05 Discussing flight plans

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05 Discussing flight plans

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May 24, 2011

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In this lesson, Andrea and Frank are in an airport lounge. They briefly discuss where they're flying to. We'll pick up useful expressions, including the verbs for 'to fly' and 'to travel'.

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May 24, 2011

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