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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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