

The Level Up English Podcast
Michael Lavers
🇬🇧 I'm Michael Lavers and this podcast will help you improve your English. I'm an online English teacher for students learning as a second language. In this podcast, I look at a variety of different fun topics and teach you British English at the same time. Each week, I cover topics related to language motivation, vocabulary and grammar, or something totally random! Once a month, we have a guest episode where I talk to a teacher or expert on topics related to language.
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Jul 6, 2022 • 22min
#168 Speaking with Good Intonation
How are your accent and pronunciation? Do you speak with correct intonation?In this episode, I go over rising, falling and rise-fall intonation to help you sound more natural. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast168Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Have a question? Send me a textSign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

Jun 29, 2022 • 21min
#167 Laws & Justice
Here's an idea from one of my group classes - laws and justice. I think it's a really interesting topic to discuss. Are there any laws we shouldn't be following?What laws would you make?What laws would you abolish?We also look at a few good and relevant expressions here. Hope you enjoy it!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast167Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Have a question? Send me a textSign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

Jun 22, 2022 • 44min
#166 Strange British Culture with Charlie Baxter
Charlie Baxter (The British English Podcast / Real English with Real Teachers) joined me for a chat about British culture and his thoughts after living in Australia for a few years now and being away from home.What he misses about British cultureWhy British people are strangeAustralian slangTravel destinations Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you get access to all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast166Have a question? Send me a text--------------------Level 3 is now open and ready to join! 🥳🥳🥳Private coachingAudio lessons for busy peoplePronunciation & Writing feedbackBonus episodes➡️ Click here to join or find out more: https://courses.levelupenglish.school/courses/level3/Be fast! Spaces are limited.--------------------Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

Jun 15, 2022 • 28min
#165 Structure in Learning and Life
I've made a recent change to my Chinese learning method and added some more structure, so with that in mind, I'd like to share how structure can help improve your language learning journey, remove stress from your life, and give you more guilt-free time to relax.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast165Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Have a question? Send me a text--------------------Level 3 is now open and ready to join! 🥳🥳🥳Private coachingAudio lessons for busy peoplePronunciation & Writing feedbackBonus episodes➡️ Click here to join or find out more: https://courses.levelupenglish.school/courses/level3/Be fast! Spaces are limited.--------------------Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

Jun 8, 2022 • 31min
#164 Rejection Therapy
Have you heard of the rejection challenge before? I share my views on a man's mission to get rejected 100 times, as well as share lots of useful expressions so you can politely say no to people in English.All links will be on the show notes page below.Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast164Have a question? Send me a text--------------------Level 3 is now open and ready to join! 🥳🥳🥳Private coachingAudio lessons for busy peoplePronunciation & Writing feedbackBonus episodes➡️ Click here to join or find out more: https://courses.levelupenglish.school/courses/level3/Be fast! Spaces are limited.--------------------Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

Jun 1, 2022 • 18min
#163 Getting Married
I talk about the topic of getting married along with some useful expressions related to the topic. I also end by addressing the question: How to know if you've found "the one"? Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast163Have a question? Send me a textSign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

May 25, 2022 • 53min
#162 British Accent & The 'Friends' TV Show - With Shawn Pham
Shawn (@studyingwithshawn) joined me for a chat about so many topics:His amazing TOEIC score and tipsThe British accentMy Vietnam culture shockThe "Friends" TV showTeaching me VietnameseAnd more! I hope you enjoy this episodeJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you get access to all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast162Have a question? Send me a text--------------------Level 3 is now open and ready to join! 🥳🥳🥳Private coachingAudio lessons for busy peoplePronunciation & Writing feedbackBonus episodes➡️ Click here to join or find out more: https://courses.levelupenglish.school/courses/level3/Be fast! Spaces are limited.--------------------Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

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May 18, 2022 • 22min
#161 Why Aren't Native Speakers Perfect?
Why doesn't Michael speak perfectly, even though he's a native speaker and professional teacher?Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast161Have a question? Send me a textSign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

May 11, 2022 • 28min
#160 An Iranian Perspective on British Culture with Mona Morshed
I'm really happy to be joined in this video by Mona Morshed. She's an English teacher from Iran, now living in the UK. Mona's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/use_it_or_lose_it_mm/ We cover a few topics including culture comparisons between Iran and the UK, and we end the video with common English words that come from Persian. Main YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzHkx1S-mThmadtRi0qlIYw Podcast YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/LevelUpEnglishPodcast Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you get access to all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast160Have a question? Send me a text--------------------Level 3 is now open and ready to join! 🥳🥳🥳Private coachingAudio lessons for busy peoplePronunciation & Writing feedbackBonus episodes➡️ Click here to join or find out more: https://courses.levelupenglish.school/courses/level3/Be fast! Spaces are limited.--------------------Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.

May 4, 2022 • 28min
#159 Learning While Travelling
I recently returned from a trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina - my first post-pandemic trip. I had a fantastic time and tried my best to use as much of their language as possible. As with all my trips, I have a lot of reflections and ideas on language learning that I'd like to share that might help you. Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you get access to all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast159Have a question? Send me a text--------------------Level 3 is now open and ready to join! 🥳🥳🥳Private coachingAudio lessons for busy peoplePronunciation & Writing feedbackBonus episodes➡️ Click here to join or find out more: https://courses.levelupenglish.school/courses/level3/Be fast! Spaces are limited.--------------------Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.