The British English Podcast

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this episode Charlie gets Harry on the mic for a conversation around some philosophical questions. Join to hear how these two Brits think and whether you agree with their philosophical standpoints but remember to not take what you hear too literally. More useful links below... 📑 Transcripts & Glossaries 🎓 T...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie and Harry talk about childhood, IELTS Speaking Exam-style. If you want a taste of the IELTS Speaking Course, then this episode is for you! Tune in to get a sample of possible questions to be asked on an IELTS Speaking Exam and listen to how Charlie delivers some answers. And though these are actually blo...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie invites a friend he has made in Sydney on to the show to talk about The Great Fire of London. This was a significant moment in history that is well worth learning about as the city you know today was shaped by the devastation this event caused. So, welcome to a history episode that is packed full of Brit...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie tries his hand at storytelling. He gives you a tale about a pigeon that lives in the heart of London who decides that today is the day he will say hello to a bird he has fallen in love with. Get ready for a random but hopefully enjoyable way to be exposed to a load of cultural references and British Engl...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie invites Michael, from The Level Up English Podcast, on to the show to share some childhood, teenage and young adult memories of his. This will provide you with another person's perspective of what it was like growing up in the UK in the 90s and 00s. Useful Links below... 📑 Transcripts & Glossaries 👨🏻‍...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie tells you about the significance of the simple sandwich in British culture. He also lists some of the best sandwiches available on the market. So, if you've never had a sandwich before, you're looking to be inspired for your next one OR you just want to understand why the Brits are so sandwich obsessed t...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie invites Lindsay from the All Ears English podcast to come on the show. To begin they test how stereotypically "American" Lindsay is with a pop quiz, followed by discussing the fact that they did the same degree and then after hearing about how Lindsay had a pet rat to run tests on she goes on to comment...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie continues to retell the parody of the British Children's Book "The Tiger Who Came To Tea" called "The Tiger Who Came for a Pint". This was written by a British Comedian called Sean Lock who introduced this book to a live audience on an episode of the British TV Game Show called "8 out of 10 Cats does Cou...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie speaks with a current academy and IELTS student of his called Lauren. Given that she recently took the exam, Charlie wanted to talk about the exam day itself and how the process actually feels. Lauren received an overall band score of 8 on the IELTS test so make sure to listen to this one as she describe...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie retells the parody of the British Children's Book "The Tiger Who Came To Tea" called "The Tiger Who Came for a Pint". This was written by a British Comedian called Sean Lock who introduced this book to a live audience on an episode of the British TV Game Show called "8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown". Thi...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this episode, Charlie wanted to record the culture shock he was experiencing when he was back home to see family and friends in the UK. So, he decided to record this podcast on the road in action! But don't worry, he is safe. It was a hands-free device. So join Charlie as a passenger till the end and listen t...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie retells the story of the British Children's Book "The Tiger Who Came To Tea" and then gives his own thoughts on the language and cultural references that come up in the story. This is also the prequel to a parody of the story that Charlie stumbled across and is keen to share with you but first to appreci...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie decides to tackle an everyday communication skill which is retelling what you saw on TV. After he saw a gripping documentary Charlie thought he'd example an attempt at doing exactly that. So get ready to experience a rollercoaster of emotions as he informs you of a true story that is being aired on Netfl...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie takes a trip back to his motherland after two and a half years and finally meets up with Harry. They go for a lovely stroll in the countryside. Join them as they walk and discuss their April fool's day experiences. Listen till the end and find out what is inside the librarian's locker. More useful links...

In this Extra episode, Charlie shows you how much students who attend The Academy are improving their English speaking skills. Useful Links below...🎓 Join The Academy Here🎁 Free resources🎓 English courses🖥 thebritishenglishpodcast.com📧 Newsletter with e-lessons👋 Instagram @thebritishenglishpodcast🤑 Get paid to tell people about this podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In today's episode, Charlie felt the need to also reach out to his Russian friends in order to create an episode sharing their voices and experience regarding the war in Ukraine. The goal of this episode isn't to shame, blame, or vilify the Russian people, but to instead share their personal views and experience...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this episode Charlie shares the voices of people from Ukraine in order to tackle the misinformation around what is actually going on in the country right now. This is an incredibly different type of episode but is one that Charlie feels a moral duty to run during these catastrophic times in Ukraine. This epis...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this Bonus episode, Charlie's fiancé Stacey makes her BEP debut. In a Q&A conversation, they talk about how their love story started. Learn which traits they value most in each other and find out how Charlie met Stacey's parents for the first time. Finally listen into their lovely journey together as a Britis...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In another mouth-watering episode Charlie follows on from the British sweets episode to talk about British desserts. He talks about their significance, how to make them, the history of some of them and why his mother is a genius! More useful links below... 📑 Transcripts & Glossaries 🎓 The Academy 🎁 FREE Resou...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie gets his delightful friend Caity on to talk about her move to London right before the pandemic began. Listen today as she gets to talk about why she chose the city of London as her new home. She also shares fantastic tips on how she found a place to move into without having to visit the place! We also di...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie is back home in the UK for now and he talks about British sweets. In this mouth-watering episode, he talks about the British people's love for sweet food, like chocolate and ice cream. He talks about an Easter chocolate egg, ice cream sold from vans, and his own favourite chocolate treat! He also shares...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Learn British English in this episode where Charlie chats with his podcast pal Martin Johnston of Rock N' Roll English. In this episode, they talk about the pains of moving countries amid the pandemic restrictions. Find out why Martin might have to chop 20% of his sofa off to move back to the UK. They also talk...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie and Harry talk about hobbies, IELTS Speaking Exam-style. If you want a taste of the IELTS Speaking Course, then this episode is for you! Tune in to have a sample of possible questions to be asked on an IELTS Speaking Exam and listen to how Harry gives out answers. And though these are actually bloopers t...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie invites a non-native English teacher from Spain on the show to talk about her language learning journey, especially regarding her accent acquisition. This teacher is called Maria and goes by "Maria Speaks English" on TikTok, Instagram & YouTube with a huge amount of followers who tune in every week for h...

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie explores the emotions British people go through in the New Year. If you'd like to better understand why Brits feel the blues in January then take a listen to this one-man show episode along with a ton of native expressions. More useful links below... 📑 Transcripts & Glossaries 🎓 The Academy 🎁 FREE Res...