Before you take your IELTS speaking exam don’t you think it would be a a good idea to know what the examiners are looking for? What’s the difference between a band 5 and a band 6 ? What do you have to do to get a band 7 ? Why do some people get band 8? What’s the difference between a 7 and 8, or the difference between 8 and 9? IELTS examiners mark your work according to 4 different skills, or criteria. The first is 'fluency and coherence'. This podcast teaches you the key differences between different band scores when examiners mark your speaking test according to fluency and coherence.


IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS band scores - Fluency and Coherence

Learn how 'hopeful' changes your voice and your message from 'I’m hopeful about the future' to 'We’re hopeful that things will get better.' A confidence-building mini lesson with shadowing.

BrightStep: One Word

Hopeful

好聽的中文故事 | 好听的中文故事✨

你會把掉下的牙齒交給牙仙子嗎？來聽聽中中是怎麽做的。
你会把掉下的牙齿交给牙仙子吗？来听听中中是怎么做的。


好听的中文故事 | 好聽的中文故事 | Great Chinese Stories

中中的門牙 | 中中的门牙 

Learn how to express your emotions in Italian!

Italiano Chiaro Grammatica

Express emotions in Italian

Aquí, exploraremos los recuerdos, las canciones, las películas, los juegos y todas esas pequeñas cosas que nos llenan de nostalgia.

Si estás aprendiendo español, este es el lugar perfecto para practicar y mejorar tu comprensión mientras te sumerges en historias que te harán sentir en casa, sin importar en qué parte del mundo estés. Así que prepárate, porque juntos vamos a recorrer el camino de la memoria, un episodio a la vez.

Here, we'll explore memories, songs, movies, games, and all those little things that fill us with nostalgia.

If you're learning Spanish, this is the perfect place to practice and improve your comprehension while immersing yourself in stories that will make you feel at home, no matter where you are in the world. So get ready, because together we're going to walk down memory lane, one episode at a time.

Hablar por hablar (Listening)

Nostalgia (Podcast para practicar listening)

El volcán Popocatépetl esta en boca de todo mundo y en este podcast no podíamos quedarnos atrás, así que en este episodio mencionamos algunos datos interesantes sobre el volcán y la situación en la que se encuentra.
¡Que lo disfrutes! :)
Espero que aprendas algo nuevo y si tienes dudas envíame un mensajito. 
Saludos y a seguir aprendiendo ;)

Escuchando y aprendiendo 

El Popocatépetl 

Let's learn a new Italian expression: "mettere il bastone fra le ruote".

Do you already know the meaning?
Do you have a similar expression in Italian?Let me know!

3 minutes Italian

Mettere il bastone fra le ruote

おにぎりがある棚からあるおにぎりが目についた、それは明太子だ。私は漢字が少し読める。
最初の字は[明] 明日や明るいの漢字だ、次は[太]
太いや太陽の漢字だ、最後に[子] 子供や餃子(ぎょうざ)に使われている漢字だ。写真を見ても何か全然わからない。緊張するが店員に聞くことにした。一人の店員がおにぎりの棚の横で新しいサラダの商品を補充していた。その男は若くて長い黒髪を後ろで束ねていた。インナーメッシュをしてあるようで水色の髪が少し耳のあたりから見えた。

私「　すみません、、」
店員A 「はい、」
私「これはなんですか？」
店員A「おにぎりです。」
私「このピンク色の写真の物はなんですか？」
店員A「 明太子　(め•ん•た•い•こ) です。」
私「めんたいこ？？」
店員A「明太子とは魚のたらのたまごです」
私「どんな味ですか？」
店員A「塩の味が強くて、めんたいこの風味があります。」
私「わかりました、買います。どうもありがとうございました！」

私は会話が終わったとたんどっと疲れた。緊張はまだ残っているが、汗ばんだ両手で明太子と梅のおにぎりを一つずつ持ちレジへと向かった。



[単語リスト]

餃子　ぎょうざ

緊張　きんちょう

補充する　ほじゅうする

束ねる　たばねる

水色　みずいろ

梅　うめ

風味　ふうみ

汗ばむ　あせばむ



I noticed a  onigiri from the shelf with onigiri, it is cod roe. I can read a few kanji. The first character is [mei], which means tomorrow or bright, the next is [tai], which means thick or sun, and the last is [ko], which is used for children or gyoza (dumplings). I had no idea what it was even though I looked at the pictures. I was nervous, but decided to ask the staff. One of the staff was restocking new salad items next to the onigiri (rice ball) shelf. The man was young and had long black hair tied back. He seemed to have an inner mesh, and a little bit of his light blue hair was visible around his ears.


I  "Excuse me," 
Staff A  "Yes," 
I "What is this?" 
Staff A  "It's an onigiri." 
I  "What is this pink thing in the picture?" 
StaffA  "It's mentaiko." 
I  "Mentaiko? 
Staff A  "Mentaiko is the egg of cod roe" 
I  "What does it taste like? 
Staff A  "It has a strong salt taste and mentaiko flavor. 
I  "Okay, I will buy it. Thank you very much!" 

I was exhausted as soon as the conversation ended. My nerves were still in place, but with sweaty hands I took one mentaiko and one ume onigiri and headed for the cash register.




[word list].
　
dumpling   餃子　ぎょうざ

Tense　 緊張　きんちょう

restock 補充する　ほじゅうする

bundle　  束ねる　たばねる

light blue   水色　みずいろ

Plum    梅　うめ

flavor　  風味　ふうみ

to sweat　  汗ばむ　あせばむ



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