Nice.

Hello, lovely. I'm Maria.

And my name is Rory, and we're the hosts of the IELT 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've started in this podcast to give your grammar and vocabulary for your high-eyed school.

Maria, can you hear that?

What?

It's like a weird noise.

No, I can't.

But I'd like to hear you talking about noise.

Oh, is it the subject of today's episode?

Yes, and speaking on, they can ask you questions about noises.

Do any noises bother you?

I mean, context is everything, but generally, I can't stand repetitive, high-pitched noises, like those in alarm clocks.

Although I suppose that's rather the point of them.

What else?

Oh, I don't like the shrieking of seagulls either.

It's horrendous, especially where I live, although that's the price you pay for living next to the sea.

What kind of noise do you come across every day?

Well, we already talked about bird calls, and we live near a railway, so you can hear the trains rumbling past when they get started. What else? You can also hear the gates clicking open

and closed as people come and go about their business.

What sounds do you like?

Oh, one of my friends has this great setup in its house where the lights raise and then the radio turns on, but it doesn't turn on full blast.

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