IELTS Speaking for Success
We produce educational content with the goal of helping you improve your overall IELTS score and develop Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking skills.
It all started with an idea to make a podcast that would help people prepare for IELTS...
We came up with an idea to let a native English speaker answer the most common IELTS speaking questions and then analyze their answers and highlight all the fancy vocabulary used to give people model answers to use in their exams. This is how our podcast "IELTS Speaking for Success" came to be. Since then, w
06/05/2024
Today is Mariaโs Birthday! ๐
Wishing you the happiest of birthdays filled with all your favorite things โ food, shoes, and bags! Weโre extremely lucky to have you!
Rory, Vanya, Danya, and all the people whose lives youโve helped change ๐ฅฐ
Drop some nice things for Maria in the comments ๐
13/04/2024
On Monday weโll be changing our podcast cover art ๐๐ป
Please, donโt lose us ๐ซข
20/12/2023
Our Christmas Sale ๐
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Oh yes! It's that time of the year again๐
Only once a year you can get really good discounts on:
๐ Premium Speaking and Writing episodes
๐ Classes with Rory
๐ Our epic Phrasal Verbs course
๐ Maria's course on IELTS Writing
You can get them until 31 December.
THE LINK IS IN OUR STORIES.
Love and hugsโค๏ธ
04/09/2023
๐ก 8 Phrases to answer any IELTS Speaking question
1. Oh, you put me on the spot with this one...
2. I'm not an expert, but if I were to guess...
3. It's hard to say with any certainty...
4. I have absolutely no idea...
5. Well, to be honest, I have never thought about that...
6. Well, that's not a difficult question at all, is it?
7. If I could see the statistics...
8. I'm not sure what else I'm supposed to say, to be honest with you...
Watch/listen our most recent episode to learn how you could use these phrases in the exam ๐๐ป
24/08/2023
Rory, happy birthday!๐ฅ
Back in 2019, we asked who wanted to do a podcast. Only Rory agreed thinking he'd do it only once and then leave.
And he stayed forever!!
โค๏ธRory is our science and theory, our organisation and seriousness, our Scotland and nativeness, our wildness and joy!
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟThank you for being with us all this time!
โค๏ธLet's write some sweet words for our Rory Fergus Duncan-Goodwillie
(yes, he has 4 names!)))
06/05/2023
Happy Birthday to our Maria - The Queen of dad jokes! ๐
4 years of working together as a team has made us love and appreciate you for your hard work, clear ideas, and straight forward attitude.
Here's to another 4 years (hopefully more than 4, because weโre just getting started) of work with Maria and an infinite number of well-deserved birthdays for Maria herself ๐ฅณ
12/12/2022
Christmas SALE alarm ๐
We don't normally do sales, but when we do, it's usually for the Capitalist Festival of Lights (a.k.a. Christmas).
Until December 30th you can get our premium speaking/writing podcast subscription (or both...), as well as our phrasal verbs course at special holiday prices. This year we're offering:
- 1 Year of our premium speaking podcast subscription as well as access to the episode archive: $109/Yearly payments
- Lifetime access to our premium speaking podcast archive: $69/One-time payment
- Lifetime access to our Phrasal verbs course: $19/One-time payment
- Lifetime access to our premium writing podcast archive: $29/One-time payment
So if youโve been thinking about exchanging your money for our quality IELTS preparation content, itโs the perfect time to do that! ๐
Click here to initiate the exchange and if you've got any questions, feel free to DM us ๐๐ป
Whatโs the weather usually like in your hometown? Whatโs your favourite kind of weather? Do you like the weather in your hometown? Do you like hot or dry weather? What do you do in hot weather? Do you prefer hot or cold weather? Do you prefer wet or dry weather?
Tune in and have a great day!
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Episode transcript: https://successwithielts.com/s08e04
Listen to our audio podcast: https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs
Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses
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ยฉ 2022 Success with IELTS
Does your name have any special meaning? Do you like your name? What name do your parents/relatives call you? Would you like to change your name? Does anyone in your family have the same name as you? Are there any differences between how people name their children now and in the past in your country? How do people choose names for their children?
Tune in and have a great day!
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Get exclusive episodes on IELTS Speaking parts 1, 2, and 3: https://fanlink.to/swipremium
Episode transcript: https://successwithielts.com/s08e03
Listen to our audio podcast: https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs
Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses
Find an IELTS Speaking Partner: https://links.successwithielts.com/ieltspartner
Our social media: https://linktr.ee/successwithielts
ยฉ 2022 Success with IELTS
Do you like puzzles? Do you like doing word puzzles or number puzzles? Did you like doing puzzles when you were a kid? When do you do puzzles, during trips, or when you feel bored? Do you think it is suitable for older people to do puzzles?
Tune in and have a great day!
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Get exclusive episodes on IELTS Speaking parts 1, 2, and 3: https://fanlink.to/swipremium
Episode transcript: https://successwithielts.com/s08e02
Listen to our audio podcast: https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs
Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses
Find an IELTS Speaking Partner: https://links.successwithielts.com/ieltspartner
Our social media: https://linktr.ee/successwithielts
ยฉ 2022 Success with IELTS
This by far, is our funniest episode ever ๐
Again, it turned out very visual, so go watch the video on YouTube!
Don't forget to boop the like button and subscribe to our channel!
Of course you can always listen to the audio version ๐๐ป
New episode about Art/Art galleries ๐ง
This turned out to be a very visual episode, so we suggest you go watch it on YouTube! While you're there, please ping the like button and subscribe to our channel ๐๐ป
Of course you can listen to the audio version if you're an auditory learner ๐๐ป
All links are in our profile bio ๐
This weekโs episode is about CARS ๐
Watch the video, listen to the audio, respectfully tap the like button, share our stuff and subscribe to our YouTube channel ๐๐ป
The links are in our bio.
24/08/2022
The man with the longest name imaginable, the G.O.A.T. podcaster and English teacher, the Joker, the legend, the giver, the most organized man alive, the early riser, fiercest banana hater, capitalism's biggest and harshest critic - Rory Fergus Duncan-Goodwillie is celebrating his 25th birthday today! ๐ฅณ
We love you.
Maria, Ivan and Daniil โค๏ธ
It'll be nice if you message and show him some love too ๐คญ
P.S.
We'd come to your birthday party this time, but 1. You haven't invited us, and 2. You're in Scotland ๐
What advertisements do you dislike? Do ads influence your choice? Is there too much advertising now in our life? Why do companies advertise their products? Is advertising important? Is it good that celebrities advertise things?
Tune in and have a great day!
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Get exclusive episodes on IELTS Speaking parts 1, 2, and 3: https://fanlink.to/swipremium
Episode transcript: https://successwithielts.com/s07e27
Listen to our audio podcast: https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs
Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses
Find an IELTS Speaking Partner: https://links.successwithielts.com/ieltspartner
Our social media: https://linktr.ee/successwithielts
ยฉ 2022 Success with IELTS
Did you study science at school? When did you start learning it? Did you like science classes when you were young? What was your favourite and least fav science subject? How do you use it every day? Do you think science classes are important? Do you think school children should have both science and art classes?
Tune in and have a great day!
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Get exclusive episodes on IELTS Speaking parts 1, 2, and 3: https://fanlink.to/swipremium
Episode transcript: https://successwithielts.com/s07e25
Listen to our audio podcast: https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs
Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses
Find an IELTS Speaking Partner: https://links.successwithielts.com/ieltspartner
Our social media: https://linktr.ee/successwithielts
ยฉ 2022 Success with IELTS
We're back with an episode on SCIENCE ๐งฌ
Donโt judge us...๐คญ
- Did you study science at school?
- When did you start learning it? Did you like science classes when you were young?
- What was your favourite and least fav science subject?
- How do you use it every day?
- Do you think science classes are important?
- Do you think school children should have both science and art classes?
Watch the video (https://youtu.be/CF7N7S9Hg8s), listen to the audio (https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs), gently rub the like button, share our stuff and subscribe to our YouTube channel ๐๐ป
21/07/2022
A collective decision has been made ๐ณ
Science it is ๐งฌ
P.S.
It's all great, but we might shift towards authoritarianism next week if people don't start voting the right way... Collecting things is a very informative, funny episode, you know...
P.S.S.
Just kidding. Democracy rules!
P.S.S.S.
Or does it?
P.S.S.S.S.
Does this ๐๐ป count as "influencing voters' behaviour"?
Where do you usually meet your friends? Do you think there are some places that are more suitable for meeting others? How have meeting places changed compared with the past? Are there any differences between your favourite meeting places now and in your childhood? Where did you last meet with your friends?
Tune in and have a great day!
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Get exclusive episodes on IELTS Speaking parts 1, 2, and 3: https://fanlink.to/swipremium
Episode transcript: https://successwithielts.com/s07e24
Listen to our audio podcast: https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs
Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses
Find an IELTS Speaking Partner: https://links.successwithielts.com/ieltspartner
Our social media: https://linktr.ee/successwithielts
ยฉ 2022 Success with IELTS
Making jokes in IELTS Speaking be like:
P.S
Hereโs a little sneak peek of next weekโs episode about MEETING PLACES ๐
Also, if you are planning to crack jokes in your IELTS Speaking exam, make sure they're funny...
Have you ever seen some old buildings in the city? Do you think we should preserve old buildings in cities? Do you prefer living in an old building or a modern house? Are there any old buildings you want to see in the future? Why? How do old buildings affect the appearance of a place? What aspects of culture do old buildings reflect?
Tune in and have a great day!
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Get exclusive episodes on IELTS Speaking parts 1, 2, and 3: https://fanlink.to/swipremium
Episode transcript: https://successwithielts.com/s07e23
Listen to our audio podcast: https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs
Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses
Find an IELTS Speaking Partner: https://links.successwithielts.com/ieltspartner
Our social media: https://linktr.ee/successwithielts
ยฉ 2022 Success with IELTS
New episode is out ๐๐ป OLD BUILDINGS ๐
- Have you ever seen some old buildings in the city?
- Do you think we should preserve old buildings in cities?
- Do you prefer living in an old building or a modern house?
- Are there any old buildings you want to see in the future? Why?
- How do old buildings affect the appearance of a place?
- What aspects of culture do old buildings reflect?
Here's everything you need: The video (https://youtu.be/0c14Uc8YRsk), the audio (https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs). Please subdue the like button for us, share, subscribe, review, tell your friends (and enemies?) โค๏ธ
Hereโs a little sneak peek of the episode on OLD BUILDINGS that will come out on Monday ๐
Also, we've finally found our "coincidences" for the video episodes ๐
We'll harass the like button.
Smash the like button, gently caress it, ping it, poke it, rub it...
Let us know what you would do with the like button ๐คญ
Hi! It's us again, coming at you with a new episode! Sports Programmes ๐
- Do you like watching sports programmes on TV?
- Do you like to watch live sports games?
- Who do you like to watch sports games with?
- What was your favourite sport when you were a child?
- Whatโs the difference between watching sports live at the stadium and on TV at home?
Here is the video (https://youtu.be/hwle1fS2as0), here is the audio (https://fanlink.to/ieltssfs). It's all in your hands now. (https://youtu.be/0c14Uc8YRsk)Like, share subscribe, review, tell your friends and all that ๐
Fenks โค๏ธ
Let's be honest. Do you think Rory is boring? ๐ค If you can't tell, go watch this week's episode about EVENING TIME!
- Do you like the morning or evening?
- What do you usually do in the evening?
- What did you do in the evening when you were little? Why?
- Are there any differences between what you do in the evening now and what you did in the past?
Watch/Listen to the episode, subscribe to us everywhere you can, and comment if you think that Rory is boring ๐คญ
Next weekโs episode is about Evening Time ๐
Here is a little sneak peak ๐
Can we have a hive-mind ๐ session here? Watch/Listen to this weekโs episode, then choose a question from the ones listed below and answer it in the comments ๐๐ผ
- Do you have a talent or something you are good at?
- Is it the same talent in your family?
- Do you think your talent can be helpful for your future work?
- Do you think people in your family have the same talent?
- Do you want to work on your talent and why?
Click the link in our bio, listen to the audio episode, watch the video, like it and subscribe to our YouTube channel! โจ
And if you really REALLY like our stuffโฆ you should click the link in our bio and check out new sample premium episodes ๐
Finally... a topic Rory and Maria are first-class experts at ๐ฅด
- How often do you use a computer?
- What do you usually use a computer for?
- What kinds of computers are popular in your country?
- Who taught you how to use a computer?
- When was the first time you used a computer?
- What would your life be like without computers?
- Do you think computers have changed your life?
Listen to the audio episode, watch the video... like the video maybe... Also, why not subscribe to our YouTube channel? ๐
Another one of these topics... They must really be bored there coming up with things like this ๐ฅด
- Do you like to wear a watch?
- What kind of watches do you prefer?
- Is a watch important for you?
- Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
- Why do some people wear/like expensive watches?
- Do you like expensive watches?
Listen to the audio episode, watch the video (links in bio)... we promise it won't take much of your time ๐
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