The Level Up English Podcast

Cara Leopold (Leo Listening) joins me once again on the podcast to discuss the benefits of learning English in groups with her experience teaching group classes based around movies, as well as some good movies and TV series she likes to use to practice and teach English. If you've caught this episode in 2023, Cara is relaunching her Movie Club course. You can try it out for one week in September to see if you like it. We talk more about this in the episode tooShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast237------------------------------Cara Leopold is the creator of the Leo Listening Movie Club where she helps film-loving English learners understand and discuss movies together so they can master conversational English. From September 13th-20th Cara is organising the Back-to-School Movie Challenge, a 1-week taste of what it's like to be in a movie club. By watching and discussing clips from high school movies together, you’ll learn new vocabulary, catch fast-spoken English and practice your speaking and writing skills with other movie-loving English learners. The challenge includes access to a discussion forum as well as a live Zoom session on September 20th to chat with me and other film lovers about the movie clips.  Join the challenge: https://leolistening.podia.com/back-to-school-movie-challengeCara’s website: https://leo-listening.com/Cara’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoListening/Cara’s Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caraleopold/Cara’s Pinterest profile: https://www.pinterest.fr/leolistening/ --------------------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.Level 3 is coming to Level Up English this August! Click here to claim your 60%! 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.

This podcast episode discusses the patterns and meanings of phrasal verbs with 'up'. They explore various verbs like 'set up', 'come up with', and 'break up'. They also discuss the interchangeability of 'bunged up' and 'blocked up'. Additionally, they share their opinion on list episodes and the effectiveness of learning through experience.

This podcast explores the concept of comprehensible input in language learning, emphasizing the importance of staying within the learner's comfort zone and gradually increasing comprehension levels. It also discusses learning a language without studying grammar rules and the Natural Order Hypothesis in language learning. The speaker shares their passion for making English learning more enjoyable and prioritizes language acquisition over learning grammar rules.

Steve Kaufmann, a polyglot with a good level of proficiency in around 20 languages, shares language learning tips including mistakes to avoid, the importance of curiosity, the intermediate plateau, leaving your comfort zone, and increasing vocabulary.

Learn the benefits of incorporating silliness in language learning and how it positively impacts life. Discover the importance of not taking oneself too seriously and the negative consequences of being self-important. Explore the influence of body language and speaking up without hesitation. Find out the power of using silly and unusual phrases for language learning and how it enhances memorization and creativity. Embrace silliness and don't take yourself seriously to enhance vocabulary retention and draw inspiration from children's fearless approach to language.

I recently made a huge change in my life and I'm announcing it to everyone in this episode today. I'm going to talk a little bit about this change, why I made it, and some of my feelings about the future. I then talk about change in a more general sense and give you some tips (inspired by Atomic Habits) to help you in life and language learning, as well as some useful expressions related to change. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast232Sign 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.Level 3 is coming to Level Up English this August! Click here to claim your 60%! 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.

Do you know how to use the word 'dear'? A lot of people get confused with this term, and honestly the answer isn't as simple as you may think, so let's look into that today.I'll cover the ways in which we use this word and why you might not want to say it to strangers.This is a re-share of a video I posted on the English with Michael YouTube channel, so thanks for your patience with me during this busy time!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast231Sign 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.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.

A listener requested a topic on the housing market in the UK, so I thought I'd give it a shot and make it as interesting as I can. In this episode, I talk about the housing crisis the UK is currently going through, my own experience with buying a house and share some interesting sayings and idioms too. As always, we look at lots of useful and high-level vocabulary. Do you know the word 'insurmountable'? Let's learn it today! Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast230Sign 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.Level 3 is coming to Level Up English this August! Click here to claim your 60%! 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.

Kevin Stroud, host of the History of English Podcast, joins the show to discuss the fascinating history of the English language. They delve into topics such as the absence of a dedicated letter for 'TH', the standardization of language in England, the first dictionaries, the prevalence of French words, silent letters, the origins of English surnames, and more!

This week I’m beginning to come down with a cold. I can feel my throat getting hoarse and it hurts to swallow, and I probably don’t have much time before I’ll be unable to record a podcast episode, so let’s get this done quickly!Getting sick is something we all have to deal with at some point, so although it’s not the cheeriest of topics, it’s an important one to cover since there are so many great expressions we can use to talk about this. I’ll be covering a lot of those today as well as tips on how to treat a cold.In this episode, we cover:Avoiding getting sickSymptoms of illnessTreating an illnessAnd my anger at the person who made me sick!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast228Sign 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.Level 3 is coming to Level Up English this August! Click here to claim your 60%! 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.