We ask native English speakers real exam questions from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS papers and analyse the answers for the best bits. You'll learn lots of great vocabulary and useful expressions to use in your exam as well as tips on writing, grammar and much more. You get to listen to really interesting speakers from the UK, USA, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, which is something you need to practice lots of before the exam. For more information check out: https://realexamenglish.com/
Melina from Brazil
In this episode Trevor has a super interesting chat with a Brazilian lady, Melina, who is an international law professor and researcher and has an excellent level of English. They speak about learning English in Brazil, the benefits of spending some time in an English speaking countryand challenges with pronunciation. As Melina is currently researching the effect of eating meat on climate change they have a chat about that too, with loads of useful vocabulary and top-notch expressions.For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the Show.
8/2/2024 • 26 minutes, 26 seconds
Vietnam and IELTS
Today we have a chat with an English teacher in Vietnam. Firstly, we talk about Vietnam and the state of English there. Then we speak about the IELTS English exam, specifically the writing part. The tips given here are quite universal and can be applied to most other English writing exams also. Konner, the speaker is from Australia, so you can practice listening to the Australian accent and as usual we will take a look at some of the nice language he uses in his answers, including a bunch of idioms and really useful advanced expressions. Link for Konner's website: theenglishevolution.comSupport the Show.
6/29/2024 • 20 minutes, 27 seconds
Monologue - Marijuana
This episode is a monologue about the legalisation of marijuana. You will hear tips on how to tackle this task and lots of good examples of how to organise your speech.For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the Show.
5/1/2024 • 5 minutes, 55 seconds
Martyna from Poland
This episode features a non-native speaker for the first time on the Real Exam English podcast. Martyna from Poland speaks about her English journey, including working for an international airline company, preparing for the Cambridge C1 exam and the benefits of watching TV in English. As usual we pick out some nice bits of language, including some excellent use of substitution words and ellipsis. We also pick up on some common errors for Polish speakers. Enjoy!Support the show
4/16/2024 • 24 minutes, 59 seconds
Short and Sweet - Camping
In this short and sweet episode we ask a couple of questions about holidays and camping and analyse the answers for the best bits. We have some conditionals grammar, a couple of idioms, some camping vocab and an example of what is known is a portmanteau, nice.For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Thanks to Leah Ann(from Ireland) for contributing.Support the show
1/27/2023 • 5 minutes, 59 seconds
Happiness
Native English speakers answer questions about happiness from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.In this bonus episode, we hear speakers from the USA, England, Australia and New Zealand answering questions about happiness.For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Thanks to all of the contributors, including Ian from the We Dig Music podcast, Konner from The Blunt Report podcast(https://www.thebluntreport.com), Rosemary, David, Mary Alice, Ofordi and Ursula.Support the show
10/14/2022 • 11 minutes, 54 seconds
Short and sweet
A short and sweet episode featuring a lawyer from London answering a couple of questions about music. Plenty of great vocab and connectors.Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Thanks to Ofordi for contributing. Support the show
7/16/2022 • 4 minutes, 58 seconds
News, tips and phrasal verbs
Trevor provides an update on the upcoming Season 3 of the podcast, there are tips for the day of your speaking exam and there are great phrasal verbs to use in your writing exam.For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show
6/20/2021 • 12 minutes, 52 seconds
Bonus Episode - Writing
Trevor gives tips on how to prepare for English writing exams.For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Links to Cambridge Teachers HandbooksB2: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/CER_6168_V1_APR19_Cambridge_English_First_Handbook_WEB_v3.pdfC1: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167804-cambridge-english-advanced-handbook.pdfC2: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/168194-c2-proficiency-teachers-handbook.pdfSupport the show