Average life expectancy is increasing, particularly in developed countries. What effects does this have on society?

Today, Nick gives you some ideas for this IELTS topic. This will help with Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What challenges does society face with an ageing population?

Mrs. Frisby takes a journey to see the owl. 
Listen and follow along.
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**Vocabulary with definitions and audio for this book are located under my vocabulary sets**


Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Chapter 7 The Owl

Want to express that something is "extremely" good, busy, or even crazy? 🤯 Forget about just saying "很" (hěn). If you want to sound like a local, you need to master: 不得了 (bùdéliǎo)!
	
In Chinese, we use the structure: [Adjective] + 得 + 不得了 to mean "extremely" or "to an incredible degree."
Here are the examples from the video:
	
1️⃣ 好得不得了Hǎo de bùdéliǎo
English: Extremely good / Terrific!
Usage: Use this when something is so good, you're almost speechless.
2️⃣ 忙得不得了Máng de bùdéliǎo
English: Incredibly busy / Swamped!
Usage: When your schedule is exploding and you have zero free time.
3️⃣ 合适得不得了Héshì de bùdéliǎo
English: Perfectly suited / Fits like a glove!
Usage: When you find the perfect outfit or the perfect job.

Chloe Chinese Gym

Daily Expressions：Beyond "Hěn": 不得了

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English???

The Genesis 

I'm going to give you 6 of my tips for the IELTS speaking exam. These are just some tips to start with, and we will be looking at some more in future episodes.

IELTS 85 Speaking

6 of my top tips for the IELTS speaking exam

随机应变suí jī yìng biàn，就是根据实际情况而变化， To adjust according to situation。孙子认为一个
Suí jī yìng biàn (to adjust one’s approach according to the actual situation). Sun Tzu believed that 
好的将军如果不懂得变化，总是坚持以前的作战计划，他有再好的条件也不能赢。
a competent general who fails to adapt and rigidly adheres to pre-set battle plans cannot achieve victory, no matter how favorable his conditions are.
举个例子，一个老板开了一家糖果店，他发现有游客到他的店里买糖果，他就把糖果制作成小包装。游客见到精美的礼盒，就忍不住多买几份，于是老板赚了很多钱。
Take an example: a shopkeeper ran a candy store. When he noticed that tourists were visiting his shop to buy candies, he repackaged the candies into small, exquisite gift boxes. Seeing these fancy boxes, the tourists couldn’t help buying several more portions, and the shopkeeper made a handsome profit.
那么再回到我们自己。你是否有遇到什么困难？有没有开始考虑用新的办法去解决呢？
Now, let’s turn to ourselves. Have you encountered any difficulties lately? Have you started thinking about adopting new methods to solve them?




《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

《孙子兵法》18

1.簡単な自己紹介
breve presentazione di sé
简要自我介绍
Brief self-introduction


2.コロナの時何をしていましたか？
Cosa facevi quando eri a Korona?
您在科罗纳时做什么工作？
What did you do when you were in Corona?


3.いつから日本語を勉強していますか？
da quanto tempo studi il giapponese?
你学习日语多久了？
How long have you been studying Japanese?


4.やり方など (教科書やYouTubeなど)
come lo fai, ecc. (libri di testo, YouTube, ecc.)
你是怎么做的等（教科书、YouTube 等）
How do you do it, etc. (textbooks, YouTube, etc.)


5.好きなアニメなど (かんたんに)
il tuo anime preferito, ecc. (semplice)
您最喜欢的动画片等（简单）
Favorite anime, etc. (simple)


6.日本旅行を (かんたんに)
viaggio in Giappone (semplice)
去日本旅游（简单）
Travel in Japan (in brief)

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