2020-11-23
25 分钟Hello, lovely.
I'm Mariame and my name is Rory, and we are the host of the IELTS speaking for Success podcast, the podcast that aims to help you improve your speaking skills as well as your listening skills along the way.
We started this podcast because we want you to use high level words and gorgeous grammar in your ielts speaking and in your english life.
It's getting cold, Rory, and Russian Christmas is coming in January.
Ah, yes, but in Scotland it's going to be in December.
Oh, Scotland.
Let's talk about your country, shall we?
Tell me about your country, Scotland.
Freedom.
No, actually, I'm not sure what to tell people when they ask me about my homeland.
I'm sure they get a pretty good idea about it from all the media around it, which is probably just as diverse and varied as the country itself.
Right now.
When I think about it, it's a small place relative to somewhere like Russia or America, but I think we make up for it by our character and cultural contributions to the world.
I suppose you could say it's quite a rugged place, a bit like the people as well.
That's probably enabled us to make all of these contributions in the first place.
Where's your country located?
It's in the north of the island of Great Britain, which itself is in western Europe, and we're part of a union of countries which share the same island.
I suppose it's one of the furthest west countries in western Europe, the westernmost country, maybe apart from Iceland, of course.
Which part of your country do most people live in?
Well, most people live in cities and other population centres in what's called the central belt.