This episode is a Part 4 Listening about an ancient philosophy called Stoicism (don't worry if you've never heard of it - the Listening will explain everything). It's a gapfill summary (one word only) and we also discuss:

• DESPITE (+ noun or + ing verb or + the fact that)
• US and UK spellings (do they matter in IELTS?)
• how my 2-minute Pronunciation feedback can fix a common problem related to your first language (in this case, Spanish).

Review the grammar of 'despite' and 'in spite of' on my blog.

https://ieltsetc.com/2020/12/despite/