6 Minute English
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Radio: BBC Radio Cymru 2
Categories: Education
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It makes our food tasty and our breath smelly, but what are some of the other uses of garlic...? Apart from warding off vampires, of course! Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.
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