Small talk doesn't have to be mundane; it can be a colorful canvas of shared experiences! In our latest episode, Amy and Curtis spill the beans on their recent hobbies and activities.

Curtis shares his newfound morning routine – brisk walking for an energy boost, a new hobby he's picked up with coloring books. Meanwhile, Amy takes us on a journey through her latest experiments from the kitchen.

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Real English Conversations Podcast

Small Talk & Chit-Chat | The Real English Conversations Podcast

Use these tips to improve your IELTS speaking band score.

When we are preparing for our IELTS speaking part 2, we must make sure that we use connectors.

But what are connectors?

Connectors, also known as linking words or discourse markers, are words and phrases we use to connect our sentences.

For example, let’s imagine we’ve been given the subject of speaking about a member of our family that we get on well with.

It’s a good idea to introduce your speaking with a phrase like “Let’s begin” or “let’s make a start.” These are both connectors.

Secondly, use a variety of adverbs: actually, surprisingly, similarly, really, very, extremely, rarely, sometimes, never, always etc.

Thirdly, if you can, use an idiom. In the following example I used an idiom at the end. See if you can spot it.

Here is an example of the speaking part 2 exercise.

Let’s make a start.

Surprisingly, I get on really well with my sister. In fact, my sister is a really inspiring person. Actually, she’s younger than me. 

I find her inspiring because she’s a champion swimmer. I would never race her. She’s so fast. To be honest, she trains really hard, especially when she has to finish her homework and then go to the swimming pool as well.

Unfortunately, I don’t get to hang out with her very much, because she’s always busy. But when we do meet up, we always have fun. Usually we go shopping. Sometimes we play video games. 

My sister is extremely funny. She has a great sense of humour. We always have a laugh when we spend time together. We rarely argue. Mostly, we get on like a house on fire.

Please do the exercises and find the missing words.


IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS Speaking Part 2

Ciao a tutti come state? Conoscevate quest'espressione? E voi cosa amate fare per il vostro compleanno?

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

32 Primavere

大家好啊，我是丹霞。您现在收听的是中文台词频道，最近火爆的电视剧《苍兰诀》你看了吗？剧里边儿有句台词关于东方青苍：

                        他骨子里仍旧是一个十恶不赦的坏人
                        但唯独在这个什么都不记得的人面前
                                         他想变得好一些
                                              ---《苍兰诀》/<Love Between Fairy and Devil>

He is still an unforgivable villain in his bones, but he wants to be better in front of this person who doesn't remember anything.

骨子里gǔzilǐ：内心 in one’s bones, in one’s heart of hearts 
仍旧 réngjiù：仍然, 还是 still

十恶不赦[shí è bú shè]: 赦意思是赦免[shè miǎn]remit(a punishment), pardon 
十恶不赦是形容犯了重大的罪行，而不能被饶恕。
perpetrate every conceivable crime and be unpardonably wicked; a crime which is past forgiving

唯独[wéi dú]：单单,只only
在……面前[zài … … miàn qián]：in face of, in front of

Chinese Lines 中文台词

07. 他想变得好一些He wants to be better.---《苍兰诀》

Aprende árabe con Radia 

A Short story in Arabic 1

Let's talk college football. Saturday afternoon. Big day. Feet up, beverage. Game starts at noon. Be ready.

English My Way

College Football

・世界で一番短い会話？「け」「く」の紹介
・「け」の意味、「く」の意味
・使い方の紹介
・東北地方の方言の特徴について
・まとめ

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

Is this a conversation?「け」「く」世界で一番短い会話？Enjoy learning Tohoku dialect!

¿Estás hasta las narices de algo? ¿Estás hasta las narices de tu compañero o compañera de trabajo? Esto pasa a veces ...

Expresiones en español

Estar hasta las narices

#Halloween  🎃👻
Detrás de una bella muchacha, se esconde una escalofriante historia.