Practise speaking the dialogue from episode Bonus Practice: #112 Keeping kids busy | Surviving school holidays (Med)
This bonus episode provides interactive speaking practice for the words and phrases you learnt in #112 Keeping kids busy | Surviving school holidays (Med)
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Allan: I’m trying to keep them busy all day, but I’m already running out of ideas. They’re starting to climb the walls.
Claire: Tell me about it. It’s so hard to keep them entertained without just handing them a screen. Or spending a fortune and breaking the bank.
Allan: Exactly, I was thinking of taking them to the park tomorrow. It’s my go-to...Hmm...Do your kids get on each other’s nerves during the holidays?
Claire: All the time. They’re always at each other’s throats over the smallest things. I feel like I’m constantly playing referee. It’s exhausting.
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Credit: Paul Nicholson and Lily O'Sullivan voiced the characters of Allan and Claire and Professor Lynda Yates was our educational consultant.


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