This podcast series gives you strategies to succeed on each part of the IELTS Speaking Exam. The three parts are very different from one another so you need to use strategies that are specific to each part. In this episode I look at the ways to succeed on Part 2 of the exam.

IELTS Speaking Success

IELTS Speaking Strategies 1 2 3 - Episode 3: Part 2 of the Speaking Exam

こんにちは。いかがお過ごしですか。日本は暑いです。
今年は、梅雨がとても短く、6月の末から猛暑が続いている東京です。
そして、この猛暑に追い打ちをかけるように、「電力不足」が起きているんです。
最初は、えっ、なんで「電力不足」って思ってしまいました。
でもよく考えると、脱炭素化による電力不足が想像できます。
もはや二酸化炭素を大量に排出する火力発電はなかなか使えない時代ですよね。
なので、日本にある多くの火力発電所は休止しています。
では、原子力発電所はどうなったのでしょうか。
みなさんは2011年の東日本大震災を覚えていますか。あのとき起きた原発事故以来、日本にある多くの原子力発電所が稼働を停止しています。
なので、この10年日本は「原子力発電所を稼働すべきか否か」という問題を抱え続けているんです。別の言い方をすると、原子力政策を曖昧（あいまい）なまま放置しているのです。つまり、原子力発電所が再稼働できず、かといって廃止されるわけでもなく「放置」されたということです。この重要な問題を放置したことが、日本の電力不足を深刻化させた要因とも言えるかもしれません。
ただ、先日起きた深刻な電力不足は、多くの人の節電努力に加えて、太陽光発電でうまく電力を供給できたことで、大停電になるようなことからは免（のが）れられたようです。
日本人の節電努力、すごいと思いませんか。日本人は政府の「節電に協力してください」という言葉に真摯（しんし）に向き合い、きちんと協力する国民なのです。
そして、今回はこの猛暑で太陽光パネルに日光がよくあたり、たくさん発電できたことがよかったようです。
日本の夏はまだまだ長いので、節電努力はまだまだ強（し）いられそうです。
暑い夏をなんとか乗り切りたいです。みなさんも熱中症には気を付けてくださいね。

難しい言葉：
追い打ちをかける
排出する
曖昧（あいまい）な
稼働
再稼働
免（のが）れる
真摯（しんし）に向き合う
強（し）いられる
乗り切る
熱中症

難しい文法：
もはや～ない
かといって
すべきか否か
わけでもなく
とも言える


　



「のぞみ」の「日本ってどんな国」

我慢（がまん）ができる日本人

In this episode Matteo and I discuss about his region of origin in central Italy, the famous Tuscany region.
We also talk about arts and monuments, and about the dialect spoken in Tuscany.
It's a short interview suitable for students of A2 level.

Students who study with me have access to additional interviews for this channel and the transcripts of all episodes.

If you want to learn Italian with me, feel free to book a trial lesson!

Languages With Melody

Conversazione con Matteo, il toscano

Did you know that some words in Spanish have no translation in English? 

This podcast we will talk about these words below: 


Aguanta

Bacán

Bizcocho

Boleta

Caché

Changua

Chévere

Gomelo

Showsero

Quiubo

Tenaz

Tener huevo

Tusa

Vale huevo

 Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

Palabras que no tiene traducción en ingles (parte 7)

When the end of the working week arrives, it can be a little harder to keep going.

If you work from Monday to Friday, you might find yourself thinking about the weekend as your brain and body get ready to rest. You may feel that you're getting less work done.

You might even feel this way near the end of each work day.

And a study from the US has found that yes, it's true — we aren't as productive and we make more mistakes in the afternoons, especially on Fridays.

While most of us could probably have guessed that result, the researchers said most studies in the past have just asked workers about their feelings related to their productivity.

But this one actually used data based on computer use, including how fast people typed and the numbers of typos they made.

The researchers, from Texas A&M University, looked at the computer use of 789 employees working from the office of a big company in Texas.

They studied them for two years and looked at their computer use at different times of the day and week.

And they found that computer use "dropped significantly" on Fridays.

One of the researchers, Taehyun Roh, said: "Employees were less active in the afternoons, and made more typos in the afternoons — especially on Fridays."

The authors added that results like this should encourage bosses to think about flexible working arrangements or four-day working weeks to get the best from their employees.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Study: Workers Make More Mistakes on Friday Afternoons

We learn how to greet, introduce ourselves, and ask someone’s name. A simple dialogue with greetings and answers.

Greek podcast

Learning Greek

I will greet everyone. I will briefly introduce myself and talk about this channel. I'm a bit nervous, so I'll gradually show more of my true self. In the next episode, I plan to talk about what I'm looking forward to as I return to Japan for the first time in a year. 


Nihongo no Café : リラックスしながらまなぶ

EP1. じこしょうかいとNihongo no Café へようこそ / Introduction and Welcome to Nihongo no Café

Today we're talking about some vocabulary that we can use for when we really want to stop working on a difficult task but we don't. We carry on and find the energy and a way to finish! I hope you find it useful.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I quit... OK, maybe not.

In questo podcast parlo della settima tappa Viaggio sulla West Coast USA, la visita al Joshua Tree National Park, racconto un po' del paesaggio, il tipo di vegetazione e le percezioni che ho avuto lá. Tempi verbali: presente, passato: passato prossimo, passato remoto. 