Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

In this episode I'm talking to friends of the podcast Amber Minogue and Sarah Donnelly about the subject of raising children in a foreign country - in this case, France. So this is an episode all about cross-cultural experiences, specifically relating to parenthood. It's also about a new podcast and stage show which Amber & Sarah have just started. Transcriptions, notes and links available. Episod...

In this episode you can hear me chatting to Fred Eyangoh and Alex Quillian and discussing various topics including growing up in different countries, recognising different accents in English, religious backgrounds, movie re-boots, Arnold Shwartzenegger going " nyarrrgh"  and more. Fred and Alex are both stand-up comedians living in Paris who perform in English.  Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-...

A general ramble about things like: dishwasher sounds, online clickbait, updates to the LEP app, my recent appearances on some OPP (other people's podcasts), LEPster meetups and some responses to recent comments on the website. Notes, links & videos available. Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-8bt italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Talking more about my experiences as a student of French, this time reading from notes I took during my French lessons (when I should have been focusing on the class!) and some considerations about learning a language in a classroom and learning on your own. Notes & transcript available. Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-8ab   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See...

Sharing my experiences of learning French (or  not learning it ). My French and Me - How I learned some French as a child and how I'm failing to learn it properly as an adult. Includes conclusions about language learning, immersion and the importance of motivation, habit and simply applying yourself. Notes & transcriptions available. Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-81p   italki offer http://www...

In this episode you can listen to Amber, Paul and me as we take an online quiz and try to find out what school of philosophical thought we belong to. Are we empiricists , epicurianists , existentialists , hedonists , humanists , platonists , skeptics or stoicists ? Listen on to find out more and to hear a full-on discussion of life, the universe and everything. Episode page:  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-...

This episode is all about philosophy and how this applies to language learning. Listen to me describing 8 different 'schools' of philosophical thought. Are hedonists good language learners? How do rationalists and empiricists disagree about how we learn languages? Is language learning an innate ability or just something that can only happen as a result of things we do after we're born?  And, how d...

Learn English by listening to Rick Thompson telling some true stories of petty crimes committed in an English town in 1851. Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-88W   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recommendations and descriptions of British comedy TV shows with some comments about how to use comedy TV shows to learn English. Transcript available on the episode page.  Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-81r   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to readings of "If—" by Rudyard Kipling, a popular poem from England. Includes analysis of the vocabulary and the themes in the poem and also a chance to enjoy the unique voice of Sir Michael Caine - with some funny impressions too.  Transcript, vocabulary and videos available on the episode page. Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-81n italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted...

Transcripts and Vocabulary Lists for Episode 505 Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-87u   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing to talk about the latest Star Wars film at length, going through the storyline and giving my thoughts on the characters, events and the audience backlash. Transcript available below. Episode page:  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-87j   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking about the new Star Wars film including the audience reaction, English accents you can hear in Star Wars, and a run-through of the plot with my thoughts about the events and characters. Plot spoilers throughout the episode! Transcript available (below). Episode page:  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-87f   italki offer: http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Talking about the birth of my baby daughter, including accounts of the main events and how it all felt. Listen carefully for descriptive vocabulary for describing emotions and feelings as well as the language of childbirth previously explained in episodes 491 and 492. Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-86Q   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Wishing you a Merry Christmas, giving some news and responding to some messages from listeners about vocabulary lists, pronouncing "can't" without sounding rude and more... Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-86o   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celebrating 500 episodes of LEP with a mega-ramble featuring lots of messages from listeners, expressions of gratitude, a cool announcement for all my listeners, some singing, some talk of becoming a dad, the future of the podcast, Star Wars, and loads of fun and good times. Thank you for listening!  italki offer - http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Episode page -  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-85J   GET TH...

Celebrating 500 episodes of LEP with a mega-ramble featuring lots of messages from listeners, expressions of gratitude, a cool announcement for all my listeners, some singing, some talk of becoming a dad, the future of the podcast, Star Wars, and loads of fun and good times. Thank you for listening! Parts 1 & 2 are both available on this page. italki offer - http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk Episo...

Talking to Amber about the UK's Royal Family, including our thoughts on the upcoming wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, some royal gossip & rumours, and also a Royal Family Quiz with questions about the monarchy today and in history. So, expect to hear our thoughts and some facts about this very traitional British institution. Notes available. italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk...

Talking to my Dad about the current situation with the UK's Brexit negotiations with the EU. Listen to hear explanations of what is going on with Brexit, how Northern Ireland is involved, what motivates Brexiters and some comments about other bits of international news - all delivered by my Dad with his clear and coherent English. Notes and transcriptions available. italki offer http://www.teacher...

Talking about a classic British film which not many learners of English know about. Listen for explanations of the film, its appeal, descriptions of the characters and events, the type of people who like the film and a few bits of dialogue too. Notes and videos available. Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-84m   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Rambling about life, learning English, Star Wars, screwing up paper into a ball and more... Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-84F   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussing stereotypes and cliches about Australia with podcaster Oliver Gee who comes from a land down under. Learn about Australian English, Aussie accent, Aussie slang and exactly what you should say whenever you meet a true blue Aussie, mate! Vocabulary list available. Hooroo . Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-84d   Spoken offer http://www.getspoken.com/lep    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Testing my Dad on his knowledge of English, using words that are frequently confused by native English speakers. Will my dad be able to identify the words, spell them and explain the differences? Listen to learn 20 words and phrases which native English speakers often get wrong. You will also hear Dad and me discussing topics such as catching a squirrel, what he would say to Donald Trump and Paul...

Amber and Paul are back on the podcast as we catch up with their recent news and the conversation goes off on many tangents covering subjects such as: pollution and fog in Paris, a possible new word - 'pog', other potential new words of the year, Harvey Weinstein, wanking in the office, 'human pollution in the swimming pool', Paul's recent showbiz news, seeing The Rolling Stones on stage and a sli...

The second part of this conversation with Andy Johnson and Ben Butler, and we talk about the moment of childbirth and take a quiz about becoming a father. Vocabulary is explained in the second part of the episode. Vocabulary list available. Episode page  https://wp.me/p4IuUx-83a   italki offer http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.