Writing is one of the most important forms of communication! In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Morag have a slow but natural conversation all about writing.

  

Fun Facts

John Steinbeck, an American author, reportedly used 300 pencils while writing East of Eden, a famous novel published in 1952. Apparently, he was known to sometimes use up to 60 pencils per day!

Expressions included in the learning materials

* Anguish

* To stress [someone] out

* To be in the zone

* Creative writing

* To come to terms with [something]

Credit: Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free; Step On by Jahzzar; Lobby Time by Kevin (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 License

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