Luke's English Podcast - Learn British English With Luke Thompson

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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

Episódios

  • 873. Luke takes the MBTI Personality Test

    18/03/2024 Duração: 02h04min

    The MBTI Personality Test (aka "16 Personalities") is a very well-known and widely used test which claims to be able to give you a "freakishly accurate" analysis of your personality type. In this episode I take the test, explain the reasons for my answers, explain some vocabulary and give my thoughts on the test results and the test itself. Includes plenty of expressions for describing personality traits, behaviour, ways of thinking and feeling and the subject of psychological testing.

  • 872. The Birthday Party (Learn English with a Short Story)

    11/03/2024 Duração: 48min

    Learn English with another short story. This time it's a 300-word story by Katherine Brush often used in literature classes, full of vivid imagery and with an emotional twist. I read the story to you, and then go through each line, explaining vocabulary and grammar.

  • 871. Rambling through my episode archive / Listener Comments / Gold YouTube Creator Award

    04/03/2024 Duração: 03h10min

    A very long rambling episode with a big mix of vocabulary, stories about my trip to Rome, comments from listeners, lots of thoughts about episodes I've published over the last 12 months, more advice about learning English, and a story about being Jackie Chan's English teacher.

  • 870. Kate Billintgon moved to Taiwan

    26/02/2024 Duração: 01h47min

    Returning guest Kate Billington suddenly decided to move to the other side of the world, to Taipei in beautiful Taiwan. In this episode we talk about meeting LEPsters in Taipei, her decision to move there, and how everything is going, with the usual conversational tangents along the way. 

  • 869. Working at UNESCO

    19/02/2024 Duração: 01h59min

    In international diplomacy, "communication is everything". This is the main point of this conversation, in which I talk to my friend who works for the UK delegation at UNESCO in Paris. We discuss the work that UNESCO does, and the various communication challenges involved in working together with representatives from countries all around the world, including the collaborative writing of official documents where the use of a single comma can be debated for hours, and the meetings and conversations in which cultural sensitivity and good-will are essential elements for success. Also includes some communication idioms and guitar playing near the end of the episode.

  • 868. How the USA is changing (with Lindsay McMahon from All Ears English)

    12/02/2024 Duração: 01h14min

    Talking to Lindsay from All Ears English about social, economic and political changes happening in the USA (and the UK) at the moment.Includes some rambling and a song at the end of the episode.

  • 867. Multimodal Communication (with Nik Peachy)

    06/02/2024 Duração: 01h26min

    This episode is all about the different modes of communication that we use beyond the 4 linguistic skills of reading, writing, listening speaking. My guest is Nik Peachy who has helped to write a new paper published by OUP called "Multimodality in ELT: Communication Skills for Today’s Generation". Listen to Nik and me chatting about the importance of multimodal literacy in our social interactions and in the ways we consume and produce media online.

  • 1 Million Subscribers on YouTube

    02/02/2024 Duração: 49min

    Here are my reactions to getting 1 million subscribers on YouTube, and probably 1 million+ on audio platforms too!Listen to me rambling on my own and with my daughter (6 years old now) while the subscriber number gradually goes up, and eventually reaches this big milestone.Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/02/02/1-million-subscribers-on-youtube-x1f389/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • 866. The Lying Game #9 with Amber & Paul (with Vocabulary Explanations)

    29/01/2024 Duração: 01h56min

    The return of the lying game on LEP! Amber, Paul and I play a speaking game which I sometimes use in my English classes. Listen to our stories and try to work out if we are lying or telling the truth. The second half of the episode contains story summaries and vocabulary explanations. 

  • 865. Catching Up with Amber & Paul #13

    22/01/2024 Duração: 01h22min

    Amber & Paul return to the podcast for another tangential conversation about various things, including:why Paul is angry (again)

  • 864. A Winter Ramble ❄️ Learn English with LEP

    15/01/2024 Duração: 01h24min

    Join me as I talk without a script about lovely cold weather ❄️ being too lazy to wash my cups

  • 863. Welcome Back / Your English in 2024 with LEP

    08/01/2024 Duração: 01h58min

    A new year episode to welcome you back to my podcast, to encourage you to reflect on your learning of English over the last 12 months, to consider your English learning in 2024 and how this podcast can help you. Includes plenty of ideas for how to improve your English, some reflections on my learning of French, and some 'help' from my baby son

  • 862. WORLD NEWS QUIZ 2023 Part 2 (with Stephen from SEND7 Podcast)

    27/12/2023 Duração: 50min

    [2/2] Stephen from the Simple English News Daily podcast asks me questions about news events from this year. This is part 2 of a 2-part episode.

  • 861. WORLD NEWS QUIZ 2023 Part 1 (with Stephen from SEND7 Podcast)

    27/12/2023 Duração: 01h01min

    [1/2] Stephen from the Simple English News Daily podcast asks me questions about news events from this year. This is part 1 of a 2-part episode.

  • 860. Charles Dickens' Christmas Ghost Story (Learn English with a Short Story)

    22/12/2023 Duração: 01h21min

    Listen to me telling this classic Christmas ghost story - "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. I have read this story on the podcast before (in episode 320) but it's a good one so let's do it again, shall we?

  • 859. A Christmas Ramble 2023 (with ChatGPT)

    20/12/2023 Duração: 45min

    How about some English rambling at Christmas time? ChatGPT (who can speak now) helps me with some questions and ideas, and I ramble about Christmas plans, traditions, post-gift melancholy, upcoming episodes, how to do a King Charles impression, and more...

  • 858. Trivia Quizzes with Sarah and Fred (Part 2)

    15/12/2023 Duração: 53min

    This is part 2 of this double episode. Please listen to part 1 first! Sarah and Fred are trivia quiz nerds with a new trivia podcast. In this episode they joined me for some trivia quizzing and conversation. In this second part you can listen to my quiz for Sarah and Fred, and then Fred's quiz for me. Can you answer the questions? Can you follow the whole conversation? Listen carefully!

  • 857. Trivia Quizzes with Sarah and Fred (Part 1)

    13/12/2023 Duração: 01h11min

    Sarah and Fred are trivia quiz nerds who have been doing trivia nights in Paris for years and now have a new trivia-themed podcast. In this episode we get together to discuss trivia quizzing, and to quiz each other with our own trivia questions. In this first part we get to know Sarah and Fred again, talk about their new podcast and then Sarah quizzes me with some cleverly-written questions. Can you understand and answer the questions? The quizzing continues in part 2.

  • 856. My brother’s new album is out now / Music Chat with James

    08/12/2023 Duração: 01h16min

    Talking to my brother about his new album "Glytek Audio - Mood Selector" (available now on Touched Revolutions records) and then discussing music including the first album we ever bought, and favourite albums in different genres.

  • 855. Discussing Films with Cara Leopold

    06/12/2023 Duração: 01h38min

    Talking to Cara about films, movies, her movie club for English learners and a discussion about films and what they mean.Episode page with all the links you could ever need!

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