Hello, lovely, I'm Maria.

And my name is Rory.

And you're listening to the IEL 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 this super podcast because we want you to use gorgeous grammar and high-level vocabulary in your everyday English

and of course in your I-L-speaking exam. And this episode is sponsored by Rory. IELP Speaking for Success

Premium and all of our wonderful subscribers on there. Rory, you know what? I like work.

It really fascinates me.

I can sit and look at it for hours.

I know how you feel.

I feel the same way when I study maths, for example.

Sometimes, not always.

That's interesting, because we're going to be talking about work and studies today.

Roy, do you work or are you a student?

Well, actually, I suppose I'm both right now because I work as a teacher and I work on this podcast and I also work on a separate course as well, but I'm also doing an online course at

Aberdeen University. So both, actually. Why did you choose this kind of work and studies?

Well, if we talk about work, for example, then I picked it because first of all I was interested

in it and then I stuck with it because I'm good at it.

I always wanted to be a teacher. I like helping people achieve their goals.

I chose mathematics to study. Well, actually mathematics chose me because I don't have,

I didn't have a qualification in this. So I study it now in order to make up the deficit in what I know right now.

Do you like this job and your studies?

No, I love my job, it's wonderful.

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