Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2

S06 - 9 Children

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about children. We speak about hobbies, chores, technology, siblings and how childhood today compares to the past. There is lots of advanced English vocabulary, including idioms and phrasal verbs. We have some natural English expressions and some advanced grammar too in the form of cleft sentences. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish 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 Paddy, Mike, Melissa, Lori, Jay, Carla Jayne, Annie and Mary Alice. Support the show

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S06 - 8 Priorities

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer questions about priorities. This episode is about priorities and has a fantastic mix of adverbs, spelling, idioms, pronunciation, collocations, common mistakes, connectors and a fancy grammatical structure that we haven’t looked at before. All of that, along with the usual variety of accents from around the world. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish 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 Paddy, Mike, Melissa, Lori, Jay, Carla Jayne, Annie and Mary Alice. Support the show

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S06 - 7 Help

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about help. Warning! This episode is full of phrasal verbs!!!!! As we have speakers from different parts of the world it’s fascinating to hear their opinions on this topic and how giving help is different between cities and the countryside, between the past and the present and also between different countries. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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Bonus - Speaking Exam Advice

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Trevor gives tips regarding speaking exams, from the examiner's point of view! These include how to interact well, the importance of staying focussed and why you shouldn't rehearse answers. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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S06 - 6 Creativity

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about creativity. It’s a great topic to cover as it touches so many other topics like art, childhood, work, psychology, loads. We have lots of top-notch collocations, a bunch of phrasal verbs, some super-useful verbs and a lovely homophone. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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S06 - 5 Luck

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about luck. We talk about the role luck plays in success, we talk about lucky habits, about lotteries and about being lucky in life in general. It’s a super-rich episode in terms of vocabulary, phrasal verbs, natural English expressions and idioms. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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S06 - 4 Motivation

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about motivation. 7 different speakers, with different accents, talk about how they stay motivated. So you’re gonna hear some fantastic language, like idioms, phrasal verbs and top-level vocabulary. And there is a little word-formation quiz in the middle interval too. Trevor picks out the best bits and gives useful tips for exams. As usual we have plenty of top vocabulary, phrasal verbs and natural idioms. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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S06 - 3 Complaining

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about complaining. Today we have American speakers from the Texas, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and New York, and we also have speakers from Limerick, in Ireland, and Chester, in England. Trevor picks out the best bits and gives useful tips for exams. As usual we have plenty of top vocabulary, phrasal verbs and idioms. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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S06 - 2 Extremes

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about extremes. In this episode you will learn lots of useful advanced English vocabulary for talking about doing extreme things, plus some lovely idioms. In terms of grammar, we have inverted conditionals, past perfect tense and we also look at how to use either and neither. There’s input from quite a diverse bunch of speakers today, from snowstorms in Boston, to helping pregnant woman in Ireland to doing a dance marathon in New York, so lots of great listening practice for you. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show Support the show

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S06 - 1 News

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about the news. In this episode you will learn lots of key advanced English vocabulary about the news as well as some advanced phrasal verbs and idioms. You can practice listening to American accents, British accents and Irish accents too. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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Xing - Tokyo

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Today’s episode is an interview with an English teacher(Xing) from China, who lives in Tokyo. We have a chat about the differences between English learning in different countries and also about how you can feel different when you speak different languages, which is super-interesting! Also, we talk about the pros and cons of being a non-native English teacher. You will learn plenty of idioms, phrasal verbs and there is a special focus on different uses of the verb get. Thanks so much to Xing for contributing! For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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Helena - Barcelona

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Today’s episode is an interview with a Spanish student of mine, Helena. She tells us about her English-speaking journey, which is really relatable to a lot of English learners, so I think you’ll find it very interesting and maybe even a little motivational. Helena is a big fan of idioms so you’re gonna hear a bunch of those, there’s plenty of phrasal verbs too, some compound adjectives and lots of nice organization to admire. Thanks so much to Helena for contributing! For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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News - I made an app!

Trevor explains a bit about his new app for learning English. The app is designed for B2, C1 and C2 learners and has fantastic tools to help you achieve your language goals. The link for the app can be found at https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

Monologue - Tourism

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 This is a monologue about tourism. It features lots of high level vocabulary and grammar. It also is a great example of how to organize a monologue, or an essay. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show

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S05 - 10 Weekend

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer questions about the weekend. 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 advanced English vocabulary and grammar to help you to improve your English, but in particular there are lots of really useful natural 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. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish 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 and the girls from the Butt Stuff Podcast Support the show

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S05 - 9 Climate Change

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer questions about climate change. This topic is essential for exam preparation! So today, you’re gonna hear lots of top climate change vocabulary and phrasal verbs. Also, we have some advanced English 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! For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish 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 and the girls from the Butt Stuff Podcast Support the show

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S05 - 8 Internet

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer questions about the internet. 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 advanced English phrasal verbs, some ways to add emphasis and we have a quiz about binomial pairs. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Link for Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Thanks to all of the contributors, including Emma, Mike, Noel, Konner, Jen, Dan from the Roar and Score Trivia Podcast and the girls from the Butt Stuff Podcast Support the show

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S05 - 7 Hometown

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer questions about hometowns. As usual we’ll take a look at plenty of top grammar and advanced English 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 with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish 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 and the girls from the Butt Stuff Podcast Support the show

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S05 - 6 Advertising

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer questions about advertising. In this episode we have loads of nice advertising vocabulary, including some real life 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 with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish 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 and the girls from the Butt Stuff Podcast Support the show

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S05 - 5 Phrasal Verbs

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 Native English speakers answer questions with phrasal verbs. Everyone loves learning phrasal verbs, right??? Perfect, because this episode has lots of them, plus a bunch of top idioms and expressions. We have speakers from Canada, Wales, Australia, England and Ireland so you can improve your listening skills. Enjoy! For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglish 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 and the girls from the Butt Stuff Podcast. Support the show

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