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  • Lesson 155: An appliance you use daily🔌

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    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…

  • Lesson 151: Drawing🎨

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    This week’s lesson pushes you to train to speak about a common hobby: drawing. As you will hear in the sample, the candidate isn’t super enthusiastic about drawing, and they skillfully use language choices to express this. Step 1: Tune in to this week’s podcast episode (audio and video version available below). Part 1 Questions Do…

  • Lesson 145: Music in your country🪕

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    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…

  • Lesson 114: A significant personal achievement you had🎓

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    This week, you will once again speak about a personal experience. This is a Part 2 model that uses the following cue card: Talk about a significant personal achievement you had. You should say: -what the achievement was-when and where it happened-the steps you took to accomplish it-and say why it is significant to you…

  • Lesson 103: T-shirts👕

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    This week, you will train to speak about clothing, specifically T-shirts. Use the below shadowing technique to improve your fluency. Step 1: As always, start this week’s training by familiarising yourself with the model. Step 2: (The IELTSCast episode for this week is temporarily unavailable.) Step 3: Now complete your full shadowing practice using the…

  • Lesson 100: Your Hometown And Noise🔊

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    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:…

  • Lesson 99: Movie preferences📽️

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    Sometimes people ask broad questions like “Is shadowing good or bad?” or “Is shadowing useful?” I hope lessons like this one convince you that shadowing is key to your IELTS Speaking preparation! In this lesson, you are going to shadow speech patterns on the topic of ‘movie preferences’. Step 1: Listen to the full sample.…

  • Lesson 96: A favourite area in your home🏠

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    Is speech shadowing important to train fully for IELTS Speaking? Yes! It can help you refine your accent and broaden your vocabulary. Today’s exercise on the topic of ‘a favourite area in your home’ will demonstrate this. Step 1: Listen to the full sample. Step 2: This week’s IELTSCast episode is temporarily unavailable. Step 3:…

  • Lesson 94: Your Name🧑

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    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…

  • Lesson 91: Shoes👟

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    This week, you will train for IELTS Speaking Part 1. This model talks about a very unique topic: shoes! Part 1: Listen to the full sample. Part 2: Tune in to this week’s IELTSCast episode and practist repeating some of the language. Part 3: Complete the full speech shadowing exercise. Part 4: Read through the…