Today we're talking about an idiom that you can use when something has advantages and disadvantages. I hope you find it useful!

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We're going back in time a few hundred years in today's podcast!

Preguntas / Questions
1) ¿Que estaba el león haciendo al principio?
2) ¿Porque el león dejo ir a el ratón?
3) ¿Qué hizo el león después de ser atrapado en la red del cazador?
4) ¿Que hizo el ratón para ayudar a el león?
5) ¿Qué le dijo el león a el ratón?
[make a pause and try to answer these questions before continuing]
Respuestas / Answers

1) El león estaba durmiendo en un bosque
2) Porque él pensó, El ratón era gracioso.
3) El rugió y rugió, el intento salir, pero no pudo escapar
4) El ratón corto la red con sus afilado dientes.
5) Gracias, pequeño Ratón. Tu salvaste mi vida


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El cuento del león y el ratón (Listen and comprehension)

Are you stuck at IELTS 5.5 or 6.0? Tired of hearing the same advice but seeing no progress? In this episode, I break down the real reasons why your IELTS Speaking and Writing scores aren’t improving — and what you need to change today.

Having worked with hundreds of IELTS candidates, especially from China, I know the common mistakes:

Short, unnatural answers

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Relying on memorized idioms instead of natural English

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What you'll learn in this episode:

The truth about IELTS progress (based on Cambridge research)

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*2025年7月5日に録音しました。
日本の七夕についてお話ししました。

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Remember!! IELTS only plays the recordings once.

IELTS Insights📚📝

IELTS Listening Test Summary 

tres amigos que hicieron una mini serie de 3 capítulos llamados Radio maloka. 
Risas chistes y buen humor de pandemia. 

Música para Hablar 

Radio Maloka

여보세요? 인테리어 회사죠? 
집 시공한지 지금 3개월 됐는데 화장실 정전됐어요.
喂? 是装修公司吧? 房子刚施工3个月, 卫生间就断电了。

정말 죄송합니다.
真的很抱歉。

다음 주에 수리 가능할까요?
下周能修理好吗? 

네, 최대한 빨리 일정 잡아서 연락 드리겠습니다.
能, 我们会尽快安排好日程再联系您。

인테리어 회사 装修公司
수리하다 修理
정전(이 되다) 断电
최대한 빨리 尽快
일정 日程

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여보세요? 인테리어 회사죠? 喂? 是装修公司吧? 

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