

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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Jun 8, 2022 • 1h 30min
773. What do British people think about The Queen and The Royal Family? (with James)
773. What do British people think about The Queen and The Royal Family? (with James)Luke and James discuss their feelings about the Royal Family, with some survey results about the popularity of royal family members among British people in general.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qMp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jun 2, 2022 • 1h 36min
772. Rambling in the Podcastle (June 2022) News / Thoughts / Reflections
772. Rambling in the Podcastle (June 2022) News / Thoughts / Reflections This is an unedited monologue in which I talk about some things which are on my mind at the moment, including how my hair is stopping me from learning French (and vice versa), virtuous and vicious circles, how English is like a shark (or a river - or maybe a shark in a river), some comments about recent episodes and a visit from a friendly bat at my podcastle. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qJQ LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo LEP Merch https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch Image by FunkyFocus from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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May 24, 2022 • 1h 15min
771. Sick In Japan (Recorded Live at the BC)
771. Sick In Japan (Recorded Live at the BC) My story about how I ended up in a Japanese hospital bed, scared out of my brain. Recorded live in front of an audience at the British Council in Paris. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qC0 LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo LEP T-Shirts, Mugs & Merch https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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May 18, 2022 • 1h 34min
770. Boats & Murder (but mostly murder) with Moz
770. Boats & Murder (but mostly murder) with Moz An episode with my friend Moz from the Murder Mile True Crime Podcast. Moz returns to tell us some true stories of crimes in the London area. Expect some smalltalk about living on a boat, some murder stories and an interactive detective game in which we have to solve a murder. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qm6 LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Luke's stand up comedy at the English Comedy Night in Paris https://www.panameartcafe.com/shop/stand_up/paname-english-comedy-night/ Murder Mile Podcast https://www.murdermiletours.com/podcast.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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May 11, 2022 • 2h 9min
769. Film Club: This Is Spinal Tap (with James)
769. Film Club: This Is Spinal Tap (with James) A return to Luke's Film Club with the classic comedy This Is Spinal Tap, a "mockumentary" about a fictitious rock band from the 1980s. This time I am joined by my brother James and we discuss what was once voted "Funniest comedy film of all time". Learn some famous quotes from the film, listen to some scenes and understand the comedy with help from James and me. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qwC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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May 6, 2022 • 1h 52min
768. English Teaching Methodologies (with Gabriel Clark)
768. English Teaching Methodologies (with Gabriel Clark) Gabriel Clark from clarkandmiller.com joins me to discuss a short history of teaching methodology in the world of TEFL. The direct method, the grammar translation method, The Audio Lingual Method, the Structural Approach, Suggestopedia, Total Physical Response, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), The Silent Way, Community Language Learning, Task Based Language Learning, The Lexical Approach and dogme style - all these get described and discussed. Learn how English teachers teach you English! Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-quK My talk at the British Council https://www.britishcouncil.fr/evenements/talks-english-comedie LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo LEP Merch etc https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 27, 2022 • 2h 8min
767. Amber & Paul in the Podcastle (Catching Up #12)
767. Amber & Paul in the Podcastle Two hours of PodPal action for your enjoyment. This one has a bit of everything. Some audience questions, an idioms game, some dodgy jokes, accents, impressions and more. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qre LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo LEP T-shirts, mugs etc https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 19, 2022 • 1h 21min
766. Learning English with The News (with Stephen from SEND7 Podcast)
766. Learning English with The News (with Stephen from SEND7 Podcast) Talking to Stephen from the Simple English News Daily podcast about learning English with the news and whether BBC reporters actually speak like normal humans. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qm3 LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo LEP T-shirts, mugs, etc https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Apr 11, 2022 • 1h 11min
765. Travelling Stories / Reverse Culture Shock (with Martin Johnston from Rock n' Roll English)
765. Travelling Stories / Reverse Culture Shock (with Martin Johnston from Rock n' Roll English) Martin joins Luke to talk about moving back to the UK, his fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees and some funny stories about travelling experiences. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qkq Martin's fundraiser www.rocknrollenglish.com/stories LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 6, 2022 • 57min
764. 22 Funny Jokes, Explained
764. 22 Funny Jokes, Explained Learn English with 22 funny jokes with explanations of vocabulary, homophones, double meanings and pronunciation. Video version available. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qhy LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo British Council English Score Tutors https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english LEP T-Shirts, Mugs, etc https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.