About this episode

This episode features a classic story, Frankenstein, while teaching 10 uses of the word 'make' in English.

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Topics covered

• classic stories
• language learning
• uses of make
• English education
• Frankenstein

Keywords

• Frankenstein
• classic story
• language learning
• make
• BBC Learning English

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio

Books & works: Frankenstein

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