of "S�? You need to listen to the whole lesson to find out.

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