Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2

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 nice vocabulary and grammar to help you to improve your English, but in particular there are lots of really useful idioms for you to learn. The speakers are from Canada, Australia, South Africa, England and Wales, so lots of different ...

Native English speakers answer questions about climate change. If you are preparing for an exam you definitely gotta study this topic. So today, you’re gonna hear lots of top climate change vocabulary and phrasal verbs. Also, we have some advanced 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 or transcripts go to https://r...

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 lovely phrasal verbs, some ways to add emphasis and we have a quiz about binomial pairs. For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativ...

Native English speakers answer questions about hometowns. As usual we’ll take a look at all of the nice grammar and 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 or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License:...

Native English speakers answer questions about advertising. In this episode we have loads of nice advertising vocabulary, including some colloquial 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 or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativeco...

Native English speakers answer questions with phrasal verbs. Everyone loves phrasal verbs, right??? Perfect, because this episode has lots of them, plus a bunch of nice idioms and expressions. We have speakers from Canada, Wales, Australia, England and Ireland so you can improve your listening skills. Enjoy! For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creati...

Native English speakers answer questions about school. This is definitely one of the most common topics in English exams, especially if you are a teenager and are doing exams like First for Schools for instance. So we talk about useful school subjects, school trips, positive learning environments and a bunch of other schooly things. We focus on using auxiliary verbs for emphasis and on question tags, which are always in need of some practice! We have some nice phrasal verbs too and qui...

Native English speakers answer questions about space. Ok, it’s not the most common exam topic ever but it is a very interesting subject and a lot of people are really enthusiastic about it, as you are gonna hear, we have quite a few space fans speaking today. So there’s plenty of space vocabulary, lots of adjectives, some phrasal verbs and a wide variety of accents, including quite a funny conversation between two Welsh ladies that is sure to test your listening skills. For classes or ...

Native English speakers answer questions about the manners. We have speakers from England, Wales, Canada, Australia, Ireland and South Africa so you are gonna get a good impression of what manners are expected in English-speaking countries. You’re gonna hear plenty of useful vocabulary, some top idioms, phrasal verbs, connectors, loads of great language, but more than anything it’s really interesting from a cultural viewpoint. For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.co...

Native English speakers answer questions about relaxing. It’s a great topic to cover as we all love to relax. So you’re gonna hear loads of different ways to talk about relaxing. There’s also a bunch of new phrasal verbs, there’s some stuff about comparatives, the differences between British and Australian English, yes we have some Australians this season, and also a Canadian too actually for the first time, and some Welsh people, so a few next accents for you to contend with. For clas...

Native English speakers answer questions about the future. 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, inc...

Native English speakers answer questions about history. 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. Fo...

Native English speakers answer questions about holidays. 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 so you can get lots of listening practice. For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamengl...

Native English speakers answer questions about parenting. 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 MacL...

Native English speakers answer questions about transport. 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 MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks to all of the contributors, including Matt, Leah...

Native English speakers answer questions about the home. 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 MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks to all of the contributors, including Matt, Leah Ann, Stephanie, Loli, Richard, Ofordi, Emma and Leanne f...

Native English speakers answer questions about the weather. In this episode there are plenty of useful adjectives and idioms, we will also focus 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 MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks to all of the contributors, including Matt, Leah Ann, ...

Native English speakers answer questions about the home. 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 MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks to all of the contributors, including Matt, Leah An...

Native English speakers answer questions about languages. We have speakers from the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia and from Spain, all answering questions about learning languages. We have some great vocabulary, expressions and, in particular, phrasal verbs. For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/ 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 contri...

Native English speakers answer questions about crime. We have speakers from the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia and from Spain, all answering questions about their countries and what crimes are committed there. We have loads of super crime vocabulary and some excellent adverb usage. For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/ Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Tha...