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Poema da Necessidade

É preciso casar João,
é preciso suportar Antônio,
é preciso odiar Melquíades
é preciso substituir nós todos.

É preciso salvar o país,
é preciso crer em Deus,
é preciso pagar as dívidas,
é preciso comprar um rádio,
é preciso esquecer fulana.

É preciso estudar volapuque,
é preciso estar sempre bêbado,
é preciso ler Baudelaire,
é preciso colher as flores
de que rezam velhos autores.

É preciso viver com os homens
é preciso não assassiná-los,
é preciso ter mãos pálidas
e anunciar O FIM DO MUNDO.

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Poem of Necessity by Carlos Drummond de Andrade (C2 LEVEL)

IELTS speaking fears

What are they? Here are some students' comments over the internet:

"Honestly my greatest fear in IELTS is the speaking section. I’ve taken the exam 6 times already since 2014 without hitting my target score of 7. My speaking score is consistently 6.5 throughout the exams. My nervousness really gets overwhelming with my failure. Just a mere mention of IELTS makes me cringe. I feel so hurt and phobic of the exam."

Imagine this, right?

As I said in the podcast, hard skills (preparing for the questions) aren't the only thing students need to prepare for.

Mental training, calming down, breathing exercises, and learning to cool down are some techniques you can take to elevate your score.

If it sounds new and you simply haven't heard of it, use it, and it will be a HUGE assistance for your WHOLE life.

Dive into my harmonising meditation I did earlier to learn to relax more.

Be well and let me know how I can help you.

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

IELTS Speaking fears

This episode narrates the meaning of the proverb "A Leopard Cannot Change His Spots" with a short story.

American English Proverbs

9 - A Leopard Cannot Change His Spots

Dàwèi:Nǐ zuò nǎr?
大卫：你坐哪儿？
     you seat where?
Lǐ Dàlóng:èrshí D.
李大龙：二十D。
             20D.
Dàwèi:jiùshìxǐshǒnjiān qiánbian de nà pái ba?
大卫：就是洗手间前边的那排吧？
         is it toilet front the row?
Lǐ Dàlóng:Duì,Nà pái zhōngjiān de kōngwèi jiùshì.
李大龙：对。那排中间儿的空位就是。
             yes,the row middle vacant seat that's 
Dàwèi:Fēijī shénme shíhoudào Běijīng?
大卫：飞机什么时候到北京？
           plane when In Beijing?
Lǐ Dàlóng:DàyuēBěijīng shíjiānmíngtiān shangwǔshídiǎnzuǒyòu.
李大龙：大约北京时间明天上午10点左右。
              about Beijing time tomorrow morning 10 o'clock about
Dàwèi:Zhège shíjiān hǎo.Chīle fàn,xiàwǔkěyǐkāishǐhuódòng.
大卫：这个时间好。吃了饭，下午就可以开始活动。
          that  time good .lunch,afternoon We can start activities.

登机篇

登机 Dēng Jī

In this podcast, I'll help you learn how to ask for directions in Hungarian.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I34L5mNBb8mscx2Po2lyWLfb6c4EbFdQqo5Iwu7dLzw/edit?usp=sharing

Hungarian Speaking Practice

How to ask for directions in Hungarian?

Popular conspiracy theories.
 Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.
