In today's podcast I'll go into sharing ways to answer these questions from IELTS Speaking Part 1.

Q. 1. Do you enjoy reading? [Why/why not?]
Q. 2. What types of books do you read more often?
Q. 3. Tell me something about your favourite book.
Q. 4. How has your reading habit changed since your childhood? 

What was your way of answering these questions if you did prior to listening?

how different would your answers be if you'd do it now?

Do you need assistance?

Let me know how I can support you in your IELTS Speaking preparation.

To Your Success!

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

IELTS Speaking, Part One - Reading. [Band 8/9 answers]

The long awaited eighth installment has finally arrived! Enjoy!

Stories to Stimulate!

Will and Mary Part 8

La fattoria degli animali di George Orwell (Primo capitolo)

AudioLiber

Animal farm (Italian)

In this episode, you will hear where Daxin took his mother to go and why he chose this place. Enjoy it!

大新想带妈妈去海南生活。大新在海南有一个大大的房子。海南是一个岛，在中国的最南方。海南的天气非常好，冬天一点儿也不冷，非常暖和，到处都是漂亮的 花。大新觉得如果妈妈到了海南，冬天也可以出去，到公园，到海边散步， 看看漂亮的花，吹吹舒服的风，妈妈一定会很快乐。于是，2023年9月大新带着妈妈到了海南。他们在海南住了七个多月。

Dà xīn xiǎng dài mā mā qù hǎi nán shēng huó 。 dà xīn zài hǎi nán yǒu yī gè dà dà de fáng zǐ 。 hǎi nán shì yī gè dǎo ， zài zhōng guó de zuì nán fāng 。 hǎi nán de tiān qì fēi cháng hǎo ， dōng tiān yī diǎn ér yě bù lěng ， fēi cháng nuǎn hé ， dào chǔ dū shì piāo liàng de huā 。 dà xīn jué dé rú guǒ mā mā dào le hǎi nán ， dōng tiān yě kě yǐ chū qù ， dào gōng yuán ， dào hǎi biān sàn bù ， kàn kàn piāo liàng de huā ， chuī chuī shū fú de fēng ， mā mā yī dìng huì hěn kuài lè 。 yú shì ，2023 nián 9 yuè dà xīn dài zhuó mā mā dào le hǎi nán 。 tā mén zài hǎi nán zhù le qī gè duō yuè 。

Story Chinese

去海南 Go to Hainan

Today's topic is, how to be more confident when speaking in meetings.

Some of you might know this already but my full time job is working with non native English speakers one to one on video calls to improve their’s confidence and ability when using English at work. And the number one thing that people tell me they need to improve is their confidence in meetings. How can I become more confident in meetings, how can I express my ideas better, how can I make my meetings easier. This is what we’re going to discuss today. 

For non-native English speakers, speaking in meetings can be a challenging and daunting task. Whether you’re presenting in front of a large group or just participating in a small discussion, it can be difficult to feel confident in your ability to express yourself. However, with a few simple tips, you can start speaking more confidently in meetings sooner rather than later.

At the same time, we’re going to look at some useful vocabulary and sentence structures that we can use to do this. So if you want to grab a pen to take some notes, feel free, and let’s get started.

Oh, and right at the end we’ll review a couple of the more interesting pieces of vocabulary I’ve included in today’s podcast.

Breakout Business English

Breakout Business English - Ep 5 - Speaking in meetings. How to become more confident.


Script

おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

今週(こんしゅう)は花の話(はなし)をします。🌸

花‥さくらや、マーガレット、チューリップなどの
「はな」のことです。

顔の真ん中(まんなか)にある、
「鼻(はな)」ではありませんよ。👃

では、花の話にもどります。

日本の花といえば、そう、桜(さくら)ですね。
私も桜の花がだいすきです。

本当に、うつくしいと思います。

でも、まって下さい！
桜もきれいなんですが、
日本では梅(うめ)の花も
楽しむことができます。

台湾(たいわん)や、韓国(かんこく)、
中国(ちゅうごく)でも、梅がきれいですね。

毎年(まいとし)、
3月の中旬(ちゅうじゅん)から、
4月頃(しがつごろ)に見ることができます。

今年(ことし)の冬(ふゆ)はあたたかいため、
いつもより少し、早いみたいです。

いま、3月になったばかりですが、
一番(いちばん)きれいに見ることができます。

これを「見頃(みごろ)」といいます。

「いま、京都(きょうと)では、

梅が見頃です。」

といいます。

では、桜の見頃はいつでしょうか？

つづきます。

今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだんです。

また、明日！

Japaneseだんだんpodcast

68. 梅(うめ)の見頃(みごろ)になりました/花の話①

In this American English language podcast episode I talk about the difference between Washington State and Washington D.C. My italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com 

Streetwise English

SWE50 The Difference between Washington and Washington D.C.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Weekends.

Here are the questions that will be asked:

Q. How do you usually spend your weekends? [Why?]
Q. Which is your favourite part of the weekend? [Why?]
Q. Do you think your weekends are long enough? [Why/Why not?]
Q. How important do you think it is to have free time on the weekends? [Why?]

Do you record your answers when you are answering those questions? Do you listen to your performance? 

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Weekends.

Rough Sleeping in London  - Numbers are Going Up