I'm answering a listener question today regarding colloquial expressions - gap fillers, to be more specific. Gap Fillers are really important when speaking English in a natural way and also in avoiding hesitation. Let's find out more.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast128Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcriptsSign 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.

Emma (Pronunciation with Emma) and I have a casual chat about a variety of topics, including video games, learning Japanese, procrastination and pronunciation.Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PlmVCIItZ1s Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast127Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts This free video series will take you through a few lessons to Level Up your English quickly. Join me!Click here to sign up = https://courses.levelupenglish.school/fp/miniseriesSign 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.

I had a message about ordinal numbers and, specifically, the pronunciation of the TH sound in them like in "fourth". It's a great question! In this episode, I go over what ordinal numbers are and give my thoughts on pronouncing them.Be sure to check out next week's episode (the link will be here) with Pronunciation With Emma. She's great at answering these kinds of questions!Here are my group lessons that I spoke about: http://www.ewmichael.com/group  Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast126Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcriptsSign 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.

Hagar sent a message and wanted to know how she can improve her speaking skills and overcoming the feeling of shyness when speaking in front of new people, despite being good at speaking by herself. Another issue was forgetting things like vocabulary when speaking.I'm going to do my best to respond to this and share my thoughts about this topic today.I also made an episode about shyness a long time ago (Episode 8).Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast125Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcriptsThis free video series will take you through a few lessons to Level Up your English quickly. Join me!Click here to sign up = https://courses.levelupenglish.school/fp/miniseriesSign 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.

Today I'm responding to a question on improving confidence when speaking. I hope you find it useful. I've had a lot of kind audio messages recently and I really appreciate it. You’re always welcome to leave one at levelupenglish.school/podcast and there’s a good chance I’ll reply to it in a future episode.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast124Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcriptsSign 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.

Today I'm going to be talking about happiness vs memories and why you may not be able to have both at the same time. This is taken from an article I found online and found really interesting. Today I'm going to be paraphrasing this article, sharing my thoughts on it, and giving a couple of good phrases and words.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast123Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcriptsSign 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.

Elfin is an Italian coach and passionate Italophile who helps students learn and gain access to the culture through language. She specialises in learning through TV shows and has a lot of good advice in this area. She also hosts language immersion retreats and hosts her own podcast.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast122Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts This free video series will take you through a few lessons to Level Up your English quickly. Join me!Click here to sign up = https://courses.levelupenglish.school/fp/miniseriesSign 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.

I reached out to my Instagram followers and asked the question: What are your obstacles to learning English?In today's episode, I respond to the main excuses that I saw. Just to clarify, I'm also guilty of having all of these excuses too. Everyone's situation is different, but this is general advice on how you can overcome these issues. I hope it helps!Brand New Members Page: https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast121Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcriptsThis free video series will take you through a few lessons to Level Up your English quickly. Join me!Click here to sign up = https://courses.levelupenglish.school/fp/miniseriesSign 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.

Today I'd like to talk about regret and how we can express regrets in English using some different phrases. I'll be using my own experiences to demonstrate the examples and then talking about the concept of regret in a deeper way towards the end. I hope you won't regret listening to this!Group lessons - https://ewmichael.com/groupShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast120Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcriptsThis free video series will take you through a few lessons to Level Up your English quickly. Join me!Click here to sign up = https://courses.levelupenglish.school/fp/miniseriesSign 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.

Today I'm going to go over some advice on how to bring more happiness into your life. I will also sandwich in some good synonyms so you can avoid using the word 'happy' and say more advanced words instead.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast119Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcriptsThis free video series will take you through a few lessons to Level Up your English quickly. Join me!Click here to sign up = https://courses.levelupenglish.school/fp/miniseriesSign 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.