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Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2

Real Exam English

We ask native English speakers exam-style questions and analyse the answers for the best bits. You"ll learn lots of advanced English vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs and real life expressions as well as tips on writing style, pronunciation, advanced grammar, exam preparation and much more. You get to listen to interesting answers with accents from the UK, USA, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa so you will improve your English listening skills in a stimulating way. For more

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S06 - 9 Children

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/09/10

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH5 for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish5Native 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 sentences.For

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S06 - 8 Priorities

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/08/24

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 - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/For the Real Exam English app -

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22:31

S06 - 7 Help

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2026/07/20

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 - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/For the Real Exam English app -

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6:52

Bonus - Speaking Exam Advice

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/06/24

Find your ideal English teacher on italki! Use the code REALENGLISH for €5 off your first class (minimum €10): https://go.italki.com/realenglishTrevor 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 - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/For the Real Exam English app -

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19:02

S06 - 6 Creativity

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/06/10

Find your ideal English teacher on italki 🎉 Use the code REALENGLISH for €5 off your first class (minimum€10): https://go.italki.com/realenglish 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 - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/For transcripts

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19:18

S06 - 5 Luck

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/05/18

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 and idioms. For classes - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglishMusic: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink:

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18:44

S06 - 4 Motivation

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/04/20

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 idioms.For classes -

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16:59

S06 - 3 Complaining

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/03/20

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 - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/For the Real Exam English app

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19:30

S06 - 2 Extremes

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/02/18

Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about extremes.In this episode you will learn lots of useful 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 lots of great listening

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21:01

S06 - 1 News

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2026/01/24

Native English speakers answer exam-style questions about the news.In this episode you will learn lots of key 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 - https://realexamenglish.com/classes/For transcripts - https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/For the Real Exam English app - https://studio.com/realexamenglishMusic: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink:

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28:02

Xing - Tokyo

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/12/16

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 much to Xing for

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21:12

Helena - Barcelona

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/11/21

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 -

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3:29

News - I made an app!

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/11/18

Trevor explains a bit 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. The link for the app can be found at 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

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6:35

Monologue - Tourism

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/09/22

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 or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show

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19:49

S05 - 10 Weekend

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/08/18

Native English speakers answer questions about the weekend from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.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,

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19:59

S05 - 9 Climate Change

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/07/14

Native English speakers answer questions about climate change from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.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

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18:52

S05 - 8 Internet

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/06/17

Native English speakers answer questions about the internet from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.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 MacLeodLink:

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S05 - 7 Hometown

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/05/15

Native English speakers answer questions about hometowns from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.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 MacLeodLink:

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S05 - 6 Advertising

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/04/17

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20:27

S05 - 5 Phrasal Verbs

Real Exam English - B2, C1, C2 ·

2025/03/11

Native English speakers answer questions with phrasal verbs from previous B2, C1, C2 and IELTS exam papers.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. Enjoy!For classes or transcripts go to https://realexamenglish.com/podcast/Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense:

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