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Thinking of answers for IELTS speaking questions is difficult so this video will tell you how to give yourself more time to think of an answer. using filler phrases and asking the examiner to repeat the question are brilliant ways to give yourself a little breathing room. #ieltsprepration  #ieltsexam #ieltsspeakingtopic

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IELTS Speaking - How to make time to think of an answer

This is the first episode of a podcast about the childhood in Lebanon of a Lebanese woman. 

Discovering the Francophones of Lebanon 

 Chirine : Mon enfance au Liban 

Boost your English with this quick and easy lesson on phrasal verbs with ‘take’! 🚀 Learn how to use take away, take on, take off, take up, and more in real-life situations. Perfect for ESL learners looking to expand their vocabulary! Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and keep learning! 🎧✨ #LearnEnglish #PhrasalVerbs #ESL

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

Alexis : https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070
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Hey Alexis!

Take Phrasal Verbs

Hoy estoy positiva!
En este podcast vamos a evaluar algunas cosas o situaciones INESPERADAS POSITIVAS que pueden pasarnos mientras viajamos. ¿Podes pensar en alguna antes de empezar a escuchar el podcast?
¿Si pensas en tu último viaje hubo algo que no estaba en tus cálculos, pero cuando pasó fue genial?


Cuando estés listo/a, DALE PLAY!

Un placer contribuir a tu aprendizaje del español, soy CAMILA de BUENOS AIRES, Argentina!

Disfruta de aprender

Hablemos de viajes parte XI!

Due amici camminano, verso sera, nelle vicinanze di un bosco. Un orso appare all'improvviso davanti a loro: quale sarà la loro reazione?

Vittorio per Voi

I viandanti e l'orso

The Step Pyramid of Djoser

A

The pyramids are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt and still hold enormous interest for people in the present day. These grand, impressive tributes to the memory of the Egyptian kings have become linked with the country even though other cultures, such as the Chinese and Mayan, also built pyramids. The evolution of the pyramid form has been written and argued about for centuries. However, there is no question that, as far as Egypt is concerned, it began with one monument to one king designed by one brilliant architect: the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.

B

Djoser was the first king of the Third Dynasty of Egypt and the first to build in stone. Prior to Djoser’s reign, tombs were rectangular monuments made of dried clay brick, which covered underground passages where the deceased person was buried. For reasons which remain unclear, Djoser’s main official, whose name was Imhotep, conceived of building a taller, more impressive tomb for his king by stacking stone slabs on top of one another, progressively making them smaller, to form the shape now known as the Step Pyramid. Djoser is thought to have reigned for 19 years, but some historians and scholars attribute a much longer time for his rule, owing to the number and size of the monuments he built.

C

The Step Pyramid has been thoroughly examined and investigated over the last century, and it is now known that the building process went through many different stages. Historian Marc Van de Mieroop comments on this, writing ‘Much experimentation was involved, which is especially clear in the construction of the pyramid in the center of the complex. It had several plans … before it became the first Step Pyramid in history, piling six levels on top of one another … The weight of the enormous mass was a challenge for the builders, who placed the stones at an inward incline in order to prevent the monument breaking up.’

Part 2 will be added later today. Stay tuned.


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Cambridge IELTS Reading & Comprehension

•関西弁についてどう思いますか？

•どんな場面で聞いたことがありますか？

•ドラマやアニメなど使われて知っていることがありますか？

[簡単なあいさつ]

こんにちは

おはよう

ありがとう

すいません

その他の例、

違う　*ちゃう

知らない　*知らん

どこ行く　HLLH  
関西弁　同音

同音の例

水

鼻

牛

虫

行く

膝
