Studio Classroom 空中英語教室 – August 2019

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~ Vans shoes have become an

international brand.

~ Skateboarders like wearing

Vans shoes when they

skateboard.

Key Points

~ What kind of shoes do you like

to wear? Why?

• I like to wear ... because ...

~ If you could design a shoe,

what would it look like?

• If I could design a shoe,
  it would look like ...

Talk About It

But then again, a lot hasn’t. (p. 52, line 19)

but then (again)

• I really like vanilla ice cream, but then again, chocolate is my favorite.
  Your turn

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