🪛 Fixing things (S09E05) + Transcript

IELTS Speaking for Success

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🗓️ 12 June 2023

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Are you good at fixing things? What kinds of things can you fix? Is there anyone in your family who is good at fixing things? Have you ever asked people to teach you how to fix things? Has anyone ever taught you to fix things? What was the last thing you broke in your home? Tune in and have a great day! - Get exclusive episodes on IELTS Speaking parts 1, 2, and 3: https://linktr.ee/sfspremium Book a class with Rory here: https://successwithielts.com/rory Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses Our course on Phrasal Verbs: https://successwithielts.com/podcourses Transcript: https://successwithielts.com/s09e05 Our IELTS Writing course: https://linktr.ee/wfspremium Find an IELTS Speaking Partner: https://links.successwithielts.com/ieltspartner Our social media: https://linktr.ee/successwithielts © 2023 Success with IELTS Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, Sunshine, I'm Maria.
0:06.8	And my name is Rory, and we're the host of the AIL Speaking for Success podcast,
0:10.3	the podcast that aims to help improve your speaking skills as well as your listening skills along the way.
0:14.7	We started this podcast to give you gorgeous grammar, fabulous vocabulary,
0:19.8	join happiness along the way.
0:22.1	Rory, why are you always breaking things off you?
0:25.9	I know, right? I broke my phone, or rather I cracked the screen and I need to get it fixed.
0:31.0	You cracked the screen. You need to fix it.
0:34.2	I do. Shall we talk about fixing things?
0:36.5	Let's talk about fixing things. A fresh
0:39.8	I'll speaking but one topic. Are you good at fixing things? I can only make the most basic
0:51.5	repairs, sadly. And by basic, I mean, slap some tape on it,
0:55.6	cross your fingers and hope for the best. I am the least tech-savvy person that you have
1:01.7	ever met and probably will ever meet.
1:04.0	What kinds of things can you fix?
1:07.1	I can resolve typical issues with the most common software packages and computers, but that
1:12.2	usually means just turning them off and then turning them back on again.
1:16.9	Is there anyone in your family who is good at fixing things?
1:21.1	Yeah, my dad is a dab hand with a hammer and a set of nails. To be honest, that's probably
1:25.9	underselling it, frankly. He's one of the
1:27.9	most capable people I know in terms of repairing and maintaining things. He once made a cracked
1:34.8	plate look, well, just good as new, basically, but just with some super glue and some witchcraft,
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