IELTS Speaking for Success - 🧿 Markets (S06E09) + Transcript

Episode Date: August 30, 2021

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This episode is sponsored by ITalki, a global language learning community that connects students and teachers for one-on-one online language lessons. Hello, Sunshine, I'm Maria. And my name is Rory, and we are the host of the IEL Speaking for Success Podcasts. The podcast themes to help you improve your speaking skills as well as your listening skills along the way. We're starting this podcast to give you band-night vocabulary and gorgeous, grammar for your high-eyed school. Band-Nine school. Yeah.

This week on our premium podcast, we're going to go with describe a plan in your life that is not related to work of study. And speaking part three section, we're going to go with planning. Check it out. Oh, Rory, where did you get that bracelet from? I don't think I got it from a market in Haiti. Oh, shall we talk about markets? Yes, it's a coincidence.

Rura, do you like to go to street markets? I like it when I go on holiday, like to pick up some trinkets or souvenirs for people back home. Otherwise, like a more targeted shopping experience in online stores or shops is what I prefer. How often do you go to markets? Whenever I'm on holiday and there's one to hand, it's fun to go with whoever I'm with.

You can find and see you. and even experience lots of different things. Tell me about an outdoor market you've been to. Well, there's one based around the High Street in Wa, which is a town in the Upper West Region of Ghana. You can find just about anything there, from phones to spare parts for scooters and motorbikes. I can remember wandering around the sort of ramshackle stores

in this sort of chaotic grid pattern, looking for a fan and a kettle. I needed them for when I lived at the school nearby. And we found them eventually, but it took ages because nothing is well, sort of well, well signposted there. Which do you prefer markets or shopping malls? Oh, shopping malls, without question,

especially now in the summer when the air conditioning comes in handy. That aside, the layout's more logical and it's easier to follow than the mess that usually characterises even small markets. You really have to hunt around in them to find what you want, especially if you don't live there, and that can be a huge waste of time. Do many people go to markets in your country?

I imagine they don't as much as they used to since there are ongoing restrictions, but under normal circumstances it's quite common, especially if you live in or near the countryside. And sometimes they get set up in towns or cities for the people there. Have your shopping habits changed over the years? Well, I've always been pretty frugal, but there has been a bit more of a shift from just direct and to the point shopping to enjoying the experience. of window shopping and I've turned it into more of a social experience

and I probably get sidetracked more easily as well that's probably because I have a bit more time on my hands these days. Rory, thank you very much for your answers. Shall we go shopping for the vocabulary in them? Let's hunt around. Hunt around, by the way. You said like us, markets are difficult

to hunt around. Yeah, well, if you're I'm hunting around. It means just like you're looking for something very specific. It's like you're hunting for the thing. And instead of an animal, it's a, well, in my case, it was a fan and a kettle. Yeah, so it's difficult to hunt around in markets. And it's more straightforward in shopping malls because everything is signposted.

Trinkets. You usually buy trinkets or souvenirs at the markets. Trinket? No, trinkets, like a small gift that you pay. pick up for people. Yeah, some magnet or a bracelet. You said that whenever I'm on holiday and there is one to hand. Yeah, so if something is to hand, it doesn't mean like it's in your hand. It means it's close by and you can get to it easily. So do you ever go to markets? Yeah, if there is one to hand. You're nice. You wander around the market. Yeah, so if you wander around, it's like there's no

specific plan, you just sort of go around this area without any specific purpose. Yeah, I enjoy wandering around the street market or an open air market. You said ramshackle stores. Well, the ramshackle stores just means like they're not very well maintained. Hmm, kind of like, are they in poor condition? Messy? Yeah. Messy, yeah.

Are there any ramshackle stores in Moscow? Have you seen any? I haven't seen any. There's probably more around the outskirts. Maybe some in the villages. Yeah. Okay. Keotic greed pattern.

Oh, there's one, sorry, I just realized. There's one that's in Vladimir Oblast, which is just outside the Moscow region. And it's got the word producti, which is like a place where you buy groceries. But it's upside down. I was looking at this sign upside down, like, why are all these Russian letters in such a strange pattern? I was like, ah, it says producti, but it's upside down. So that's a bit ramshackle. Yeah.

So kind of old, messy, like, not organized. Yeah, it was a bit of a mess. But I found what I wanted once I understood what kind of shop it was. And also, markets could have a chaotic, chaotic grid pattern. So usually a grid pattern is quite well organized and easy to understand. This had a grid pattern which was, like, completely without logic. But you could tell it was supposed to be a grid. It's just not in an orderly manner.

Nothing like the grid patterns you see in America, for example. Rory chooses shopping malls because he enjoys air conditioning. Air conditioning comes in handy. Yeah, it just means it's useful. Yes, it's useful to have air conditioning in summer, especially if it's boiling hot plus 35 degrees. Rory has always been pretty frugal. Yes, which just means that you don't spend lots and lots of money on things.

Yeah, frugal. And Rory enjoys experience of window shopping. So window shopping is just when you, well, it doesn't have to be looking at the things in the window. It usually means you're looking at things in the window just to see what's there and maybe think about what you want for the future. But you're not going to buy it now. Rory, I know what you're going to be doing this weekend. So because you're leaving Russia, right? So you're going to get some souvenirs for your friends and your parents, your family.

So you're going to go to a market somewhere in Moscow and Rory, you need to buy five souvenirs. So I'm going to tell you what you can buy and then you're going to tell me which like five things. Well, three, three, three things that you're going to buy. Okay, Rory. It's not an option, so you just have to choose. Okay, ready. So Matryoshka doll, so it's like the famous Russian doll. Amber is the fossilized tree.

thing Amber Stone You're gonna buy Ha'lama You just made that word up Ha'lama Is a traditional Russian craft originated in the 17th century

So ha'lama painting You're gonna buy Valenki Valenki are Russian boots Russian boots You can get some designer

Valenki You know, some So like the warmest foodwear you're going to get wooden toys carved figures of animals like carved bears you would go for Russian chocolate like Alonka Russian chocolate is traditional and epic you would go for Russian vodka you said five but you're actually on seven no

yeah yeah but you need to choose from them oh I see yeah you're going to get Ushanka Uschanka is a traditional Russian winter hat So it goes something like that So Ushanca, all right Winter hat Fur hat You're gonna go with

Faberreje eggs Which are supposed to be traditionally Russian Okay Faberreje eggs One or two maybe Three Um Zostovat trays

So beautiful metal trays To put next to your cup it How many items are on this list? Or samovar. You're going to go with this traditional Russian metal container traditionally used for heating water during the tea ceremony. So, Rory, what are they? These five souvenirs.

Vodka, vodka, vodka and vodka and more vodka. I have friends that are really into it. And one of them is like a real connoisseur of this kind of thing. So I need to buy different kinds. Oh, would you go for balloons? Biluga is supposed to be the most expensive and the purest vodka. Beluga, yes, but also also Poutinka. Poutinca.

For obvious reasons. Right. We can't find it anywhere. Do they still make it? I have no idea. I haven't seen a bottle of Pottinka in like three years. I hope they're still making it because I just think I find a whole idea hilarious. Wow.

Wow, dear listener. Well, now you know what the traditional. additional souvenirs we have in Russia that you can get some at the market on different shops and Rory is being really Scottish bringing alcohol to his Scottish mates

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I like it when I go on holiday, like to pick up some trinkets or souvenirs for people back home. Otherwise, like a more targeted shopping experience in online stores or shops is what I prefer. How often do you go to markets? Whenever I'm on holiday and there's one to hand, it's fun to go with whoever I'm with. you can find and see and even experience lots of different things Tell me about an outdoor market you've been to Well, there's one based around the High Street in Waugh Which is a town in the upper west region of Ghana

You can find just about anything there from phones to spare parts for scooters and motorbikes I can remember wandering around the sort of ramshackle stores In this sort of chaotic grid pattern looking for a fan and a kettle I needed them for when I lived at the school nearby and we found them eventually but it took ages because nothing is well signposted there Which do you prefer markets or shopping malls? Oh shopping malls without question

Especially now in the summer when the air conditioning comes in handy That aside the layout's more logical And it's easier to follow than the mess That usually characterises even small markets You really have to hunt around in them to find what you want Especially if you don't live there and that can be a huge waste of time. Do many people go to markets in your country?

I imagine they don't as much as they used to since there are ongoing restrictions, but under normal circumstances, it's quite common, especially if you live in or near the countryside. And sometimes they get set up in towns or cities for the people there. Have your shopping habits changed over the years?

Well, I've always been pretty frugal, but there has been a bit of, bit more of a shift from just direct into the point shopping to enjoying the experience of window shopping and I've turned it into more of a social experience and I probably get sidetracked more easily as well. That's probably because I have a bit

bit more time on my hands these days.