Before you take your IELTS speaking exam don’t you think it would be a a good idea to know what the examiners are looking for? What’s the difference between a band 5 and a band 6 ? What do you have to do to get a band 7 ? Why do some people get band 8? What’s the difference between a 7 and 8, or the difference between 8 and 9?

IELTS Speaking Practice

What are the examiners looking for?

Numbers till one million, understand a newspaper article & w-questions, verb conjugations singular: (du) kommst, wohnst, arbeitest.

Paul is in the subway on his way to work. He's reading the newspaper: An article about burglars where Fritz is the police contact person. He is Paul's friend. Will he catch the thieves?
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German Stories | Learn German with Stories

6: Diebe stehlen bei Großkauf | Thieves steal from Großkauf

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儿童生长速度，最快，有助于长高，小学生，中学生，跳绳，增长不利

hsk5 听后复述练习

关于儿童长高的讨论

In this episode, I will tell you about my friend Sara. Listen carefully and take the quiz to check your understanding.

Español Práctico 

Mi amiga Sara (Level A2-B1)

A lesson about living life!
We cover the verbs to want and to live as well as beginner vocabulary related to these verbs.
The goal is to get you speaking Spanish as quickly as possible!

Super Basic Spanish

Episodio 5: Quiero vivir (I want to live)

Cuando te propones aprender un idioma, en nuestro caso, el español, todo lo que rodea al mismo adquiere una importancia tácita, ya que vincular idioma, cultura y conocimiento adquiere un matiz muy característico y una riqueza cultural impresionante que recibes cuando te adentras en un idioma. Por eso, este episodio sin duda, podrá aportarte mucho bagaje cultural. Escucha, comenta y comparte.

Español con todo 

6 MUSEOS IMPORTANTES DE AMÉRICA LATINA

En este episodio les platico un poco sobre México desde el punto de vista de un mexicano.


Aprendamos español, ¡Escuchando con Fernando!

Acerca de ¡México!

Around the world, "Kiwi" is a popular nickname for New Zealanders, and people from New Zealand will often call themselves "Kiwis" too. For most New Zealanders, the word Kiwi is a positive and friendly nickname — but where did it come from?

The name actually comes from the kiwi: a fluffy bird that has a round body, a long beak and cannot fly. It is only found in New Zealand.

While the bird was already used on New Zealand's stamps and money by the late 19th century, it was first used to represent New Zealand in 1904 — when it was used in a cartoon to represent the country's rugby team. After that, the bird was often shown in cartoons to represent the country.

During World War I, soldiers from New Zealand who were fighting in Europe wore an image of the bird on their uniforms. "Kiwi" became a popular nickname for these soldiers, and it continued to be used after the war.

So the people and the birds don't get mixed up, "Kiwi" as a nickname for New Zealanders is usually written with a capital K, while the bird's name is usually written with a small k: "kiwi."

The kiwi fruit, which is originally from China, is also named after the bird. In 1959, fruit exporters in New Zealand started calling it "kiwifruit" because its fluffy, brown skin looks similar to the fluffy bird.

However, it is important not to mix up Kiwi people, kiwi birds and the kiwi fruit! Although the fruit is usually just called "kiwi" in other parts of the world, New Zealanders only ever call it "kiwifruit."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Why Are New Zealanders Called Kiwis?

Los españoles tenemos muchas expresiones, nos encanta usarlas. Nosotros las usamos de forma inconsciente, y no nos damos cuentas que algunas de ellas no tienen ningún sentido para personas que no son nativas. 

Por eso en este episodio voy a explicarte el significado de algunas de esas expresiones y su origen.

Después de escuchar este episodio, dime si habías escuchado estas expresiones antes y cuál es tu expresión española favorita o la que más usas.

¡Espero tus comentarios!
