Level B1 (approx. band 4-5) · Academic and General Training In Speaking Part 1 you talk about likes, habits and plans all the time. That means many verb patterns. Common errors are "I enjoy to cook", "I'm interested to learn" and "Learn English is important". In this episode: • Verb + -ing • Verb + to-infinitive • Preposition + -ing • Stop, remember, try, and -ing subjects • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • enjoy, finish, avoid, mind, keep and consider are followed by -ing. • want, hope, plan, decide and need are followed by to; like, love and start can take either. • after a preposition, including the to in look forward to, use -ing. • stop, remember and try change meaning with -ing or to; for an activity as subject, use -ing. 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.