

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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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.Get access to coaching, group classes, and 100s of bonus lessons and episodes on Level Up English.➡️ Become a Member Today: https://www.levelupenglish.school/join/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

Jun 8, 2022 • 30min
#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/podcast164Get access to coaching, group classes, and 100s of bonus lessons and episodes on Level Up English.➡️ Become a Member Today: https://www.levelupenglish.school/join/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

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/podcast163➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

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/podcast162Get access to coaching, group classes, and 100s of bonus lessons and episodes on Level Up English.➡️ Become a Member Today: https://www.levelupenglish.school/join/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

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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/podcast161➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

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/podcast160Get access to coaching, group classes, and 100s of bonus lessons and episodes on Level Up English.➡️ Become a Member Today: https://www.levelupenglish.school/join/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

May 4, 2022 • 27min
#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/podcast159Get access to coaching, group classes, and 100s of bonus lessons and episodes on Level Up English.➡️ Become a Member Today: https://www.levelupenglish.school/join/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

Apr 27, 2022 • 36min
#158 Cornish with Matthi ab Dewi
Matthi ab Dewi (Matthew Clarke) is a fluent Cornish speaker, and joined me today to talk all about it! Topics we cover in this episode:Where is Cornwall and what is Cornish?Is Cornwall part of England?How did we end up with so many languages in the British Isles?& Matthi teaches me some useful Cornish phrasesJoin 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/podcast158Get access to coaching, group classes, and 100s of bonus lessons and episodes on Level Up English.➡️ Become a Member Today: https://www.levelupenglish.school/join/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

Apr 20, 2022 • 22min
#157 Giving the Benefit of the Doubt
Giving people the benefit of the doubt - not only is this a useful English phrase, but it's also a great attitude to have in life. I talk about some ways in which we can use this and how this way of thinking benefits my own life.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.Watch the video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-ykfLgZ6TrtiUQedi7p6QShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast157➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!

Apr 13, 2022 • 27min
#156 Smartphone Addiction
I ramble about the important and relevant topic of smartphone addiction and how smartphones can be used to learn English, as well as some of my ideas on how to reduce smartphone usage is a.. smart way! 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.Watch the video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-ykfLgZ6TrtiUQedi7p6QShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast156Get access to coaching, group classes, and 100s of bonus lessons and episodes on Level Up English.➡️ Become a Member Today: https://www.levelupenglish.school/join/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons!


