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What do examiners expect from candidates wanting to achieve Band 7 in their speaking test? What should you not do in the test? What are some of the most common mistakes people make? What are some of t...

17 Aug 202025min

What do people usually bake in Scotland? How good is Rory at baking? What are syrniki and can you use words from your own language that can't be translated into English in the speaking part of the exa...

14 Aug 202021min

Should there be laws and regulations on the use of mobile phones? At what age should we give mobile phones to our children? Voice messages or text messages? What's the future of mobile phones? Tune i...

10 Aug 202025min

How and where do you meet new people? Should you care about other people's opinions about you? How much should you trust the first impression of someone? Has your star sign got anything to do with how...

6 Aug 202021min

Do the clothes we wear say something about who we are? Unconventional = free thinking and creative? Formal = industrious and work-oriented? Do you think men and women have the same view of clothing? ...

3 Aug 202023min

Should you force yourself to be tidy? Is a bit of chaos good for creativity? What's the difference between vacuuming and hoovering?  Tune in and have a great day! - IELTS Speaking for Success PREMI...

30 Jul 202020min

What's the difference between the words "Trash", "Rubbish", "Garbage" and "Litter"? Why do some people through garbage on the streets? What can each of us personally do to help with the rubbish situat...

27 Jul 202019min

Rory has quite a lot to say about this one!  What are the two biggest motivations when learning a language? Should all children learn foreign languages at school? Why do people learn bad words first ...

23 Jul 202021min