

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
Luke Thompson
Luke's English Podcast is an award-winning podcast for learners of English. Listen, learn and have fun while picking up natural British English as it really is spoken. http://teacherluke.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 2, 2023 β’ 1h 39min
837. Describing a Car Accident in 15+ Styles of English π π
How would the same car accident be described in over 15 completely different styles of English? What are the differences in vocabulary, grammar and organisational structure? How should I change my voice to read each description? Let's see how English changes in different situations. Styles presented include: formal and informal English, news reports, an action movie screenplay, an Eminem rap, a romantic novel, a Shakespeare play, a politician making a speech, a stand-up comedian, Liam Neeson in the film Taken, and Luke in an episode of Luke's English Podcast. Episode page (with PDF transcript) https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sQ8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 26, 2023 β’ 1h 56min
836. Life & Life Only with Antony Rotunno [Part 2] David Blaine, Food & Diet, The Shining, Conspiracies, Comedy, Happiness
[Part 2 of 2] Since recording part 1 of this conversation, Antony caught COVID-19 and lost a bit of weight, but he managed to talk for about 100 minutes here about more topics he has previously covered in episodes of his podcast "Life & Life Only". Here we discuss diverse things including the extraordinary feats of endurance by David Blaineπ΄π», food and dieting π, Stanley Kubrik's film "The Shining" πͺ, the term "conspiracy theory" π€«, the ways that comedy shows can reveal the truth π, and the complex art of happiness π. π Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sQ4π§ Listen to Antony's podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1549021296?to=page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 19, 2023 β’ 1h 15min
835. Life & Life Only with Antony Rotunno [Part 1] Cats, Titanic, Travelling, Teaching & Life Coaching
Antony is an English teacher, podcaster, life-coach and writer and he returns to LEP today for a conversation about topics which he has discussed in episodes of his podcast called "Life & Life Only". Listen to us chat about why cats are good for your health π±, what the Titanic disaster tells us about social class π’, how losing his backpack while travelling taught Antony a valuable life lesson π, how psychology is involved in English teaching π§ and more.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sQ1Antony's Podcast "Life and Life Only" https://plinkhq.com/i/1549021296?to=page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 12, 2023 β’ 1h 19min
834. The best way to learn a language, according to research (Article)
Reading an article by Gavin Lamb (PhD) about the conclusions of academic studies into language learning, and adding my own reflections and comments. What does research tell us about the best way to learn a language? What are the most important things to consider? What are the best methods? The article boils it all down to three main points.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sPY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 5, 2023 β’ 42min
833. Text Adventure Story: Lemon Simulator (by Daniel Champion)
Join me as I read through a bizarre online game. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a lemon? No? Well, neither had I, until I played this game. Can I escape the kitchen, become human again and avoid being chopped up and turned into a juice! Watch out for some descriptive language and some funny moments along the way! Story by Daniel Champion on www.textadventures.co.ukEpisode page with links https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sPF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jun 27, 2023 β’ 1h 46min
832. Sherlock Holmes: The Red-headed League (Learn English with a Short Story)
Let me read you a classic Sherlock Holmes detective story, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.I'll read the original text and stop regularly in order to explain what is happening so you can follow the story.π Episode page with PDF transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sPO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jun 20, 2023 β’ 51min
831. Learning How to Learn with Hadar Shemesh
A conversation with Hadar Shemesh, a non-native speaker who has improved her English to a very high level, and who now shares her knowledge and experience with the world through her podcast and YouTube channel. Hadar describes her own experiences of learning English and mastering pronunciation. This episode is all about the voyage of discovery that is learning a language.π Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sOJπ Hadar's episode with Luke https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/interview-with-luke-from-lukes-english-podcast/π Hadar's website https://hadarshemesh.com/π Hadar's podcast (InFluency Podcast) https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-podcast/π Hadar's YouTube channel @hadar.shemesh https://www.youtube.com/@hadar.shemeshβ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jun 14, 2023 β’ 1h 18min
830. English With Cooke / A Chat with Instagram English Teacher Andy Cooke
In conversation with Andy Cooke, an English teacher from England who is very popular on Instagram. We talk about Andy's background, becoming an English teacher, getting big on Instagram, ChatGPT and a few other tangents along the way. Includes a few songs on the guitar at the end of the episode.π Episode page on teacherluke.co.uk https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sPGπ π§ Listen to Luke's Podcast using a podcast app on your phone (audio episodes have more content) https://plinkhq.com/i/312059190?to=pageπ Andy's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/englishwithcooke/π Andy's Website https://ewcooke.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jun 9, 2023 β’ 1h 37min
829. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 3)
Finally, here is the third part of this series about English slang words and expressions that most British people know, but which will probably confuse almost everyone else! I started this series in 2019. It's only taken me nearly 4 years to get round to finishing it. Learn loads of slang and culture, plus a bit of British history too. Vocabulary and transcript available on the episode page here https://wp.me/p4IuUx-aj8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 snips
May 31, 2023 β’ 1h 33min
828. PARIS STORIES with Amber Minogue
Amber returns to the podcast to tell us some grisly stories about the history of Paris. Amber is a bit of an expert about Paris. She has read pretty much every book about the city and is also a registered tour guide here. A few years ago she set up a podcast called Paname Podcast (Paname is a nickname for Paris). Each episode contains a true story from history, with tales of battle, execution, romance, tragedy and adventure. You can get it where you get your podcasts. In this episode Amber comes onto LEP to share a few stories from her podcast series. Includes a 30-minute ramble at the end of the episode.π Listen to Amber's podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1241927554?to=pageπ Page for this episode on my website https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sOg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.