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In this episode 10 of English on the road, we discuss an article on which countries can claim to be the oldest in the world. I hope this podcast allows you to practice your English listening and comprehension.

The podcast begins with some vocabulary which is important to the topic, then we read the article and answer some discussion questions. 

The article is from a website called engoo which has many free English learning materials. I highly recommend checking this out if you want to study English independently or with a tutor. 

Thank you for listening and I hope you have a great day!

English on the Road 

Which Countries can Claim to be the Oldest in the World?

Tóngshì 1: Míngtiān shì Shìjiè Huánjìng Rì, wǒmen dōu bù
同事1： 明天是世界环境日，我们都不
kāi chē. Nǐmen dǎsuàn zěnme shàng bān?
开车。你们打算怎么上班？
 
Tóngshì 2: Wǒ zuò dìtiě shàng bān.
同事2： 我坐地铁上班。
 
Tóngshì 3: Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē shàng bān.
同事3： 我坐公共汽车上班。
 
Tóngshì 4: Wǒ qí zìxíngchē shàng bān.
同事4： 我骑自行车上班。
 
Tóngshì 5: Wǒ zǒu lù shàng bān.
同事5： 我走路上班。
 
Tóngshì 6: Wǒ bù zuò dìtiě, bù zuò gōnggòng qìchē.
同事6： 我不坐地铁，不坐公共汽车，
bù qí zìxíngchē, yě bù zǒu lù shàng bān.
不骑自行车，也不走路上班。
 
Tóngshimen: Nǐ zěnme shàng bān?
同事们： 你怎么上班？
 
Tóngshì 6: Míngtiān bù shàng bān, míngtiān shì zhōumò.
同事6： 明天不上班，明天是周末。


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En este episodio vas a aprender muchas curiosidades sobre las tapas

Ampa tu profe amiga.

Las tapas españolas

年齢（ねんれい）を聞（き）いてもいい？

Is it OK to ask somebody's age?

나이 물어봐도 돼?

NANAのにほんごpodcast 

#9 年齢（ねんれい）を聞（き）いてもいい？｜Is it OK to ask somebody's age?

This episode gives students of English some advice about how to answer a common question type from Part 3 of the IELTS speaking test. Students will listen to some structures and phrases that will help them to compare the past and the present (in this case, relating to their hometown).

Please send me your own answers to this question, and I'll give you some advice about how to improve.

IELTS-style speaking questions

IELTS Part 3: "How has your hometown changed in the last 20 years?"

News with zhe

7min Weekly News

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Topic: Travel and transport. Q. 4-6.

4. What are the pros and cons of low-cost air travel?
5. How do you think people will travel in the future?
6. Should the government in a country focus more on rail transports or road transports? Why?

What ideas did you like best?

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Topic: Travel and transport. Q. 4-6.

The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world on August 22.

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It's the biggest diamond found since 1905.

The diamond was presented to the world at the office of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi. It weighs about half a kilogram and Masisi was one of the first to hold it.

Masisi said: "I am lucky to have seen it in my time." He said "wow" before calling government officials over to take a closer look.

Officials said it was too early to value the stone or decide how it would be sold. Another smaller diamond from the same mine in Botswana was sold for $63 million in 2016, a record for a rough gem.

Naseem Lahri, Botswana managing director for Lucara, the Canadian mining company that found the diamond, added: "I am very proud. It is a product of Botswana."

Lucara said in a statement that it recovered the "exceptional" rough diamond from its Karowe Mine in central Botswana. Lucara said it was a "high-quality" stone and was found intact.

It was located using X-ray technology designed to find large, high-value diamonds.

The weight would make it the largest diamond found in 119 years and the second-largest ever dug out of a mine after the Cullinan Diamond that was discovered in South Africa in 1905.

The famous Cullinan was 3,106 carats and was cut into gems, some of which form part of the British Crown Jewels.

Botswana, a country of 2.6 million people in southern Africa, is the second-biggest producer of natural diamonds behind Russia and has unearthed all of the world's biggest stones in recent years.