Native English speakers answer questions about the weekend from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

As usual we have speakers from a variety of countries telling us about their experiences, so we take a look at some of the cultural and linguistic differences between those countries. There’s loads of nice vocabulary and grammar to help you to improve your English, but in particular there are lots of really useful idioms for you to learn.

The speakers are from Canada, Australia, South Africa, England and Wales, so lots of different accents for you to get some listening practice.

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Native English speakers answer questions about climate change from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

If you are preparing for an exam you definitely gotta study this topic. So today, you’re gonna hear lots of top climate change vocabulary and phrasal verbs. Also, we have some advanced grammar in the form of mixed conditionals and cleft sentences. 

The speakers are from Canada, Australia, South Africa, England and Wales, so lots of different accents for you, and me from Ireland too!

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Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
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Native English speakers answer questions about the internet from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

We will take a look at some common errors that people make when speaking about technology, particularly with pronunciation. On top of that, we have some lovely phrasal verbs, some ways to add emphasis and we have a quiz about binomial pairs. 

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Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
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Native English speakers answer questions about hometowns from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

As usual we’ll take a look at all of the nice grammar and vocabulary, particularly language relating to towns and cities. We have a bunch of speakers from different countries so you can practice listening to their wonderfully different accents and viewpoints. 

For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
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Native English speakers answer questions about advertising from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

In this episode we have loads of nice advertising vocabulary, including some colloquial expressions from the US, the UK and Australia. We also look at how to make your speech more cohesive and we focus on different ways to use the verb do. 

For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
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Native English speakers answer questions with phrasal verbs from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

Everyone loves phrasal verbs, right??? Perfect, because this episode has lots of them, plus a bunch of nice idioms and expressions. We have speakers from Canada, Wales, Australia, England and Ireland. Enjoy!

For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Native English speakers answer questions about school from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

This is definitely one of the most common topics in English exams, especially if you are a teenager and are doing exams like First for Schools for instance.  So we talk about useful school subjects, school trips, positive learning environments and a bunch of other schooly things. We focus on using auxiliary verbs for emphasis and on question tags, which are always in need of some practice! We have some nice phrasal verbs too and quite a few idioms. 

For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Native English speakers answer questions about space from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

Ok, it’s not the most common exam topic ever but it is a very interesting subject and a lot of people are really enthusiastic about it, as you are gonna hear, we have quite a few space fans speaking today. So there’s plenty of space vocabulary, lots of adjectives, some phrasal verbs and a wide variety of accents, including quite a funny conversation between two Welsh ladies that is sure to test your listening skills. 

For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Native English speakers answer questions about the manners from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

We have speakers from England, Wales, Canada, Australia, Ireland and South Africa so you are gonna get a good impression of what manners are expected in English-speaking countries. You’re gonna hear plenty of useful vocabulary, some top idioms, phrasal verbs, connectors, loads of great language, but more than anything it’s really interesting from a cultural viewpoint. 

For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Native English speakers answer questions about the relaxing from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.

It’s a great topic to cover as we all love to relax. So you’re gonna hear loads of different ways to talk about relaxing. There’s also a bunch of new phrasal verbs, there’s some stuff about comparatives, the differences between British and Australian English, yes we have some Australians this season, and also a Canadian too actually for the first time, and some Welsh people, so a few next accents for you to contend with. 

For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Thanks to all of the contributors, including Emma, Mike, Noel, Konner, Jen, Dan from the Roar and Score Trivia Podcast

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