Shadowing Practice: Essential Vocabulary for IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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In the IELTS speaking test, you are guaranteed to be asked about either your home,
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your hometown, your neighborhood, your job, or if you study, your studies.
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So as a result it's a very good idea to learn useful vocabulary and practice questions related to these common topics.
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Let's think about how you would describe your home.
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I want to show you some vocabulary that students have used with me
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when I've been examining them that has impressed me immensely.
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One student described their home as being "cozy" which means "small and warm".
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Another student described their home as being "neat and tidy", a great collocation that means "well organised".
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Another student said their apartment was "modern".
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Another person said "spacious" which means "big".
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Another person said "light" which means there's lots of natural light coming into their apartment.
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student in Shanghai and they said "I live in a typical Chinese apartment" and then they explained what that is.
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A typical Chinese apartment or you could say a typical Mongolian yurt or a typical Scottish tenement building.
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This is a great phrase to use in your IELTS test when describing your
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to describe where you live now i want to show you some useful phrases as well you could say
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It has great views overlooking the main street, which means from your window you can see the main street below.
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What I like best is the proximity to the beach.
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I live really close to the beach.
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One thing I don't like is that my apartment is very cold in the winter.
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I've been living here for two years.
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I've been living here since I moved to Scotland.
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So we say living here for and then a duration or since and then a moment in time.
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So look at these sentences and make them true for you.
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Do you live in a house or a flat?
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I live in an old apartment on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
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I've been living there for the last two years.
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What's your favourite room in your apartment?
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I'd say the living room.
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It's a large room and I've got a massive and very comfy sofa.
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Plus, a couple of weeks ago I bought a projector, so it's great for getting cosy and watching movies.
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Is there anything you would like to change about your home?
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Interesting question.
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I wish my flat were better insulated.
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It's fine in the summer, but in the winter my flat gets incredibly cold.
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Actually a lot of flats in Edinburgh have this problem,
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as they have high ceilings that look beautiful but can make it very cold in the winter.
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Another common topic is to describe your hometown.
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Here's some useful vocabulary.
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You could say that your city or your town is a dynamic city, which means it's constantly changing.
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I used to live in Shanghai in China, and Shanghai is a very dynamic city.
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It's always moving, people are coming and going, and there's lots of activities.
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Perhaps your city is bustling, bustling with people, which means it's very busy.
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and lots of movement.
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Perhaps you live in a historic town.
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At the moment, I live in Scotland, in Edinburgh, and Edinburgh is a very historic city.
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Perhaps your city is lively.
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Lots of activities going on all the time.
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Lots of concerts, lots of people, lots of exhibitions.
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Perhaps your city is touristy, which means lots of tourists come.
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Barcelona is a very touristy city.
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Perhaps your city is densely populated, a very good collocation which means there are lots of people in a small space,
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a densely populated city.
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Or perhaps your city is very peaceful and very tranquil and relaxing.
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Or even, picturesque, maybe you have beautiful views of the mountains around you.
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So here's some phrases that you could use for describing your hometown: One thing I like is...
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One thing I like about my hometown is that it's a very old and beautiful city.
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My city is famous for...
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My city is famous for having a large castle in the center.
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I wonder if you know which city it is.
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I've been living here, again, I've been living here for two years.
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But one thing I would love to change is that the public transport system is so bad.
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Look at these sentences and try and make them true for you.
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By doing this now you'll be better prepared for your IELTS speaking test.
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Is your hometown a big city or small town?
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Well, I was born in London be my hometown because my family moved there when I was so young.
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As you might know, Edinburgh is a very beautiful old city,
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and what makes it particularly special is that it's built around a large castle in the centre.
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What kind of buildings are there in your hometown?
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Well, in general the buildings in Edinburgh are very old.
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A lot of the apartment buildings were built in the 19th century, so the city has a real old feel about it.
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Plus, of course, there's the castle in the centre of Edinburgh, which I think was built around the 10th or 11th century.
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Is there anything you dislike about your hometown?
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Well, one thing I don't like is the public transport system.
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In Edinburgh, we don't have a metro or underground or anything like that, so we rely on buses to get around the city.
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rush hour can be awful, so it takes a long time to travel across the city by bus.
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How would you describe your neighborhood?
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Would you use vocabulary like this?
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Is it quiet?
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Is it safe?
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Maybe it's close -knit, which means everybody knows each other.
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It's very local and people know each other.
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It's a close -knit community.
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Perhaps it's residential, so there's not that many shops, but there's lots of people living there.
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Or maybe it's noisy. or busy.
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Perhaps it's close to the beach or close to the city centre.
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Perhaps your hometown or your neighbourhood is conveniently located.
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Which means it's very easy to get to the city centre or to shops.
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So again, think of some vocabulary to describe your neighbourhood.
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Here's some sentence starters you can use.
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It's full of.
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It's full of young families.
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It suits me because...
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It suits me because it's a neighborhood with a very relaxed atmosphere.
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I wish it were or I wish it had.
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So we use I wish and then the past simple.
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I wish it had more shops.
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There's not that many shops.
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If I want to go shopping, I have to go to the city center.
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One thing that gets on my nerves is...
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One thing that gets on my nerves is...
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There's always road is a good place for young people to live.
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Actually, I say my neighborhood is very good for young families or old people, but maybe not the best for teenagers or uni students.
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Where I live in Edinburgh is incredibly relaxing and it's next to the sea.
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It's very local and has a slow pace of life that I personally love.
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But I think it could be kind of boring for teenagers or young adults, much to do when compared to the city centre.
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Do you know any of your neighbours?
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I do.
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I live in a block of flats and we all share a garden, so over the years I've met more or less all of them.
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To be honest, most of them keep themselves to themselves, but occasionally I'll be in the garden
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and one of them will come down to hang up their washing and we'll chat for a little while.
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They all seem very friendly.
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Would you like to live in a different neighbourhood in the future?
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Well, I don't have any plans to move in the foreseeable future.
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I don't think I'll live in this area for my entire life, but for now I like my neighbourhood as it's relaxing and close to the beach.
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I'd only really move neighborhood if I bought a flat somewhere or if I had to move for some unexpected reason.
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If you work, you need some vocabulary to describe your job.
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In fact, you even need some vocabulary to describe your manager your place of work, your colleagues, the industry that you work in.
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So let's think about some vocabulary that could help you to describe different aspects of your job.
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Perhaps your job is rewarding.
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For example, if you're a teacher, being a teacher is a very rewarding job.
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Maybe you've got a flexible job.
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You can work in the mornings, you can work in the evenings, But you don't have many deadlines.
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Maybe it's a flexible job.
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Perhaps you've got a creative job, like being an editor or a designer.
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Or a well -paid job, hopefully.
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Or maybe your job is monotonous.
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Monotonous.
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This means that your job is boring and you do the same thing every day.
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Or perhaps your job is stressful.
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You've got lots of deadlines that are difficult to meet. Or demanding.
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Again, relating to those deadlines.
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Maybe you've got a demanding manager.
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Or perhaps, the worst of all, your job is poorly paid.
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You don't get very much money.
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Do you work or study?
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I work.
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I'm an English teacher specialising in IELTS preparation.
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How long have you been doing this job?
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Well, a long time actually.
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I started teaching English in Spain in 2013.
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I've been specialising in IELTS since around 2016.
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At first I was working as an IELTS examiner, but now I help students through making video tutorials and online lessons.
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What skills are important in your work?
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Good question.
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I'd say there are a mixture of hard and soft skills that are important to have.
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In terms of hard skills, I'd say that it's important to be pretty tech savvy, as I have to do a lot of video editing, making quizzes, and updating my website.
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And as for the soft skills, I'd say that good communication skills and problem -solving abilities are important.
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Now, if you're a student, whether you're in high school or in university, you need some vocabulary to describe your studies.
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So I would think of vocabulary to describe your classes, your teacher, your peers, which means the other people that you study with.
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If you're in university, some vocabulary to describe your university.
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Or if you're in high school, some vocabulary to describe your high school.
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You could say things like, I've got enthusiastic peers or enthusiastic teachers, which means they bring a lot of motivation.
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Or maybe your classes are fascinating.
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You're really interested in what you're learning.
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dynamic classes, which means the teachers are very good at making the subject very interesting.
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Maybe they are motivational.
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They get you enthusiastic and motivated about the topic you're learning.
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Or perhaps you've got challenging classes and challenging amounts of homework.
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Or demanding teachers that always set you lots of homework and deadlines to hand in essays.
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Or perhaps you've got a supportive teacher that really wants to help you.
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Or maybe again your classes are monotonous, dull and boring.
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Do you work or study?
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I study.
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I'm doing a master's in machine learning.
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Why did you choose these studies?
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Well, I've always been good at maths and I've heard that graduates with a machine learning degree can earn a good salary, so I thought I'd go for it.
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Is there anything you would like to change about your studies?
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like they've prepared in advance for the lessons.
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They often just arrive and read from the textbook instead of having a lesson already planned.
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I want to set you a challenge before you go.
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How would you describe your home?
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your hometown, your neighborhood, your studies, and your job.
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Now your challenge is to do this in your own language
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and then to translate it into English so
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that you can find the vocabulary that you would use to describe these different parts of your life.
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And if you're feeling extra motivated, here's a second challenge.
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What would you like to change about your home, your hometown, your neighborhood, your studies, and your job?
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The more that you think about these questions now, the better prepared you to do you're going to be in your IELTS test.
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Best of luck and I'll see you in the next lesson.
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Bye.
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