Do you find IELTS Writing Task 2 difficult? You’re not alone. Many IELTS students – especially those from exam-focused education systems like China and Turkey – struggle with critical thinking, idea generation, and writing balanced arguments.

In this episode of Kev’s English Podcast, I share:

Why students often misread IELTS Writing Task 2 prompts

The problem with one-sided essays and memorised templates

How cultural and educational backgrounds affect IELTS performance

The importance of critical thinking for achieving Band 7 or higher

Practical strategies to develop stronger ideas and examples in your essays

I also talk about my ongoing research project with IELTS students in China and Turkey, and how it can help learners like you write more natural, effective essays.

🎧 Listen now and take a big step toward your IELTS Writing goals!

👉 For transcripts, tips, and IELTS coaching, visit theenglishnative.com
And see me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEnglishNative

IELTS with Kev: Ideas, Language & Better Answers

KEP 37: Why Many IELTS Students Struggle with Task 2 (Critical Thinking & Common Mistakes)

Um rapaz decidiu fazer a descrição do seu melhor amigo!

Portuguese Audios for Intermediate Advance B2 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios Avançados B2

O meu melhor amigo

كَانْ يَامَكَانْ فْقَدِيمْ الزَّمَانْ، .
فْبْلاَدْ بْعِيدَة، خِيرْهَا اكْثَرْ مِنْ شَرّْهَا وْنْهَارْهَا أَطْوَلْ مِنْ لِيلْهَا، كَانْ قْبَلْ مَا يْصِيحْ الصَّبِيْ بِالْجُوعْ يْعَمَرْ فْمُّو، وْالفْقِيهْ قْبَلْ مَا يْنُوضْ مِنْ الْعْرَاضَة يْعَمَّرْ قْبُّو وْكُمُّو، كَانْ الْخِيرْ وْالْخْمِيرْ فِأَرْضْ السَُّلْطَانْ بَاهِي الطَّلْعَة.
وْمُولاَيْ السُّلْطَانْ، كَانْتْ عَنْدُو بِنْتْ وَحْدَانِيَّة، جْمِيلَة كَانْ إِسْمْهَا
لَلاَّ شَامَة، أَمْرْهَا مُطَاعْ وكْلَمْتْهَا مَسْمُوعَة، حِيثْ لَلاَّ شَامَة كَانْتْ مْدَلْلَة

، وَلَكِنْ كَانْتْ طَيِّبَة، إِيدِهَا تَعْطِي وْلْسَانْهَا مَا تَسْمَعْ مِنْهَا غِيرْ الْكَلْمَة الطَيِّبَة وْالْقُولْ الْحَسَنْ.
كَبْرَتْ لَلاَّ شَامَة أُو وُصْلاَتْ لِسِنْ الزّْوَاجْ، وْقَالْ مُولاَيْ السُّلْطَانْ بَاهِي الطَّلْعَة فْطُولْ الْبْلاَدْ وْعَرْضْهَا   بأن  يْكُونْ عْرِيسْ بَنْتُو غِيرْ شِي فَارِسْ مِنْ الْفُرْسَانْ أَوْ وْزِيرْ مِنْ الْعِيَانْ. وْكَانْ الإِعْلاَنْ كَافِي بَاشْ يْتْصَافُّو الْعْبَادْ قُدَّامْ الْقْصَرْ باللِّيلْ وْالنّْهَارْ، وْطَبْعاً كَانْ فِيهُمْ الكَاذِبْ وْالطَّمَّاعْ وْالأحْمَقْ وْالْخْدَّاعْ.

Darija with karima 

حكاية نجمة لالة شامة: قصة ممتعة ومشوقة  (الجزء1)

Let's see what { It's a long shot } means :



It means :

it's unlikely but it's still possible
There is still a small chance so let's try
it's difficult or kinda unlikely but still it's possible, let's do that

English for Work with James

Episode 12 : It's a long shot

Wishes came true!!! 愿望实现了！！！comprehensible input Chinese for beginners// chinese in context

in this video, you will listen to some vocabulary about the birthday wishes and new years resolution, useful expression , and also a funny joke about this subject. Hope you enjoy it!!

Story learning Chinese with Annie

Wishes came true!!! 愿望实现了！！！comprehensible input Chinese for beginners// chinese in context

⭐ Contents: 1/ La gastronomie française 2/ La dégustation d’un plat (1) 3/ La dégustation d’un plat (2) 4/ Les sens, les saveurs et les textures 5/ Les habitudes des Français à table 6/ La consommation alimentaire des Français 7/ les Supermarchés 8/ Le marché de Rungis

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A2-level podcast, we will talk about gastronomy and French people’s habits when it comes to eating and buying food. We will see how to savor a meal, and we’ll discuss markets and supermarkets in France. We will practice the imperative, learn how to express opinions, and review vocabulary related to the five senses and sense organs, as well as adverbs of intensity such as “little, quite, rather, very and much” in French, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

Learn French with Anthony

A2#05 Gastronomie et consommation alimentaire

所以，弟兄们，我以神的慈悲劝你们，将身体献上，当作活祭，是圣洁的，是神所喜悦的；你们如此侍奉乃是理所当然的。不要效法这个世界，只要心意更新而变化，叫你们察验何为神的善良、纯全、可喜悦的旨意。

Suǒyǐ, dìxiōngmen, wǒ yǐ Shén de cíbēi quàn nǐmen, jiāng shēntǐ xiàn shàng, dàng zuò huó jì, shì shèngjié de, shì Shén suǒ xǐyuè de; nǐmen rúcǐ shìfèng nǎi shì lǐsuǒdāngrán de. Bú yào xiàofǎ zhège shìjiè, zhǐyào xīnyì gēngxīn ér biànhuà, jiào nǐmen cháyàn hé wéi Shén de shànliáng, chúnquán, kě xǐyuè de zhǐyì.

그러므로 형제들아 내가 하나님의 모든 자비하심으로 너희를 권하노니 너희 몸을 하나님이 기뻐하시는 거룩한 산 제사로 드리라 이는 너희가 드릴 영적 예배니라 너희는 이 세대를 본받지 말고 오직 마음을 새롭게 함으로 변화를 받아 하나님의 선하시고 기뻐하시고 온전하신 뜻이 무엇인지 분별하라.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, I urge you to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Read the Bible in Chinese

罗马书 12:1-2 Luómǎshū 12:1-2 로마서 12:1-2 Romans 12:1-2

In a job interview you switch to English and .. you're gone..

Υоu саn соnfіdеntlу аrtісulаtе уоur ѕtrеngthѕ іn уоur mоthеr tоnguе, уеt thе mоmеnt уоu ѕwіtсh tо Еnglіѕh іn а jоb іntеrvіеw, уоur rеаl ѕеlf ѕееmѕ tо vаnіѕh. 

Аftеr 20,000 hоurѕ wоrkіng wіth mаnаgеrѕ аnd VРѕ, І’vе dіѕсоvеrеd thе bоttlеnесk іѕn’t vосаbulаrу оr grаmmаr—іt’ѕ а dіѕсоnnесtіоn frоm thе сараblе Self уоu аlrеаdу оwn іn уоur nаtіvе lаnguаgе. 

Тhіѕ роdсаѕt ѕhоwѕ уоu а ѕіmрlе, еуе-ореnіng ехреrіmеnt: ехрrеѕѕ уоur vаluе іn уоur mоthеr tоnguе fіrѕt, thеn іn Еnglіѕh, tо unсоvеr whаt’ѕ rеаllу hоldіng уоu bасk. 

Ѕtор lеаrnіng Еnglіѕh, ѕtаrt rеunіtіng wіth уоur mоthеr tоnguе ѕеlf thаt саn ѕреаk Еnglіѕh fluеntlу.

🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

Feeling running away during a job interview in English? 

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

Q. What kinds of food do you like to eat?
Q. What kind of new food would you like to try? [Why?]
Q. Do you like cooking? [Why/Why not?]
Q. What was the last meal you cooked?
Q. Do you prefer home-cooked food or food from restaurants? [Why?]

What type of food do you like most? :) What is the food you'd like to try? 