Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2

Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about decisions. This episode has lots of advanced English vocabulary and grammar, including a look at the passive voice and the past perfect. It has some useful idioms for speaking about making decisions and has 6 different speakers so you can practice listening to different accents. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://...

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 s...

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...

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 R...

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 - htt...

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://realexamen...

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...

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://r...

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...

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 lo...

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 ...

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 mu...

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 ...

Trevor explains 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. It is availaible for iphones and android. 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

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/ Supp...

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, s...

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...

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/realexame...

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:/...

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: ...

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/realexame...

Native English speakers answer questions about school. This is an essential topic to cover for English exam preparaiont, especially if you are a teenager and are doing exams like First for Schools or C1 Advanced. 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 advanced English phrasal verb...

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, natural expressions, some advanced English phrasal verbs and a wide variety of accents, including quite a funny conversation between two Welsh ladies that is sure to test your l...

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 advanced English vocabulary, natural idioms, phrasal verbs, connectors, loads of real life expressions, but more than anything it’s really interesting from a cultural viewpoint. For classes with Trevor - https://re...

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. As usual we have plenty of real life English expressions and advanced vocabulary too. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://real...

In this episode Trevor has a super interesting chat with a Brazilian lady, Melina, who is an international law professor and researcher and has an excellent level of English. They speak about learning English in Brazil, the benefits of spending some time in an English speaking countryand challenges with pronunciation. As Melina is currently researching the effect of eating meat on climate change they have a chat about that too, with loads of useful vocabulary and top-notch expressions. For c...

Today we have a chat with an English teacher in Vietnam. Firstly, we talk about Vietnam and the state of English there. Then we speak about the IELTS English exam, specifically the writing part. The tips given here are quite universal and can be applied to most other English writing exams also. Konner, the speaker is from Australia, so you can practice listening to the Australian accent and as usual we will take a look at some of the nice language he uses...

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This episode is a monologue about the legalisation of marijuana. You will hear tips on how to tackle this task and lots of good examples of how to organise your speech. 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/licens...

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. ...

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 you’ll hear some great ways to express what you would like to do, you’ll hear what skills will be useful for the future, you will learn some nice adverbs, phrasal verbs and some top-class vocabulary...

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. For...

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 learn 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 with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.co...

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 with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://real...

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 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/50...

Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about art. In this episode there is loads of art vocabulary and some tips on how to organise your answers well for exams. 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/li...

Native English speakers answer questions about the weather. Today we have speakers from the US, Australia, Ireland and three different speakers from the UK. So we have a nice variety of types of weather, you´re gonna hear loads of weather vocabulary, as well as some top adverbs, a few phrasal verbs and some great real English expressions to make you sound a little bit more like a native English speaker. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - ht...

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 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-...

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 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://inco...

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 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 Ma...

In this short and sweet episode we ask a couple of questions about holidays and camping and analyse the answers for the best bits. We have some conditionals grammar, a couple of idioms, some camping vocab and an example of what is known is a portmanteau, nice. 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://inc...

Native English speakers answer questions about happiness. In this bonus episode, we hear speakers from the USA, England, Australia and New Zealand answering questions about happiness. 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.or...

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5 A short and sweet episode featuring a lawyer from London answering a couple of questions about music. Plenty of great vocab and connectors. 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 b...

Native English speakers answer questions about change. In this episode, we hear some really interesting answers about what changes are happening around the world, from New York to London to Spain to Australia. We hear some lovely phrasal verbs, we look at a great way to structure monologues and of course we have plenty of top vocabulary too. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English ap...

Native English speakers answer questions about culture. If you are a real culture vulture then you will enjoy this episode. In this episode you will hear some super expressions with the word all, some brilliant use of adverbs and possibly the most well-structured answer we have ever heard on the Real Exam English podcast! For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/ For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/rea...

Native English speakers answer questions about fame. It´s quite common in English exams to see questions about celebrities and the consequences of being famous. Therefore, we have asked some typical questions to speakers from the US, the UK, New Zealand and Australia. You are going to hear some great phrasal verbs, some really useful vocabulary about fame and we are also going to focus on some super ways to use the word good. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classe...

Native English speakers answer questions about animals. Today’s episode is about animals. You are going to hear speakers from the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, all answering questions about pets, zoos, wildlife and all things animal, and the host with the most, Trevor from Ireland, picking out the best bits. And today those best bits include different ways to express habits, you will hear some super vocabulary, excellent idioms and also we have some top class speculation about a photog...

Native English speakers answer questions about fashion. Today’s episode is about fashion, another really common topic in English exams. As well as needing vocabulary to describe people in photographs you can often be asked questions about the fashion industry as a whole and it´s positive and negative aspects. You will hear some brilliant language today that would definitely impress an examiner, or anybody else you are speaking with. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.co...

ative English speakers answer questions about learning. Today’s episode is about learning, another really common topic in English exams. We have speakers from England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, all answering questions about learning. You will hear loads of useful expressions and idioms, some amazing ways to structure your answer, plus some wonderful language for speculating about photographs. For classes with Trevor - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/ Fo...

Native English speakers answer questions about money. It goes by many different names…moolah, dosh, dough, buckaroos, bobs, spondulix. Everyone needs it, most people want more of it and English examiners like to ask questions about it! Therefore, it’s a really worthwhile topic to cover and today you are going to hear loads of words, expressions and phrasal verbs all to do with money. We also have some nice conditionals, inversions and some awesome adverbs. As usual we have a bunch of differe...