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Hi, and welcome to Lesson 150.

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I'm very excited to be publishing the 150th lesson in this

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my pronunciation, and your exercises have

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helped me a lot. When I

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speak English now, it feels like I am

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playing the flute. The words come out easily,

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although I still need to practice. I

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just want to say thank you to these kind

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these episodes to your network. Okay,

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so this is indeed lesson 150, and

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we are looking

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at a series of IELTS speaking

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part three questions that examine a

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topic we are all experts on.

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And that topic is learning

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English. Okay, I'll read

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the part three questions that appear in this

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week's sample to you now. So the examiner

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asks, do you think the

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way people learn English today is the same

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as in the past? Is

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it easy for children to... to learn new languages?

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Is it easier for children to learn

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languages than adults? What

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is the importance of language in a culture?

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Can people understand a culture

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without learning its language? Is

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it important to protect small

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language groups? Alright,

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let's go ahead and listen to this

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week's BAN9 speaking model. Here's the sample.

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We have been talking about languages

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and I would like to ask you a

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few more questions about this topic. Do

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you think the way people learn English today

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is the same as in the past? No,

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the approach to learning English

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has evolved significantly. With

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technology and globalization, access to

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diverse resources like online courses

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has enhanced the learning process.

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Learners are no longer constrained to

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classrooms. There are now dynamic approaches

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that allow people to train from

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anywhere in the world and in

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a variety of settings. Is

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it easy for children to learn new languages?

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Yes, children have a natural

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aptitude for language acquisition due

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to their adaptable brains and

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exposure to language-rich environments. Also,

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unlike adults, I think children are less

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inhibited by the fear of making mistakes

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and this allows them to experiment with

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language freely. Is it

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easier for children to learn languages than

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adults? Generally, yes.

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As I mentioned, a child's

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lack of inhibitions allows for

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easier experimentation with grammar, vocabulary,

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and pronunciation and this willingness

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to experiment encourages them to

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learn. Children have

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also not developed fluency in any

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language, so they have

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no speaking habits that they need

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to change. For example, in my

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own case, I found certain English

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pronunciation patterns challenging because these sounds

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do not exist in my language.

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What is the importance of language in

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a culture? Language

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is in text- integral to culture. It

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serves as a means of communication,

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expression, and identity. Language

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also reflects the evolution of a society

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and by this I mean it captures

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the collective wisdom and values of the

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people that speak it. Some

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sayings in one language may be

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completely nonsensical in another and

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I feel this is clear evidence of

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how central language is to culture. Can

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people understand a culture without learning

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its language? I

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don't think people can gain a deep understanding,

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no. While some

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insights can be learned through secondary

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sources, a deep understanding

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of a culture requires knowing

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the language. Language

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is an expression of the values of a

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culture and it shows how the people of

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that culture solve problems and think

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about the world. So I guess

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that is to say that any

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quote-unquote understanding someone claims to have

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about a culture is very

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surface level if they don't know anything

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about the language. Is

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it important to protect small language

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groups? Absolutely.

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Small language groups represent linguistic

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diversity and cultural heritage. They

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embody unique ways of perceiving the

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world. Efforts to

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protect and revitalize endangered languages

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are crucial to preserving cultural

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identity and honoring the contributions

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of every culture to human

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civilization. Thank you. Alright,

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let's get to this week's speech shadowing

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exercise. I'll read this section of

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the response again to you now just to refresh

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your memory. So the examiner

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asks, do you think the

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way people learn English today is the same

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as in the past? And

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the candidate responds by saying, no,

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the approach to learning English

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has evolved significantly. With

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technology and globalization, access to

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diverse resources like online courses

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has enhanced the learning process.

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Learners are no longer constrained to

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classrooms. There are now

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dynamic approaches that allow people to train

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from anywhere in the world and

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in a variety of settings. Okay,

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let's go ahead and start the speech shadowing

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exercise. If this is your first time doing

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a speech shadowing exercise, remember

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you should be speaking aloud as you

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listen. So you will first hear

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a portion of the sample and then you will

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be given a pause within which to repeat what

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you have heard. The point

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of the exercise is to try to

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adjust your pronunciation to sound as much

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from a qualified instructor. Okay,

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here is this week's speech shadowing exercise.

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Enjoy! We have been talking

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about languages and I would like to

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ask you a few more questions about

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this topic. Do you

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think the way people learn English today is

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the same as in the past? No,

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the approach to learning English

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has evolved significantly. Evolved

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significantly. Learning English has evolved

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significantly. Learning

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English has evolved significantly.

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Learning English has evolved significantly. Learning

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English has evolved significantly. No,

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the approach to learning English

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the approach No,

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the approach to learning English

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has evolved significantly No,

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the approach to learning English

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has evolved significantly With

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technology and globalization, access to diverse resources,

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like online courses, has enhanced the use

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of online learning. The approach to learning

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English has evolved significantly With

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technology and globalization,

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access to diverse

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resources, has enhanced

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the learning process has

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enhanced the

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learning process has

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enhanced the learning process access

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to diverse resources, like online

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courses, like

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online courses, like

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online courses access

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to diverse resources, like online

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courses With

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technology and

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globalization, access

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to diverse resources like

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online courses has

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enhanced the learning process. Learners

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are no longer constrained to classrooms.

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Learners are no longer

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constrained to classrooms. There

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are now dynamic approaches that allow people

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to train from anywhere in the world

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and in a variety of settings. Anywhere

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in the world and in a variety of

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settings. Variety

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of settings. Variety

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of settings. Anywhere

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in the world and in a variety of

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settings. Anywhere

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in the world and in a variety of

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settings. That

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allow people to train from anywhere in

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the world. That

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allow people to train. That

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allow people to train. That

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allow people to train from anywhere in

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the world. There

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are now dynamic approaches. Dynamic

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approaches. Dynamic

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approaches. There

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are now dynamic approaches. There

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are now dynamic approaches that allow people

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to train from anywhere in the world

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and in a variety of settings. There

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are now dynamic approaches that allow people to

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train from anywhere in the world. The

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