Category: Hometown/Country
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Lesson 148: Your village and native language💬
This week’s ‘repeat after me’ lesson uses questions from Part 1 of a recent IELTS Speaking exam. 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 live in a village, town or city?What do you like about your village?Is your village…
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Lesson 145: Music in your country🪕
This week, we are looking at Part 1 of a recent IELTS Speaking exam. Step 1: Listen to the full sample. Step 2: Tune in to this week’s IELTSCast episode and practise saying a few of the lines from the speech sample. Step 3: Complete the full exercise using the below video. Step 4: Read…
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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 117: Computers🖥️
This lesson examines a very common topic: computers. The model is structured around Part 1 questions that were recently seen on an actual IELTS Speaking exam. Step 1: Listen to the model and note any new language you come across. Step 2: Tune in to this week’s episode of IELTSCast and work through the free…
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Lesson 115: Your work, zoos and animals🦁
Over the last two years, the topic of ‘animals’ has come up a few times in IELTS Speaking. In the below sample, this topic is narrowed to the subjects of ‘zoos’ and ‘wild animals’. Step 1: Listen to this week’s sample. Step 2: Watch the video version of this week’s podcast episode. Work through the…
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Lesson 110: A popular TV show from your country📺
This week’s lesson uses the following cue card to run you through the speech shadowing method: Talk about a TV show that is popular in your country. You should say-what show it is-what the show is about-why this show is popular in your country-how you feel about this TV show Step 1: Listen to the…
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Lesson 102: Noise pollution🎺
In today’s shadowing session, you will train to speak about noise and how it can negatively impact a person’s life. Step 1: Listen to the full speaking model multiple times. Try to envision the way you will shadow this dialogue. Step 2: (This week’s IELTSCast episode is temporarily unavailable.) Step 3: Work through the full…
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Lesson 100: Your Hometown And Noise🔊
This week’s lesson will demonstrate to you some of the advantages of shadowing. You will speak about the most common topic in IELTS Speaking: your hometown. The dialogue with the examiner then evolves to talk about noise. Step 1: Listen to the full sample. Step 2: This week’s IELTSCast episode is temporarily unavailable. Step 3:…
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Lesson 98: A recent development in your city🏙️
This week, you will shadow the below monologue. This is an exercise that helps you prepare for Part 2 of the exam. Here is the cue card that will be used in the exercise: Describe a recent development in your city.You should say:-what it is-where it is located-how long it took to complete-and explain how…
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Lesson 73: Sharing details about your workplace👨💼
This is one of the most common topics in IELTS Speaking Part 1: your workplace! Use this week’s lesson to train for this critical exam topic. Step 1: Tune in to this week’s podcast episode (audio and video version available below). Where are you from?Do you work or study?How do you feel at work?What do…