Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Hi! This is only (that is to say... preferably) for my C1 students. Pedro was thoughtful enough to share a link to this website. It's all about tips that help you make your life a lot easier. Not exactly chindogus but something "in the vicinity" of it, don't you think?
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