The luck of the draw
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The luck of the draw

B1IntermediateSeptember 14, 202614 min
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Another two hopefuls, Philip in Lutterworth & Tina in Morpeth try their luck!

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He's going to be able to do that.

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Yeah, it's good. It's easy to follow, but yeah, it keeps your fit.

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. The But he's not going to be able to do that. He's going to be able to do that.

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Yeah, I like a bit of admitting myself. It's quite tricky, the old flick of the wrist. Yeah, it's good. It's easy to follow, but yeah, it keeps your fit. Now, there's something on your bucket list. Do you want to take the kids to a safari? Yeah, I think it'd be brilliant. It's one of them once in a lifetime things. I think

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it'd be great for a family trip one day, hopefully. Interesting because they say that your kids need to be a little bit older to enjoy the experience of safaris. So they have to be able to take in the surroundings and soak it all up instead of, you know, asking if they can have the iPad or a soft cutlet or something.

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