Today, ex-IELTS examiner Cambridge David shares a great idiom that you can use whenever you're talking about how expensive something is, no matter whether that's in a restaurant, on a holiday, or just talking about any object you've bought recently. Idioms are often the key to getting a great score in the 'vocabulary' criteria of IELTS Speaking. Learn this idiom, and start using it in your next IELTS exam.  

IELTS with Cambridge David

A great idiom for talking about how expensive something is

👉 This episode of Stairway to English is a very special conversation edition! This is Part 1. Part 2 will be available very soon! 

👉 Marisa and I talk about her life, her background with language learning, where her family is from, and growing up as an English language learner. Marisa speaks with a Texan accent. I hope you enjoy the episode!

👉 Vocabulary
Commute - Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis

Stay put - To stay in one place

Public Relations - A type of employment where you work with companies to help them in the news or stay out of the news

Birth certificate - A certificate received at birth to show where you were born

Immigrant - A person who moves to and lives in a different country

Pull out - Take something out

Drop off - Leave someone or something somewhere

Hand me over - Give someone something or someone

Siblings - Brothers and/or sisters

Pick up - Collect a person or a thing from a place

Accelerates - Move quickly

Y’all - You all. This is used mainly in the southern part of the USA.

Carried on a long distance relationship - Dated while living far apart from one another

No brainer - An easy decision

Ma’am - A polite way to address women

Sir - A polite way to address men

Mannerisms - The way you act and handle yourself

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Part 1: Conversation Edition: Language Learning, Families, and Immigration with Marisa Vallbona

В этом эпизоде мы узнаем других русских писателей, кроме Толстого и Достоевского. Я порекомендую 7 отличных авторов и укажу лучшие произведения, чтобы вы смогли их найти и прочитать. 
Очень советую к прослушиванию тем, кто хочет расширить свои знания о русской литературе. 
Это первая часть из серии. Следующий эпизод будет посвящен литературе ХХ века.

Россия по-русски

Не только Достоевский

míng bù xū chuán

传出的名声不是虚假的。指实在很好，不是空有虚名。

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

名不虚传

Tatsuki-san and I are both Japanese teachers.

Tatsuki-san's podcast
https://tatsukisjapanese.buzzsprout.com

Akari's information
https://linktr.ee/akari.japanese

Akari Talks Japan

海外で活躍する若者を応援したい A Japanese university student blamed on Twitter about staying in Ukraine.

Este es el cuarto episodio en el que aprenderás expresiones coloquiales en español con la palabra "ojo". Si no escuchaste el primer episodio, puedes escucharlo en mi podcast. 
 ¡Estaré una semana explicando expresiones con la palabra "OJO" así que SUBSCRÍBETE para no perderte ningún episodio! 🚀¡Consigue fluidez y confianza hablando español! 🎯Reserva una clase conmigo y te acompañaré en el proceso. 📩 Apúntate a mi boletín de noticias para aprender una palabra coloquial al día: https://acortar.link/d8H9at

Español coloquial

Expresiones coloquiales con la palabra "ojo" Parte 4

🎧 語彙チェック（日・英・韓）
正確 せいかく accurate / punctual 정확함, 시간 약속을 잘 지킴
時間どおり じかんどおり on time 정해진 시간에, 제시간에
遅れる おくれる to be late 늦다
連絡する れんらくする to contact / to inform 연락하다
びっくりする  to be surprised 놀라다
理由 りゆう reason 이유
迷惑をかける めいわくをかける to cause trouble 폐를 끼치다
大切 たいせつ important 중요하다
困る こまる to be troubled / to have a problem 곤란하다
約束 やくそく promise / appointment 약속
相手 あいて partner / the other person 상대
学校 がっこう school 학교
教育 きょういく education 교육
習う ならう to learn 배우다
運動会 うんどうかい sports day 운동회
文化祭 ぶんかさい school festival 문화제
行動 こうどう action / behavior 행동
当たり前 あたりまえ natural / obvious 당연함
プレッシャー pressure 부담감, 압박감
思いやり おもいやり consideration / kindness 배려, 마음씀
伝える つたえる to convey / to tell 전하다
守る まもる to keep / to follow (a rule) 지키다
文化 ぶんか culture 문화
教える おしえる to teach 가르치다
習慣 しゅうかん habit / custom 습관
恥ずかしい はずかしい embarrassed / shy 부끄럽다
まわり surroundings / people around 주변, 주위 사람들
大事にする だいじにする to cherish / to value 소중히 하다

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"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is a classic fairy tale that helps children learn phonics. In this story, Goldilocks visits the house of three bears while they are away. As she explores, she finds three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds. Through simple words and repetition, children can practice sounds like "air," "are," "ear," and "ere." This engaging story helps kids improve their reading skills while enjoying a timeless tale."Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is a classic fairy tale that helps children learn phonics. In this story, Goldilocks visits the house of three bears while they are away. As she explores, she finds three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds. Through simple words and repetition, children can practice sounds like "air," "are," "ear," and "ere." This engaging story helps kids improve their reading skills while enjoying a timeless tale.

Story Time for Kids with Teacher Amanda

Episode 7: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

You are having difficulties keeping to the diet and you are worried that tomorrow is the day to check if you have lost weight. Here are some crazy ideas to cheat on Weigh In day!
Explanation of expressions used in the podcast:
"Take with a pinch of salt" - don't trust this information too much.
"Emotional baggage" - things that you never stop worrying about.
"A heavy heart" - feeling sad or anxious.
"Get something off your chest" or "a load off your mind" - admit to what is worrying you.
"Carrying a weight on your shoulders" - worrying about things.
"Having a chip on your shoulder" - you are angry about someone or something.
"Having butterflies in your stomach" - being nervous.
"Having a frog in your throat" - your voice is bad because of a throat infection.

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