Hello, lovely, I'm Marianne.

And my name is Rory and we are the host of the AILT 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 vocabulary and gorgeous grammar in your everyday life and in your IOT speaking test.

Rory, how's your day today?

Oh, sorry, Maria.

I just got a text there.

I wasn't paying attention.

A text?

Are you living in a cave?

Oh, yeah, nobody uses text these days.

Oh, well, shall we talk about text messaging? Yeah, we're going to talk about text messaging. Nice. Oh, Rory, by the way, do you know anything about IOT Speaking for Success Premium? Yes, it's a subscription to a premium podcast where we go over all the latest topics for all three parts of the IELTS speaking exam, instead

of just one. Or, in other words, it's a place where you can find model answers and vocabulary

for the latest topics for IELTS to use in your exam.

This sounds delicious!

That's because it is! We're launching it on Monday, so make sure you sign up to our website

to receive an email with all the details on this premium podcast and information on how to get it, as well as the price.

Click the link in the description or go to success with iELTS.com forward slash premium.

Yes, sir, we know how good you are at sales, but let's get on with the episode now, okay?

Rory, do you like texting? Um, not really. It's more of a necessity than something desirable. I'd rather spend my time doing,

I'd rather spend my time studying or doing something productive like that. It just seems like a bit of a waste of time sometimes.

How often do you write texts?

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