In this episode I talk through an idea I’ve been developing from my LinkedIn posts and from work with my Chinese IELTS students — the examiner’s eye. Lots of candidates can name the four IELTS writing criteria, but very few actually understand what they mean and how an examiner applys them. That gap explains a lot of 5.5–6.0 scores. So listen and hear how to close that gap...

I look at:
why template-heavy IELTS training produces flat, predictable essays
why “I know the criteria” is not the same as “I can apply the criteria”
how examiner perspective is formed over time and volume
how AI can be used to rehearse different band levels of the same task
This one is more theory than technique — it’s about thinking like an examiner before you start writing.

Read the companion article on LinkedIn below....
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/examiners-eye-rethinking-ielts-writing-through-reflection-dean-fudlf

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KEP 42: The Examiner’s Eye – Seeing IELTS the Way Examiners Do

In this episode you will learn how to say "Hi/Hello" and "How are you" in both the informal and formal ways. 

Bulgarian in a Bite

Basic Greetings

When on holiday, you may wish to find out how to get to a place of interest, or to a museum, and this episode goes into some of the vocab you may need to get there. 

English in 60 Seconds

Getting to a restaurant from the hotel - asking for recommendations and directions

アルバイトって、いろいろな経験ができていいですよね。
第二回目は、アルバイトについてお話しています。

Part-time work is a great way to have a variety of experiences.
In the second episode, I talk about part-time jobs.

Plain Japanese Podcast やさしい にほんご ポッドキャスト

#2 アルバイト Part-time Job

校則とは学校の中での規則のことです。日本では厳しすぎる校則が問題になっています。東京都の教育委員会は去年の4月、都立高校などにいくつかの校則について生徒や親などと一緒に必要かどうかを考えるように言いました。例えば、下着の色や髪の毛の色についての校則などです。その結果、全部の学校が今年4月から、5つの校則を廃止することを決めました。

多くの：おおくの　a lot of
都立高校：とりつこうこうpublic high school in Tokyo
校則：こうそく school rule
規則：きそく rule
厳しすぎる：きびしすぎる too strict
問題：もんだい problem
教育委員会：きょういくいいんかい　board of education
下着：したぎ　underwear
髪（かみ）の毛（け）の色（いろ）：hair color
その結果：そのけっか　as a result
全部の：ぜんぶの  all of the~
廃止する：はいしする abolish　get rid of〜

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

多くの都立高校が4月から厳しい校則をなくす

 주말에 자연 속으로

요즘 많은 사람들이 바쁜 일상에서 벗어나 자연 속으로 떠나는 것을 좋아합니다. 저도 지난 주말에 친구들과 함께 산에 다녀왔습니다. 날씨가 아주 맑고 따뜻해서 등산하기에 딱 좋았어요. 아침 일찍 출발해서 산에 오르기 시작했는데, 처음에는 길이 좀 힘들었지만, 중간쯤 올라가자 시원한 바람이 불어서 기분이 좋아졌습니다. 산 중턱에서 잠시 쉬면서 도시에서는 보기 어려운 새소리를 들을 수 있었습니다.

정상에 도착했을 때는 땀이 많이 났지만, 눈앞에 펼쳐진 멋있는 풍경을 보자 피로가 싹 사라졌습니다. 도시의 높은 건물 대신 푸른 산과 맑은 하늘이 보이니 마음이 정말 편해졌습니다. 친구들과 사진도 찍고, 준비해 간 김밥과 과일을 먹으며 즐거운 시간을 보냈습니다.

산에서 내려온 후 근처의 작은 카페에 들렀습니다. 창문 밖으로 보이는 산 풍경이 너무 아름다워서 커피 한 잔이 더 맛있게 느껴졌습니다. 그곳에서 다른 등산객들과 이야기도 나누었는데, 모두 자연을 좋아하고 자주 산에 간다고 했습니다.

이번 등산을 통해 저는 자연의 소중함을 다시 한 번 느꼈습니다. 평소에는 스마트폰이나 컴퓨터 앞에 앉아 있는 시간이 많지만, 가끔 이렇게 자연 속에서 시간을 보내면 마음이 깨끗해지고 행복해집니다. 앞으로는 일주일에 한 번이라도 가까운 공원이나 산을 찾아가서 산책을 하려고 합니다.

한국의 문화

Everyday Korean Listening Level 3

In this podcast I go deeper into the psychology of asking questions and how it will position you in front of your boss.

Simple questions such as:

1. Can you explain some of the day-to-day responsibilities this job entails?
2. How would you describe the characteristics of someone who would succeed in this role?
3. If I were in this position, how would my performance be measured? How often?

Jump into and learn whats not obvious and hardly seen by people.

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Vol.43ゲームについて

1.ゲームが好きですか？

2.よくしていましたか？

3.何才からしましたか？

4.お兄さんとしましたか？

5.お兄さんは何が好きでしたか？

6.イタリアでは何が流行っていましたか？

7.ゲームセンターに行きましたか？

8.UFOクレーンでなにか取ったことがありますか？

9.今のゲームについてどう思いますか？
(絵がきれい、本当の世界みたいなど)

10.ルカさんから何かあれば話す。


Vol.43About the Game

1.Do you like playing games?

2.Did you often play games?

3.How old were you when you started playing games?

4.Did you play with your older brother?

5.What did your brother like?

6.What was popular in Italy?

7.Did you go to a game arcade?

8.Have you ever won anything with a UFO crane?

9.What do you think about current games? (Pretty pictures, like the real world, etc.)

10. Luke will talk to you if he has anything to say.


第 43 卷关于游戏

1.你喜欢玩游戏吗？

2.你经常玩游戏吗？

3.你几岁开始玩游戏？

4.你和哥哥一起玩吗？

5.你哥哥喜欢什么？

6.意大利流行什么？

7.你去过游戏厅吗？

8.你用飞碟起重机赢过什么东西吗？

9.你对现在的游戏有什么看法？

10. 卢克有什么话会跟你说的。

SAMURAI BROADCAST　侍放送  継続は力ニャり

第 43 卷关于游戏　ゲームについて　About the Game

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w4JA22COWz_iJe47JYFP_seO1ovjKwjv/view?usp=drivesdk