Category: Food
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Lesson 160: Chocolate and staying up late🍫
In this lesson, you will practise speaking about the topics of (1) chocolate and (2) staying up late. This lesson uses a sample band 9 demonstration for Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking exam. Step 1: Tune in to this week’s podcast episode (audio and video version available below). Part 1 Questions Where are you from?Do…
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Lesson 155: An appliance you use daily🔌
This week, you will train to speak about an appliance that you use every day in your home. This could be a washing machine, microwave, food processor or some other electric machine you use to carry out a household task. In the model, the candidate chooses to speak about a coffee maker. Step 1: Tune in…
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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 137: Agriculture🥔
This week’s lesson has us taking a look at the language needed to talk about ‘agriculture’. Step 1: Let’s start by having a listen to this week’s model response: Step 2: This week’s podcast episode gives a preview to the full speaking exercise and let’s you practise saying a few of the sentences. Listen here…
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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 126: Your hometown and drinks🍵
This week, you will train to speak about the topic of ‘drinks’. Step 1: Listen to the full sample response from start to finish. Step 2: Now listen to this week’s IELTSCast episode and practise the sample ‘repeat after me’ sentences from the model. Step 3: Complete the full video lesson here: Step 4: Read…
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Lesson 113: An unusual meal you had🍖
This week, you will be talking about food. This lesson uses the following Part 2 cue card: Talk about an unusual meal you had. You should say– when you had it– where you had it– what kind of meal it was– and explain why it was unusual. Step 1: Listen to the full sample to…
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Lesson 85: Snacks🍪
This week, we’re talking about everyone’s favourite topic: snacks! Step 1: Listen to the full band 9 sample. Step 2: This week’s IELTSCast episode is temporarily unavailable. Step 3: Complete the full exercise. Step 4: Read through the below transcript and note any new or challenging language you encountered this week. Step 5: Complete this…
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Lesson 67: A new place🌁
This week, you will train to speak about a new place you visited. Note: Some of you were asking for synonyms for ‘very’ last week. At one point in today’s model, the speaker uses ‘rather’ as a synonym for ‘very’. Listen closely to the sample to pinpoint where this is! Step 1: Tune in to this…