Zdenek’s English Podcast

In this episode I had a pleasure to talk to Gerardo, an English teacher in Brazil who originally comes from Venezuela.  We touch on all sort of different topics mainly to do with teaching and learning English.  _________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with targ...

In this "hidden gem" of an episode, I talk to Leigh who is a really cool English teacher from Northern Ireland.   Leigh teaches English through riddles and mysteries, and his brand is called Enigmatic Learning. So get ready for some riddles, games, idioms, puns, jokes, and generally a feel-good episode.   Leigh's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnigmaticLearning Leigh's Instagram: https://www.i...

Until this episode, there were only two countries where all previous 395 episodes of Zdenek's English Podcast had been recorded, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. That changed when I went to Poland to visit a student of mine and a listener of this podcast Nina. Nina and I did this podcast together in a cosy Polish pub, so prepare for some background noise. On the podcast we mainly talk ab...

In this episode I tell about how you can improve English with Learn English Online Discord server that I created about a year ago and that is still growing. :) Make sure you click the link below to join. Check all the cool events we have in our server, too.  👉 Learn English Online Join a discord group to practise your speaking and take part in cool events   "Learn English Online" Discord Server e...

This episode features a friend of mine Olivia who I met in London at a summer camp about 2 and a half years ago. We first talk about our experience of working in Wembley and then move on to the topic of two extremely popular British reality TV shows "Love Island" and "Naked Attraction".  I can imagine that some of you might consider some of the stuff we talk about a bit cringy, controversial, and...

In this fully improved "freestyle" episode, I talk mostly about owls, hence the name of this episode. No owls or any other birds were harmed in the making of this episode. ______________________________________________________________________________On a different note, this Sunday, I’m relaunching my popular  “English through Role Plays” course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njBKnImihcM&ab_chan...

Teacher Rod and I got together again and recorded a podcast for us. Have fun listening to our catch up.  Teacher Rod's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RODTheEnglishTeacher ____________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with target language every week and occasi...

A friend of mine (and this podcast) Mark features in this episode. Basically I came up with this silly concept of asking Mark mad questions about his roommates in order to use a lot of idioms related to war and weapons.  I do not explain the idioms in this episode, but there is a follow-up mini lesson for patrons which does the job.  ________________________________________________________________...

In this episode, I talk to Monika, a professional driver and a listener to this podcast, about her experiences driving and life in general and along the way I throw in idioms which contain the word "drive" and "ride". Note that there is no mini lesson for patrons related to this episode.  ____________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron -...

Michael, who has been on this podcast before to talk Dungeons and Dragons (episode 372), has decided to take a CELTA. What's that, I hear you asking? CELTA stands for the "Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages", and it's essentially a well-known qualification for English teachers. I had taken this exam myself a while back and recorded a series of episodes about it (episode...

Episode 388 features none other than the well-known online English teacher Emma. We have a chat about her projects Pronunciation with Emma and The Procrastination Podcast. We delve into the world of pronunciation, we explore what British people say and what they really mean, and we learn about Emma’s favourite games.  Emma is a good laugh, and just like me, enjoys a bit of chaos while recording po...

Sometimes things happen, and I don't have a guest for the live show. Usually I try to improvise when that happens. Sometimes it ends up being weird, sometimes it's weirdly alright, sometimes it's nothing special. This time, it's....ehm. You will have to see for yourself. And I definitely recommend taking the whole thing with a pinch of salt.  _______________________________________________________...

Here is an explanation as to why I haven't been able to publish any episodes lately.  If you are interested in the role plays course or feel like saying something to me, here is my email: teacherzdenek@gmail.com

A short message explaining what has happened and why there is no Zdenek's English Podcast episode this week.

Musa, a former colleague of mine from Speak Up London language school, is back on the podcast. This time we mostly talk about his Friday Drinks event.  There is an absolutely insane mini lesson for patrons as well, so brace yourselves for that! And when I say insane, it is actually insane.  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________...

To learn more about the topic of "language exchange" I invited Maria who is going to tell us about her "thing" - the thing stands for the project where she helps people learn Spanish and English through, you guessed it, language exchange. Follow her below   Maria's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mapalingo Maria's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tumapalingo/ Maria's Website: https://mapali...

This episode does what it says on the tin, as in, in the title. I'm going to give you an update on my slightly "boring" life. Who do I teach this semester? What's my new teaching niche? What are my strengths and weaknesses as an online teacher? Am I finally going to attempt DELTA module 3? Listen to find out.  The patron-only mini lesson follow right after this.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...

No Live Show tonight. Listen to this message to find out why :) Talk to you soon. Zdenek

Helene, the guest of this episode, is a moderator of Learn English Online Discord server and Zdenek's English Podcast patron. In this episode, I talk to her about how she has learnt English and her beliefs about language learning in general.   The mini lesson for patrons follows immediately. This time it's all about etymology.  ______________________________________________________________________...

This episode features a returning guest, Marija from Macedonia. We talk everything cheating related.   What are our experiences with cheating? Do we condone it? Are we guilty of it ourselves?  Listen to find out. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get...

Rob from English with Rob is back, this time playing the Irrational Game with other listeners. How does Rob do in this fierce battle? How much do we know about human psychology? Listen to find out.    Rob's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPChymTz1N2paPCn92wWGQ Here's Rob's podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/english-with-rob-english-with-rob-81L-tZeSQNM/ _____________...

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In this episode, I talk to Nrup again. He joins about 17 minutes into the episode, though, so I have to improvise the beginning at first. This is when I talk about a long tennis match that had played prior to the live podcast recording and which almost prevented me from being on time for it. With Nrup we talk about how he has been, social deprivation during the pandemic, Nrup's studies at medical...

In this episode, I talk to an online friend of mine Insane Monkey who was born and grew up in America, but a few years ago moved to Egypt.   Why is he called Monkey? How do we know each other? What was it like to move to Egypt and learn Arabic? What has been the toughest thing about learning Arabic? What extracurricular activity is he involved in?   Listen to this episode to find out. A mini lesso...

This time, I talk to a fellow English teacher and podcaster, Stephen Green, who is originally from Birmingham. Stephen, who is a well-travelled and experienced teacher, is currently living in Brazil.  In the episode, we talk about Stephen's podcast and teaching English online in general.   Stephen's website: https://englishwithstephen.com/ Stephen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englishwith...