Classic Stories: The Turn of the Screw

About this episode

This episode features a classic story in English while teaching 12 uses of the word 'turn'.

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Topics covered

• classic stories
• language learning
• uses of turn
• English literature
• education

Keywords

• classic story
• The Turn of the Screw
• language learning
• BBC Learning English
• turn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio, BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

Books & works: The Turn of the Screw

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