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English for Migrants

Monday, 17 November, 2014

Things inside my house the Dining Room

Food is the favourite past time of human beings. But in which room do you eat your meals? As a migrant you may be invited to a Kiwi home for dinner but you wont find chopsticks or banana leaves there? You may instead see lots of different items in the Dining Room. Listen to this lesson to find out the names of many common items you will find in the dining room and on the dining table, and learn what they are used for. Then you can enjoy your dinner without being embarrassed.

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