Explore how to answer this question from the recent IELTS question bank. How can you answer this question by demonstrating effective use of paraphrase and use of idioms?

IELTS Speaking Practice

Paraphrasing - do you like chatting with friends?

Aprenda em 1 minuto como usar uma divertida expressão em português

Português em 1 minuto com o Júlio

O que significa a expressão "Mamão com açúcar"?

Louis : Oh pardon, madame ! Excusez-moi ! Je ne vous avais pas vue !
Anne : Ce n'est rien, monsieur. Il n'y a pas de mal !
(plus tard)
Louis : Je suis désolé d'être en retard ! J'avais oublié la réunion !
Laurent : Ce n'est pas grave, nous n'avons pas encore commencé.
(Plus tard, en sortant du bureau)
Isabelle : Louis ! Louis !
Louis : Isabelle ! Oh, pardon, excuse-moi, je ne t'avais pas entendue !

Vocabulaire :

pardon : perdão, sorry
excusez-moi (vouvoiement) : desculpe-me, sorry
voir : ver, to see
Je ne vous avais pas vue : não tinha visto a senhora / I hadn’t seen you
ce n’est rien : tem nada não, it’s alright
il n’y a pas de mal : não faz mal, no harm done
être désolé(e) de = desculpa por, sorry to
ce n’est pas grave : tem problema não, no harm done
plus tard : mais tarde, later
être en retard : estar atrasado, to be late
j’avais oublié : tinha esquecido
oublier : esquecer, to forget
pas encore : ainda não, not yet
en sortant de : saindo de, leaving
entendre : ouvir, to hear
je ne t’avais pas entendue : não tinha te ouvido, I hadn’t heard you



Professeur Maxime : dialogues

Pardon madame !

Voici l'épisode avec dans le lien google doc, le script ainsi que les questions/réponses sur le texte:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBFHq8n2I5N7kBA-CNAmAUuWsiov8y84RgvVSvOv6H8/edit?usp=sharing

Bonne écoute!


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Body Language Tips and Tricks At The Job Interview

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みんなが住んでるところって、まだマスクしてる？もうしてない？日本はまだ、ほぼ全員（ぜんいん）がマスクしてるんだよね。コロナの前はマスクっていったらもうほぼ白で、お医者さんとかは水色のマスクをしてるイメージだったんだけど、もうマスクはファッションの一部になってるのね。で、ピンク、ベージュ、青、カーキとかいろいろな色があるの。その中から服に合うマスクを選（えら）んだりするよ。私もピンクとラベンダーと白を持ってるよ。

Does everyone still wear masks where they live? Don't they already? In Japan, almost everyone still wears masks. Before Corona, masks were mostly white, and doctors wore light blue masks, but now masks have become a part of fashion. There are many colors to choose from, such as pink, beige, blue, and khaki. I choose a mask that goes with my outfit. I have a pink one, a lavender one, and a white one.


日本に来たことがある人は知ってると思うけど、日本ってマスクをするのに全然（ぜんぜん）抵抗（ていこう）がないだんよね。だから、コロナ前でもマスクしてる人は普通（ふつう）にたくさんいたの。それは、風邪をひいたからマスクをしてるんじゃなくて、風邪を引かないように予防（よぼう）してる人もいるし、花粉症（かふんしょう）対策（たいさく）でマスクしている人もいるよ。私も友だちと約束（やくそく）がある日とか大事（だいじ）なイベントがある一週間くらい前からはマスクしてたよ。

As those who have been to Japan know, there is no resistance to wearing masks in Japan. That's why there were many people wearing masks even in front of Corona. Some people wear masks not because they have caught a cold, but as a preventive measure against catching a cold, and some wear masks to prevent hay fever. I used to wear a mask about a week before an important event or an appointment with a friend.


あとあと、日本って花粉症の人が多いじゃん？日本人の4人に1人は花粉症らしんだけど、花粉症って鼻水でるしくしゃみでるし・・・って感じでコロナだと間違われたりするんだよね。だから、鼻水もくしゃみも我慢できない！でも私はコロナじゃない！って人のために、マスクに「花粉症です」って押すスタンプも売ってるよ。でも実際にスタンプをしてる人は見たことないから、日本に来たときに探してみてね～。

Also, there are many hay fever sufferers in Japan, right? One out of four Japanese people suffer from hay fever, but hay fever is often mistaken for corona because of the runny nose and sneezing. So I can't stand the sniffles and sneezes! But I don't have corona! For those who can't stand the sneezing and sniffling, there are stamps that say "I have hay fever" on their masks. But I've never seen anyone actually wearing one, so look for one when you come to Japan!

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Ep.8 マスクとファッション (Masks & Fashion)

What is “White Day” in Japan? Do you know what it is for?
日本の「ホワイトデー」ってなんの日ですか？何をする日か知っていますか？

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What is “White Day” in Japan? Do you know what it is for? 日本の【ホワイトデー】ってなんの日ですか？何をする日か知っていますか？ 

I made a story for Japanese language learners in Japan and abroad, a story about talking on the phone using words from the JLPT N2.

JLPT/N2 story

JLPT/N2 story in 24 words that start with "あ".

Ciao a tutti!!! La scorsa domenica si è svolto a Roma dopo due anni di assenza il famoso JLPT, l'esame di competenza linguistica giapponese. In questo episodio vi racconto un po' com'è andata. Buon ascolto!