The Level Up English Podcast (Natural British English)

As you might know, English isn't like how we find it in textbooks. In day-to-day conversations, we often don't speak in full sentences, and so much of what we say is implied (this means, it's hinted at without actually saying it). In this episode, I look at some examples of implied meaning or 'language ambiguity' and teach some phrases you can use in different situations....

I look at several online pages about hacks to learn English more easily. Do you know any language hacks to make things easier? Here's the article I mentioned: https://www.ecenglish.com/en/101-ways-to-learn-english Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast184 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessons Join Level Up English  - https://courses.level...

In this episode, I talk a bit about space, humanity, Elon Musk, and answer the question of whether humans should move to Mars in the future. I love this topic and I hope you do too. I also share some useful vocabulary related to this topic that you can use in your everyday life. Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast183 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupenglish.schoo...

I spoke about 14 TV shows to improve your British English in episode 22 of the podcast. Since then, I've got a lot of requests to make a Part 2. To be honest, I don't watch much TV so I struggle to make a good list. Of the TV series I do watch, many of them aren't good examples of British English (or even English in general, such as 'Vikings'!) My general advice is, rather...

Lewis ( @englishwithlewis ) is an English teacher from the UK who is now living in Spain. He works for Teachify , an online English academy.  He joined me on this episode to talk all about Change. Join us to hear an interesting discussion and learn lots of new vocabulary and idioms. Remember you can view vocabulary lists on the members link below. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/po...

Welcome back to another Saturday episode! In today's episode, I'm reacting to another Reddit post on /AskReddit which was "What things p*** you off the most?" (that's another way of saying "What annoys you most?") In this episode, I read out some of my favourite things and talk about why they annoy me! Do you agree with me on any? Show notes page  - https://level...

A listener requested I respond to an IELTS Writing Part 2 question in an episode, but rather than answer the question in the exam style, I'm allowed to ramble on in my usual way and discuss both sides of the question. The idea here is that it might help you become clear on how you can answer similar questions for yourself. Even if you're not taking the exam, it might be interesting to he...

I think we all have love-hate relationships with the news these days, don't we? Some of us are addicted to watching and it harms our mental health, while others have cut it out completely. Let's discuss this topic today while looking at lots of useful vocabulary. Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast178 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#fre...

Welcome to the very first Saturday episode of the podcast! This is a reaction episode where I respond to a Reddit post on r/CasualUK talking about things we find embarrassing that we probably shouldn't. I'd love to hear your feedback! Do you like the topic? Are you happy with an extra episode. Feel free to get in touch and let me know. Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/pod...

I often get people asking me to speak more slowly or sometimes to speed up! I can't please everyone, but in this episode, I talk about the benefits of slow and natural English and which might be best for you. I also talk about my own speaking speed and whether that could help you too. Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast176 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupen...

Teacher Zdenek joined me for a chat about life experiences. We start by discussing his hobbies of football and board games, and then go into some big accomplishments and memories. We explore this topic deeper on Friday's Member's Podcast too. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast175 Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a member, you...

I thought it would be a nice time to give a 2022 update on my current language learning routine and what my daily schedule looks like. Hopefully it gives you some ideas on how you can shape your own routines and if there's anything you'd like to tweak or add. I talk about my morning and afternoon routines, how many languages I"m learning, my levels in each one, and even give you som...

Welcome, English Learners!  Today we're discussing the difference between paid and free resources to learn English.  Why paying might sometimes be a good thing Why I don't teach for free Free resources you can use And more!  Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast173 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessons Join Level Up English  - https...

Students often ask me how they can stop translating in their head from English into their native language while talking. This is a fantastic question and I thought it's best to respond to this in a full episode today. Can you relate to this? Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast172 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessons Join Level Up Engl...

Do you struggle with procrastination? In this episode, I talk about some possible reasons why we procrastinate and some solutions to focusing more on the subject - whether that's English or anything else. Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast171 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessons Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish...

I sent out an invite to members of Level Up English to join me on an episode today to talk about motivation. We spoke about how they get motivated to learn English and what to do when the motivation drops. I hope you enjoy this one! If you want to join a future episode and chat with me live, become a member below.  Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a member...

Need some motivation? In this episode I go over some amazing and unusual reasons to learn a language and why you're making your life so much better by learning more English (or any language!)   Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast169 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessons Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By...

How are your accent and pronunciation? Do you speak with correct intonation? In this episode, I go over rising, falling and rise-fall intonation to help you sound more natural.  Show notes page  - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast168 Sign Up for Free Lessons  - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessons Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a member, yo...

Here's an idea from one of my group classes - laws and justice. I think it's a really interesting topic to discuss.  Are there any laws we shouldn't be following? What laws would you make? What laws would you abolish? We also look at a few good and relevant expressions here. Hope you enjoy it! Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast167 Join Level Up English  - https:...

Charlie Baxter ( The British English Podcast / Real English with Real Teachers ) joined me for a chat about British culture and his thoughts after living in Australia for a few years now and being away from home. What he misses about British culture Why British people are strange Australian slang Travel destinations  Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a memb...

I've made a recent change to my Chinese learning method and added some more structure, so with that in mind, I'd like to share how structure can help improve your language learning journey, remove stress from your life, and give you more guilt-free time to relax. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast165 Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By b...

Have you heard of the rejection challenge before? I share my views on a man's mission to get rejected 100 times, as well as share lots of useful expressions so you can politely say no to people in English. All links will be on the show notes page below. Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the pr...

I talk about the topic of getting married along with some useful expressions related to the topic. I also end by addressing the question: How to know if you've found "the one"?   Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website. S...

Shawn ( @studyingwithshawn ) joined me for a chat about so many topics: His amazing TOEIC score and tips The British accent My Vietnam culture shock The "Friends" TV show Teaching me Vietnamese And more! I hope you enjoy this episode Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a member, you get access to all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcas...

Why doesn't Michael speak perfectly, even though he's a native speaker and professional teacher? Join Level Up English  - https://courses.levelupenglish.school By becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website. Show notes page -  https://levelupenglish.school/podcast161 ➡️ Join the Free Mini Course...