IELTS Speaking for Success - 🎧 Headphones (S06E15) + Transcript

Episode Date: October 11, 2021

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Hello, lovely, I'm Maria. And my name is Rory, and we're the host of 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 podcast to give you super-duper vocabulary and gorgeous grammar for your high school. Your band grind school. Oh, Rory, what are you wearing?

Oh, they're my earphones. Well, my headphones. I don't know which one's which. Oh, your headphones. Well, we're recording, and I'm also wearing some headphones. Shall we talk about headphones? Yay! Headphones, yes, dear listener. Headphones is a new topic in IOT speaking, so be ready to talk about headphones.

Rory, do you use headphones? I used to before your phones and earbuds were a thing. They're more compact and easier to carry around with you than a full set of headphones. but I think someone said the sound quality is better. What type of headphones do you use? Well, like I said, I use earbuds, which are wireless and smaller. I actually don't think I've worn headphones in years, to be honest with you. In what situations would you use headphones?

If I did use them, I suppose it would be when I need a lot of noise cancellation to hear things clearly, like if I was on the metro somewhere loud. Oh, we use headphones for I'm recording the podcast when we're in a studio. Do you usually use headphones when you listen to music? No, I use earbuds when I'm listening to music. In what situations would you not use headphones? Well, that would be pretty much all the time now, because I almost never wear them. But if we expand the definition of headphones to include earbuds, then I wouldn't use them when it's rude to, like when I'm in a lecture when someone's speaking to me.

It's a bit in play, isn't it? How often do you buy headphones? Oh god only when I really need them to be honest with you So it's more of a reaction than a proactive thing The last time I bought anything remotely resembling Headphones was last year when I bought my earbuds Thank you Rory for your answers

So Headphones, Earphones, Earphones, earbuds What's going on So first of all, the topic in IELs is called Headphones But we do have this earphones Are these synonyms? Do they mean the same thing? Rory, tell us. Tell the world.

Well, I think headphones are, there are sort of two things that cover your ears joined by a bridge. Those are the big bulky things. Earbuds are small, wireless things that you can put in your ear. And earphones are similar, but they have a wire. That's my understanding of it. Yeah, true. Headphones or earphones can be used interchangeably to mean the same thing. But again, yeah, Rory is quite right.

So headphones are designed to be worn around the head. And earphones or earbuds, buds like B-U-D-S. Ear buds, one word, are inserted into your ear. Okay? Anyway, so I think you can say headphones or earphones. It's like cell phone or a phone, pretty much the same thing, right? Smart phones, cell phone, mobile. is like kind of the difference.

Yeah, the difference is like like headphones are worn over the ear. But people use them interchangeably. But you can say like if I did use them, I suppose it would be. So you can use a conditional sentence if you're totally clueless and you're just like, I never use these things. What are you talking about? Yeah, but I think everybody uses headphones. I mean, okay, headphones, earphones, whatever device you're using,

everybody uses them these days because it's like a boom of different brands and kinds and types of all sorts of headphones. What do you think? I think so. You just say that I use this phrase interchangeably with other things because it's a bit of a random topic to be honest with you. Yeah. But again, if the examiner uses the word headphones, so then, yeah, why not use the same word headphones. So you said that you used earphones and

you prefer compact and easy to carry around headphones, yeah? Yeah. Compact. If something is compact, it's like small and it's easy to carry it around with you compact. Then the question

could be what type of headphones do you use? So, dear listener, you should know the names of different types of headphones. Ear buds, right, that go into your ear, inside your ear, earbuds. You can also say, over-ear headphones, over-ear headphones. Wait, hold on, what are those? They look the same, so it's pretty much the thing with this bridge, right? over-ear headphones are bigger, on-ear headphones, like on-ear headphones, are smaller.

But again, there are more differences, but I think this is the major one. Again, dear listener, if you are an expert on headphones, please forgive us, because we are not really expert. So, just we are giving you the words, okay? So over-ear headphones, bigger ones, on-ear headphones, a bit smaller ones. then you can mention wireless earphones or wired headphones. Wired headphones are with a cable. So Rory, which ones do you have? Do you use wireless or wired with a cable?

I try my best to use wireless ones. But do you have those with a cable? I use them when we're recording the podcast, but other than that, no. Also, guys, different people who enjoy gaming, they have a special gaming headset. What is a headset? Is a headset not... It's like earphones with a mouthpiece for you to speak into.

Yep. Yeah. So if you're into gaming, you might have some special gaming headphones or a special gaming headset. It's like a one word. Also, we have smart headphones, which are connected to your phone, and then they know.

where you are. They track you or they have other features. Then you can mention noise-canceling headphones. So they cancel all the noise. Noise-canceling headphones? Rory, would you like to have noise-canceling headphones to listen to music?

Or listen to our podcast? Well, I think doesn't everyone like noise-canceling things? You don't really want to have interference, do you? Yeah, especially when you listen to music and listening to music is your way of escaping from reality, you put your headphones on and you just hear only the music. So then your headphones could be water resistant. So water resistant headphones, when you do some exercise, so many people prefer listening to music while exercising.

So I have water resistant headphones. Roy, do you have water resistant headphones? I don't know. I don't want to really find out. I think that they're probably water resistant to a certain degree. But I don't, like I say, I don't really want to find out because they were expensive. Oh yeah, they can cost a fortune, that's true. And then you said that to hear things clearly, you would use headphones, right?

Or on the metro, somewhere really loud, you would put them on. You put on headphones, right? So you wear headphones, so you first put on headphones and then you wear them, yeah? Yes. Well, then you're wearing them. Or you could say I have my headphones on. Oh, I have my headphones on all the time, yeah? Or I have my headphones on when I listen to music or when I compose music.

I always have my headphones on when I listen to I'll Speaking for Success podcast. But they say that it's better to use headphones when you listen to music to be able to hear all the sounds and all the sound effects. Probably. I mean, if you can, if you're comfortable, with having them on your head. And then you can mention a pair of headphones. Like, I have several pairs of headphones,

or I have only one pair of headphones. Rory, how many pairs of headphones do you have? That's a good question. I think I have two. I've got my ones with the wire, and I have my wireless ones. Yeah, I also have wireless eBuds and wired headphones. with a cable.

Also, do you listen, you can have AirPods. They're called AirPods, P-O-D-S. Isn't that advertising for Apple? I think so, yeah, Apple people. So AirPods, sleek AirPods, or over-ear models that go, like big, over-ear models. Like, they're huge. Some headphones are massive. But again, if you are a person who is enthusiastic about how,

High fidelity sound reproduction. You are an audio file. It's a person who is crazy about music and different headphones. So yeah, you do know the difference. So educate the examiner. Yes, you guys. So this in-ear fit and you can choose earphones, which come with multiple ear tips.

This is so specific vocabulary, you guys. Even Rory didn't know what to call this thingy that you put on your earbud. Oh, gosh. Yeah. You know, I have a question for you. Oh, what about earphones? So, headphones or earphones? That's the same, right?

Earphones. No, I think earphones are smaller than headphones. Oh, my God, this is so confusing. But the good thing is, because it's such a broad topic, you can use to talk about anything. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, you can mention all the words. and just make sure that you know what you're talking about. So Google headphones, then Google earphones,

and you can go to Amazon and look at different pictures and types of headphones. So to know special vocabulary, to talk about your headphones or earphones. And then the question was, like, in what situations you would not use headphones? Yeah, that's a weird one as well. Mm-hmm. Maybe just when you don't want to listen to things. And you know what?

I saw an idea. Headphones are socially acceptable. I'm ignoring you device. So when you put your headphones on, you just tell people, okay, buzz off. I'm ignoring you. And it's socially acceptable. Would you agree?

Usually people don't speak to people when they're wearing earphones. I guess they would only talk to you if it was really urgent. Yeah, that's why when you don't want people to talk to you, just put your headphones on. And that's all, you know. Yeah, but what do people keep talking to you? Yeah, but people won't talk to you when they see you wearing headphones. So that means that headphones is just like a device to tell people that, okay, like, don't talk to me.

And this is okay. Like, it seems to be okay. Also, when you're working, for example, and you don't want to be disturbed by other people, you just put your headphones in and, okay, just, I don't want to talk to you guys. I'm focused. Don't touch me. Do you do something like that? Not to talk to people?

You put your headphones on? To escape from everybody? To escape from reality? Oh, yeah. You can also talk about how headphones might be dangerous for your health and just for your life, perhaps. It's like it's too loud inside your head. And some people might have hearing loss. Or because you are crossing the street and you have this car horns and you don't hear anything

and you don't hear people shouting at you, oh, I get out of the way. And that's why you can, I don't know. Oh, well, then that would be bad. But that's just not paying attention. That's not a side effect of your phones. That's a side effect of not paying attention, isn't it? Yeah, but not paying attention to the sounds because when you're wearing headphones, you don't hear anything around you.

You just hear only what you have in your headphones. And that's why you just don't know when people are talking to you, when I know, cars approach you, when trains approach you. There have been lots of accidents when people cross the train tracks in their headphones, and they just didn't hear that the train was approaching. That's just an interesting thing. Well, it's logical, isn't it? So, Roryo, if you had a chance, would you buy a super expensive? safe headphones.

Hmm? No, I wouldn't. I like my earbuds and that's okay. Hmm. So you wouldn't invest into some, I know, Apple or Sony headphones for like $500? No? No, it wouldn't be the top priority, I don't think. However, I say that now. I don't have that kind of money

to throw around on different things. Yeah, do you listen. So if you want to donate some money for Rory to buy new headphones, for our recordings, feel free to join our premium episodes. Absolutely. Yeah. So in our premium, we talk about speaking part two and speaking part three. And this week, Rory is going to be talking about a cafe that he likes to visit.

And in speaking part three, we're going to be talking about drinking coffee, cafes and restaurants in general. So check out the sexy link in the description to this episode. Okay. And check out our premium. episodes. We do hope that you are wearing headphones when you are listening to our podcast to catch all the tiny sound effects. Sorry if the sound quality is not perfect because we are recording at a distance now. Rory is in Scotland. I'm in the middle of the mountains in the south of Russia now. In the middle of nowhere. You're close to Sochi. I do apologize for the sound.

So bear with us. Thank you so much for listening and supporting us. Have a lovely day, night, morning and life. Bye. Roy, do you use headphones? I used to before earphones and earbuds were a thing. They're more compact and easier to carry around with you than a full set of headphones, but I think someone said the sound quality is better. What type of headphones do you use?

Well, like I said, I use earbuds, which are wireless and smaller. I actually don't think I've worn headphones in use. years, to be honest with you. In what situations would you use headphones? If I did use them, I suppose it would be when I need a lot of noise cancellation to hear things clearly, like if I was on the metro or somewhere loud. Oh, we use headphones for I'm recording the podcast when we're in a studio. Do you usually use headphones when you listen to music?

No, I use earbuds when I'm listening to music. In what situations would you not use headphones? Well, that would be pretty much all the things. time now because I almost never wear them. But if we expand the definition of headphones to include earbuds, then I wouldn't use them when it's rude to, like when I'm in a lecture when someone's speaking to me. It's a bit in polite, isn't it? How often do you buy headphones? Oh God, only when I really need them, to be honest with you, so it's more of a reaction than a proactive thing. The last time I bought anything remotely resembling headphones was last year when I bought

my earbuds. Thank you. I'm going to be able to be.