Presenting details about the formats of Academic IELTS, General Training and Life Skills. Sections, content and duration.

Introducing a new series: IELTS - a standardized English language test for persons who intend to prove their English language proficiency. General introduction to IELTS. Basic facts.

Wrapping up the series on Social ills, wrapping up the year, new year greetings and statistics on listeners to the podcast.

Series on social ills continues: Focus: Addictions. Definition and variations of the word. An addict. To be addicted to...

Examples of 10 top common addictions, quoting from Camino Recovery website.

1. Coffee 2. Tobacco and Nicotine 3. Alcohol. 4. Sex addiction 5. Illegal and prescription drugs 6. Gambling 7. The internet and modern technology 8. Video games 9. Food 10 Work.

Series on social ills continues...Case study: Stigma - Stereotype - Prejudice. Definitions and common examples.

Series on social ills continues: New case study: Embezzlement (noun) To embezzle (verb). Definition and examples of embezzlement.

Series on social ills: Topic of focus: Bribery and Corruption. Letters from three listeners. Discussing bribery and corruption in details focusing on the case of corporate hospitality. When can it be considered bribery?

Ongoing series on social ills: Introducing a new sub topic: Bribery and Corruption. Definition and examples.

Series on social ills: Topic: Discrimination. Discussing two types of discrimination: Physical appearance (Height, weight, special bodily features) and disability discrimination.

Series on social ills continues: Topic: Discrimination: Focus: Discussing Social status discrimination, workplace discrimination and age discrimination with specific examples.