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The Day I forgot My Lesson Plan!

En este breve episodio conocerás cómo funciona el aprendizaje de idiomas en adultos.

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Cómo aprendemos idiomas los adultos

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Three Little Pigs《三只小猪》--Part 1

If you’ve listened to my previous podcasts, you’ll know that want to score a band score 7 in your IELTS Speaking exam, you have to use some less common idiomatic expressions.

We all know the idiom ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ because this is a common idiom. But what are some less common idioms?

This podcast will give you 3 more idioms for you to learn, which you can use in your IELTS Speaking exam.

Preparing for exams can be a double-edged sword. This is because examiners don’t want you to memorise and repeat your answers from memory. However, using idioms can get you a higher band score. So how do we balance this? Idioms have to be memorised, because they have to be spoken exactly. We cannot change them. For example, you cannot say ‘my parents punched the roof’, you have to say my parents ‘hit the roof.’

Another tip for using idioms is not to put all your eggs in one basket. Make sure you are armed with a variety of different idioms in your memory bank. If you only know one idiom, for example ‘think outside the box’ you have to hope your part 2 speaking exam is a suitable topic for the idiom.

You can, of course, use idioms in parts  1 and 3, but part 2 is the easiest place to slot in a few idioms, because you have 1 minute to prepare.

Don’t forget to book a lesson with me, so you can practise using idioms, and get the band score you are aiming for.


IELTS Speaking Practice

3 more idioms for IELTS

Impariamo quando usare le preposizioni semplici: di, a, da.

ItaliAnto (L'italiano con Antonella)

Di, a, da.

纸上谈兵的主人公指的是赵国将军赵括。战国时赵国名将赵奢之子赵括，年轻时学兵法，谈起兵事来父亲也难不倒他。后来他接替廉颇为赵将，在长平之战中，只知道根据兵书办，不知道变通，贸然进攻，结果被秦军打败。比喻空谈理论，不能解决实际问题。也比喻空谈不能成为现实。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故----纸上谈兵

Liú Xiǎoshuāng: Ālǐ, nǐ zuìjìn qù nǎr lǚyóu le?
Ālǐ: Wǒ qù Xī'ān le.
Liú Xiǎoshuāng: Nǐ shì shénme shíhou qù Xī'ān de?
Ālǐ: Wǒ shì Qīyuè shí'èr hào qù Xī'ān de.
Liú Xiǎoshuāng: Nǐ shì zěnme qù Xī'ān de?
Ālǐ: Wǒ shì zuò fēijī qù de, zuò fēijī kuài.
Liú Xiǎoshuāng: Nǐ shì gēn shéi yīqǐ qù de?
Ālǐ: Wǒ shì gēn Běnjiémíng hé Jīn Měiyīng yīqǐ qù de.
Liú Xiǎoshuāng: Nǐ shì zěnme huí Běijīng de?
Ālǐ: Wǒ shì zuótiān gēn Běnjiémíng yīqǐ zuò huǒchē huí Běijīng de, zuò huǒchē fāngbiàn, yě hěn piányi.
Liú Xiǎoshuāng: Nǐmen shì zěnme huí xuéxiào de?
Ālǐ: Wǒmen shì zǒu huí xuéxiào de, yīnwèi méi qián le.

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IELTS SPEAKING PART 1. Topic - Summer:

Here are the 4 questions for you to answer for today:

Q. Is summer your favourite time of year? [Why/Why not?]
Q. What do you do in summer when the weather's very hot? [Why?]
Q. Do you go on holiday every summer? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Did you enjoy the summer holidays when you were at school? [Why/Why not?]

In this recording there are different words that are used when answering this topic so you'll find it useful. Enjoy.

To gain more confidence, improve your grammar and be well prepared for tests - send me a request for a private class so we can explore your situation together.

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

IELTS SPEAKING PART 1. Topic - Summer

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BOR7ZsPBlw3CpEbEgmEgT8JQ3wkPxSnI/view?usp=drivesdk