Zdenek’s English Podcast

Here's a mini lesson based on episode 353. This time, I'm looking at an essential aspect of pronunciation - the weak forms. The next mini lesson will only be available to ZEP patrons. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ZEP Live Shows - listen to Zdenek’s English Podcast live every Sunday at 9pm CET GMT+1. Click the link to find out how. Become...

In this episode, I talk to good old Clare (actually she is pretty young). This must be the worst description to an episode I've ever written. Anyway, how is everyone? I'm sure you remember my friend Clare, don't you? There are quite a few episodes in the archive with her, some recorded online, some in the UK.  The main focus of the episode is Clare's job of a history teacher. What is it like to te...

Would you like to know what the idioms "go over one's head", "a flash in the pan", and "It's All Greek to me." mean? Listen to this mini lesson that is based on the interview I did with Pan.  ________________________________________________________________________________________ ZEP Live Shows - listen to Zdenek’s English Podcast live every Sunday at 9pm CET GMT+1. Click the link to find out how....

In this ZEP live show I talk to Pan, a fascinating English teacher who is now working in Finland. Pan speaks many languages, knows a lot about language learning, and has a lot of experience living in various countries.  The interview is full of idioms and that's why a mini lesson focusing on idioms from this episode follows. Don't forget the mini lessons will soon be only available to patrons.   _...

In this ZEP live show, I talk to my countrywoman and a fellow teacher Eliska. She teaches Czech and her Slow Czech project is doing really well. Eliska is a well-travelled person who speaks many foreign languages including French. That's why I invited her to talk about French people and French stereotypes.   At the end of the show I also asked my French friend to record a short message to give us...

Target language: gritty, jovial, vibrant, scenic, quick-fire, far-fetched, upbeat, dire, unique, conventional Become a ZEP patron - become a patron of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a mini lesson with target language every week.

In this episode, I have the honour to talk to Kieren Hughes and Nick White who are the authors of the book called Battery Life.  Battery Life is a collection of short stories set in London. It explores different contemporary themes such as technology, loneliness, and identity searching, and more and has a lot of cool unique characters. We discuss the book, what it was like writing it, how Kieren a...

In this episode I interview a funny Englishman Rob from English with Rob. We talk about Rob's Youtube channel, making videos, Rob's podcast, coronavirus, and we discover how Rob knows Luke Thompson and other interesting things.  This time there is also a video of the interview: https://youtu.be/r5BBcYWiCXI   Here's Rob's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPChymTz1N2paPCn92wWGQ Her...

This is an experimental episode in which I decide to play a new game that I got. It's called Irrational Game, and it's basically a quiz game.

This ZEP Live Show Mash-up features Bojan from Serbia, Manoel from Brazil, Ahmed from Senegal, and Audrey and Abi from You Don't Say?! podcast.  Audrey and Abi's podcast https://anchor.fm/you-dont-say Manoel's website https://manoelmonteiroelt.wordpress.com/ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Become a ZEP patron - become a patron of Zdenek’s En...

In this live show I had two guests, Audrey from Australia and Abi from the UK, and we talked about different cultural experiences, travelling and living abroad. I recommend googling their podcast called "You don't say?!". 

In this episode I revisit the presentation I delivered in Speak up London school back in 2019. The idea was to show my teacher colleagues how to use board games in the English language classroom.  I've been using board games in my English lessons as a teacher for a long time, and I was always interested in finding ways how to justify the games in terms of methodology. Whether you're an English tea...

Finally, my crowdfunding seems to be working again. What a relief! The bad news is right now I have 0 patrons. If you would like to become my patron again and get all the benefits I describe to you in this episode, please click below:   Become a ZEP patron - become a patron of Zdenek’s English Podcast to have access to all previous live shows and 20-minute chat with Zdenek and other listeners Lear...

This episode explains why I have no choice but cancel all my patron subscriptions, which is extremely annoying for me. In order words, I'm addressing especially anyone who is, has been, or would consider becoming ZEP patron at some point.    If you are currently a ZEP patron, please stay tuned for further information. ________________________________________________________________________________...

This ZEP Live Show Mash-up features Ben Gill from to the Point English Youtube channel as well as Katty Ortega from the Chat Box. Ben's channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzxHbqh9Pxk9sV4W66jIbjA Katty's FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldenglishchatbox ________________________________________________________________________________________ Become a ZEP patron - become a patron of...

This is an episode I've been planning to do for a long time. It's about a fellow English teacher and a colleague of mine from Speak up London language school Kieren Hughes and the book Battery Life he co-wrote with his friend Nick White.  Battery Life is a collection of short stories that take place in London. So if you would like to embark upon a kaleidoscopic journey into 21st Century London thr...

This was supposed to be one of those announcements in which I invite you to the following live show, but I guess because of my current social deprivation caused by a few factors including the lockdown, I ended up ranting a bit.  ________________________________________________________________________________________ Become a ZEP patron - become a patron of Zdenek’s English Podcast to have access t...

This time I only have 3 previous live shows for you. You are going to hear from Kais from the Netherlands, Monika from the Czech Republic, and Fergyi from Costa Rica. 

In this episode, I tell you everything you need to know about a new project called LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE. Essentially, this is an online community on Discord where you can meet like-minded English learners. All of you can join for free and the idea is that this platform will give its members an amazing opportunity to take part in various speaking activities prepared by members of the group, like ga...

This is an interview with a life coach Ruta. Ruta is an inspiring person who originally comes from Lithuania and has lived in many countries which helped her achieve a C2 level in English.  Ruta's clients are people who are struggling with their lives. She guides them on their journey to rekindle the spark and discover who they really are. The interview is full of Ruta's powerful ideas and positiv...

This mashup from the previous live shows features 3 Brits, namely Paul, Marvin and Louis and also my good friend Nrup from India.

In this episode I tell you what this mishmash is all about, I invite you again to join my English through Board Games course, and also to come to Prague to attend a Lepster meet-up which I'm organizing in October.  The mashup features Bohdan (topic: Fire), Lucy (Facebook), Ellie (Cats), Roberto (Pronunciation). I hope you like this.  ________________________________________________________________...

In this episode I talk to my good friend Jiaqi from China who I first met in England during a Lepster meet-up. I wanted to catch up with her on the latest news just to see how she is doing. I do try to avoid coronavirus, but I I failed miserably. 

I've had to make an executive decision regarding to podcast. The format of ZEP as you know it is changing. It's probably bad news for some people, but I'm pretty sure it's good news for others. Listen to this episode to find out more. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Become a ZEP patron  - become a patron of Zdenek’s English Podcast ZEP Faceb...

In this episode, which is not a live show for a change, I go over the first 20 items of vocabulary that I've been teaching on Youtube in my Teacher Zdenek YT channel lately. I recommend watching the videos as well. The more times you hear these words and phrases, the more likely it is that they will stick.  Watch the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TeacherZdenek