306. Treasure Island - chapter 9 (B1 story)
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Episode 306. Treasure Island - chapter 9 (B1 story)
These are the B1 phrases we are going to study today.
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Non-B1 words from this chapter of Treasure Island: cannibals - humans who eat the meat of other humans shipwreck - a ship which has been destroyed at sea cannon - a large gun used in ships to shoot at other ships Union Jack - the flag of the United Kingdom
B1 words and expressions:
unknown – something that is not known or not familiar
face to face – meeting someone in person, not online or by phone
to my great surprise – I was very surprised
with great interest – with a lot of attention and curiosity
tell me the truth – say what is real and honest
ever since – from a time in the past until now
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