IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 - TOPIC: NEWS & MEDIA.

In this podcast I'll cover 2 questions which were asked in IELTS speaking test part 3.

1. How do most people get their news in your country?

2. Do you believe everything you read in the newspapers?

How did you answer the 2 questions yourself? Can you record your voice and share? I'd love to hear it!



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

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 - NEWS & MEDIA

『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第3週3日です。

N3合格

N3 語彙　第3週3日目

Imagine living without the words "left" and "right", "behind" or "ahead". This is reality in some cases of indigenous Australian languages. But how do they refer to the position of things? Well, this short cut-out from our podcast will tell you.

The Age of Humans

Episode 1: Which direction does time flow?

日本語のピッチアクセントについて。
やさしい日本語で 説明/せつめい しています。

Nihongo Hanaso (Beginners)

Pitch Accent

Italian food is our pride and I know that many foreigners love it. I am sure you have tried it before too! There is no trip to Italy without food. So let’s see how to order at the restaurant in Italian!

Link 1: learn Italian with our video-courses.    https://cocai-italiano.com/
Link 2: Telegram channel.   https://t.me/cocaiitaliano

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Welcome to this brand new podcast broadcasted by Cocai Italian.

3 minutes Italian delivers you a full experience of the Italian language in pills.

Do you want to learn Italian language? Or did you just started this journey? Then 3 minutes Italian by Cocai Italiano will help you by teaching you a few, daily Italian expressions to start speaking today!

3 minutes Italian

At the Italian restaurant (part 1) - 3 minutes Italian

This week I will be focussing on New Year’s traditions.
By the time you listen to this podcast, the new year will be behind you. How did you celebrate the solar new year? Join me in this brief foray into the new year’s traditions we celebrate in our home.

Philosophical Friday

New Year’s episode of Philosophical Friday

你好！你现在听到的是一位中文老师的日记（ri4ji4, diary），你可以在这里听到在新鲜(xin1xian1, fresh)真实(zhen1shi2, real)的中国生活。我是Amber，很高兴你能听到我的中文播客(podcast)。
9月8日 天气晴 星期四

孩子上学去了，我终于又有时间来更新(geng1xin1, update)我的播客。继续说说我的生活。
昨天我去学游泳了。这已经是我第三次学游泳。记得(ji4de2, remember)第一次是还在大学的时候，但我实在太怕水了，考试没有通过(tong1guo4, pass)，实际上是因为我也没有学会。第二次，是我的男朋友教我，他是游泳队的，比较专业(zhuan1ye4, professional)，但是我学了两次，眼睛又发炎（fa1yan2, inflame）了，不得已（bu4de2yi3, have no alternative but to），又没学成。这次呢，是我从小到大的好朋友教我，因为她的游泳卡10月就要过期(guo4qi1,expire)了，可是，她还有80次没有用。她希望我帮他用用她的卡，不然，剩太多次，可真的浪费(lang4fei4, waste)了，为了感谢我帮她用卡，她就教我游泳。这么好的事，简直就是为我量身定做（liang2shen1ding4zuo4, tailor-made）的，省了游泳票的钱，还省了教练(jiao4lian4, coach)的钱。真是天时地利人和(tian1shi2di4li4ren2he2)，再不学真的说不过去(shuo1bu2guo4qu4,can’t be explained away)。
因为有之前的基础（ji1chu4, learn before）昨天的学习效果(xiao4guo3, effect)很不错。从最开始下水，觉得胸闷(xiong1men4, chest distress)，到最后，已经可以顺利(shun4li4, successfully)的漂(piao1, float)起来了，可是，心理(xin1li3, mental)上的障碍(zhang4ai4, obstacle)还是很大，我不敢(gan3, dare to)放手，手还是得靠(kao4, get near to)着泳池(yong3chi2, swimming pool)的边，才能有安全感(an1quan2gan3,sense of security)。虽然好友给我做了很多心理建设(jian4she4, build)，可是还是迈(mai4, stride)不过去。不过我觉得，我的闺蜜(gui1mi4,close female friend)真是一名好教练，她把水描述(miao2shu4, discribe)成了一个人，这是我之前教我游泳的老师或者男朋友从来没有做过的事，让我相信水，水就会给我力量（li4liang4,power），她让我去感受水的力量。她说：“要想学好游泳，首先你要相信水，把自己交给水，然后再相信自己，水里有力量，你自己身上也有力量，与生俱来（yu3sheng1ju4lai2, innate），你要去感受这些力量，去互动(hu4dong4, interact)，最后你会知道这是非常神奇(shen2qi2, magical)的”。真的，她把一个体育(ti3yu4,sports)课活生生(huo2sheng1sheng, real)上成了哲学(zhe2xue2,philosophy)课，太高大上（gao1shang4da4, high-end,elegant and classy, abbr. for 高端大气上档次）了！在欢乐的笑声和水池里的“汩汩”声中，我的游泳课顺利的结束了，非常期待（qi1dai4, look forward to）下一次。
中国有句话，“事不过三”，也就是说，事情一般都不能、不会或者不应该超过（chao1guo4,exceed）3次。这已经是我的第三次学游泳了，事不过三，这一次我一定得把它学会了！
对了，有一个问题留给你！刚才我说了一句，天时地利人和，你听到了吗？如果没有听到，再去听听。实在不行，请看我的文字稿。所以呢，我的问题是：你知道什么是“天时地利人和”吗？

中文小天地 Little Chinese world

学游泳

In this episode we will learn a Chinese song <如愿>, hope you enjoy it.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想介绍给大家的歌是王菲的《如愿》。这首歌是电影《我和我的父辈》的主题曲。作曲者说这是献给父母一辈的歌，致敬他们，正是他们一辈辈的奋斗与奉献，给大家创造了现在更好的环境和生活，也希望听歌的听众们能获取更多感动和力量，去传承，去奋斗。
《如愿》
你是遥遥的路
山野大雾里的灯
我是孩童啊走在你的眼眸
你是明月清风
我是你照拂的梦
见与不见都一生与你相拥
而我将爱你所爱的人间
愿你所愿的笑颜
你的手我蹒跚在牵
请带我去明天
如果说你曾苦过我的甜
我愿活成你的愿
愿不枉啊愿勇往啊
这盛世每一天
你是岁月长河
星火燃起的天空
我是仰望者就把你唱成歌
你是我之所来
也是我心之所归
世间所有路都将与你相逢
而我将爱你所爱的人间
愿你所愿的笑颜
你的手我蹒跚在牵
请带我去明天
如果说你曾苦过我的甜
我愿活成你的愿
愿不枉啊愿勇往啊
这盛世每一天
山河无恙烟火寻常
可是你如愿的眺望
孩子们啊安睡梦乡
像你深爱的那样
而我将梦你所梦的团圆
愿你所愿的永远
走你所走的长路
这样的爱你啊
我也将见你未见的世界
写你未写的诗篇
天边的月心中的念
你永在我身边
与你相约一生清澈
如你年轻的脸
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父辈/fù bèi/our parents' generation
主题曲/zhǔ tí qǔ/theme Song
作曲家/zuò qǔ jiā/composer
致敬/zhì jìng/pay one's respects to
传承/chuán chéng/inherit （the spirit）
遥遥的/yáo yáo de/distant，long （way）
眼眸/yǎn móu/eyes
照拂/zhào fú	/look after, care for
蹒跚/pán shān/stumbling
你曾苦过我的甜/nǐ céng kǔ guò wǒ de tián/You have suffered my sweet(Because of the suffering that you got through, now I can have a sweet life )
我愿活成你的愿/wǒ yuàn huó chéng nǐ de yuàn/I would like to live as you wish
不枉/bù wǎng/not in vain
盛世/shèng shì/flourishing age
山河无恙	/shān hé wú yàng/The mountains and rivers are unharmed (Describes a stable society)
烟火寻常	/yān huǒ xún cháng/people are having normal and safe life
眺望/tiào wàng/look into the distance,prospection
未写的诗篇/wèi xiě de shī piān	/The unwritten poem（What the last generation left undone）
一生清澈	/yī shēng qīng chè/a limpid life(A peaceful and quiet life, stay above the fray)

Yuli's Chinese Channel

中文歌《如愿》 Chinese song <Having your wishes fulfilled> （Advanced level）

In today's podcast, I talk about shadowing and it's importance as well as giving some demonstrations of how you can join the words together to sound better. 

I also talk about the chef Gordon Ramsay who made a very strange pizza as well as our Prime Minister who got into trouble by refusing the #Englishbreakfast when it was offered to him. 
