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This series of clips looks at speaking, pronunciation and listening practice on the theme of Food and Drink. Material is taken from The Open University Course L193 Rundblick: beginners' German.
Track 1: Beginners' German Introduction
A series of short tracks giving speaking, pronunciation and listening practice on the theme of food and drink.
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