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IELTS Speaking for Success
Every week, Maria and Rory get together to discuss the latest IELTS Speaking topics, providing model answers and vocabulary to help you improve your general spoken English and achieve a higher band in your IELTS exam. Our website: https://successwithielts.com Transcripts: https://successwithielts.com/podcast#transcripts Premium episodes: https://linktr.ee/sfspremium
Episodes
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🎤 Interviews (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Ever wonder what to wear to an interview? Rory explains how to "dress the part" and…
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📺 Describe a time you watched a famous person being interviewed (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory recounts a chaotic 90s interview he saw on Instagram featuring a pop diva and a…
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📄 Paper (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Did Rory really make origami hand puppets in class? Find out as he and Maria discuss…
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🌱 Protecting the environment (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com How do you discuss major global issues without sounding too extreme? Rory shows how to…
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🌍 Describe a person who protects the environment (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory describes a world-famous environmentalist who's nearly 100! Learn how he uses…
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🎵 Music (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Why does Rory refuse to sit through an entire opera? Find out which music genres he…
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✏️ Borrowing things (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Ever lent something and never got it back? Rory shares killer phrases for when a…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
📚 Describe something you borrowed from a friend or family member (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Find out how Rory 'borrowed' a laptop stand from his flatmate and made it his own!…
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🍿 Cinema and movies (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Find out why Rory thinks going to the cinema alone is 'morbid and sad'! He also shares…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🤝 Teamwork and leadership (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Is teamwork always a good thing? Rory dives into the pros and cons of collaboration…
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👯♀️ Describe a time when you worked in a group (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Ever been forced into a team-building exercise? Rory recounts a bizarrely fun training…
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👕 Clothes (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory absolutely hates shopping and just wants to 'nip in and flee'! Discover why he…
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👩⚕️ Healthcare and medical professionals (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Is being a doctor more prestigious than a…
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💉 Describe a person you know who has chosen a career in the medical field (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory describes his friend the nurse…
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🌐 Websites (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Tune in and have a great day! - Book a class with Rory here…
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📝 Personal goals and achievement (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Is it okay to just float through life? Rory…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🎯 Describe a long-term goal you would like to achieve (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Feeling stuck on a goal? Rory shares his 7-year…
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🎧 Headphones (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory explains why chunky devices just get in the way, but Maria reveals a C1 word that…
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🏛️ Rules, laws, and social behavior (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory discusses the fine line between being a…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
📜 Describe a law you would like to introduce in your country (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory proposes a wild new law: making all lying…
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🤣 Telling jokes (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Can a joke 'bomb' in the IELTS test? Rory reveals a mortifying story from his stand-up…
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⚖️ Dream jobs and career choices (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Rory explains why money isn't everything when choosing a career. He discusses how to find a…
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👨🍳 Describe your perfect job (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Ever get 'stuck in a rut'? Rory describes his…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🌙 Evenings (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Is it a pain to work late? Rory, our resident early bird, feels groggy and irritable, but what…
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🔀 Making and changing plans (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Rory discusses why changing plans can make you untrustworthy. Listen as Maria unpacks advanced…
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📆 Describe a plan that you have changed recently (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Find out how Rory's 'uncharacteristic lack of…
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🎯 Dreams and ambitions (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Rory reveals he's achieved everything he wanted in life and is now more "chilled out." Listen…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
📢 Advertising (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Rory tackles the good, the bad, and the 'meh' of modern marketing. Learn high-level idioms…
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⛹️♂️ Describe and advertisement with a famous person in it (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Can't remember that celebrity ad you just saw?…
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🎧 Music (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Can sad music be therapeutic? Maria and Rory explore everything from pop to niche opera…
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🦮 Stories with animals (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Ever wondered why Peter Rabbit is so cool? Rory explains the high-level word 'anthropomorphic'…
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🐖 Describe a story or a book with animals in it (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Join Rory as he dives into a nostalgic tale of…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🎞 Going to the cinema (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Is going to the cinema a thing of the past? Rory explains why he prefers watching films at…
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♻️ Recycling and waste (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Think your old coat is 'threadbare'? Rory explains why second-hand clothes are great, but what…
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👕 Describe a website or app you have used to buy or sell second-hand or recycled items (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Ever had to buy a used book? Rory shares his…
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🤾♀️ Watching Sports (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Rory absolutely hates watching games, but his answers are still Band 9! Discover how to ace…
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🔗 Friendship and social relationships (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Is technology a 'double-edged sword' for our friendships? Rory explains why keeping in touch…
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👯♀️ Describe your favourite childhood friend (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory shares a hilarious story about a childhood…
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⌚️ Watches (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Maria and Rory discuss why a simple accessory can be an investment, a status symbol, or just a…
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😪 Boredom (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Are teachers 'terminally boring'? Rory explains why young people might have a short attention…
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🥱 Describe a boring place (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory describes a museum he found incredibly…
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🏞 Parks and public gardens (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Ever been asked about the outdoors? Listen as Maria prompts Rory to describe his ideal…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🏢 Buildings and architecture (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Why does Rory detest modern styles like Brutalism? Listen as he explains the pros and cons of…
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🗼 Describe a tall building you like or dislike (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory describes a building he hates! Learn how…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🛒 Shopping (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Rory claims he isn't a shopaholic, but he just bought three pairs of trousers in one go!…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
💻 Video content and media habits (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Rory dives into what's 'all the rage' right now, comparing media habits of different…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🎞 Describe an interesting video (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory recounts a hilarious evening watching an…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🏎 Cars (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Hate being behind the wheel? Rory reveals he's a 'passenger princess' and finds driving a…
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⏰ Time, punctuality & routines (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Are you an early bird or a night owl? Rory explains why it's good form to be 'ahead of…
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🌄 Describe a time when you got up early (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Are you an early bird or a night owl? Rory…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🧹 Tidiness (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Is Rory a stickler for tidiness or will he have a nervous breakdown in a messy room? Maria…
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🥙 Food, culture, and social interaction (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Is using your phone at dinner the height of bad manners? Rory thinks so! Dive into this chat…
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🎂 Describe a special cake you received from others (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com How can Rory describe a cake he barely…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🪞 Mirrors (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Rory confesses he isn't a "raging narcissist" but still checks his appearance. Find out how to…
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🎸 Music, culture, and modern life (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Is pop music truly 'the in thing' everywhere? Rory explains why you're 'at the mercy of'…
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😖 Describe an event you attended in which you didn’t enjoy the music played (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Rory recounts a disastrous lunch where the…
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👴🏻 Age and life stages (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://successwithielts.com/ Feeling anxious about the IELTS topic of age? Maria and Rory explore how to answer questions…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🚯 Environmental protection and conservation (Part 3) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Rory thinks rewards encourage people, but Maria argues for punishment! Listen to hear them…
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🌷 Describe a person who likes to look after the natural world (Part 2) + Transcript
Get access to our premium episode archive: https://successwithielts.com Listen as Rory describes his mum's 'green…
- IELTS Speaking for Success
🏞️ Views (Part 1) + Transcript
Get access to our episode archive: https://www.patreon.com/ieltssfs Are you 'fussy' about where you stay? Rory discusses seeing the galaxy and why Scottish…