Are you still using memorised templates for IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE? 🚫 In this episode of The English Native Podcast, Kevin explains why examiners and AI systems penalise templates — and how flexible frameworks like PEEL (writing) and CLEAR (speaking) will help you think critically, sound natural, and achieve Band 7+ in IELTS, 100+ in TOEFL, or 80+ in PTE.

✨ What you’ll learn:

Why memorised templates don’t work anymore

How IELTS, TOEFL, and PTE examiners spot robotic language

The PEEL framework for writing (Point, Example, Explanation, Link)

The CLEAR framework for speaking (Claim, Logic, Example, Add depth, Return)

Practical tips to build critical thinking skills

🎧 Listen now and start practising smarter, not harder.
📥 Download the transcript + free handout at theenglishnative.com
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Kev's English Podcast

KEP 38: IELTS, TOEFL & PTE Success: Why Frameworks Beat Templates for Higher Scores!

 لكن مُولاَيْ السلطان كِيدِيرْ حْتَّى يَمْيَّزْ بِينْ الصَّالَحْ وْالطَّالَحْ، حار الْمَلِكْ فْأَمْرُو وْشَاوَرْ لَلاَّ شَامَة..
قالت لَلاَّ شَامَة : هَذَا عرسي أَمُولاَيْ السَُّلْطَانْ، خليني نختار شرطي.
فْوَاحَدْ الدُّوََّارْ بْعِيدْ عَالْمْدِينَة وْصَلْ الْخْبَرْ، وْالنَّاسْ بْحَالْ إِلَى مَاسَمْعُوشْ، حِيثْ لاَفَارِسْ فِيهُمْ وْلاَوْزِيرْ، الْكُلّْ معدوم وْفَقِيرْ، اللي حرتو النهار يحصدو الليل، لَكِنْ وَاحَدْ الشَّابْ مِنْ شبان الدُّوَّارْ كَانُوا اسمه أَمِيرْ، حيث كَانْ أمِيرْ باخلاقو وشهامتو، سْمَعْ الْخْبَرْ وْبَاتْ لِيلُو سَهْرَانْ ؛ عْلاَشْ مَنْكُونْشْ أَنَا هُوَ؟
فِالصْبَّاحْ التَّالِي، قَرَّرْ يَقْصَدْ الْمْدِينَة خَاطْبْ رَاغْبْ، وْعْيَاوْ صْحَابُو مَايَمَنْعُوهْ، حِيثْ بَانْ لِيهُمْ كَيْقَلَبْ عْلَى قْطِيعْ الراس،
 لاَ ابُ عْنْدُه وْلاَ سَاسْ، يْتِيمْ مَايْكْسَابْ غِيرْ ذْرَاعُو وْحب الناس
شَقْ أمِير طْرِيقُو وَسْط الغَابَة مَا حَابْسَاهْ شَمْسْ وْلاَ ضْبَابَة، وْفِي الطّْرِيقْ تْلاَقَا بِفَارْسْ مِنْ فُرْسَان الْقْصَرْ، جالْسْ لوحْدُو ويْدِيهْ عَلى خدُّو.. قَربْ مْنُّو أمِيرْ وْسَوّْلُو :
  حْكِيلِي أَسِيدْ الْفُرْسَانْ حكَايْتَكْ. شفتك مهموم 
جاوبُو الفَارَسْ وبَاقِي حاطّْ يْدِيهْ على خَدُّو :
 الْبَارْحْ أَمُولاَيْ مْشِيتْ لْقْصَرْ خَاطَبْ كِجْمِيعْ الْفُرْسَانْ، لَكِنْ لَلاَّ شَامَة مَابْقَاتْ طَالْبَة لاَ فَارِسْ وْلاَ وَاحَدْ مِنَ الْعِيَان.
حَارْ أمـِيرْ فْكْلاَمْ الْفَارِسْ وْقَالْ :
 يَاكْ هَذَا شَرْطْ الْخَاطْبْ، وَاشْ صَدَقْتْ وْلاَ أَنَا كَاذْب؟
جَاوْبُو الْفَارِس
 كُنْتِي صَادْقْ، أمَّا دَابَا، لَلاَّ شَامَة طَلْبَتْ نَجْمَة مْنْ السّْمَا.. وْاللِّي قَالْ قْدَرْتْ وْمَا قْدَرْشْ جَازَاتُو بْقْطِيعْ رَاسو
وقف أمِير وْتْعَجَّبْ لِلشَّرْط الْجْدِيدْ وْقَالْ فْنَفْسُو : الْفُرُوسِيَّة ٱحْنَا مَّالِيهَا، أمَّا نَجْمَة مِنْ السّْمَا شْكُونْ اللِّي يَقْدَرْ عْلِيهَا؟


Darija with karima 

حكاية نجمة لالة شامة (الجزء 2) 

音乐 yīn yuè （～+乐 yuè ）
1. 流行乐 liú xíng yuè （Pop Music）
QQ Music *Taylor Swift  Shake of you*

2. 摇滚乐 yáo gǔn yuè （Rock Music）
QQ Music *Linkin Pak What I‘ve done *

3. 节奏蓝调 jié zòu lán diào （R&B, Rhythm and Blues）
QQ Music *Beyonce  Crazy in Love *

4. 说唱乐 shuō chàng yuè （Rap Music）
QQ Music * Eminem Stan *

5. 电子乐diàn zǐ  yuè （Electronic Music  or EDM, Electronic Dance Music）
QQ Music *K-391/Alan walker/Tungevaag Play *

6. 古典乐 gǔ diǎn yīn yuè（Classical Music）
QQ Music *Allegro con brio  Symphony No.5 in C Minor,Op.67*

7. 歌剧gē jù （Opera）
QQ Music *Nessun dorma Luciano Pavarotti *

8. 爵士乐 jué shì yuè （Jazz Music） 
QQ Music *John Pizzarelli  Mam'selle  *

9.拉丁乐 lā dīng yuè （Latin Music） 
QQ Music *Ofenbach/Nick Waterhouse  Katchi *

10.雷鬼乐 léi guǐ yuè （Reggae Music）
QQ Music *Olly Murs/Rizzle Kicks Heart Skips A Beat*

11.乡村乐 xiāng cūn  yuè （Country Music） 
QQ.   Music * Redbone Come and Get your Love  *

你喜欢什么类型的音乐？nǐ xǐhuan shénme lèixíng de yīnyuè ？
我 喜欢...和...。wǒ xǐ huān ... hé ...。

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

What type of music do you like? 你喜欢什么类型的音乐？

Learn how to say “Thank you” in Korean: 감사합니다.
We also cover polite ways to say goodbye: 안녕히 계세요 and 안녕히 가세요.
Perfect expressions for everyday life!

Easy Korean for Beginners

Episode 5: Thank You and Goodbye in Korean

Learn how to greet like a local. From habari to mambo, poa, and usiku mwema, discover the warmth and rhythm of real Swahili conversations. 
Subscribe to Swahili with Jane for more fun lessons.

SWAHILI WITH JANE

SWAHILI GREETINGS WITH STYLE

My wife and I discuss our three favorite American states. We give recommendations for travel activities as well, so if you're thinking of taking a trip to the US, this podcast could give you some ideas!

Find episode transcript at: ⁠https://american-idiom.com/f/001-our-favorite-american-states

***Detailed Vocabulary Lesson begins at 33:53***


Episode Outline:

Texas (Starts at 1:31)
Louisiana (Starts at 4:30)
Illinois (Starts at 9:34)
California (Starts at 15:44)
Michigan (Starts at 19:58)
Washington (Starts at 26:07)
New Mexico (Starts at 29:54)
Hawaii (Starts at 32:13)


Vocabulary and Examples (Starts at 33:53)

"to go all out" (used at 3:15 and 5:05 and explained at 34:18)
"to check out" (used at 8:20 and 9:24 and explained at 36:32)
"to have the sense that" (used at 8:32 and explained at 38:16)
"don't care for" (used at 9:26 and explained at 40:07)
"I can relate" (used at 11:57 and explained at 42:03)
"full disclosure" (used at 20:08 and explained at 43:42)
"I digress" (used at 23:02 and explained at 45:52)
"to be into" (used at 25:09 and 25:16 and explained at 48:02)

Brentoni's English Podcast

001 Our Favorite American States

New Year is the perfect time for people to try new things, like changing their diet or habits. Some people take part in Veganuary, an annual challenge where they avoid eating animal products like meat, dairy, or eggs during January.

Veganuary first started in 2014 as a fun way to explore a vegan lifestyle and see how it feels. Since then, plant-based eating has gained popularity, and it's not uncommon for restaurants to offer at least one vegan option on their menus.

But a study has found that many meat-eaters end up feeling disgusted by meat after trying Veganuary.

Researchers studied 40 meat-eaters before and after Veganuary.

They found that, although most participants went back to eating meat when the month had ended, they felt more disgusted about doing so. And people who ate the least amount of meat during the challenge felt the most disgust afterwards.

A separate 2023 study on 46 Veganuary participants found that they were much less likely to describe themselves as meat-eaters after taking part in the challenge.

Scientists suggest that this change happens because people feel uncomfortable when their actions don't match their beliefs. Many enjoy the taste and convenience of eating meat, but they also feel guilty about the cruelty of factory farming.

So by giving up meat during Veganuary, participants may start to think more about these issues and develop negative feelings toward eating meat.

This research shows that even a short-term change in behavior can change the way you think, says Natalia Lawrence, a scientist from the University of Exeter who worked on the studies.

"Normally, the idea is to educate people first to change their attitudes, and hopefully they end up changing their behaviour," she told The Guardian.

"But if you persuade people to change their behaviour for a month, it seems that these things follow."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Going Meat-Free for a Month Changes Beliefs, Study Finds

Trump wants to buy Greenland and the Panama Canal. Could we buy the US, though?

The Social Evolutionary

Want to buy the US?

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もジョージアでPodcastを録っています。

今年もあっという間に4月になりましたね！
早いですね！

時間が流れるのが早いことを、
光陰矢の如し
と表現します。

これはことわざです。
光ー太陽
陰ー月
弓矢の矢が飛ぶように早い、あっという間
という意味です。

さて、世界では10月始まりのことが多いかもしれませんが、日本では4月始まりのことが多いです。

例えば、学校や会社がそうです。

日本では、4月に学校が一斉にはじまります。
だいたい4/8ぐらいに始業式があります。

始業式は学期が始まる日です。
学期ーsemester
です。

日本の学校では、
1学期(4〜7月)
2学期(9〜12月)
3学期(1〜3月)
があります。
　
日本の会社では、4月から新しい年度がはじまります。
毎年4月に新入社員が入るので、入社式もあります。

このように日本では、
学校や会社が4月から新しい学年、年度などがはじまります。

なので、4月は新しい気持ちになったり、新しいことを始めたくなるシーズンです。

ぼくは、
英語の勉強と、
世界遺産の勉強を
がんばろうと思います！

みなさんは何かがんばっていることや、
新しくはじめたいことはありますか？

よかったら、オンラインレッスンで話しましょう！
italkiでお待ちしています！



ということで、今回は以上です。

最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！




