Here are some questions that we will go through today related to the topic:

Q. 1. Did you enjoy doing art lessons when you were a child? [Why?/Why not?]
Q. 2. Do you ever draw or paint pictures now? [Why?/Why not?]
Q. 3. When was the last time you went to an art gallery or exhibition? [Why?]
Q. 4. What kind of pictures do you like having in your home? [Why?]

Please remember that you don't have to be perfect with your answers. The first goal is to go through as many topics as you can but the bigger goal is to trust yourself that you'll do your best while doing the test!

To Your Success!

See you in my classes.


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

IELTS Speaking, Part One - Art. [Band 8/9 answers]

Odcinek podcastu o niezwykłym zwierzęciu zamieszkującym tereny puszczy białowieskiej zlokalizowanej na terytorium Polski i Bialorusi. 

POLish your language

Polskie zwierzęta - żubr

Продолжаем чтение сказки о Рыбаке и рыбке. Отвечаем на вопросы. 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

Сказка о рыбаке и  рыбке  часть 3

(Posted on 27.12.2021)
Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese!
This is the last episode of this year (2021). How was this year for you?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/slow-japanese-18-63478967?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare

Slow Japanese

Episode #18 - Review of 2021

How to Find your Talent. What is the hardest thing to do when you are forbidden to do it?
「やったらダメと禁止されると辛いことは何ですか？」「キャリアコンサルタント」目線で、具体的にくわしくお伝えします。

くわしくはPodcastで話しているので、よかったら聴いてみてくださいね。
あなたのお役に立ちますように！

______________________

こんにちは、うちが (Aya) です！
私は、キャリアコンサルタントとFP（ファイナンシャルプランナー）2級という国家資格を使って、キャリアの相談（転職・就職）をお受けしています。履歴書の確認やオンラインの模擬面接などをしています。
イギリスに留学してそれからロンドンのファッション会社で働いていたので、留学や海外での生活についてのご相談も受けています。

また、日本語教師と海外在住経験者として、仕事のための日本語を教えたり、関西弁のレッスンをしています。旅行で使える英会話や日本語も教えます。
フリーランスの美術教師として学校で美術を教えています。
落ち込んだ時とか、悩んだ時とか、私としゃべると気持ちが楽になってくれると嬉しいです。

人と話すことで、新しい考えやアイデアなんかも出てきたらいいですね！
ご相談・レッスンを通して、あなたが楽しく、心地よく暮らしていけるような未来につながるお手伝いやサポートをさせていただきます。


[Intermediate-Upper level] Interesting Japanese Not Taught In Schools About Japanese business culture, Japanese habits & Osaka

【キャリアコンサルタント】目線での才能の見つけ方。やったらダメと禁止されると辛いことは何ですか？

Swedish furniture company IKEA has opened a new store.

There's nothing strange about that. But wait a minute — the new store is inside a video game. And it's paying real people to work there!

IKEA advertised for 10 positions in a virtual store it has opened in Roblox — and got more than 178,000 applications!

Roblox is a popular online gaming platform that lets users play games and create their own.

IKEA has created The Co-Worker Game on the platform. And it needed some employees.

At the start of June, IKEA began looking for people aged 18 and over in the UK and Ireland to work as paid members of staff at the in-game store.

It said staff would help customers, and would be able to get promoted and move departments, just like in real life.

The company said it wanted to show that it does things a little differently.

Wes Davis from technology website The Verge called it a "weird" but "harmless" idea.

He said he'd never heard of other companies paying people to work in a game, but added that US company Walmart has already created a game on Roblox.

IKEA said its employees would be paid a little over $16.50 per hour during their work-from-home shifts, which is about the same as the company's other workers get paid in the UK.

The store opened on June 24. It's not clear how long the workers will be employed for, although the company said the positions would be on a "limited contract."

It also said anyone who didn't get a job could still experience the virtual store and win in-game prizes.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

IKEA Pays People Real Money to Work in Video Game

CHISTES MEXICANOS

UN HOMBRE MUY RICO.

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO EPISODIO NÚMERO QUINCE.

Spanish México

A calm, spoken press review covering today’s major UK news stories, read slowly and clearly for listeners who prefer measured, thoughtful audio.
In this episode:
The UK enters a new demographic era as deaths now outnumber births
A man appears in court after impersonating a naval admiral at a Remembrance Day event
New data shows adults consuming salt equal to 22 bags of crisps a day
Discussion around potential routes to another Scottish independence referendum
Ongoing legal efforts by Shamima Begum to regain British citizenship
Rising armed police deployment across Scotland
Homelessness pressures during cold winter weather
Sport: Scotland’s World Cup qualification brings a national bank holiday
Severe weather warnings affecting travel and daily life
This is a quiet press review, focused on clarity of speech, neutral delivery, and careful pacing — suitable for English learners, reflective listeners, and anyone seeking news without noise.
🎙️ Spoken calmly
📰 Based on national reporting
🕊️ No shouting, no commentary panels — just the news, read with care🏷️ 
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