In this episode, Kev talks honestly about the common mistakes IELTS candidates make — especially when it comes to speaking. Drawing on a busy week of lessons with Chinese IELTS students, Kev explains why so many people are stuck at Band 6 and how small changes can make a big difference.

He covers:
✅ Why short answers kill your score
✅ How to expand naturally (without sounding weird)
✅ Why repeating words like "chocolate, chocolate, chocolate" won't help
✅ The danger of memorised answers
✅ How to sound more natural and fluent

Plus updates on The English Native, Kev's YouTube, and plans to help students in China get better access to materials.

For transcripts and more free resources, visit: theenglishnative.com

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Kev's English Podcast

IELTS Speaking: Why Chinese Students Keep Scoring 6 — Common Mistakes and Solutions

So you have answered the SIX KEY QUESTIONS from episode 2. Well done. Now do this.

In this episode I talk about the importance of thinking about key situations and activities from your adult life and how most people simply don't consider them to be important or relevant to their job search.

In many aspects of life (school, university, charity work, work experience and sports clubs) we have found ourselves in situations where we have used key skills which are useful in the workplace.

I talk about categorizing these experiences into People, Project and Profit. And I suggest lots of questions to ask yourself to get you thinking about these situations and how important they are.



How to create an awesome job application strategy: Advice on careers, CVs, cover letters, interview planning

Episode 3: Too many people do NOT do this simple piece of planning before looking for new jobs

korean conversation

한글 창제

Un cervo, dopo aver bevuto, rimane ad osservare la sua immagine riflessa nell'acqua: ammira le sue corna, grandi e lunghe, ma disprezza le sue gambe, a suo dire, troppo fragili e sottili. Ma il pericolo è in agguato e saranno proprio le sue corna a condurlo alla morte.

Vittorio per Voi

Il cervo alla fonte

This episode is about saying NUMBERS FROM 1 TO 99 in Japanese... please check below for the grammar notes and important Japanese vocabulary I have mentioned in the podcast. 

1 -10

1                                     いち　
2                                      に　
3                                    さん　
4                                    よん／し　
5                                   ご
6                                  ろく　
7                                   なな／しち
8                                  はち　
9                                 きゅう／く　
10                              じゅう

11 - 19

１１　                           じゅう　いち　　　
１２　                          じゅう　に
１３                              じゅう　さん　
１４                             じゅう　よん
１５                              じゅう　ご
１６                              じゅう　ろく
１７                                じゅう　なな
１８                                じゅう　はち
１９                               じゅう　きゅう

20 - 90

２０　　　　　　　　　に　じゅう　
３０　　　　　　　　　さん　じゅう
４０　　　　　　　　　よん　じゅう　　
５０　　　　　　　　　ご　　じゅう
６０　　　　　　　　　ろく　じゅう
７０　　　　　　　　　なな　じゅう
８０　　　　　　　　　はち　じゅう
９０　　　　　　　　　きゅう　じゅう


86 　　　　　 はちじゅう　ろく
73                     ななじゅう　さん
54                    ごじゅう　よん


Mandakini Munasinghe

Learning Japanese (JLPT N5)- 2nd Lesson - Numbers 1-99

I talk about watching a YouTube video about walking around in the 711 store in Hollywood California. My italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE60  711 in Hollywood California YouTube 

Hej och välkommen till ett nytt avsnitt av Tankar på svenska!
I detta avsnitt talar jag om hur håller man uppe sin motivation att studera ett språk?
Jag ger några tips på språkinlärning och vad som är bra att göra för att lära sig ett språk :)

Tack för att ni lyssnar.

Tankar på svenska

Tankar på svenska - motivation

げんき、第２課57ページ、かいわより。 リスニングとリーディングのれんしゅうです。私が言ったあと、リピートしてください。 2かいめは少しはやいです。 
It‘s for your practice of listening and reading. Repeat after me without reading げんき２, even if you have the textbook. I speak a little faster the second time. 
这是为了你的听力和阅读练习。 即使你有课本，也不要读　げんき２、跟着我重复。 我第二次说得快一点。 
もしあなたが中級（ちゅうきゅう）でも、いいれんしゅうになると思います。 
It should still be good practice even if you are an intermidiate-level student. 
即使您是 N4 或以上级别的学生也很有用


みせの人：いらっしゃいませ。メニューをどうぞ。

メアリー：どうも。これはなんですか。

みせの人：どれですか。ああ、とんかつです。

メアリー：とんかつ？さかなですか。

みせの人：いいえ、さかなじゃないです。にくです。おいしいですよ。

メアリー：すみません。トイレはどこですか。

みせの人：あそこです。

メアリー：ありがとうございます。


Waiter: Welcome. Here`s the menu.

Mary: Thank you. What`s this?

Waiter: Which one? Oh, it is tonkatsu.

Mary: Tonkatsu? Is it fish?

Waiter: No, it is not fish. It is meat. It is delicious.

Mary: Then, I`ll have this.

Mary: Excuse me. Where is the restroom?

Waiter: It is over there.

Mary: Thank you very much. 


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

げんき2課

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Laughing.

Q. What kinds of thing make you laugh?
Q. Do you like making other people laugh? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Do you think it’s important for people to laugh? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Is laughing the same as feeling happy, do you think? [Why/Why not?]

How easy was the topic for you? If you'd summarize - which were the key words you used in each question?

Let me know how I can be of assistance.