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Australia National Day – Vocabulary & Game
Tomorrow 26th of January is the Australian National Day.
Here is some vocabulary and general information about Australia:
www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Australia.htm
Then you might want to try our interactive game about Australia:
www.vocabulary.cl/Games/Australia.htm
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