IELTS Speaking Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Walking.

A rather simple one for today:

Q. Do you go places on foot a lot?
Q. Did you walk more when you were younger?
Q. Why do some people prefer walking to driving a car?
Q. Do people in your country walk a lot?

How easy was it for you to answer these 4 questions? 

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

IELTS Speaking Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Walking.

子どもの頃の遊びについてお話ししました😊

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

#125 子どもの頃の遊び Childhood Games

Learn English Through Listening – Perfect for Kids & O-Level Students! 🌟🎙️ "Kickstart your English journey with our playful and engaging podcast! Tailored for young learners.

DIALOGS FOR EVERYDAY USE 🎧📚

Dialogue for Beginners 🎉📚 (Day # 29)

Enjoy the ninth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

This episode will focus on birthday culture around the world, since I just celebrated my own birthday! Everyone celebrates birthdays slightly different, so this episode will provide you with new ideas to use in your own family!

If you would like to learn how to say "Happy Birthday" in any of the 18 languages  that are in this episode, please use the below guide.



Arabic -     eid milad saeid!

Chinese  -      Shēngrì kuàilè!

English  -     Happy Birthday

French -     Bon anniversaire !

Hindi -     janmadin mubaarak!

Indonesian - Selamat ulang tahun!

Italian -     Buon compleanno!

Japanese -    Otanjōbiomedetōgozaimasu!

Kurdish -     Rojbûna te pîroz be!

Mongolian -     Törsön ödriin mend!

Persian -     Tavalodet Mobarak

Portugese -     Feliz aniversário!

Russian -     S dnem ​​rozhdeniya!

Spanish -     Feliz cumpleaños!

Thai -     S̄uk̄hs̄ạnt̒ wạn keid!

Turkish -     Doğum günün kutlu olsun!

Vietnamese -     Chúc mừng sinh nhật!


Circassian Culture

Egyptian Culture 

Iranian Culture

Culture To Grow

Episode 9: Birthday Culture Around the World

Disagreeing with people is an important and healthy part of working on a team towards shared goals. The challenge is therefore, how can we do this in a way that protects and even strengthens our professional relationships? It would be great if the only thing we had to do at work was to agree with people. If everyone around us had great ideas, and if our colleagues' suggestions always seemed like the best things to do. However, this is not the case.  A lot of people worry that if they disagree with their co-workers then this could upset them or damage their professional relationships. However, if we do it right, disagreeing with colleagues when it’s appropriate can be great for your team, your career, and your reputation at work.

Today we’re going to hear some tips and ideas for how to disagree with your colleagues, we’ll hear some great natural and native sounding vocabulary that we can use to do this, and then we’ll finish off with some challenges for you. Including a speaking challenge and a vocabulary quiz to see what you’ve remembered from today’s podcast. As always, if you find this podcast useful and helpful please feel free to follow me on iTalki, it really helps me out. OK, with that said let’s get started. 

Breakout Business English

How to disagree with your colleagues! - Business English podcast

🐺Caperucita Roja y el Lobo.🐺

Caperucita Roja era una niña dulce que siempre llevaba una capa roja con capucha. Un día, su madre le pidió que llevara una cesta con pan y miel a su abuelita, que vivía en el bosque. Antes de salir, le advirtió: "No hables con extraños y sigue el camino directo a la casa de la abuela". Pero en el camino, Caperucita se encontró con un lobo astuto que, fingiendo amabilidad, le preguntó a dónde iba. Sin sospechar nada, la niña le contó su destino, y el lobo, con una sonrisa maliciosa, planeó llegar antes que ella.

El lobo corrió a la casa de la abuela y, con engaños, logró entrar. Se la comió de un bocado y luego se disfrazó con su ropa para esperar a Caperucita en la cama. Cuando la niña llegó, notó algo extraño en su "abuelita": "¡Qué ojos tan grandes tienes!" —dijo—. "Para verte mejor", respondió el lobo. "¡Y qué orejas tan grandes!", insistió Caperucita. "Para oírte mejor", contestó el lobo. "¡Y qué dientes tan grandes tienes!" —exclamó la niña asustada—. "¡Para comerte mejor!" Y de un salto, el lobo intentó atraparla.

Justo en ese momento, un leñador que pasaba por allí escuchó los gritos y entró corriendo a la casa. Con su hacha, ahuyentó al lobo y, al abrir su enorme barriga, rescató a la abuela sana y salva. Caperucita, agradecida, aprendió una gran lección: nunca debía hablar con extraños y siempre debía seguir las advertencias de su madre. Desde ese día, tuvo mucho más cuidado al caminar por el bosque.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

Little Red Riding Hood

This episode is about 【中国学校开学】, you will learn how to say 【Cry loudly,Separation anxiety】 ect. 
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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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男：时间来到了9月1号，不仅是中小学，不少地方的幼儿园小朋友们也开学了。幼儿园迎来了整个学习里说是最忙碌的一天。
女：是，大家通常会把这一天称作叫“神兽归笼”。幼儿园呢确实变成了大型的“伤别离”现场。我们也看到网上有很多的视频引发了大家的热议，有网友就开玩笑说：“哇幼儿园开学第一天真的是听取哇声一片。”
男：是小朋友第一次离开家要出个小远门了哈。有嗷嗷大哭的，有含泪一步三回头的，也有搂着爸爸妈妈脖子，挂在身上不愿意下来的。老师呢恨不得长八只手，感觉哄不完，根本就哄不完。
女：其实爸爸妈妈也没好到哪儿去，因为他们的分离焦虑呀可能比孩子们更严重。
男：是，通过大家发布的视频呢我们总结了一下哈，比如说，有这个老父亲送完了萌娃回来一直抹眼泪的，有上一秒嘴上说着“解放了”下一秒却化身壁虎各种趴墙头偷看孩子的。
女：特别理解啊，为人父母的心情。你像幼儿园是孩子离开家庭独立成长的第一步，其实也是爸爸妈妈面临和孩子分离的第一步。这世上大部分的爱都是关乎拥有的，但唯独呢父母对子女的爱却应该是逐步放手的爱。所以啊，对于家长们来说呢，希望大家也要提前做好准备，也给孩子充分的信任和鼓励。
男：是，其实每一次流泪呢也都是孩子成长的一个契机，所以家长们也要相信孩子啊，当他们独立面对陌生环境的时候，将爆发出意想不到的小宇宙。
（来源：抖音“中国之声”）
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忙碌/máng lù/Busy
神兽归笼/shén shòu guī lóng/The beast returns to the cage (referring the kids go back to school )
伤别离/shāng bié lí/Sad about separation
听取哇声一片/tīng qǔ wā shēng yí piàn/hear the sound of cry(original 
verse is 听取蛙（wā,frog）声一片)
嗷嗷大哭/áo áo dà kū/Cry loudly
含泪一步三回头/hán lèi yí bù sān huí tóu/Look back every few steps with tears
搂/lōu/hold...in one's arms
挂/guà/Hang
哄/hǒng/Coax/lull
分离焦虑/fēn lí jiāo lǜ/Separation anxiety
萌娃/méng wá/Cute baby
抹眼泪/mǒ yǎn lèi/Wipe tears
解放/jiě fàng/Liberation
化身壁虎/huà shēn bì hǔ/Turning into a gecko（posture）
趴墙头/pā qiáng tóu/Lean against the wall
唯独/wéi dú/Only
逐步放手/zhú bù fàng shǒu/Gradually letting go
契机/qì jī/Opportunity
爆发出小宇宙/bào fā chū xiǎo yǔ zhòu/Burst into a small universe（referring the kids will show their power）
意想不到/yì xiǎng bú dào/Unexpected

Yuli's Chinese Channel

开学啦（Advanced level）

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

The Word "Holiday"

Shadowing and Accent Reduction (with transcript)

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HmJI980xuZkRVLBJMCJYksudZE5dFstY/view?usp=drivesdk