Category: Family
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Lesson 144: An event or ceremony most people go through in your culture🪔
Here is the Part 2 cue card we are working with this week: Describe an event or ceremony most people go through in your culture. You should say:-what the event or ceremony is-when people usually experience it-how it affects peopleand explain your opinion about it Step 1: Listen to the model response. Step 2: Tune…
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Lesson 142: Children and change👦
This week’s lesson explores the topic of ‘children and change’. This exercise uses an IELTS Speaking Part 3 model. Step 1: Listen to this week’s model and familiarise yourself with the target language. Step 2: In this week’s episode of IELTSCast, you will practise saying the response to the first two questions. Step 3: Now…
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Episode 136: Someone who loves cooking🍳
It is not uncommon to see topics like ‘food’ and ‘cooking’ on the IELTS. Today, you will practise to speak about a person that deeply enjoys cooking. This training is for Part 2 of the speaking exam. Step 1: As with each week, we will start this lesson by listening to the model. Step 2:…
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Lesson 131: Young people and independence🧮
This is a lesson that focuses on Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking exam. Step 1: Listen to this week’s full sample. Step 2: Practise repeating a few sentences from the model in this week’s IELTSCast episode. Step 3: Complete this week’s full lesson. (Click here if you do not yet have access.) Step 4:…
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Lesson 124: A traditional celebration or event in your culture🌠
This lesson pushes you to train to speak about culture. Work through the exercises and remember that you can always refer to the transcript if you need support. Here is the cue card seen in this exercise: Describe a traditional celebration or event in your culture. Please say: -what the event is -when and where it…
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Lesson 107: A gift of money💰
This week, you will use the following cue card to train for Part 2 of IELTS Speaking: Describe a time when you received money as a gift from a family member. You should say-when you received the gift-why you received it-what you did with the money-and explain how you felt after receiving the gift Step…
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Lesson 94: Your Name🧑
In this lesson, you will shadow talk Part 1 of a model IELTS Speaking exam and a very personal subject: your name! Step 1: To start, listen to the full model response. Step 2: The IELTSCast episode for this week’s lesson is temporarily unavailable. Step 3: Work through the full exercise below. Step 4: Read…
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Lesson 80: A story someone told you🦋
This week, you will practise responding to the following Part 2 cue card: Talk about a story someone told you that you remember well. Please say:-what the story is about-who told you the story-when he/she told you the story-and explain why you remember it so well Step 1: Tune in to this week’s podcast episode…
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Lesson 76: Photos🖼️
This week’s lesson examines a Part 1 response that asks the candidate about their studies and the topic of ‘photos’. Step 1: Tune in to this week’s podcast episode (audio and video version available below): Part 1 QuestionsDo you work or study?Do you enjoy studying this?How will your studies help you in the future?Let’s talk…