Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2

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!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.

Native English speakers answer questions about the future from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS  exam papers.This topic is one that often comes up in exams. You can be asked about your personal plans or goals, or about predictions for the future, regarding things like jobs, Artificial Intelligence or maybe the environment. In this episode we’ll hear some great ways to express what you would like to do, we’ll hear what skills will be useful for the future, we have some nice adverbs, phrasal verbs and some top-class vocabulary too, including some super-useful idioms. 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  Matt, Leah Ann, Stephanie, Loli, Richard, Ofordi, Emma and Leanne from the Beach Travel Wine podcast.Support the Show.

Native English speakers answer questions about history from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS  exam papers.We hear how history is celebrated and learned about in the United States, England, Ireland and Australia. We have a bunch of useful phrasal verbs to speak about archaeology and the past in general and we have a particularly tricky question, which catches a lot of the speakers by surprise, so it´s interesting to see how they react to that. We also take a look at some super fancy language in the form of rhetorical questions and idioms.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  Matt, Leah Ann, Stephanie, Loli, Richard, Ofordi, Emma and Leanne from the Beach Travel Wine podcast.Support the Show.

Native English speakers answer questions about holidays from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS  exam papers.Everyone loves going on holidays and it’s a very common topic in English exams so it’s essential to have some nice language for that. So you’re going to hear plenty of fantastic vocabulary as well as some great expressions, phrasal verbs and fancy grammar. We hear a few different accents from the UK, also the US, Australia and Ireland .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 Matsy, Matt, Leah Ann, Stephanie, Loli, Richard, Ofordi, Emma and Leanne from the Beach Travel Wine podcast.Support the Show.

Native English speakers answer questions about parenting from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS  exam papers.It can be pretty hard work raising kids and everyone has a theory on how best to do it. So we’re going to hear a few of those theories from different parts of the world. As usual we also have some lovely grammar and vocabulary to take a look at, including a few phrasal verbs, a couple of tricky adverbs and some curious usage of the word good.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 Matt, Leah Ann, Stephanie, Loli, Richard, Ofordi, Emma and Leanne from the Beach Travel Wine podcast.Support the Show.

Native English speakers answer questions about transport from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS  exam papers.You´ll hear some great transport vocabulary, some nice idioms, tips on pronunciation and organizing your speech, plus a very interesting way of using the word really. 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 Matt, Leah Ann, Stephanie, Loli, Richard, Ofordi, Emma and Leanne from the Beach Travel Wine podcast.Support the Show.

Native English speakers answer questions about the home from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS  exam papers.In this episode there is loads of art vocabulary and some tips on how to organise your answers well for 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/Thanks to all of the contributors, including Matt, Leah Ann, Stephanie, Loli, Richard, Ofordi, Emma and Leanne from the Beach Travel Wine podcast.Support the Show.

Native English speakers answer questions about the home from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS  exam papers.In this episode there are plenty of useful adjectives and idioms, we will also focus a bit on pronunciation, as well as some top tips about what not to do in 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/Thanks to all of the contributors, including Matt, Leah Ann, Stephanie, Loli, Emma and Leanne from the Beach Travel Wine podcast.Support the Show.