Hi everyone! Rory's class bundles are still available at the sale price. If you've been thinking about it, they're still up for grabs until March 1st 🫡

Livestream with Rory

Many of you have been asking when we'll start doing videos again. While these aren't regular videos, we are starting live sessions on YouTube with Rory where he will be going over the latest Parts 2 and 3 episodes.

Plan for tomorrow:

📙 Part 2: Describe an interesting building
📘 Part 3: Buildings and architecture

You can also ask about IELTS, life in the UK, or get updates on Rory's personal life.

This is our first test stream, so please be nice, and come join us if you're free!

Time 12:00 - 13:00 Moscow time
Link: https://youtube.com/live/QZPQDJaxvJ4?feature=share

Rory's going live in 5 minutes 🫡

Work

What was your dream job when you were young? Have you changed your mind? Why? When did you make a decision about your job? How many jobs have you had? What would you like to be in the future?

Transcript and vocabulary (Alternative link)

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Most recent premium episodes 👍:

Part 2: Describe a toy you liked in your childhood podcast cover
Part 3: Children, Toys, and Advertising

As an experiment, can we get 50 ❤️, and as soon as that happens we'll upload the next episode.

Anybody wants to help us test the new website? 🫡

Drop your email in the comments! The first 10 will get 3 months of free access.

All we ask is that you share your feedback and feature ideas with us to help us turn our new website into an all-in-one IELTS preparation platform.

Please help us help you 🙌🏻

Upd. Done! Thank you.

The new website is live!

We’ll tell you more about it in the coming days! For now, just know that transcripts pop up on the site as soon as the audio goes live on podcast platforms ✨ Plus, you can listen to the episodes right there on the website.

Our goal is to turn it into your all‑in‑one go‑to place for IELTS preparation.

https://successwithielts.com/

We’ve just upgraded our transcripts to be more than just text.

Every episode now includes two major tools to help you master your IELTS Speaking exam:

🧠 Deep-Dive Model Answer Breakdowns (Insights): We’ve taken the verbal tips from the show and turned them into precise, written strategic blueprints. See the exact "hidden mechanics" of Rory’s answers—like why choosing "tall" vs. "high" for buildings is the secret to native-like fluency.

💡 10 Fresh Exam Ideas Per Topic: Never run out of things to say again. For every episode, we now provide 10 unique angles and arguments you can use to personalize your own responses.

Check them out for yourself and let us know what you think!

https://successwithielts.com/

P.S.

You can also mark episodes as "done" by clicking the tick icon next to the close button. It’s the easiest way to see exactly which topics you've conquered and which ones still need work.

$5 Classes with Rory 🔥

First come, first served.

https://successwithielts.com/rory

If you're an IELTS or ESL teacher and would like to upgrade your classes with the tools we've developed on our platform, please DM @@@@ 😏

P.S.

It's free. We're testing things for now and need to polish everything before it goes live for everyone.

Thank you everyone! We are full for now.

Pets and Animals 🐅

Rory explains why Chow Chows make great guard dogs and reveals his surprising favorite animal! Learn key vocabulary and grammar to answer questions about pets, even if you don't have one yourself.

Transcript and vocabulary

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Most recent premium episodes 👍:

Part 2: Describe a quiet place you like to go to
Part 3: Quiet places

It's very simple. We get 50 🐳, and you get the next episode.

We're not giving too much away just yet — but we're looking for people with accounts on our platform who are willing to take a short IELTS Speaking Part 1 mock test (any topic) in exchange for a free detailed report on their performance.

Here's what you'll get:

📊 A predicted band score across all 4 criteria — Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammar & Pronunciation

🔍 Question-by-question breakdown — see exactly what you did well and where you lost marks

📈 Fluency metrics — speaking rate, hesitation sounds, discourse markers, linking words and more

💡 Vocabulary upgrades — 3 alternative expressions per answer to boost your lexical range

✍️ Grammar refinements — optional complex structures to add sophistication to your answers

⬆️ A fully upgraded model response for every single question

All we need is a few minutes of your time + the report itself so that we can fine tune it.

https://successwithielts.com/

DM us your email (or comment it below) to participate 😏

You know what... all free users get 2 mock tests! 🤓

Sign up (or log in) here: https://successwithielts.com/

update
Fixed the link

The funny thing is, everything that Maria and Rory have been talking about over the past few years — question tags, binomials, intonation, idioms, phrasal verbs, lying to the examiner, making up stories, adding details, etc. — actually does give you a higher score 😆

And now you have a way to practice all that whenever you feel like it 🤓

Go try it for yourself!

Days off

How does Rory spend his time off? Find out if Maria thinks his hobbies are boring and discover new ways to talk about your own downtime, from hitting the gym to catching up on the latest gossip.

Transcript and vocabulary

Take a free mock test

Most recent premium episodes 👍:

Part 2: Describe a person who makes plans a lot and is good at planning
Part 3: Planning

It's very simple. We get 50 ✍🏻, and you get the next episode.

Speaking Training with Maria: Secrets to a High Score 🗣

Join two practical workshops designed to help you improve your IELTS Speaking score.

What the workshops cover:

- Strategies for Parts 1, 2, and 3 to achieve Band 7-9.
- Key idioms, phrasal verbs, and grammar structures for top scores.
- Techniques to improve fluency and navigate difficult questions.
- What to do if you don't know what to say.
- Effective preparation methods.

What is included:

- Live Q&A to answer your specific questions.
- A cheat sheets packed with natural Band 9 vocabulary and grammar.
- Full video recordings of both sessions.

Dates:

April 23 at 11:30 (Moscow time)
April 29 at 12:00 (Moscow time)

Format:
- Zoom (90 minutes per session)
- Price: $57

To sign up, write to @Maria_Molashenko 🙌🏻

What idioms to use in speaking?

Start with phrasal verbs! They sound incredibly natural and are usually much easier to master than traditional idioms.

🙌🏻 Band 8-9 Phrasal Verbs

To boil down to something – To be the main or most important result or feature of something.

"You need to boil it down to the main features."
"You should boil the report down to one page."

To cave in (to something) – To finally agree to demands that you originally opposed because you are tired or frightened.

"I finally caved in to your demands to take the IELTS."

To nod off – To fall asleep, especially unintentionally.

"I nodded off during the opera."

To get hooked on something – To become addicted to or captivated by something.

"I got hooked on squash."
"I got hooked on doing yoga."

To come across – To behave in a way that gives people a certain impression of you.

"She comes across as incredibly smart."
"He comes across as a highly responsible person."

To faff about/around (UK) – To spend your time doing unimportant things instead of what you should be doing.

"I was faffing about all day."
"I wish you'd stop faffing around and do something useful."

🔥 Speaking Workshops with Maria

📅 Dates: April 23rd & 29th

This is your chance to find out exactly how to improve your speaking skills and boost your score!

🙌🏻 To register, write to: @Maria_Molashenko

Thank you everyone who joined our little chit chat today and for you questions about IELTS ❤️

If you have any more, then feel free to add them in your replies to this message here!