In today's podcast, ex-IELTS examiner Cambridge David guides you through some great ways that you can boost your IELTS Speaking score, by replacing common words with higher value expressions used by native speakers.
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IELTS with Cambridge David

Great IELTS expressions to replace simple, common words

Try to describe your window view, with all the details.
Including the birds flying by, the children on the street, couples arguing, blah blah...

Build Your English Thinking

08 "Details" can make a great difference in your speaking!

Viaggiatore: Salve
Hostess: Buongiorno, carta d’imbarco e passaporto per favore.
Viaggiatore: Certo. Ecco.
Hostess: Desidera un posto vicino al finestrino o corridoio?
Viaggiatore: Vicino al finestrino.
Hostess: Potrebbe mettere la valigia sul nastro?
Viaggiatore: certamente!
Hostess: Trasporta materiali o liquidi infiammabili?
Viaggiatore: No
Hostess: Purtroppo il suo bagaglio supera il peso consentito.
Viaggiatore: Ah..
Hostess: Il supplemento per il bagaglio è di 30 euro. Come desidera pagare?
Viaggiatore: Con carta.
Hostess: ecco il suo scontrino e la sua carta di imbarco. Il suo volo partirà alle 6:20, Le procedure di imbarco cominceranno alle 5:30. Il gate non è stato ancora annunciato, ma dovrebbe apparire sul monitor con le informazioni dei voli tra 40 minuti. I controlli di sicurezza sono da quella parte.
Viaggiatore: Grazie mille
Hostess: Grazie a Lei e buon viaggio. 


Italiano Chiaro

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English version of Korney Chukovsky's 1923 famous poetic form tale Buzzy-Wuzzy Busy Fly (Russian: Муха-Цокотуха). The early edition was banned in the Soviet Union.

Transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SYNSycQNlb6EFyBEN2XrGVebC8ztA7SKIRQpRLhitoc/edit?usp=sharing

Enjoy Russian with Yanchik ❤️

# 11 Fairy tale_Little Fly So Sprightly (+transcription)

¿Cuál es la relación entre VIAJAR y HABLAR OTROS IDIOMAS? 
Muchos estudiantes me contactan para empezar sus clases de español con el objetivo exclusivo de poder viajar y comunicarse en otros países alrededor del mundo, personalmente ME ENCANTA ESTA META! Y me siento feliz de poder ayudarlos a cumplirla.
¿Es este tu caso? ¿Queres aprender español o algún otro idioma para utilizarlos cuando viajas?
¿Dónde será tu próximo viaje?

Veamos en este PODCAST la conexión que al menos yo encuentro entre VIAJAR y APRENDER OTRO IDIOMA, ¿te parece? A ver si pensas lo mismo que yo. 

ENTRENEMOS TU ESPAÑOL!

Disfruta de aprender

Hablemos de Viajes parte XIV !

Beginner Chinese Listening：你在学什么？What are you studying?

Beginner Chinese Listening

Have you ever wondered what different kinds of celebrations are celebrated at the end of the year in different cultures? In honour of our German heritage we celebrate Heilig Abend and new this year, the Rauhnächte. In honour of our North American heritage we celebrate Christmas. And in the tradition of a Celtic past we celebrate the Feast of Lights at Winter Solstice.

Philosophical Friday

Holiday Special. Today I’d like to share with you some end-of-year traditions we celebrate in our home which is a mixture of three cultures.

The 3-Second Shift: From Tension to Trust

What if clarity had nothing to do with vocabulary?
What if your English didn’t need fixing — your voice just needed space?

In this episode, I share a story about one of my clients — a senior product lead at Tencent — who felt like she disappeared every time she had to speak in English.

She wasn’t struggling with grammar.
She was struggling with presence.

We didn’t work on performance.
We worked on something simpler — and far more powerful:
A 3-second shift that helped her speak from calm, not tension. From self-trust, not fear.

If you’re a global professional who sounds fluent but doesn’t feel fully you in English — this episode is for you.

DM me “VOICE” if it resonates. I’ll send you a short voice note you can use today.

Let’s bring your real voice back.

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