This Podcast is aimed at teaching students the main thing that they need to focus on when preparing for the speaking component of their IETLS paper

Connectives as the oil to a good speech 

Speaking vs knowledge

💦🩴How to say "I’ve never been to Ko Samui" 🩴💦

mâi kəəi bpai gɔ̀ sà mǔi
ไม่เคยไปเกาะสมุย

mâi kəəi = (I've) never
bpai = go
gɔ̀ sà mǔi = Samui Island

KruPloy mâi kəəi bpai gɔ̀ sà mǔi ləəi kâ. yàak bpai mâak mâak. túk kon kəəi bpai gɔ̀ sà mǔi mái ká

ครูพลอยไม่เคยไปเกาะสมุยเลยค่ะ อยากไปมากๆ ทุกคนเคยไปเกาะสมุยมั้ยคะ

I've never been to Samui Island. I really wanna go there. Have you ever been to Samui Island? 😍

Learn Thai with Pailin

💦🩴How to say "I’ve never been to Ko Samui" 🩴💦

In this episode, I’m exploring the topic of wishes, hopes and regrets… In English, there are lots of ways to talk about these things, so listen to some useful phrases and grammatical structures that will help you sound more natural when talking about hypothetical things. 
Follow the link for the full script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FXT1bWII6luQWRAcvPL1wgcC6treuHVeyKQBovBvSZI/edit?usp=sharing

UK TALKS WITH LIZ

EPISODE 9: TALKING ABOUT WISHES & REGRETS

Un viaje transformador por Japón entre tradición, modernidad y autodescubrimiento.

Viajando con Facundo

Japón: Silencios, Sabores y Ciudades del Alma

Why is the artist statement so difficult to write? And what are you actually supposed to say?

In this episode, we explain the artist statement in a simple and clear way. Instead of using complicated theory or poetic language, we focus on how to describe your work honestly and understandably. An artist statement is not a school essay — it is a way to help people enter your work.

We talk about common problems, like writing too academically, telling your life story, or trying to sound mysterious. Then we give practical steps to help you write with confidence.

Studio English

How to Write an Artist Statement

La mia esperienza presente e passata con le vertigini.

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #3 - Labirintite e vertigini.

Series: The Woman Behind the Words.

Most learners think they freeze because of English.
But collapse doesn’t come from grammar, vocabulary, or fluency.
It comes from the internal script that wakes up the moment pressure enters the room.

This episode explores why brilliant, capable people lose their presence in English —
not because they don’t know enough,
but because their nervous system remembers old patterns:
the fear of judgment, perfectionism, mental overload, the shrinking of identity.

You’ll hear why “studying more” never fixes this,
and what learners actually need instead:
a calmer internal operator behind the voice.

This isn’t about language improvement.
It’s about emotional stability in the moments that matter.

💭 Reflection:
When does your English disappear — and what shifts inside you the moment it happens?

“The Pro Behind the Words” - You don’t need new words. You need the REAL YOU who speaks them.

Episode 4 — “Why Women We Collapse Under Pressure”?

Today’s episode is “冬の家族物語 (fuyu no kazoku monogatari)《Winter Family Tale》.
I created a story about spending time with family in Japan during December and January.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words
電気毛布（でんきもうふ）：electric blanket
雪合戦（ゆきがっせん）：snowball fight
雪（ゆき）だるま：snowman
お腹（なか）が空（す）く：hungry
温（あたた）かい：warm
かぼちゃ：pumpkin
準備（じゅんび）：preparation
飾（かざ）る：decorate
サンタさん：Santa Claus
人形（にんぎょう）：doll
楽（たの）しみにする：look forward to
イチゴ：strawberry
冬休（ふゆやす）み：winter vacation
温泉（おんせん）：hot spring
卓球（たっきゅう）：table tennis
神社（じんじゃ）：shrine

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/17990?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#47 Short story / 冬の家族物語《Winter Family Tale》/ storytelling // N5 Level / Japanese listening

The difference between the active and passive forms of sentences is explained, with examples.