If you can read this and want to start studying for the Sproochentest, the language exam for Luxembourg citizenship, you can do that right now. You already know a lot of what you need. Listen to this to hear why.

Sproochentest: Start Here

0. Luxembourgish is Like English

Почти́ 37% люде́й не лю́бят еду́, кото́рую они́ гото́вят для себя́ до́ма. Пробле́ма в том, что мно́гие лю́ди не зна́ют, как пра́вильно комбини́ровать проду́кты.
Almost 37% of people don't like the food that they cook at home. The problem is that a lot of people don't know how to combine ingredients correctly.

Russian Library

Cook like a Pro

In this episode, I offer some advice on what many of my students ask about. How to move from B1/2 Intermediate, to C1 Advanced. My advice is basically, do what natives do, read, listen, and talk about the things they talk about...listen and find out more...

The CEFR inventory file I mention can be accessed at the link below..

https://www.eaquals.org/wp-content/uploads/EAQUALS_British_Council_Core_Curriculum_April2011.pdf

Kev's English Podcast

Kev's English Podcast: Episode 4: How to move from B1/2 Intermediate to C1 Advanced

The environment morning nearby my house                                                                                                                

Suasana pagi di rumah saya

Belajar Bahasa Melayu

Suasana pagi di rumah saya  - Morning around my house

Listen to me reading a short news article about the pros and cons of internet dating, as part of my Conversational English course.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: online dating

fēi fei	tiào tiao	
飞飞	跳跳	
——shèng yě圣野
xiǎo qīng tíng
小蜻蜓， 
huì fēi
会飞; 
xiǎo zhà měng
小蚱蜢， 
huì tiào
会跳。 
fēi yì fei
飞一飞, 
tiào yí tiào
跳一跳; 
xiǎo dì di
小弟弟， 
huì zhǎng gāo
会长高。

Little Voices , Big Worlds |小雅听诗

2飞飞跳跳fēi fei	tiào tiao	

In this episode, we take our story into the past tense! Building on "идти" and "ехать", I’ll explain how these verbs change in the past and introduce other important verbs to expand your understanding.

We’ll also dive into one of the trickiest parts of Russian grammar—perfective vs. imperfective verbs in the past tense. With clear explanations and useful clues, you'll learn how to recognize and use them correctly in different situations.

Story Bits in Russian

Идти.Ехать in the past

How do you improve your IELTS band score. In this podcast I’m going to give you 1 simple strategy to help you get the band score you need.

The technique I’m going to teach you is paraphrase. Yes, paraphrasing is very important, and it’s something that IELTS examiners listen out for. In the IELTS band descriptors you will see that you can not get a band score 6 or 7 unless you can paraphrase effectively.

Let me give you an example.

Let’s say in part 1 the examiner asks you about your hometown and asks you this question: Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?

You should answer the question by choosing a synonym for foreigners, for example, tourists.

You could also choose a synonym  for destination, for example visit.

So, when the examiner asks you “Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?” you could answer like this:

Yes, many tourists visit my hometown. 

So, you’ve answered the question using paraphrase.

Instead of foreigners you said tourists and instead of destination, you said visit.

Let me teach you again. If the examiner asks you “Is your hometown a popular destination for foreigners?” you could answer:

Yes, many tourists visit my hometown. 

Book an IELTS speaking exam preparation lesson with me to improve your IELTS score.


