Nick discusses a variety of topics that you need to know about for the IELTS test - Speaking Part 3 and Writing Part 2. Listening to this will help you build your world knowledge and form opinions. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

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Listening Practice in Turkish -1 (A1 Level)

"I have never ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 14

In this episode we will learn a Chinese song <如愿>, hope you enjoy it.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想介绍给大家的歌是王菲的《如愿》。这首歌是电影《我和我的父辈》的主题曲。作曲者说这是献给父母一辈的歌，致敬他们，正是他们一辈辈的奋斗与奉献，给大家创造了现在更好的环境和生活，也希望听歌的听众们能获取更多感动和力量，去传承，去奋斗。
《如愿》
你是遥遥的路
山野大雾里的灯
我是孩童啊走在你的眼眸
你是明月清风
我是你照拂的梦
见与不见都一生与你相拥
而我将爱你所爱的人间
愿你所愿的笑颜
你的手我蹒跚在牵
请带我去明天
如果说你曾苦过我的甜
我愿活成你的愿
愿不枉啊愿勇往啊
这盛世每一天
你是岁月长河
星火燃起的天空
我是仰望者就把你唱成歌
你是我之所来
也是我心之所归
世间所有路都将与你相逢
而我将爱你所爱的人间
愿你所愿的笑颜
你的手我蹒跚在牵
请带我去明天
如果说你曾苦过我的甜
我愿活成你的愿
愿不枉啊愿勇往啊
这盛世每一天
山河无恙烟火寻常
可是你如愿的眺望
孩子们啊安睡梦乡
像你深爱的那样
而我将梦你所梦的团圆
愿你所愿的永远
走你所走的长路
这样的爱你啊
我也将见你未见的世界
写你未写的诗篇
天边的月心中的念
你永在我身边
与你相约一生清澈
如你年轻的脸
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父辈/fù bèi/our parents' generation
主题曲/zhǔ tí qǔ/theme Song
作曲家/zuò qǔ jiā/composer
致敬/zhì jìng/pay one's respects to
传承/chuán chéng/inherit （the spirit）
遥遥的/yáo yáo de/distant，long （way）
眼眸/yǎn móu/eyes
照拂/zhào fú	/look after, care for
蹒跚/pán shān/stumbling
你曾苦过我的甜/nǐ céng kǔ guò wǒ de tián/You have suffered my sweet(Because of the suffering that you got through, now I can have a sweet life )
我愿活成你的愿/wǒ yuàn huó chéng nǐ de yuàn/I would like to live as you wish
不枉/bù wǎng/not in vain
盛世/shèng shì/flourishing age
山河无恙	/shān hé wú yàng/The mountains and rivers are unharmed (Describes a stable society)
烟火寻常	/yān huǒ xún cháng/people are having normal and safe life
眺望/tiào wàng/look into the distance,prospection
未写的诗篇/wèi xiě de shī piān	/The unwritten poem（What the last generation left undone）
一生清澈	/yī shēng qīng chè/a limpid life(A peaceful and quiet life, stay above the fray)

Yuli's Chinese Channel

中文歌《如愿》 Chinese song <Having your wishes fulfilled> （Advanced level）

op universities in California like Stanford and the University of Southern California will no longer be able to favor the relatives of alumni and school donors during the application process.

That's after state governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning all private nonprofit colleges from giving preference to so-called "legacy" applicants and those with links to donors.

Newsom said the law already applied to public universities in the state. The law will now apply to all universities from September 2025.

The governor said: "In California, everyone should be able to get ahead through merit, skill, and hard work. The California Dream shouldn't be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we're opening the door to higher education wide enough for everyone, fairly."

California is the second US state to ban both public and private universities from favoring legacy applicants. Maryland was the first, earlier this year, although the state's top school — Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore — had already ended the practice independently.

Virginia, Illinois and Colorado have banned public universities from giving preferential treatment to those with links to former students or donors.

Admissions to US universities are very competitive. And legacy admissions policies give an advantage to applicants whose — often wealthy, often white — family members previously attended the university, or who have donated money to the school.

A 2022 study looked at one unnamed US university and found that, over a 16-year period, 34% of legacy applicants were accepted — compared to just 14% of non-legacy applicants.

A group representing private colleges in California said it was "uncomfortable" with the state getting involved in the universities' admissions processes, but said the institutions would follow the new law.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

California Bans 'Legacy' College Admissions

Recitation for Japanese learners.
You can practice shadowing, and repeating with
this reading and the text below.

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''Rashomon'' #2
Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa 1915
『羅生門』(らしょうもん） 芥川龍之介・著　
   第二話


旧記によると、仏像や仏具を打ち砕いて、
その丹がついたり金銀の箔がついたりした木を、
路ばたにつみ重ねて、薪の料に売っていた
という事である。
洛中がその始末であるから、羅生門の修理などは
元より誰も捨てて顧みる者がなかった。
するとその荒れ果てたのをよい事にして、
狐狸が棲む。盗人が棲む。とうとうしまいには、
引取り手のない死人を、この門へ持ってきて、
棄てていくという習慣さえできた。
そこで、日の目が見えなくなると、誰でも気味を
悪るがって、この門の近所へは足ぶみをしない事に
なってしまったのである。


✏漢字

旧記　　　　きゅうき
仏像　　　　ぶつぞう
仏具　　　　ぶつぐ
打ち砕いて　うちくだいて
丹　　　　　に
金銀　　　　きんぎん
箔　　　　　はく
木　　　　　き
路ばた　　　ろばた
重ねて　　　かさねて
薪　　　　　たきぎ
料　　　　　しろ
売って　　　うって
事　　　　　こと
洛中　　　　らくちゅう
始末　　　　しまつ
羅生門　　　らしょうもん
修理　　　　しゅうり
元　　　　　もと
誰　　　　　だれ
捨てて　　　すてて
顧みる　　　かえりみる
者　　　　　もの
荒れ果てた　あれはてた
狐狸　　　　こり
棲む　　　　すむ
引き取り手　ひきとりて
死人　　　　しびと
門　　　　　もん
来て　　　　きて
捨てて　　　すてて
習慣　　　　しゅうかん
日の目　　　ひのめ
見え　　　　みえ
気味を　　　きみ
悪がって　　わるがって
近所　　　　きんじょ
足ぶみ　　　あしぶみ


朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読 『羅生門』第二話  Recitation  'Rashomon' #2

A guy opens an everything store- a store that sells anything and provides any service.

Written by me

Vocabulary:
promotion: a higher rank and increase in income to an employee
insubordinate: not following orders
bonus: extra money paid to an employee



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Story: The Everything Store

Presentation Nightmare? Vocabulary BS Holding You Hostage? (Knock It Off!)

So, you’re one of those… the type who crumbles at the thought of presenting in English? Giving up before you even try because of some pathetic excuse about your vocabulary?

Newsflash: Nobody cares. And frankly, neither should you.

You’re letting a lack of words cripple your career? Pitiful.

Well, I’m not going to coddle you. But I am going to give you a damn solution.

In today's podcast you'll learn how to:

I. Start Your Presentation (greet, introduce your purpose, show the outline and learn how to engage your audience.
2. Guide Your Audience Through Your Presentation (Use transitions to move from slide to slide, reffer to visuals when needed and much more!)
3. How to conclude in professiona manner
4. Open the floor for questions & answers.

 This isn’t some touchy-feely pep talk. This is about actionable strategies you can use immediately to succeed in any English presentation. So, quit whining and listen up. Your future depends on it!

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