IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q1-2.

1. At what age should people retire from work? Why do you think so?
2. What problems can people face after their retirement?

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q1-2.

This is Must-know sentences for basic level (TOPIK 1,2) 

100% Real Korean Conversation

500 Must Know Korean sentence 

一. Dialogue 对话

A：今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？ 
Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？ 

B：我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。 
wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bÙ hǎo 。 

A：没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！ 
méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！

二. Words & Expressions: 

 1.【今晚】jīn wǎn: tonight 

 2.【歌】gē: song 

 3. 【唱歌】chàng gē: sing 
 
 4. 【怕】pà：be afraid of, fear 

 5. 【开心】kāi xīn : happy

三. Dialogue Explanation: 
 1. 今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？ 
Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？ 
Lily and I want to go to Karaoke tonight, do you want to to join us? 

2. 我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。 
Wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bÙ hǎo 。 
I’m not good at singing, I’m afraid that I can’t sing well. 
 note: "不太“ literally means "not too", which means "not very" or "not so". 

 3. 没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！ 
Méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！ 
Don’t worry, let’s just have fun together! 

 ☞ (不太会唱歌和唱不好是)没关系的= 没关系的 abbr. 
 
 ☞The "是... 的" construction for emphasizing details
the 是⋯⋯的 construction is frequently used when asking or telling details about the past.Although this structure is called the 是⋯⋯的 construction, the 是 is nearly always optional. You will often hear this structure with 是 omitted, so be aware. The only time 是 is required in this construction is when it's being negated. Other than that, 是 is commonly omitted.

e.g. 1
A: 你 骑 自行车 来 的 吗 ？(Emphasizing "by bike")
     nǐ qí zìxíngchē lái de ma?
      Did you come by bike? 

B: 我 走 来 的 。(Emphasizing "by foot")
     Wǒ zǒu lái de.
     I came by foot.

 e.g.2
A: 谁 告诉 你 的 ？(Emphasizing "who")
    shéi gàosu nǐ de?
     Who told you? 

B: 一 个 同事 告诉 我 的 。(Emphasizing "a colleague")
    yī gè tóngshì gàosu wǒ de.
    A colleague told me.




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1. 去唱歌 Go To Karaoke 

This podcast series gives you strategies to succeed on each part of the IELTS Speaking Exam.

The three parts are very different from one another so you need to use strategies that are specific to each part. In this episode I look at the ways to succeed on Parts 1 of the exam.

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Hello everyone! If you want to know the meaning of this commun expression, plus I add an extra in the podcast,  you need to listening to find out!

De todo un poco

Irse de rositas🌹 / Go off with little roses 😵

こんにちは。
みなさんは、今日は何を着ていますか。私は、スカートとTシャツです。
【着（き）る】
Tシャツを着（き）る。
ワイシャツを着る。
ブラウスを着る。
ワンピースを着る。
パーカーを着る。
トレーナーを着る
ベストを着る。
ジャケットを着る。
コートを着る。

【はく】
ズボンをはく。
スカートをはく。
パンツをはく。
靴下（くつした）をはく。
靴（くつ）をはく。

【かぶる】
帽子（ぼうし）をかぶる。
フードをかぶる。

【かける】
眼鏡（めがね）をかける。

【つける】
時計（とけい）をつける
アクセサリーをつける。
指輪（ゆびわ）をつける。
ピアスをつける。
ネックレスをつける。

【しめる】
ネクタイをしめる
ベルトをしめる。

【羽織（はお）る】
カーディガンをはおる。


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아들! 엄마 칼슘 보충제 좀 사줄 수 있어?
儿子! 可不可以帮妈买点儿补钙品啊? 

그럼요, 또 필요한 것 있으시면 언제든지 저에게 말해주세요.
当然可以, 还需要什么随时跟我说。

그럼, 사는 김에 종합 비타민도 좀 사줘.
那么, 顺便再给我买个综合维生素吧。 

네, 오늘 주문하면 내일이나 모레 받을 수 있을 거예요.
行, 今天下单的话, 估计明天或者后天能收到。 

칼슘 보충제 补钙品
언제든지, 언제나 随时
-하는 김에 顺便
종합 비타민 综合维生素

[YOON] 1분 한국어

아들! 엄마 칼슘 보충제 좀 사줄 수 있어? 儿子! 可不可以帮妈买点儿补钙品啊? 

Cognates are words that have a similar spelling, pronunciation, and meaning across two languages. This Episode includes an introduction to this podcast + a short explanation about how cognates work. By the end, there's a list of words associated with our first grammatical rule about cognates by suffix.

In this episode: Words that end with "ly" in English, while in Spanish end with the suffix "mente".

absolutely- absolutamente
additionally - adicionalmente
attentively - atentamente
completely - completamente
correctly - correctamente
directly - directamente
especially - especialmente
eventually - eventualmente
evidently - evidentemente
exactly - exactamente
finally - finalmente
fortunately - afortunadamente
horizontally - horizontalmente
immediately - inmediatamente
naturally - naturalmente
normally - normalmente
perfectly - perfectamente
really - realmente
recently - recientemente
secretly - secretamente
totally - totalmente