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?

En este episodio escucharás una lectura acerca de Colombia. Espero que te guste.

Los países Hispanohablantes

Colombia

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Centuries ago, the word "leaf" had another meaning and that meaning is at the heart of this week's idiom: turn over a new leaf. 

As we approach the end of another year, perhaps many of you are considering turning over a new leaf yourselves in 2026. 

Listen to learn more about how to use this helpful phrase!

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051 - turn over a new leaf

第11课  现在几点
一、听力  第一部分
1. 吃饭    
2. 看电影    
3. 九点  
4. 看书   
5. 北京  

第二部分
6. 男：现在几点？
女：现在五点。
7. 男：你什么时候见李老师？
   女：我下午一点十分去学校见李老师。
8. 男：我想看电影。
女：好啊，下午我有时间，我们一起去。
9. 女：你星期六工作吗？
 男：不工作。
10.女：你什么时候去北京？
男：9月17号去，住三天。

第三部分
11. 我十点去工作，现在在家。
   问：他几点工作？
12. 现在八点，我们九点前去看电影。
   问：他们几点去看电影？
13.  我中午十二点不看书。
问：他十二点看书吗？
14. 我下午喝茶，中午十二点前不喝茶。
问：她什么时候喝茶？
15. 他在北京住三天，星期五回家。
问：他什么时候回家？


HSK1   第11课  现在几点

・東北地方の方言「んだ」についての紹介
・「んだ」の意味について
・この二つの言葉の違いは何？丁寧な言葉はどっち？What is the difference between「んだ」and「んだっす」Which is polite?
・使用例の紹介
・まとめ　この言葉は東北地方で頻繁に広く使われています。どんどん使ってみてほしいです!



Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

When do you use the Tohoku dialect「んだ」

「あいさつ」の練習をしましょう！
Today's Drills are "Greetings".
Let's practice Japanese expressions for greetings.
Repeat and practice both A and B parts. Have fun!

A：おはようございます。　ー　B：おはようございます。
A：こんにちは。　ー　B：こんにちは。
A：こんばんは。　ー　B：こんばんは。
A：おはよう。　　ー　B：おはよう。

A：げんき？　　 ー　B：うん、げんき。
　　　　　　　　ー　B：まあまあ。
　　　　　　　　ー　B：うん。げんきげんき。げんき？
　　　　　　　　ー　B：びみょう。

A：おつかれさまです　　　　　ー　B：おつかれさまです。
A：はじめまして。NAMEです   ー　B： はじめまして。NAMEです。

A：よろしくおねがいします。 ー　B：よろしくおねがいします。
A：よろしく。 ー　B：こちらこそよろしく。

A：ありがとう。　ー　B：いえいえ。

A：じゃあね。　ー　B：じゃあね。
A：ではまた。　ー　B：はい。　また。


まあまあ：So so　　びみょう：Not much（*slightly negative）
いえいえ：Not at all / Any time / No problem
おつかれさま：See you / Good job 
　*(depends on context. often used in work-place or when you finished some kind of tasks.)


BGM & SE special thanks：MusMus


アヤさんとフミさんの日本語ドリル (Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Drills)

1. あいさつ / Greetings

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222782519032
https://youtu.be/7tA0n5R09hc

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -What are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversation sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1)