In each episode, I show you how to give clear, well-developed answers without overcomplicating things. We look at ideas, structure, and natural language you can actually use in the test. I’m a former IELTS examiner with over 20 years of teaching experience, and the aim is simple: help you feel more confident and give better answers.

I forgot my assignment 😭 I may not sleep tonight. I want to rest more.

Hello everyone! My name is Dr. Osama Farouk, an English and Arabic teacher from Egypt. I help students improve their speaking, grammar, and pronunciation step by step in a simple and practical way. If you want to speak confidently and clearly, I would be happy to help you! What is your biggest challenge in learning English? ________________________________________

You are emailing an important client for the first time. Which option would you choose?

Today, I read and analyzed an English passage. The topic was about the balance between part-time jobs and studying in school life. Both are important, but I want to be careful not to spend too little time studying.

The transition from writing to speaking is nerve wrecking. As I continue conversations in portuguese, I adopt and use new words and expressions that I have never heard before. I find that I do not need to study the word or expression after being introduced to it for the first time. The pattern, structure, cadence, and increase of vocabulary comes naturally the more I put myself out there. I feel nervous to join the microphone calls in the discord server I am apart of. I have so much confidence writing and I know I can write very advanced because I have all the time in the world to find specific words that I rarely use and do not know, think about how I want to sound, and make myself sound perfect after many corrections, etc but with speaking? I cannot do that. What the others hear is exactly what they get. Right now I am refraining from using my portuguese to write. There needs to be a balance with my portugues. It is weird for me to be better in other areas in portugues but not all of them. From listening, writing, comprehension and speaking...balance is important. I guess the good thing is that when I decide to fully invest in my other languages, I know what to do and what not to do since at this point im not a newbie to language learning anymore. Listening is really the underdog of langauge learning because if I could not understand, I could not use or adopt what I hear from others or respond to them. I be looking like a bird when brasilians, my family and friends talk to me in portugues. Their speech do not feel so fast and quick anymore now that I can follow along to their words. When I first joined iTalki, I said on my profiile that I would share my language journey on my profile. I had many tears with portugues, the letter R made me cry SO many times, but I am proud of myself. It is very rewarding.

Today, I was happy. Because I met the cute baby in part time job. Moreover I talked to foreign people. He is Korean. He said my English is great. I didn't think. So I'm happy.

I woke up at 10 a.m. today and went to school. After school, I met up with a friend and we filmed some videos with a camera. Later, I cooked at home for the first time in a while and ate omurice.

☀️ Morning Quiz! Grammar of the Day

Business Chinese | Key Differences Between Chinese & English ✨ Hi everyone! I'm your professional Chinese tutor focusing on Business Chinese 👩‍🏫 Many learners speak grammatically correct Chinese but still sound awkward in business scenarios. The reason is simple: Chinese and English have totally different business communication logic. Here are 4 must-know differences: 1. Direct vs Indirect English gets straight to the point. Chinese prefers polite opening remarks, then gives suggestions gently. 2. Subject vs Topic Focus English needs a clear subject in every sentence. Chinese focuses on the topic, and often omits the subject naturally. 3. Passive vs Active Voice Business English likes passive voice for formality. Business Chinese uses active voice most of the time; passive sounds stiff. 4. Logic Order English: Result first, then reason. Chinese: Background first, then conclusion. If you want to improve your workplace and business Chinese, feel free to connect with me! 😊 #BusinessChinese #LearnChinese #MandarinTutor #iTalki