Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Questions about cities appear in every part of IELTS. Speaking Part 1 asks about your hometown and how you travel. Academic Task 1 can show a map of a town that has changed. In this episode: • Cities and urban life • Transport • Housing • The global economy • Model • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • name the place precisely and the problem precisely. • congestion is eased, services are frequent and reliable, and traffic is heavy. • use exact housing words: rent, tenant, mortgage, affordable housing. • present the global economy with balanced cause and effect, not slogans. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.