IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3. Studies. Q1-Q3.

1. What are some popular subjects that university students study in your country? Why?
2. Do you think that university education should be free for students? [Why/Why not]
3. Do you think students from all majors should study subjects like math and history? Why/ Why not?

What was hard when listening? What ideas did you find to be of value?

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3. Studies. Q1-Q3.

第一課　你好
 
dì yī kè　nǐ hǎo
 
大文：你好，我是李大文。
dà wén　nǐ hǎo　wǒ shì lǐ dà wén
 
心美：你好，我叫陳心美。
xīn měi　nǐ hǎo　wǒ jiào chén xīn měi
 
大文：他叫什麼名字？
dà wén　tā jiào shén me míng zì
 
心美：他叫林東明。
xīn měi　tā jiào lín dōng míng

【For the kids】Let's learn Chinese !

【1】Hello! 你好！

Why do smart, capable people suddenly become awkward and nervous around foreigners, managers, or clients?

In this episode, we talk about the real reason many people struggle in international communication — and it’s probably not your English level.

If you’ve ever overthought meetings, feared rejection, stayed quiet around authority figures, or felt intimidated by people from other cultures, this episode will completely change the way you see communication and confidence.

Sensei Ann

Why You Freeze Around Foreigners?

La mère de Julie est professeur d’anglais. Le père de Julie est journaliste pour un journal américain. Les parents de Julie ont une maison à Paris. Ils ont une voiture et un garage.
Julie est élève à l’École américaine à Paris. Julie n’a pas d’auto. C’est dommage ! Mais elle a une bicyclette.
Pendant les vacances d’hiver, la famille de Julie va en Savoie, dans les Alpes. L’hiver, il fait très froid en Savoie et il y a beaucoup de neige. On fait du ski. Julie aussi fait du ski.
L’été à Paris, quand il fait beau, Julie va au jardin des Tuileries. C’est là qu’elle rencontre Marc.
Quand ils sont ensemble, ils parlent de beaucoup de choses. Marc parle plus que Julie. Il est plus bavard que son amie. Chouchou préfère écouter Julie.
Marc parle de sports, de sa guitare ou de ses photos parce qu’il est photographe. Tous les sports l’intéressent, et il aime surtout faire de la boxe.
Julie parle d’autres choses. Ses sports préférés sont le ski et le vélo. Elle parle de la musique parce qu’elle est musicienne. Elle étudie le piano au Conservatoire. Marc écoute Julie avec attention.

Activités :

Vrai ou Faux :

Le père de Julie est pilote.

Les parents de Julie ont deux maisons.

Julie a une voiture.

On fait du ski en Savoie, dans les Alpes.

Julie rencontre Marc à Paris, au jardin des Tuileries.

L’été à Paris, il fait froid et il y a de la neige.

Marc et Julie parlent de beaucoup de sujets différents.

Marc aime parler.

Julie n’aime pas les sports.

Complétez :

Le père de Julie travaille pour un journal. Il est _____.

Il fait très froid et il y a beaucoup de neige. La saison est _____.

Marc fait des photos. Il est _____.

Julie étudie la musique. Elle est _____.

French Stories with Marc and Julie A1-B1

Épisode 4 : La famille de Julie

In this podcast, we go on to talk about social media and why we use it so much. We also talk about the issues of privacy in regards to our information being given to advertisers.

The vocabulary words that were used in this video are:
sphere, advent, pros and cons, narcissism, nailed it, mimic, accustomed, breaking point, gathering, full fledged, blurred, confine, spoiled it, and fine print.

 Fluency Mastery 101 Podcast

Fluency Mastery 101 Podcast Lesson 2: Social Media

Each fast food meal we eat in a week could increase our risk of developing depression by as much as 4%, according to a new study.

Researchers from Iran also found that eating more than two fast food meals per week could increase the risk by almost a quarter.

They wanted to look at the effect of eating fast food on both obesity and depression.

Previous studies have found that eating a lot of heavily processed foods could lead to depression.

The research team thought that eating a lot of fast food was likely to cause obesity and that this could lead to depression.

However, they found obesity was not as much of an important factor as they thought it would be, and perhaps it was fast food consumption — and not obesity — that increased the risk of depression.

The researchers looked at data from more than 31,000 people in the US, taken between 2008 and 2018.

The participants were asked how many fast food meals they ate in a typical week, and they answered a survey that asked them about symptoms of depression.

During the study period, 11% of women and 7% of men showed signs of depression, although those with higher levels of education were less likely to be depressed.

Those who ate more than two fast food meals a week had a 24% higher risk of depression compared to those who ate fewer than two fast food meals per week.

However, the researchers say they can't prove that the cause of the participants' depression was eating fast food.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Each Fast Food Meal Could Increase Depression Risk

Soundclips of the Queen and older family members.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Voices of the British Royals

A look at a TV show from the 1960s which has great English.

The Champions (British TV Series)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F9H7gjFoar1GZUzSwpooUnky3KR2lmJb/view?usp=drivesdkmac