In this episode of Stairway to English, learn how to use the common idiom "drop the ball"

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Don't drop the ball on that deadline! Learn how to use the English idiom "drop the ball"

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⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

⭐ Contents: 1/ La cérémonie d'ouverture des J.O. de Paris 2024 2/ Le sport, véhicule de valeurs 3/ Les discriminations 4/ L'intégration sociale 5/ L'intégration culturelle 6/ L'intégration humaine 7/ L'UNICEF 8/ Les ambassadeurs de bonne volonté de l'UNICEF

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⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

⭐ Contents: 1/ Les 3 étapes de la vie 2/ Le rythme scolaire en France 3/ Le rythme scolaire ailleurs 4/ Les jours fériés 5/ Les saisons 6/ La semaine de travail 7/ Le temps de travail, les jours de repos et les vacances 8/ Les salaires et la retraite

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⭐ In the first part of this podcast I will speak French only, and in the second part I will translate and explain everything I said in English.

⭐ Contents: 1/ Les langues 2/ Histoire de la langue française 3/ L'Académie française 4/ Les langues mortes 5/ L'enseignement des langues mortes 6/ L'espéranto et les langues construites 7/Les langues fictives

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⭐ In the first part of this podcast I will speak French only, and in the second part I will translate and explain everything I said in English. 

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