Category: Places/Travel
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Lesson 147: Relaxation in your country🎣
This week’s Part 3 model continues from last week’s cue card on the topic of ‘relaxation’. Step 1: Listen to the full sample band 9 response. Step 2: Tune in to this week’s podcast episode. Step 3: Complete the full exercise. Step 4: Read through the below transcript and make note of the new language…
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Lesson 146: A relaxing place🥰
This week’s lesson uses the following Part 2 cue card: Describe a place you often go to relax. You should say-where this place is-why you go there to relax-when you usually go there-and explain how you feel when you are there Step 1: Listen to this week’s sample. Step 2: Tune in to this week’s…
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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 132: Rain and staying healthy in your country🏃
This lesson examines a Part 1 series of questions that jump between two topics: ‘rain’ and ‘staying healthy in your country’. Step 1: Familiarise yourself with the sample by listening to it at least once. Step 2: This week’s podcast episode gives you a few preview sentences with which to work with. Tune in here:…
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Episode 130: Someone you know who moved into a new accommodation🏢
This is a lesson that examines a Part 2 cue card that prompts you to speak about a person you know who moved into a new accommodation. Here is a copy of the cue card: Talk about someone you know who has moved to a new accommodation. You should say:-who this person is-when they moved-where…
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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 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 93: Learning a new language🀄
This lesson looks at a Part 3 IELTS Speaking sample on the topic of ‘languages’. Step 1: Listen to the full model. Step 2: This week’s IELTSCast episode is temporarily unavailable. Step 3: Work through the full exercise below. Step 4: Read through the below transcript and make special note of what you learned this…
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Lesson 92: A person from another culture🌎
This week, we’re looking at a common IELTS Speaking topic: culture. Step 1: Listen to the full sample and familiarise yourself with this week’s target language. Step 2: Tune in to this week’s IELTSCast episode to practise a few sentences from the model. Step 3: Work through the full exercise below. Step 4: Read through…