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Build Your English Thinking

BYET14 Stop translating in your head!

Are you stuck at IELTS 5.5 or 6.0? Tired of hearing the same advice but seeing no progress? In this episode, I break down the real reasons why your IELTS Speaking and Writing scores aren’t improving — and what you need to change today.

Having worked with hundreds of IELTS candidates, especially from China, I know the common mistakes:

Short, unnatural answers

Overly formal language

Repetitive vocabulary

Relying on memorized idioms instead of natural English

🚫 Why IELTS strategies alone won’t help
🚫 Why tips, templates, and endless mock tests aren't enough
✅ Why 200+ hours of active practice is the real key to moving from Band 6 to Band 7
✅ How authentic English practice and honest feedback will help you improve faster

What you'll learn in this episode:

The truth about IELTS progress (based on Cambridge research)

Why many candidates from China (and globally) misunderstand how IELTS works

How IELTS measures real-world communication skills, not your ability to memorize exam hacks

The mindset shift you need if you’re serious about Band 7+

🎧 Listen now and get clear, no-nonsense advice on how to improve your IELTS score — from someone who’s helped students worldwide achieve success.

If you want a transcript for this episode, go to www.theenglishnative.com

Kev's English Podcast

 Kev's English Podcast – Episode 32 Why You're Stuck at IELTS Band 6 (and How to Finally Reach Band 7)

Hola! Bienvenidos/as a un nuevo podcast SOBRE VIAJES! Mi nombre es CAMILA, soy de Buenos Aires - En este podcast hablo sobre la fascinación que tienen/tenemos todos por grabarlo todo cuando viajamos (en realidad, lo hacemos muchas veces cuando no viajamos también) - Esta especie de 'necesidad' de documentarlo todo. ¿Para qué grabamos un concierto de nuestra banda favorita? ¿Volvemos a ver esos videos alguna vez? ¿Se los mostramos a otras personas? ¿Los publicamos en las redes?


Acompañame en este podcast, practica tu español conmigo y contame en un comentario qué pensas sobre esto!

DALE PLAY!


Disfruta de aprender

¿Por qué grabamos todo con nuestros teléfonos?

В этом подкасте я рассказываю про систему образования в России. Приятного прослушивания!

Привет, это Наташа!

Эпизод 17. Образование в России

In this American English language podcast episode, I talk about travelling tips. I talk about using a luggage strap to piggyback my heavy backpack on top of my carry-on luggage with wheels. My italki teacher profile https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE45 Travelling part 4 : Luggage Strap Piggyback (American English)

New words  
1. 丈夫  zhàngfu  n. husband
2. 钥匙  yàoshi  n. key
3. 在  zài  v. to be in/on/at
4. 哪儿  nǎr  pron. where
5. 妻子  qīzi  n. wife
6. 桌子  zhuōzi  n. table, desk
7. 上  shàng  n. on (the surface of sth.)
8. 沙发  shāfā  n. sofa
9. 下边  xiàbiān  n. under, below
10. 电话  diànhuà  n. telephone
11. 旁边  pángbiān  n. beside, side
12. 手  shǒu  n. hand
13. 里  lǐ  n. inside, in
 

中文每日一练

每日听汉语

In that episode i purposely take a woman's voice as i embody the role of a " fille de joie " ( joy girl ) in the old Paris . 

"Je suis comme je suis"

Je suis faite comme ça
Quand j'ai envie de rire
Oui je ris aux éclats
J'aime celui qui m'aime
Est-ce ma faute à moi
Si ce n'est pas le même
Que j'aime à chaque fois
Je suis comme je suis
Je suis faite comme ça
Que voulez-vous de plus
Que voulez-vous de moi
Je suis faite pour plaire
Et n'y puis rien changer
Mes talons sont trop hauts
Ma taille trop cambrée
Mes seins beaucoup trop durs
Et mes yeux trop cernés
Et puis après
Qu'est-ce que ça peut vous faire
Je suis comme je suis
Je plais à qui je plais
Qu'est-ce que ça peut vous faire
Ce qui m'est arrivé
Oui j'ai aimé quelqu'un
Oui quelqu'un m'a aimée
Comme les enfants qui s'aiment
Simplement savent aimer
Aimer aimer...
Pourquoi me questionner
Je suis là pour vous plaire
Et n'y puis rien changer.

"I Am What I Am"

I am what I am
I’m made that way
When I want to laugh
Yes I erupt with laughter
I love the one that loves me
Is it my fault
If it’s not the same one
That I love each time
I am what I am
I’m made that way
What more do you want
What do you want from me
 
I’m made for pleasure
And nothing can change that
My heels are too high
My figure too curved
My breasts way too firm
And my eyes too darkly ringed
And then afterwards
What can you do about it
I am what I am
I please who I please
 
What can you do about it
What happened to me
Yes I loved someone
Yes someone loved me
Like children love each other
Simply knowing how to love
Love love…
Why ask me
I’m here for your pleasure
And nothing can change that.
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