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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-was-the-last-ti-me\"><strong>When was the last ti<\/strong>me?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubrey asks Lindsay when she last went sledding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay answered that, unfortunately, it\u2019s been a long time since she went sledding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because she opts for skiing instead, she can&#8217;t even remember the last time she did that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubrey asked the question because the word \u2018sledding\u2019 came up in a Q&amp;A session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sessions are available to students in All Ears English Personal Coach courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are able to ask questions about what they are learning in their course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sledded-or-sledding\"><strong>Sledded or sledding?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Q&amp;A, a student said, \u201cI sledded last 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