¿Sabías que la ciudad de Buenos Aires es famosa por sus actividades nocturnas? 
En este episodio te contaré brevemente sobre cómo es la noche porteña.

Porteña

Buenos aires nocturna

In the British political system, elections must be held every five years, though it can be sooner than that in some situations. The UK is divided into 650 political areas, and in each area people vote for ~ person representing the political patty they want co see in power. The politician with the most votes becomes the Member of Parliament (known as an MP) for that area. Parliament, therefore, has 650 MPs, and the party with the majority of MPs usually forms the government. The leader of that party also becomes prime minister

English Mini Lessons

Politics

This podcast focuses on Part 2 of the Speaking test; specifically, it deals with losing your fear of going slightly off topic (within reason) in order to increase your talk-time and make sure you speak for the full two minutes!

IELTS Speaking Tips

Don't be afraid to go a little off-topic!

If you're using the word "with" after "contact" then you're probably making a really common mistake! Today we're talking about how to fix this problem, and also a phrasal verb and an idiom that you can use as an alternative. I hope you find this useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope you're not trying to contact with anyone!

Jag pratar om naturen, om naturen i Sverige. Svenskar älskar naturen. Svenskar + 🌳 = Sant
 
'Lätt' är en enklare variant av samma avsnitt.
'Easy' is an easier version of the same episode.

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #12 - Natur (lätt)

This is my favourite way to share learning experiences and to find inspiration! 

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 15 – Join a Community of Language Learners

Listen, then see the questions and send me your answers:
1. What was special about the goose?
2. How did they farmer get money to pay for their daily needs?
3. What type of life did they have?
4. What greedy idea did the farmer have?
5. Did the farmer's wife agree with the idea?
6. What did they find inside the goose?
7. Why was this a bad idea?

English Stories & Questions

The Golden Egg

Are you ready to get that idiom monkey off your back and learn 7 more idiomatic expressions to help you improve your IELTS band score?

The idioms in this podcast are quite useful. They should add another string to your bow. In our IELTS speaking exam we should also learn how to paraphrase. Learning how to paraphrase adds a really important string to your bow, as well. In order to gain a band score 6, it’s important to attempt to paraphrase as well as use connectives. Using connectives, like therefore, however, and to be honest, can add another string to your bow.

When we know how to use idioms, we can improve our IELTS band score, because it’s important to use some less common idiomatic vocabulary in your IELTS exam. Idioms are very common and used in everyday daily life. As a rule of thumb, they help the examiner to know if you have spent time studying common idiomatic phrases.

So, keep your chin up. And keep studying. Because idioms are easy to learn. You just have to take the time to learn them, and practice using them. Don’t let learning idioms worry you, because they really are fun. They won’t get you into hot water. Learning idioms cannot get you into trouble. On the contrary, they will show the IELTS examiner that you are dilligent, studious, and hard working. Nobody’s going to hit the roof just because you’ve learned a few idioms. Of course not! No one is going to be angry with you for studying idioms! They are a vital part of your English language skills. Native English speakers use idioms day in, day out.

Don’t forget to take the quiz and learn the meanings of the idioms in this podcast. 

And don’t forget to book a lesson with me, so I can help you get the IELTS band score you need. And if you dont know many idioms, dont you think it’s time to get that monkey off your back?