The Level Up English Podcast: Recent Episodes
Michael Lavers
I'm Michael Lavers and this podcast will help you improve your English. I'm an online English teacher for students learning as a second language. In this podcast, I answer your questions about learning and help you achieve your goals in British English. Once a month I talk to a teacher or expert on topics related to language.
English is pretty famous for having loads of confusing synonyms - these are different words that have the same meaning.
What learners often struggle with is knowing when to use these words, because although they have the same meaning, they are used in different ways and at different times.
In this episode, I'll be sharing some pairs of words that have the same meanings, but one is formal and one is casual, so you'll know the best one to use in each situation. I'll also be sharing examples and answering questions using these words, and I encourage you to do the same to help learn them faster.
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Let's explore why Gerunds and Infinitives are so important.
The basics are a gerund is an ING verb that acts as a noun (eg. swimming), while an Infinitive is a verb beginning with 'to' (eg. to swim). Sometimes we can say both: I like to swim / I like swimming. But sometimes (in fact, more often) only one is possible.
What many learners don't know, is that sometimes you can use both, but the meaning changes when you do. In this episode, we'll be exploring these meaning changes in more detail.
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I bring Molly to a beautiful field in the English countryside on the border between Devon and Cornwall, and I quiz her on British culture.
I ask a variety of questions on topics of behaviour, attitudes, cultural norms, and language. Play along while you listen and see how many you can get right too.
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Over the years I've taught students from most corners of the world, and over that time, I've noticed that students from each country tend to make the same mistakes. This could be due to the education system, or perhaps also the differences between English and their native language.
In this episode, I got a few of the largest countries and shared the number 1 mistake I hear from students in each country. I also share how you can avoid this mistake, then answer a question using the correct English as an example. Of course, I invite you to answer the questions too. You can do so in the shownotes comments.
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I'm sure you've asked yourself the question before - "What's the best way to learn a language?"
In this episode, I'll be trying to answer exactly that, as I rank various methods in a Tier List to find the most effective and least effective. Make sure you stay until the end because my summary and conclusion might be the most useful advice of the whole episode.
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We make decisions every single day - some of them little ones, and some of them huge life-changing decisions.
I'll be sharing some really useful expressions you can use when deciding between two things, while giving my own stories and examples for each one as well. This way, you can see how the expressions is used naturally, and I'll also encourage you to share or think about your own answers to each question.
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Which city in the UK is the best and which is the worst? In this episode, you will find out the answer and a little bit more on why. I will be ranking some of the biggest and most popular UK cities all around the country, from best to worst, and I'll be talking about my own experience in each one as well. So whether you are planning a future trip to the UK, or maybe you just want to hear more about it, the culture, what each place is like, and my opinion, then this will be a good episode for you.
And of course, you'll also be getting fantastic listening practice to level up your English,
For a visual guide, you can watch the video version to see my final scores.
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Meg (Mega Language Coach) joins me for a second episode and this time we talk about inclusive language.
Inclusive language is a way of speaking that includes other people and doesn't leave people out based on their ability, gender, personality, or anything else. It's a small shift you can make in your language to sound nicer.
We talk about whether you can say "guys" when talking to girls, the difference between he, she and 'they', and also why people don't often say "police man" anymore.
In the second half of the episode, I challenge Meg to a game to fill in the blanks in common expressions, and I invite you to join in as well.
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In a more adventurous episode, I challenge myself to cycle alone from Seoul, South Korea all the way to the coastal city of Busan, and eventually end up in Fukuoka, Japan. Can I do it? Can I make it to the end without destroying my body? Join me to find out.
In this episode, I'll be sharing my experience of the cycle trip, including planning, advice for those who want to take on similar challenges, and sharing useful vocabulary for English learners along the way.
I highly recommend watching the video version on YouTube or Spotify for this episode since I'll be sharing almost 1 hour of footage from my cycling, so you can enjoy the beautiful scenery while I talk.
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Being able to talk about the past naturally in English is really important to sounding natural, and in this episode, we explore the use of "Used to" and "Would", which can both be used to talk about past habits that are no longer true.
There is a small difference between them, and understanding this can make your English sound much more natural.
I explain the difference, and give several examples from my own life to illustrate it. Of course, I invite you to do the same. In the shownotes comments below, leave your own answers.
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I go through a varied list of different opinions that I think the vast majority of people will disagree with - perhaps even think I'm insane for having them! For each opinion, I share some words and expressions, and I'd love to hear your thoughts too. Are there any that you actually agree with me on?
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Andrew from Culips English Podcast and Michael talk about things with wish we knew earlier in life and share some big regrets.
A relaxed, honest conversation with personal stories and some moments of self-reflection that includes topics of finances, life choices, skills, language learning and health/exercise.
It's also a great opportunity to practice some grammar structures such as "I wish I had", so be suer to answer these questions yourself too for practice.
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I often get requests to show more of my life in Thailand, so in this episode, I'll take you through a somewhat typical weekend day for me in Bangkok, while sharing lots of useful new vocabulary along the way.
If you have any suggestions for future outside episodes, let me know!
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In Episode 370, we covered a lot of common mistakes that native speakers make in their English, and today is the much requested part 2.
We'll be looking at a few areas or regional dialects, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, that seem to be mistakes in native speaker speech. Some of these are known mistakes and done out of laziness, some of these might be considered a natural part of how language changes and evolves over time.
But the real question is - are any of these okay for learners to make?
We'll be covering all of this in today's episode.
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As humans, we all experiences negative emotions from time to time, but most of these feelings aren't too strong. Many of the daily emotions we feel include small levels of irritation or something that makes us a little unhappy for a short time.
It's useful to be able to put a name to these emotions, so today, I'll be sharing a few slightly negative emotions and behaviours, what we can call them, and some stories from my own life when I'm in a bad mood and experience these too.
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We chat with Andrew from the Culips English Podcast and get to know him a bit.
We talk about moving from Canada and life in South Korea for 12 years, while comparing the good and bad of each country. We also explore topics of learning Korean, how to get the most out of a trip to South Korea, and more casual chat around various topics.
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If you could remove one thing from your life to make it better, what would it be?
You might be thinking of something big, but what if it just takes a few bad habits and mindsets to go for your life to start drastically improving?
Today I’ll be talking about some habits and mindsets I’ve (mostly) stopped doing and the positive impact it’s had on my life. Have you tried any of these?
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Do you use AI to make your life easier in any way? Perhaps you use it for work, or perhaps maybe you ask it for life advice. Well, whether you are an avid user, avid means regular daily user, or you don't know how to use AI and you've never used it or you don't know much about it. In this episode, we will be learning how you can use AI to help your English grow and improve.
I'll be sharing my advice and ideas to use AI to learn a language and what I do personally in my own studies and how I use AI to help me learn.
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Have you ever heard a native English speaker make a mistake in their English? Of course no one is perfect and this includes native speakers. There really is no such thing as perfect language and the fact that native speakers will make mistakes can be quite confusing for someone perhaps like you who is trying to learn English, and it's very difficult when you want to fix your own mistakes as a learner, but the native speakers you are trying to copy do not speak perfectly.
That is quite the problem. So if you've ever been confused by something a native speaker has said before, including me perhaps, and you've wondered whether this was actually correct, this is the episode for you.
So in today's episode, I will be talking about common mistakes that native speakers make and discussing perhaps why they make this mistake and whether it's okay for you to do the same.
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Do you struggle with phone use? Maybe you'd like to cut back a little and enjoy your life more. In this episode, we cover lots of tips and advice for reducing phone use. Some practical ideas, and some mindset changes. I also explore the idea of using your phone to learn English and whether this is a good idea.
You'll also be learning new phrases, expressions, and words related to this topic, so you'll be ready to discuss this yourself in English.
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Rayhan from Learn English with Ray makes his 3rd appearance on the Level Up English podcast, and this time we talk about the power of stories.
We cover the importance of story telling, tips on becoming a great story teller, and also give many examples from our own lives to try top practice what we're learning.
I learnt so much from Ray this episode since telling a good story is far more than speaking good English - it's an art than can help improve your relationships and social interactions, and maybe even make me a better podcaster!
Don't forget to stay until the end to hear my (real) story about seeing a UFO, and Ray's experience with ghosts!
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We'll be looking at the popular subreddit r/Confessions and for each story, I'll be sharing my own views on what this person should have done and giving them advice. While giving advice, I'll be using some useful structures that you can use in your English too.
Of course, we also learn a lot of bonus vocabulary that comes up in each story as well.
If you wait around to the end, you'll even hear a couple of my own confessions where I talk about some bad things I've done (and still do!)
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Many of you may be wondering how you can best make use of all these podcast episodes to improve your English.
Today, I'll be covering that topic and sharing some ideas and techniques to improve your English quickly while listening to podcasts - whether it's this one or any others!
At the end, I also share my own personal favourite podcasts that I listen to each week.
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I've been keeping a secret for a while... About 6 months ago, I got a hair transplant!
In this episode, I talk openly about why I did this and the process that went into it. And I also talk more deeply and generally on the topic of self-esteem and self image and how the way we look affects our confidence in the world. It's a great topic to dive into, and along the way, I cover lots of useful vocabulary and phrases too.
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In this episode, we're joined by Molly - an English learner and Chinese teacher. We go through a few different words and ideas to describe them, and you can play along and guess at home. We'll be comparing a native speaker and a learn to see who can do a better job of describing each one.
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I recently learnt that not everyone thinks the same way I do. In fact, there are some areas in which our brains differ greatly. For me, this is a fascinating topic. How do I know the green colour you see, is the same as the green colour I see?
In this episode, I share a few different ways in which our brains are different, and what this might mean for us living our daily lives, and the implications as language learners.
So if you want to learn more about your brain and how it works, listen to this episode, and don't forget to share your own experiences in the comments.
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The main focus of today's episode is the word 'cringe'.
It's a useful word to describe a strong feeling of embarrassment or awkwardness, especially at someone else's behaviour, or memories of your own past behaviour. I'll be sharing a few cringey things from my life, some embarrassing stories, and some everyday things that I find a bit cringe.
While chatting, I'll be sharing some useful phrases and expressions too, so you can learn something new with each story.
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I react to a list of various unpopular opinions (taken from the popular subreddit) looking at some strong views, unusual takes, and some deeper, more philosophical opinions.
With each one, I share my views and experiences that are relevant, and also a new English phrase that you can learn and take away from this episode.
If you'd like the share your opinions in response, I'd love to hear them! You can do so on the shownotes page below.
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Ivan Doan is a multilingual actor, speaking 6+ languages, of Ukrainian Vietnamese descent working around the world.
Ivan joins the Level Up English Podcast today to discuss acting, mistakes when acting, skills and tips to being a good actor and director, improving pronunciation and accent for language learning, favourite TV series and movies, and much more.
To connect with Ivan online, click the shownotes page to view all his social links.
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The question I get asked most often these days is "How can I learn English?" and "What's the best way to learn?"
It's clearly a topic that people want to hear about, so my goal today is to finally answer that big question once and for all.
I'll be giving advice to people who know some English, but don't know how to make it a daily practice. And also advice for learners who have been studying for a while, but feel like they don't have a clear aim and are not seeing fast improvements.
I'll talk about questions to ask yourself before getting started, steps you need to take to see improvements in your English learning, and finally, 11 questions to ask if you are studying but not improving as fast as you'd like.
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I'm talking to you from the beaches of Okinawa, Japan, and bringing you an outside episode today. Click the link below if you'd like to watch the video version on YouTube.
It's a bit of a chatty episode, but my main topic is Travel Hot Takes. A hot take is a controversial opinion that many people will disagree with, and today I list some of my biggest ones. I'm sure I'm going to anger a few people with these today.
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This is the episode I've been excited about for months! In the final episode of the year, I'll be going in detail about what you can do to set goals and become the best version of yourself in 2026.
I'll start by going through my process this year of how you can best do this. It involves writing a review of the good and bad of the previous year, so you can appreciate your successes and think about what could have gone better.
We then talk about planning for the year ahead, and break it apart into categories, and then finally set some actionable habits so you can make progress towards these goals.
I also spend a lot of time sharing personal details from my own review, so you can see what it looks like, and also learn (and laugh) at my mistakes.
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This is a continuation of a annual series where I track my language learning progress and draw lessons from the data. The first time was Episode 248, and then again in Episode 306.
If you're like me and you love to get nerdy about data and statistics, then you'll get a lot out of this episode. I break down all the categories of how I've spent my time studying over the last year and take some valuable (and hard-to-accept) lessons from it.
Even if you don't think tracking appeals to you, you can certainly still learn from the lessons in this episode and end feeling more motivated to improve your English.
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In this episode, I go through a list of 2nd Conditional questions that encourage me to self reflect and think about how I could improve my life and habits in the new year.
Using this grammar structure is really useful, and I encourage you to answer each question as well.
This is a more casual, chatty episode, so if you actually want to learn about the grammar in more detail, Episode 65 might be more useful.
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In this episode of the Level Up English Podcast, we dive into the world of sadness - an emotion we all experience, yet often struggle to express clearly in English.
We'll be looking at a few different ways to say you're sad in English, and to keep things happy and optimistic, I also share some ideas on how to be happy in life.
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If you're planning on taking the IELTS exam, this episode is a must listen for you. In it, I cover an overview of the exam, and some tips on how to prepare and ace the listening section.
I also want to make sure all learners can learn from this episode, so in the second half, I cover some general listening tips and things you can do to level up your listening skills, sharing techniques and motivational tips to encourage you.
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Whether you like cats or not, this is the purrfect episode to learn a lot of useful cat-related expressions that you can use to improve your spoken English.
I share a list of different expressions, go over the meaning and popularity of each one, and of course give examples from my own life. If you'd like to join in the conversation, go to the comments on the shownotes page.
At the end, I also share 4 things we can learn from cats to improve our lives. Do you agree?
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Jesús returns for another episode, but this time we challenge each other with some phrasal verbs from America and Britain. We each have a secret list of 5 phrasal verbs, and our goal is to share one that the other doesn't know.
While talking, we discover whether these phrasal verbs are used internationally, or only in one part of the world, and we also share examples from our own lives.
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In this cross-post episode, Lewis and Michael go through some fun conversation questions that involve a lot of British English idioms and slang.
While hearing our funny stories, you'll improve your knowledge of spoken English and train your listening.
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I just came back from a trip to Japan where I cycled the 80km Shimanami Kaido trail that connects two of the main islands by a group of small islands and bridges. It was a beautiful experience, and in this episode I share an overview of the trip.
You'll hear some funny stories and mistakes, as well as some reflections on language learning and using it in the country while travelling.
It's more of a casual episode, but I hope you like this style.
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Shower thoughts are basically deep thoughts that tend to come to us when we're in the shower, or at other times in the day free from distractions.
In this episode, I go through a few funny thoughts, and a few deep and philosophical ones I've gathered and find interesting to think about. Hopefully you'll enjoy hearing them too!
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Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a top English learning podcast?
In this episode, I chat with Luke from Luke's English Podcast about the challenges and joys of content creation.
We discuss: filming outdoors and dealing with self-consciousness, balancing YouTube's algorithm with quality educational content, audio vs video podcasting, audience capture and staying authentic, Luke's 16+ years of podcasting wisdom, and future content ideas inspired by creators like GeoWizard.
Whether you're a content creator or just curious about the podcasting world, this conversation is full of honest insights and practical advice.
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"The more you know, the more you realise you don't know"
This is an example of a well-known proverb (that is so true for language learning too, by the way) and in this episode, we'll be looking at several proverbs, quotes, maxims, and aphorisms that contain some wisdom or rule for living a better life.
We'll be learning a few key terms and also exploring the vocabulary within each proverb, while exploring the meaning and wisdom behind each one.
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Sentences that are too short and simple is an issue that all language learners face. We can say what we want, but we don't sound natural because all of our sentences sound like children.
In this episode, we're going to practise extending sentences and making more natural phrases using Relative Clauses. I spend just 5 minutes reviewing the grammar, and then delve into a casual chat where I share my answers to a few questions using these patterns, and I invite you to do the same.
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It's great to have goals, but what's the point of having them if we never actually achieve them?
Or maybe you do eventually get there, but wouldn't it be nice if we could get there faster and more efficiently?
In this episode, I talk about SMART goals and give examples of how you can make your goals Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. I give examples from my own goals in life, and also relate it to the example of learning English as a goal.
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This is an episode I'm excited for because we'll be looking at a group of words that have gone through a similar history; namely, they have all had quite a drastic change in their meanings over time.
Many words we use today in English such as 'terrific' or 'fond' used to have almost completely opposite meanings!
In this episode, I explore why these changes took place, share both the old and new meanings, and give examples from my life for each one. I'll invite you to do the same.
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Rayhan is back for his second appearance on the podcast since Episode 144, about 4 years ago, to talk about a range of topics from getting better at small talk, self-improvement, the origins of the universe, spirituality, and more!
Ray teaches on Preply, and you can also find him on Instagram, as well as his course and membership site Elevate English.
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As you may know, politeness in English - especially in British English - is a very important thing. Learners often struggle to keep up with the confusing grammar and long sentences, so in this episode, I break down a few key phrases that you can start using today to make your questions and requests sound more polite.
I go through each phrase one by one and explain how we use it, give an example anecdote from my own life where I could use it, and also end each section with a question to get you thinking.
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In this episode, I mix a serious topic with some fun where I talk about my reverse culture shock returning to the UK after one year while trying to answer the question why so many people are deciding to leave the UK and move elsewhere in the world.
Despite being British, seeing my own country from the outside gave me some interesting realisations, so I share a lot of them in today's episode.
This episode might have you thinking about the future and how our countries will look in a few years, but also questioning the habits and culture of your own country.
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Inspired by a viral video of a Chinese boy doing his English homework, I thought I'd make an episode where I list 10 common mistakes that language learners make and what you should avoid.
To be clear, I'm sure that boy will master English one day, and my comments were more of a criticism of language education in schools. The video simply reminded me of some of the mistakes I've made along the way.
With that in mind, while I share my 10 habits to avoid, I also give examples when I've done these things in my own life. So let's learn together and see if we can learn more efficiently.
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Today we have a conversation between Anna Connelly and me on the topic of overcoming shyness.
This was originally an episode we record on Anna's podcast, Confident Business English, where Anna was mostly interviewing me about my experiences with feeling shy and my tips for the audience. Listening back to this one, I actually felt quite inspired, and I really hope that by re-sharing this today, you'll feel the same too.
We talk about my story with shyness and how it affected me growing up, my rock bottom moment on my first solo-trip abroad, and the steps I took to start building confidence, which also helped me in my language learning.
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I've been teaching English online for almost 10 years now, and over that time I've picked up quite a lot of patterns and similarities between all my students.
In this episode, I share 11 life lessons and other interesting things that I've learnt from my students, my lessons, and running an online teaching business.
This is actually a previously-recorded episode from the Level Up English Private podcast feed. It's the second episode I ever recorded, but since it has never been released publicly before, I hope it's new for you.
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Have you ever wondered what it's like to cycle through Bangkok?
That's exactly what I'm doing in today's episode. I'm taking the podcast to the streets and I'm riding my bicycle across the city while avoiding stray dogs, and sharing my views on life in Bangkok.
I mostly talk about the things I like and dislike about living here, and some ways in which the UK might be better. I hope you enjoy it!
This was a somewhat experimental episode. Much of the audio had to be cut because of the wind, and all of it had to be edited to make my voice clearer. So sorry about any strange parts in the audio. If you like the idea of these outdoor episodes, let me know and I'll invest in better microphones for next time.
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In this episode, we'll be talking about relationship slang. In the modern day of internet and social media, slang is used all the time when it comes to dating, finding a partner, and flirting.
I share a handful of slang phrases that have been around for a while, and are likely not going to disappear any time soon. With each one, I give examples, share my opinion, and invite you to do the same.
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Rob from the Business English Podcast joins me for a fun discussion about jobs, work, business, and entrepreneurship.
We share some cultural experiences both in the UK and abroad, the pros and cons of working for yourself, dream jobs, public speaking confidence, switching off after work, and much more. We also discuss a lot of fantastic and useful English expressions that you can use both in and out of the workplace.
Don't forget - Rob and I also recorded an episode on his podcast about polite ways to say 'no' in English. Perhaps after this one, you could check that out too.
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This is a fun episode where we look at some famous advertising slogans from different companies and analyse why they work so well, but also take from interesting English lessons from each one.
We'll be learning things like alteration, oxymorons, and also some very smart wordplay that makes use of words that have multiple meanings.
I'll also be sharing lots of phrases and terms that are used when advertising or talking about a product or service.
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How do you feel about Mondays? If you're like most people, it's probably your least favourite day of the week.
Many of us hate waking up and realising it's Monday, and that means we have to get up early and go to work.
It's a universal feeling, so in this episode, I'll be sharing some common Monday expressions that you can use to express your sad feelings, but always more positive ones too. I'll also be sharing some of my ideas on steps we can all take to improve our Mondays.
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In this episode, we'll be talking about making decisions and the idea of being an indecisive person. I'm sure, like me, this is something that you have also struggled with at least some point in the past, and whether we're talking about life-changing decisions, or simple everyday choices, getting better at deciding on what to do will improve our lives.
The main areas I cover today are why we have a hard time making decisions, and also some tips and tricks on how to get better. And of course, as always, I'll be sharing useful English phrases and words throughout.
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I feel passionate about the topic of priorities because understanding how they work can have a big and positive impact on your life.
Once you decide on what your priorities in life are, every choice you make becomes so much easier. You'll stress less other trivial, small decisions, and you'll start seeing faster progress in your English learning, and any other skills you're working on.
I hope you also feel inspired after listening to this episode. Let's get started.
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Jesús Flórez is originally from Colombia but now resides in the USA, and despite not being a native English speaker, has built up his English to an impressive level of fluency. Jesús focuses a lot on accent since he has put a lot of work into getting a natural American accent.
In the episode today, we discuss a lot about acquiring an English accent and how much effort you should put into that, whether accent is important, and a bit of a comparison between UK and US expressions.
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This is an episode I've been planning for a long time and I'm quite excited to share. We'll be looking at the origins of 8 different English words and the deep stories behind them.
Each word originally comes from another language or culture, and it was brought into English through fascinating stories that we'll explore in this episode. These are just a few examples of the countless words that have been adopted into English in a similar way.
For each word, I'll ask a question to the audience to answer too, which gives you a chance to practice and hear my own views.
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In this episode, I'll be going through pairs of confusing quantifiers (and similar pairs), such as So or Such, Many or Much, Fewer or Less?
Some of these are even a struggle for native speakers, so if you can master these, you'll be in a good position with your English and sound much more natural.
For each word, I will give a question for you to answer yourself and I'll do my best to answer them in the episode too.
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I recently reailsed that my own screen time is too high and may be causing a lot of health issues and other problems in my life. With that realisation, I decided to make some changes to fix this problem, and it got me thinking: How many other people are facing a similar issue?
In this episode, I share the dangers of screen time and how you know if you're using phones and computers too much. I also talk about some methods of reducing screen time, while sharing lots of useful phrases to talk about doing something too much.
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Gideon from the popular YouTube channel LetThemTalkTV joins us this week for a casual chat about various topics covered on his channel.
Gideon is an English teacher, YouTuber, and founder of LetThemTalk. His YouTube channel, LetThemTalkTV, started in 2012, has amassed over 600,000 subscribers and millions of views, providing valuable lessons on grammar, pronunciation, and the history of the English language.
In this episode, we cover the interesting origins of some words, American and British dialects and tips for learners, parts of English that we dislike, and why it's unnatural to say "Chips and fish".
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With my experience of learning multiple languages at the same time, I revisit my thoughts and advice on this popular question.
What are the best ways to approach learning two languages? How do you best manage your time?
I do my best to answer these questions in today's episode while sharing some different examples and methods that suit different people.
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Do you look at the past through rose-tinted glasses? Do you feel a sense of nostalgia when looking into the past?
In this episode, I explore the meaning and use behind this common expression with examples from my own life and a little bit at the end on the deeper meaning behind this phrase.
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Small Talk is something many of us struggle with, and it's a really important part of socialising and using language.
In this episode, I share some of my own awkward experiences with small talk, and then go through time tips on how we can all get better at it to improve our conversations and relationships.
I then share a few phrases that English learners can use to sound more natural when making Small Talk.
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Abigail Fulbrook (weareenglishteachers.com) joins me for a fascinating chat about a few different topics, including moving to Japan from the UK, what we miss about the UK, learning using AI teachers, other uses of AI, and much more!
Abigail Fulbrook has been teaching English for over 15 years. She's worked in the UK, Japan and online. As well as teaching she loves crafting and eating chocolate. She lives in Japan at the moment with her husband and two daughters, and far too many crafting supplies.
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We first spoke about this in Episode 281, and now we're returning for a part 2.
Cognitive Biases are ways our brains can trick us into certain beliefs and behaviours without realising, and in this episode, I'll cover a few of them such as the IKEA Effect, the Recency Effect, and the Negativity Bias.
They're fascinating to learn, but will also give you some insight to make you a better language learner.
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In today's episode, I share an issue I've been thinking about for a while - finding the balance between speaking up and letting things go.
In other words, when things annoy us or seem unjust, should we speak up and say something? Or should we prioritise our mental health and let it go?
I share some of my own views with this and encourage you to get in touch with yours too. I also share lots of expressions related to this topic.
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This is an episode that I've been meaning to make for a while. Let's talk about 'trump' today.
In fact, there are many phrases in English that originate from cards and gambling, so this episode looks at some of the common ones and how you can use them in your daily life.
As always, I give examples from my own life to help put these phrases in a natural context for you.
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There are many differences in vocabulary between British and American English. Some of these are quite well-known and easy to understand (biscuit and cookie, maybe), but others are a bit more complex.
In today's episode, I'm not simply listing these differences. I'm looking at 8 terms that are different in both British and American English, but aren't quite the same in meaning.
Each term reveals something special about the culture of each country.
Hopefully, this episode will highlight some of the subtle cultural differences in each country, while teaching you new words and ideas.
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Alastair Budge from Leonardo English joined me for a casual chat about a variety of different topics.
Alastair has his own podcast called "English Learning for Curious Minds". In it, he covers all sorts of topics from space mining to population decline, while making content that helps English learners improve.
I found this concept so interesting, so I picked a few topics at random to chat about in our conversation today. We also talk about the importance of curiosity.
Today, you'll hear about fascinating inventors, admirable people, population decline, Ozempic, the shadow side, and much more.
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We've now done quite a few episodes on Phrasal Verbs, but this is an important one.
Today, I'll be looking at the differences between separable and inseparable phrasal verbs. This is a very important part of English if you want to sound natural and fluent.
As always, I'm not just listing off words in a boring way. I'll be sharing examples of both types while talking about my recent trip to Cambodia, and I also encourage you to make your own examples.
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In this episode, I'll be talking about driving culture in the UK. There are a lot of interesting laws and unwritten rules that are reflective of British culture. So whether you will be driving in the UK or not, I think this will be interesting for you.
I share some of the big differences between driving culture in the UK and in Thailand, as well as my own experience taking my driving test when I was a teenager and how it might compare to your country.
Of course, I also make sure to share loads of new vocabulary related to driving, so don't miss it!
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Let's explore the expression "The Grass is Greener on the Other Side".
In English, this is used when we view other situations as better than our own. In fact, no matter what we have, we tend to value what we don't have more.
I explore the meaning of this expression in some detail, examples from my own life, and also some common ways we all experience this along with some ideas on how to overcome the negative sides of this idea.
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Today I'm doing a rare in-person discussion with Teacher Zdenek.
Zdenek has more than 12 years of experience in various settings, primarily teaching English learners of levels B2-C2. He's taught English in the Czech Republic, UK, Ireland and most recently Vietnam.
Zdenek has also moved to Vietnam, and that's why we were able to meet up nearby in Bangkok for a casual discussion. We speak about moving abroad, learning the local language, habit-building, teaching English, naughty tourists, and much more!
I hope you enjoy this one.
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This is a big habit masterclass episode! We'll be diving into the basics of creating habits, how to keep them going without giving up on your goals, and also how to kick some bad habits that are holding you back.
I also give examples of successes and failures based on a lot of my own habit-building experiences.
As you can tell by the length of this episode, this is a topic I'm truly passionate about and something I've been focusing on for my whole adult life.
I really do believe that creating good habits can be one of the key things you can do to start seeing big, positive changes in life and reach your greatest goals. You can use these tips to help achieve your English learning goals, or something else like career goals or financial goals.
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The goal of this episode is to share as many useful healthcare vocabulary as I can think of.
I first begin by comparing my medical experiences in the UK and in Thailand, and then go through some of my specific medical problems and injuries in each country where I go through my symptoms and share my views.
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Cleft Sentences are an area of English grammar that is used in daily conversation, but isn't often taught.
I don't know many things, but what I am knowledgable about is English! (There's an example!)
In this episode, I first explain two of these grammar patterns that you can follow, and then I go through some questions about travel, life experience, and work while answering using this grammar. And of course, I encourage you to do the same.
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Ben Gill from To The Point English joins us today for a great, detailed overview of the Cambridge English exams.
Ben covers all sorts of topics and questions related to these exams on his YouTube channel (particularly B2, C1, and C2 levels).
The exams are huge and we could talk about them for days, so in today's episode,
I try to ask Ben a couple of common questions for each paper of the exam.
We talk about tips for the listening exam, what accents to prepare for in the speaking exam, how much advanced grammar to use in your writing, and strategies for making the reading sections easier.
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For the past 6 months, I've been noting down the most common mistakes I see English learners make in preparation for this episode.
I go through them one by one and give examples from my own life to give you some context for each one and show you how they're used.
Some of these are simple mistakes, and others look at the subtle differences between two similar phrases.
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I've been tracking my own language learning for over a year and it's amazing to see my progress and time invested over that period.
In this episode, I share with you the lessons from tracking all this data every day for one year, the benefits of doing so, and why doing something similar might be beneficial to you.
Don't forget to join the discussion by leaving a comment in the shownotes or wherever you listen to this podcast.
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As an annual tradition here on the podcast, let's talk about New Year Resolutions! I'll be talking about how 2024 went for me - looking at work goals, personal goals, and bucket list goals.
I then move onto looking ahead to 2025 and plan for the year ahead. A lot can change, but I'm discussing some goals I have for the upcoming year with the goal of enjoying the year and learning more.
Head to the comments below and join in with the conversation by sharing your own reviews and goals.
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In this episode, we'll be going around the world to 5 different countries and looking at their different Christmas traditions. While doing this, I'll be sharing one expression with each one that you can use in daily conversations at any time of the year.
I also talk a little bit about the differences in my experience between Christmas in Thailand and the UK.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Today I'm joined by Emma (Adventure into English) for a conversation about group vs solo activities. Emma has been helping with the group classes at Level Up English for some time now, so it's an appropriate topic for today.
We start by discussing some Would You Rather questions for activities that can be done as a group or on your own.
We then move onto some English expressions around the topic of groups and working together. These are expressions you can use in your daily life, and I quiz Emma on using these in her replies. See if you can join in the game too!
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Mental Health is something we should all take seriously and I believe there's a lot of crossover between language learning and having a healthy mindset.
This was a request from a listener to cover this topic. Although I am of course, not a professional, I do love the topic, so I share 18 different methods that I used to improve my own mental health and bring happiness into my life. I hope you find some of them useful too.
Of course, as always, I mention loads of fantastic English words and phrases related to this topic that you can use in your daily life too.
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You may know that British people are famous for using the word 'sorry' all the time.
In this episode, I talk about this habit and how much truth is behind it, but I also share the different situations in which we would say 'sorry' in the UK - and maybe more generally in the English-speaking world too.
Sorry is so much more than a word used when you make a mistake and it can have many different meanings.
There are also many different ways to apologise and say you're sorry depending on how serious the situation is, so in the second half of this episode, I cover these different phrases.
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In Episode 300 of the podcast, Akari from the Nihongo For You podcast joins me today for a chat about teaching languages, moving abroad, and learning English.
In the second half of the episode, we talk about life experiences where I ask Akari questions using the present perfect tense about things she has done before. It's a great opportunity to practice the grammar and see it used in the context of a regular conversation.
Perhaps you could also answer along at home and practice for yourself?
If you're learning or thinking about learning Japanese, don't forget to check out Akari's website and podcast too.
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In my last episode, I spoke about my cycling trip to Taiwan. While there, I had a lot of time alone to think to myself with no distractions. In this episode today, I'm going to share some of the things I was thinking about.
One of these was the idea of Hedonic Adaptation (also known as the Hedonic Treadmill). This is something that we all face as humans and might just be the key to understanding how to be happy and content.
It's a really useful topic when it comes to being happy with what you have and not always feeling bad about what you don't - such as feeling bad for not being good enough at English.
Let's find out more.
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I took 2 weeks off in October to ride a bicycle around the whole of Taiwan. It was over 1000km and took about 2 weeks to complete. Along the way, I had both good and bad experiences and there's a lot I'd love to share!
I also filmed a lot of videos of my cycle, so if you'd like to see, you can watch this episode on YouTube - The Level Up English Podcast.
This is perhaps the longest solo episode I've ever recorded, but throughout the episode, I talk about the good and the bad, what I did day by day, how I prepared for the trip, and my experience talking in Chinese with people there.
Along the way, I also mention a lot of useful vocabulary which will be useful for you as English learners. Hope you enjoy!
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The Comparison Trap is when we get stuck comparing our lives to other people and feeling worse as a result.
It's a common problem in language learning, and this is something that I often experience too since I was inspired to make this episode after a moment of comparison made me feel worse.
We often compare ourselves to others in many ways, such as income, appearance, skills, and on social media.
In this episode, I cover all of these topics while sharing some useful comparative grammar structures to improve your spoken English.
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Curiosity is an important thing to practice to be better English language learners and enjoy your life more.
When we start learning a language, we’re naturally very open and curious to learning new things. It can be an amazing feeling when you’re really into something and you’re looking up every little detail.
However, along the way, we naturally get more complacent and we begin to take things for granted. This curiosity fades into daily habits and routines.
Curiosity makes language learning so much more enjoyable more also helps you progress faster. That’s the idea behind today’s episode.
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Megan is a teacher from Manchester, UK who has been teaching for 10 years and recently made the move to online classes. Megan specialises in Business English for professionals and improving spoken fluency, so in this episode, we talk all about jobs.
We start out discussing dream jobs and finding the right job for you.
I then quiz Megan on some really useful English business expressions that you can use both in and out of the workplace.
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Let's look at 3 ways we can use 'used to' in English. We'll look at the different grammar and way we structure these terms while answering fun and interesting questions on these topics.
I encourage you to answer these questions either in your personal studies or by leaving a comment in the shownotes below.
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This is a really fun episode all about the recent progress of AI (Artificial Intelligence) - specifically in the area of audio and music.
I share a few songs that were made by AI about this podcast that I think will blow your mind. I had a lot of fun with it.
I also share my thoughts on the future changes that AI will bring to the world, some jobs that will be lost and others that will be safe from AI and automation, and much more.
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I'm exploring a topic I truly love today and looking at the most unusual and strange places on our planet.
I'll be talking about the highest cities, hottest places, coldest places, and much more in today's episode. This is a great opportunity to practice your knowledge of superlatives (using EST to talk about the most of something).
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In today's episode, we're exploring the topics of optimism, pessimism, and realism. These are different attitudes towards life and the future and can have a massive impact on your happiness and mental health.
I go over the definitions and words, discuss some possible benefits of being pessimistic, and give many tips on how and why you can be more optimistic in life.
A really fun episode filled with English vocabulary, and hopefully quite motivational too.
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Paola from the Talaera Talks podcast and I are doing a cross-post episode today. You can also find this episode and many more over on their podcast.
The topic is all about jobs, careers, and business English expression. We start by asking questions to each other, using our own work experience to give examples of when to use these expressions.
We then talk about advice on how to get a job when English isn't your first language, and a bit on work-life balance.
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One of the listeners suggested I talk about the topic of work-life balance.
This is something I've been working on in my own life for many years, and I feel like I might have something useful to share on this topic.
So in this episode, I talk about a few tips that you can implement to have a better sense of work-life balance and enjoy your life more, regardless of how many hours you have to work each day.
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I recently went back to my home country - the UK - for the first time in a quite a while and was fascinated by how the UK appeared to me after being away for a while.
There was a lot that I found strange, unusual, and interesting that I wasn't really aware of while I was still living in England.
In this episode, I discuss some of my feelings and culture shock experiences, and perhaps some of you can relate to these experiences when you visit the UK for the first time.
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The B Well Club Podcast
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I just came back from a trip in Europe and I thought I'd get on the microphone today and review some of the good and bad experiences I had there.
I made the adventurous decision to travel from London all the way to Istanbul by train (listen to the episode to see why I didn't make it all the way!)
In this episode, I talk about my experience sleeping on trains, my time in each country, and why I suddenly changed my travel plans. There are also some useful expressions and vocabulary to help improve your English throughout.
This is a very casual, chatty episode, so hopefully you don't mind. You're always welcome to comment your feedback on the shownotes page (link below)
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Fran from Step Up Japanese and I discuss a few different topics in today's episode, including:
- The Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (walking around the Japanese island of Shikoku)
- The Tadoku reading method for languages
- An embarrassing language mistake on TV
- And more!
If you're a fan of hearing casual British English conversations, and also finding out something new about language learning, then this should be a good episode for you.
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This is the fifth episode in the AMA series (Ask Me Anything) where the listeners of the podcast ask me questions about English learning, British culture, or maybe something totally unrelated.
They're also fun, relaxed, and more casual than regular episodes. Hopefully, you'll learn something new in this one while enjoying the topics.
If you want to submit questions for future episodes, the best place is on my Instagram page: @englishwithmichael
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Love Conquers Alz
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We've done a few episodes on phrasal verbs now, including the verbs Turn and Set, and this is a continuation of that series, except today we're looking at a preposition: Out.
I'll be covering 8 different phrasal verbs that are commonly used while sharing my own stories about them from my own life, and I'll encourage you do to the same.
13 What are phrasal verbs?
261 Phrasal Verbs with 'Turn'
272 Phrasal Verbs with 'Set'
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I've always been interested in body language, and today I'd like to share that interest with you all.
I'm going to be reviewing and reacting to some amazing body language facts from some articles while sharing my opinions, experiences, and a lot of new vocabulary and expressions.
I hope you learn something new today - whether it's about how you can position your body to change how people see you, or simply just some new English words.
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Stephen from the SEND7 podcast joins me today for a talk about the news. We cover a wide range of topics, such as learning English with the news, avoiding bias and fake news, how to deal with news anxiety, and some positive stories you may have missed.
Stephen also shares reasons why he's feeling optimistic for the future despite all the terrible things we see in the news today. Stick around until the end to find out why.
I really hope you enjoy our discussion. Don't forget to check out Stephen's podcast, and also consider supporting Level Up English on the links below.
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I'm so excited for this topic, because today we're looking at Cognitive Biases.
This is how our brains can trick us into certain beliefs and behaviours. Learn about things like the Sunk Cost Fallacy, Loss Aversion, Confirmation Bias, and more!
We'll be talking about examples of how these things can affect our views and beliefs, as well as how you can use these to become better English learners.
Share your views and comments on the show notes page below! If I get good feedback, I'd love to make a Part 2 in the future.
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I first covered this topic back in Episode 215, but it's such a huge one, I think it's time for a Part 2.
Today, I'm sharing 6 idioms related to animals that we use in daily conversations in British English.
While I share each one, I give you some examples from my own life to connect them with and make them more memorable and invite you to do the same.
How many did you know?
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Each generation has its own name in English, as well as distinct characteristics, differences, good points and bad points.
In this episode, I review each one and share a little bit about them while hopefully sharing some new and useful vocabulary as well.
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TREASON: Claus von Stauffenberg and the Plot to kill Hitler
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This is a fun episode where I cover the topic of dreaming in English.
I start by sharing some strange and unbelievable facts about dreams, and then share some of my own wacky dreams and nightmares.
I also go through a couple common dreams that many of us have had and the possible meanings behind each one, while doing so, I make sure to share a new word so hopefully, you'll be able to end this episode having learnt something new.
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Natasha Broodie (lifewiththebige.com) first joined us on Episode 135. Today, Natasha is back to discuss her new book: "Swaggart: The Art of Professional Schmoozing at Job Interviews".
We cover many topics around job interviews, including how to answer hard questions, discrimination and racism, and the biggest mistakes that interviewees make.
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The 80/20 Rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, suggests that 20% of actions cause 80% of the outcomes.
There are so many ways in which this shows up in life, so I'm going to be discussing it and talking about some ways we can think about this rule to improve our language progress, make our lives more efficient, and increase our level of happiness.
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This is a very special episode because we're doing something a little bit different. Today I'm bringing you to the centre of Bangkok for an outdoor episode.
I talk about relocating and moving away from your home while walking around one of the central parks in Bangkok, Thailand.
I discuss the difficulties, my personal experiences, and I share lots of useful and relevant English phrases that you can use connected to this topic.
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Are you too old to learn English?
Maybe you should have started when you were a child, or still in school?
Well, in this episode I'm responding to this common concern or excuse by giving my opinion on learning a language at an older age, the benefits of learning as a child, and whether you should still make the same effort now.
Don't forget to share your own views and experiences in the comments on the shownotes page below.
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Lisa is an English teacher and Neurolanguage Coach from the UK but now living on the Spain-Portugal border. She joined me today for a talk all about languages and teaching.
We covered the topic of curiosity and its importance, the best way to improve in a language, how to become a teacher if the language isn't your native one, and more!
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I'm back with another episode in the series on phrasal verbs. Today, we're looking at around 9 phrasal verbs that include the verb 'set'.
It's a really common one to use and the meanings can get confusing, so I'm going to go through each one and explain the meaning, but also follow up with a story related to my life to give some context to help explain the phrasal verb.
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In this episode, I talk all about transportation. I know - it sounds a bit boring! But there's a lot to talk about.
We'll be discussing my terrifying flight experience where it felt like we almost crashed, how to talk about different types of transport and commuting, and then we end with some super useful expressions that are related to transport.
My goal is you'll end this episode with something new that you didn't know before.
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I go over some near and distant future predictions (as provided by Chat GPT) and share my views on how likely I think they are to happen.
I'm a big fan of science fiction and wondering about how different things will be in the future, so I invite you to make predictions with me and use the new words I mention in this episode to practice your English.
How accurate do you think I am?
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I share some of my opinions on debate questions provided to me by Chat GPT, ranging from general opinions to deeper more philosophical ones. While doing so, I share some useful vocabulary as well as phrases you can use to express your own opinions when debating or arguing.
Why not respond to this podcast directly? Leave a common on the shownotes page below using one of the phrases from today and give me your opinion on a topic here.
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Fabio Cerpelloni chats with me on the podcast today around the topic of his new book: 'Any Language You Want: 18 Conflicting Lessons for a New Kind of Language Learner'.
A collection of contradictory true personal stories in answer to "What's the best way to learn a language?" In each of the 18 chapters, Fabio -- a language learner and teacher -- shares a story about how he mastered English, his second language, and tells you what's the best way to learn another language.
In this episode, we discuss some ways to learn English and why it's not as simple as you might think. I'm sure you'll leave, however, feeling inspired, motivated, and with some new ideas on how to best master this language.
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A listener asked me how they can teach English to their friend, so I decided to give some tips and advice in this podcast episode.
I cover some tips you can do to help a friend, partner, or family member learn English - whether this is in a casual setting or a more structured lesson setting.
I also cover some mistakes that many beginner teachers make, which will you useful for you no matter what kind of teaching you are interested in.
And finally, I talk at the end about some basic steps to take if you're interested in becoming a professional teacher and making some extra money from that.
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In Episode 255, we spoke about Linking.
In Episode 262, we spoke about Elision.
Now, in Episode 266, we're talking all about Assimilation.
This is the 3rd and final part in our connected speech series, where I look at how spoken English can change the pronunciation of certain words. If you want to speak with a natural British accent, then this is essential to know.
In this episode, I'll be looking at times when the sounds of words change so they become easier to pronounce. I'll be doing this while answering questions and sharing my views on them, and I invite you to join in as well.
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Acronyms are words that use the first letter of each word in a phrase. NASA and LOL are two common examples from very different areas.
In the age of the internet, acronyms are now a part of everyday writing and reading, but did you know some are also used in speech?
In this episode, I go through some really common everyday acronyms that you need to know and follow each one with an example from my own life.
I also end with a list of some more casual texting acronyms that are useful when casually writing to friends.
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In this episode, Clare from the Smart English Coach podcast joins us for a fun chat about confidence, limiting beliefs, and language learning. We explore how confidence is so important in language learning and the steps you can take to improve this skill.
We also cover interesting stories from our own language-learning experiences and answer the question of whether you can be too old to learn a language. We touched on so many great topics today and I know you'll get something motivational out of this conversation.
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Do you love the rambling episodes? Well this might be for you! Today, I go over my recent trip to Japan and discuss some of the things I did, but mostly reflect on the language experience I had there.
Learning Japanese, it was great to go back and practice. In this episode, I share the positives and the negatives and tie it up into some takeaways that should benefit all language learners.
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Textbook English is different from spoken English, and a big part of this comes down to pronunciation and how things are said in real conversations.
This is Part 2 in my series on pronunciation, where we first looked at Linking in Episode 255, and now we're looking at Elision. These are both features of connected speech that share some similarities.
In this episode, I share an example of elision followed by a question or challenge for myself that I also ask you (the listeners) to do as well!
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I get a few requests to continue my series on Phrasal Verbs, and specifically, I had one recently to cover phrasal verbs that use the verb 'turn'.
I thought of as many common ones as I could and made a list, and then I went through my memories to recount some memorable travel stories from my life. While doing so, I used these 'turn' phrasal verbs in a natural context.
I encourage you to do the same too! Practice like this is the best way to learn.
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Dylan (from the YouTube channel British Education) joined me for a fun games session today. We're using games to have a conversation and practice English, and we encourage you to play along too. If you have a teacher or language partner, we also encourage you to try these games for yourself.
We actually recorded for about 2 hours together, but I cut it down a lot to fit into this week's podcast. We played 20 Questions, Would You Rather, Riddles, and 2 Truths and a Lie.
We also spoke for a long time about travel, language learning, and self-improvement, but this was cut out of the episode. I'm posting the full conversation on the website for members. Click below to join!
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Since this episode falls on Valentine's Day, let's discuss the topic of Love and Relationships.
I'll be basing this episode around a group class I taught before where we discuss some questions related to relationships, such as having a long and happy marriage, and how to break up with someone.
I also have the help of Chat GPT who gives some brilliant advice for all relationships out there. There will also be a few phrases you can use to talk about relationships . I'm sure at least one will be new for you.
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Just a few days into 2024, I already made 2 very big and expensive mistakes.
In this episode, I share what happened and exactly why I made these mistakes, and then I talk about some possible lessons that I should learn from these mistakes.
I also spend a bit more time discussing the importance of making mistakes and the right mindset to have when it comes to mistakes in life and in language learning too.
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In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into Blue Zones - 5 areas around the world where people live a long time with great health.
I'll be sharing my uneducated views on why this might be, but also looking at the Power 9 - 9 reasons why researchers believe life expectancy is so long in these places.
For those of you who want to learn some new English along the way, I'll also be trying my best to include some dependant prepositions and their phrases too. I'll explain more about this in the episode.
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Bree Aesie from Into The Stories Podcast joins us today for a conversation about meditation and stories. This was one of my favourite conversations yet, packed with lots of life lessons as well as English learning tips and motivation.
Since Bree's podcast is all about looking at stories, we start by turning the tables on Bree and I ask her to share a meaningful story for her. We talk about her 10-day silent meditation retreat in Thailand and some of the difficulties and lessons from that experience.
We delve into topics around meditation and mindfulness, and also why learning a language through stories is such a powerful and effective method.
By the way, I also appeared on Bree's podcast! You can listen to our episode here where I talk about a challenging and personal experience in my 20s.
- Into the Story Podcast - Michael's Episode - https://pod.link/1522715603
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Textbook English is different from spoken English, and a big part of this comes down to pronunciation and how things are said in real conversations.
You may understand English learner material easily, but then really struggle when it comes to watching TV or movies. What I discuss in this episode may be the reason why.
This is the first part of a series I’m going to do on pronunciation, and this episode will be about something called Linking.
Linking is when a consonant sound connects from the end of one word to the beginning of the next word. Listen to find out more!
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I answer listener questions on all sorts of topics - ranging from British culture to the fairness of life! And of course, English language questions too.
It was a fun episode and you all gave great questions. I always enjoy these episodes because they feel a bit more casual and laid-back compared to the usual ones.
If you want to ask a question for next time, the best place to do that is on my Instagram - @englishwithmichael
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Let's look at some conjunctions (also known as connectives) to help improve your conversation and debating skills in English.
Conjunctions are an effective way to make your sentences more complex and sound much more natural - rather than simply using a string of short, simple sentences. We'll also be looking at more phrases, such as adverbs.
In this episode, I share them in a natural way while sharing my own opinions on some controversial and interesting debate topics. Can you share your own views on the topics using these conjunctions in the comments on the show notes page below?
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Welcome back to one of my favourite episodes of the year - one filled with reflections and goal-setting at the end of the year.
I love this time of year because it's a natural rest point for thinking about how the previous year has gone, and what we'd like to change going forward.
It's a great time to think about your goals and progress with your English learning, but also other areas too and consider what you want to get out of the next year, and your life!
Join me in a slightly longer episode as we explore the topics of Successes and Struggles from the previous year, as well as different goals and plans for the next year.
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Gregory Diehl is an English teacher and author of the new book: Our Global Lingua Franca: An Educator’s Guide to Spreading English Where EFL Doesn’t Work.It's a fascinating book looking at Gregory's experience teaching in many countries all around the world from Thailand to Iran, and we talk about this extensively in this episode.
We talk about why English is so important to learn, Gregory's bad teaching experiences, the problems with school and teaching English, getting immersion, video games, and how to develop an accent.
- Gregory's Website
- Amazon Link to Book
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Let's learn to use hypothetical situations with confidence in this episode on Mixed Conditionals. It's been a long-time suggestion from listeners, and I've finally decided to get to it.
I cover some different types of conditional structures in a casual way, and ask you questions to think about making your own sentences.
I hope you find this episode useful, and perhaps more importantly, fun!
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In this week's episode of the Level Up English podcast, we dive into the fascinating world of statistics. Prepare to be amazed by some truly unbelievable facts!
I'll start by covering a few random statistics, ranging from sleeping with a teddy bear and not washing your hands. You'll be shocked at some of these!
We'll then talk about the UK specifically and share some tourism-related stats on the country as a quiz. How many can you answer correctly?
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Over the past few months, I've been meticulously tracking my language learning process for Japanese, Thai, and Chinese Mandarin on a Google Sheets doc.
In this episode, I discuss the results of this data and we look together at the graphs that represent my study time. There are some really interesting patterns and trends that I can learn from, and I have several conclusions that shocked me.
I had no idea what mistakes I was making before tracking my time!
I am also sharing the template for you to use too! Click the link below to get this Google Sheet for yourself.
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Paul Creane joined me today to talk about his exciting lifestyle of being a Digital Nomad. We talk about what this means in the episode as well as lots of other useful terms related to this topic.
We also cover what it's like to live in a van, travel in Asia, Housesitting, and all the apps and platforms Paul uses to help him live the life he does.
It's always great to hear new perspectives and ways of living, and today's conversation might just inspire you. It's a really fascinating conversation and I hope you enjoy it too.
- English Podcast with Paul
- 2nd Class Hobos
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I am a big fan of reading for the purpose of learning a language as well, of course as listening, which is why I make podcasts. If you want to improve both of your listening and reading as well as your vocabulary, then this should be a good resource for you today.
In today’s episode, Ariel Goodbody will tell you a story, but pre-teach some of the harder vocabulary first. This is a crosspost episode where Ariel shared one of my episodes on their podcast, and I am sharing a story I enjoyed from Ariel's podcast.
It's something a little different, so I hope you enjoy it! Connect with Ariel or me below.
- Easy Stories in English Website
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In this episode, I will be talking about the IELTS Speaking exam.
I know the IELTS exam isn't going to be relevant for everyone, although I always like to mention that preparing for the exam can also be great practice for English in a general sense. I'm sure those who have taken the exam before will agree that their English improved during the process. So even if you're not taking the exam, I really hope this episode will be useful for you in some way.
Since the beginning of this podcast, one of my main reasons, for making content was based on listener questions. I realised I would get the same questions again and again, and rather than trying to write out messages to reply to each one. I thought it would be much better for both me and the person asking the question if I could put all of my advice into one episode.
So the goal of this episode is to make the ultimate guide to IELTS speaking.
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Over the years doing this podcast, the topic of exercise seems to have come up a lot when making comparisons to language learning, so I thought it was about time I made an episode where I talk all about it.
In this episode, I talk about exercise and some of the benefits, teach you some useful expressions, and make some links on how exercise and language learning are similar and benefit you in the same ways.
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I get comments occasionally from people who say “I want to be like a native speaker” and “I don’t want to learn from non-native speakers.
In this episode, I'll argue the benefits of learning from non-native speakers as well as natives, and not closing yourself off from learning. The main thesis here is to stay open-minded in language learning and I explore some reasons why.
I cover some ways in which non-native speakers might be preferable to native speakers, and even when they're not, the things you can learn from them.
I hope you find this episode valuable. As always, you can share your thoughts on the show notes page below.
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In this episode, I have a great and casual chat with Zhifei from Xiaogua Chinese about language learning, using flashcards, the best mindset for learners, getting a good English accent, and much more!
We also talk about my own Chinese learning methods and share ideas on the best way to learn two languages at once.
There's a lot of useful information in this long episode, and I hope you find it useful listening practice for your English too.
- Xiaogua Instagram
- Xiaogua YouTube
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For many of us, pets and animals are a huge part of our lives. We spend a lot of time and money looking after our furry friends, and I definitely have a huge soft spot for animals - especially cats!
In this episode, I talk about choosing the right pet, dog people vs cat people, my own experiences with pets and vets, dealing with the loss of a pet, and share lots of useful phrases and expressions useful for daily English speaking.
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I’ve been living in Bangkok, Thailand since the beginning of August, so it’s been over 2 months now. This is the longest I’ve spent in one place outside of my home country before. One of our group class students requested an episode sharing my thoughts and experiences after moving here, and I decided to give it a go.
In this episode, I’ll be talking about what’s changed here and some big differences I’ve noticed between the UK and Thailand. I’ll be sharing the good and the bad, things I miss and things I prefer here. I’ll also be talking about moving abroad and relocating more generally and will mention some useful vocabulary related to this topic.
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Memory is something we've covered a few times on the podcast before, but it's always worth coming back to with more ideas and tips.
In this episode, I share advice on how you can stop forgetting English vocabulary, 2 methods of learning new vocabulary that suit all types of learners and personality types, expressions related to memory and forgetting, and at the end I give some advice on general memory and forgetfulness.
I think there's a lot of value packed into this episode so listen carefully and I'm sure you'll take away something valuable.
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Every now and then, I invite the members of Level Up English to join me for a chat about different topics. This time, we spoke about giving advice. In the end, only 3 people joined, which was quite a nice casual group. All members gave some amazing advice and also used some really good vocabulary.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
In this episode, we cover:
- Advice on being happy
- Advice on getting good sleep
- Advice on learning languages
- And problems we're facing in life
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Cara Leopold (Leo Listening) joins me once again on the podcast to discuss the benefits of learning English in groups with her experience teaching group classes based around movies, as well as some good movies and TV series she likes to use to practice and teach English.
If you've caught this episode in 2023, Cara is relaunching her Movie Club course. You can try it out for one week in September to see if you like it. We talk more about this in the episode too
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Cara Leopold is the creator of the Leo Listening Movie Club where she helps film-loving English learners understand and discuss movies together so they can master conversational English.
From September 13th-20th Cara is organising the Back-to-School Movie Challenge, a 1-week taste of what it's like to be in a movie club. By watching and discussing clips from high school movies together, you’ll learn new vocabulary, catch fast-spoken English and practice your speaking and writing skills with other movie-loving English learners. The challenge includes access to a discussion forum as well as a live Zoom session on September 20th to chat with me and other film lovers about the movie clips.
Join the challenge: https://leolistening.podia.com/back-to-school-movie-challenge
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In this episode, we'll be talking about some patterns you can remember when adding UP to verbs.
Here are some examples: cloud up, clear up, finish up, drink up, break up
One of the Level Up Members recently asked about the difficult part of phrasal verbs where we add ‘up’ to a verb and why we do this. I decided to make an entire episode about it because it’s not an easy thing to get your head around. Part 1 was Episode 224.
I decided to stop the episode halfway because 1 hour of listing phrasal verbs might be a tad boring. So let's finish up the patterns in today's episode.
I will add a complete lesson on Level Up English with a quiz and subtitles to help you understand. If you want to access this as well as join a global learner community to get access to all transcripts, group lessons, and many more courses.
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I had a great audio question sent in today about learning with comprehensible input. So in this episode, I cover some of the ideas behind the comprehensible input method, and then explore the input hypothesis from Stephen Krashen and how these ideas might benefit your language learning methods.
As always, keep in mind we are all different and learn in different ways, but I think a lot of these points will be relevant to most of you. Perhaps you can take something away today that you can implement (add) into your own study routine.
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Steve Kaufmann is a polyglot who has a good level of proficiency in around 20 languages. Steve is well known for his content online and on his YouTube channel, Lingo Steve. You've probably seen him before!
Today he joined me for a really fascinating chat about language learning. I cover some of his recent YouTube videos and ask for tips on some of these topics. If you want to know more, I highly recommend going to his channel for more details.
In this episode, we cover:
- Language learning mistakes
- The importance of curiosity
- The Intermediate Plataeu
- Leaving your comfort zone
- Increasing vocabulary
- And of course more
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On the private podcast last week, I chatted a bit about my experience in China and then ended on the idea of the benefit of being silly in your language learning. I thought it was a really interesting and potentially useful topic for people to hear, so I decided to turn it into a public podcast episode too.
In this episode, I’ll be talking about reasons why you shouldn’t take yourself too seriously, and how inserting more silliness into your life can benefit you - both generally and to help your English learning.
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Winning At Wealth
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I recently made a huge change in my life and I'm announcing it to everyone in this episode today. I'm going to talk a little bit about this change, why I made it, and some of my feelings about the future.
I then talk about change in a more general sense and give you some tips (inspired by Atomic Habits) to help you in life and language learning, as well as some useful expressions related to change.
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Difficult Conversations Podcast
Tackling mental health, relationships and taboo topics.
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Do you know how to use the word 'dear'? A lot of people get confused with this term, and honestly the answer isn't as simple as you may think, so let's look into that today.
I'll cover the ways in which we use this word and why you might not want to say it to strangers.
This is a re-share of a video I posted on the English with Michael YouTube channel, so thanks for your patience with me during this busy time!
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A listener requested a topic on the housing market in the UK, so I thought I'd give it a shot and make it as interesting as I can. In this episode, I talk about the housing crisis the UK is currently going through, my own experience with buying a house and share some interesting sayings and idioms too.
As always, we look at lots of useful and high-level vocabulary. Do you know the word 'insurmountable'? Let's learn it today!
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Kevin Stroud from the History of English Podcast joins me for a fascinating discussion and dive into... well, the history of English!
In this episode, we talk about a variety of things, including:
- Why TH doesn't have its own letter
- In what part of England the language was standardised?
- When did the first dictionaries come
- Why there are so many French words in English
- Why we have so many silent letters
- Why we have different words for animals and meat (pig, pork)
- Where English surnames come from
- And more!
Don't miss this one! If you have any trouble understanding some of the difficult terms in this episode, the YouTube video version will have some definitions on screen. The Member's Transcript will help even more.
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This episode will be deleted soon! Just a quick update to inform you of what I've been working on.
I've added a Premium Membership which includes group classes to Level Up English. If you want to join these classes or try them out, follow the link below.
Sign Up here: https://courses.levelupenglish.school/courses/premiumIf you have any questions: info (at) ewmichael.comThis is still an experiment, so we will see how it goes and I'll be checking your feedback, and changing and improving in the future if a better method if available.
Thanks for your time 🙂 Have a great weekend
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This week I’m beginning to come down with a cold. I can feel my throat getting hoarse and it hurts to swallow, and I probably don’t have much time before I’ll be unable to record a podcast episode, so let’s get this done quickly!
Getting sick is something we all have to deal with at some point, so although it’s not the cheeriest of topics, it’s an important one to cover since there are so many great expressions we can use to talk about this. I’ll be covering a lot of those today as well as tips on how to treat a cold.
In this episode, we cover:
- Avoiding getting sick
- Symptoms of illness
- Treating an illness
- And my anger at the person who made me sick!
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I had a listener question about Phrasal Verbs and why some of them use prepositions even though the meaning seems to be the same without them.
Can we say "Check it" and "Check it out"? What's the difference?
I break down this question in detail and also talk about the difference between literal and idiomatic phrasal verbs.
I hope you learn a lot today in this useful and information-packed episode.
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Family Five with Ivy Law Group
We tackle the tough family law issues in the time it takes you to drink your coffee.
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This is the first AMA (Ask Me Anything) episode I have done since #84! It's been a while, but this is where I reach out to Instagram to get some questions for me to answer on the podcast.
If you like these episodes or have a question to submit for a future episode, get in touch with me on the website below or on Instagram.
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Aubrey Carter from All Ears English and IELTS Energy joins me today for a chat about the IELTS English exam, and a few other topics.
We discuss tips for the exam as well as some interesting slang and vocabulary that would be useful for all learners!
- Should you use formal or informal English?
- Should you improve your English or study the exam structure?
- Useful vocabulary
- Using idioms and slang
- New English words that we have learnt recently
- And more!
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'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages
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Be Careful Who You Have Kids With!
This podcast shares information about co-parenting while adding some fun along the way.
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I got a question about adding "UP" to certain verbs and this learner wanted to know more. As I did more research, I was plunged into a rabbit hole of research and it turned out to be much more complicated than I first realised! I decided to try to tackle this topic in a podcast episode.
Because there's a lot to talk about, this is just part 1. If you like this episode, let me know! If this one goes well, I'll do my best to make a part 2.
In this episode, I talk about what a phrasal verb is, how 'up' can change the meaning of verbs, and 4 different grammar patterns you can learn to help you understand these words.
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I see a lot of writing mistakes with learners struggling with parallel structures, or parallelism. This is where features in a sentence have to follow the same grammatical patterns to sound natural.
It may sound a bit confusing, but honestly, it's fairly simple once you understand the main idea.
In this episode, I go through 7 examples of how to sound more natural with this grammar rule as I talk about some of my favourite travel memories. I encourage you to respond and do the same!
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With the recent coronation of King Charles in the UK, people might be wondering why I haven't posted any content related to the royal family.
Well, in this episode I'm going to be exploring the British opinion on the monarchy (based on Reddit posts) and sharing my own opinion at the end too.
We explore a lot of vocabulary and I try my best to cover both sides of the argument, from those who think the monarchy is important to our culture, to those who want to see it abolished.
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Are you well-rested and ready to begin today's episode?
Sleep is a vital part of human health and I explore this a bit in today's episode. I talk about the importance of sleep and how it related to learning and the mind. I explore the idea of comparing sleep to study time. Is it better to study more or sleep more?
I share my thoughts and provide some statistics in today's episode, and as always, I'd love to hear your thoughts too! Leave your comments in the show notes below.
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Anna Connelly is known as Anna with 2Ns online and has her own podcast looking at Business English. She joins us today to discuss business English, giving presentations, job interviews, and more!
Whether you need business English or not, I think there's a lot to learn from this conversation for general learners too. I hope you enjoy.
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Are you ready for a laugh?
Well, I can't promise that. But I'll do my best!
This is Part 2 of learning English with jokes and humour, where I'll be looking at puns you might find amusing while learning some useful vocabulary and expressions hidden within them.
My hope is that you'll have fun with me today and learn something new as well.
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Are you looking for some inspiration this week?
Today I look at 4 of the world's most influential people and share some valuable life lessons we can all learn from. I explain how I think these can be applied to language learners too! So if you're struggling with motivation, this is the episode for you.
As always, there are lots of great vocabulary and phrases we look at along the way.
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Learn about the benefits you can receive from embracing your weirdness - in other words: accepting your uniqueness.
There are so many benefits of doing this for your language learning and for your life as a whole and I go through a lot of these today while using some useful and relevant vocabulary to help expand your English knowledge.
I LOVED recording this episode and I hope you love listening to it as well. As always, join in the conversation on the show notes page linked below.
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Dr. Valerie Fridland is a professor, sociolinguist, author, and public speaker.
Her recent book is: Like, Literally, Dude. Arguing for the Good in Bad English.
She joins me on the podcast today for a fascinating discussion about aspects of English we often consider to be bad, such as UM and AH. We also talk about the use of "like" and other language features like Vocal Fry.
Valerie also helps me feel more comfortable with my use of UM and AH in speech as they actually have special meanings within conversation.
This is a fascinating conversation and I hope you like it too!
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In this week's episode, we're exploring the fun topic of animals, except we're not learning simple animal words or noises they make. This is more advanced.
We'll be looking at a few animal idioms, expressions and phrasal verbs that you can use in your daily life. Native speakers use these all the time! Along with each expression, I'll share a cool fact about the animal, as well as an example from my own life to give some context.
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We'll be talking today about making phone calls in English, including tips on being confident and doing it successfully, as well as some useful expressions that we all use on the phone.
Even if you don't regularly make calls, I think this will be a useful episode for everyone.
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Today I'm answering a question I hear all the time - How long until I get fluent in English?
How many months or years until I can be done?
I answer this question in detail today by responding directly and also questioning back as to whether this is the best attitude to have in language learning.
Don't miss this one!
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Richard Simcott has a strong passion for language learning and is described by Wikipedia as a hyperpolyglot (a word I had never heard of before).
This is an episode you definitely don't want to miss!
Richard shares some of his tips on learning so many languages. We talk about:
- How to get motivation to learn
- What if you're too shy to talk?
- What if you don't have time to learn?
- Why children are better language learners
- And much more!
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In this episode, we're talking about money! I share lots of very useful words related to finances, making and saving money, as well as some useful ways of describing people's attitudes towards money.
How do you feel about your financial situation? I'm sure for most of us, it's not an easy relationship!
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As time goes on, we're seeing more and more impressive advancements in AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. Recently, a chat bot called Chat GPT has become popular and I asked this program to design my episode today. Let's see how it did!
In this episode, we talk about lots of useful vocabulary related to this topic, some problems that AI will cause, such as automation and loss of jobs, and finally some positive outcomes from automation.
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In this episode, we talk about practising self-love, self-acceptance, confidence and more. We relate this to language learning and having the best attitude to succeed in life.
I think this can be a useful thing to talk about no matter who you are, and as always, we'll be learning some useful phrases you can use in daily life too.
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In this episode, I'm very sorry to say that we are talking about apologising! We cover the topic of British culture and why we say sorry so much, different meanings related to the word 'sorry', and some useful expressions.
Sorry for the long description.
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Anna from @EnglishLikeANative and I have a casual chat around the topic of interests and passion.
We also talk about...
- Anna's interesting background before teaching
- Anna's assessment of my accent
- Why we each started teaching
- Our speaking speeds
- Comparison to others
- Our hobbies & interests
- How to develop a passion
- And more!
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In this episode, I talk about my advice on surviving a zombie outbreak based on my extensive experience watching zombie TV series and playing video games. It's a bit of fun, but we also include some pretty advanced grammar.
While talking, I use the inverted versions of the first, second and third conditionals.
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Why should we take a break? Well, there are many reasons! In this episode, I talk about some of the benefits of taking a break from coffee, work, relationships, and more. We look at the phrase "Distance makes the heart grow fonder".
I also go through some common phrases connected to this topic that you can use to practise too.
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This episode is based on a recent group class I taught looking at giving and asking for advice. In this episode, I'll share some good and bad advice i've received, as well as ask you all advice on a few problems I'm facing. Of course, along the way we'll look at many useful expressions too.
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Tika (Tika Teaches English) is an English teacher from England but now living in South Korea and has been for several months now. She kindly joined me for a chat about this transition to a new country.
We also talk about...
- Life in Nottingham
- Tika's Teaching
- Teaching online vs classrooms
- Living in South Korea
- What she misses about England
- Problems with answering the door
- The honeymoon period
- Favourite and least favourite things about South Korea
- Safety
- And much more!
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Although my lessons on jokes have always been a bit awkward in the past, let's have a go at covering it in a podcast episode today. We'll be looking at 5 jokes; each has a word or expression we can learn from. You may not laugh at the jokes, but I hope you have fun anyway.
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With the Christmas and the holiday season, we tend to buy a lot and consumerism is rampant. With that, I thought an episode about shopping would be timely. In this episode, we'll look at lots of great expressions and vocabulary while chatting about this topic.
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PRAYpare with Bernard Ruffin
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Join me for a very special 200th episode! Thank you all so much for listening and supporting me until now.
In this episode, I talk about my favourite topic - New Year Reflections & Resolutions! Join me in this activity to improve your life and English study journey.
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PRAYpare with Bernard Ruffin
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In this episode, I look at the difference between introverts, extroverts and ambiverts. We then go over some key features of each personality type while looking at lots of useful vocabulary.
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Lindsay Williams (Lindsay Does Languages) first appeared on the podcast for Episode 42, and now she's back for a fun conversation where we discuss language learning styles and habits.
We also talk about...
- A Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics
- Different types of language learners
- A quiz to find out your style
- Lindsay's study routine
- Bad and good habits
- And more!
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The glottal stop is a feature that is common in British English pronunciation where a sound (usually a T) changes quite drastically. In this podcast, I go over why we use it, how we use it, and if you need to use it too! Don't miss this episode!
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I look at a few articles on how to be organised. I love the topic of organisation and I really think that, when done correctly, it can help improve your life and, of course, make your English learning journey much easier too. Hope you enjoy it!
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The intermediate plateau is a term used to describe a period somewhere between Beginner and Advanced levels in language learning where it feels like progress has stopped. No matter how much you study, it feels like you never improve.
In this episode, I talk about why this might happen, some tips on how to move up to the advanced levels, and about my personal experience with this too.
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Lindsay McMahon is the cohost of the All Ears English Podcast and I was delighted when she agreed to join me for a chat about our own cultures!
In this episode, we compare British and American cultures. We also talk about...
- Why Lindsay started podcasting
- Lindsay's experience with other languages
- Podcasts helping you learn languages
- Passive listening
- Having dreams in your second language
- What is rude and polite in our cultures
- Complimenting strangers
- Work culture
- And more!
As we spoke about in the podcast, you cannot legally work more than 48 hours a week in the UK on average (source*)
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How can we find the time to study, rest and have fun while working all day?
I react to some online articles and Reddit posts that talk about how to find or make more time in your busy days.
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I go over some tips (about 10!) on improving your spelling in English. It's not easy, but there are some things you can try to see improvements over time.
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This is a heavily requested episode on the IELTS exam. Let's talk about how you can get a high score and reach your goals in the exam.
In this episode, I talk more generally about what you can do to prepare for the exam. In the future, I plan to make more specific episodes on each section of the exam.
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In today's reaction episode, I look at a Reddit post from someone moving to the UK and asking some Brits what etiquette (politeness) rules must be followed to integrate into society.
We had some jokes and some good tips! Can you think of any more?
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This is a topic I have been thinking about some quite some time. The difference between approaching something Deep and Narrow versus Wide and Shallow is having a single-minded focus on one thing.
This focus can lead to success in life.
“You can get almost anything you want out of life, as long as it's one thing and you want it far more than anything else.”
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Lead-Lag Live
Live unscripted conversations with thought leaders hosted by Michael A. Gayed, CFA.
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Today, I decided to do a more casual and relaxed episode since I'm still a bit ill at the time of recording. I discuss my own experiences of the USA and some of the culture shocks I had during my 3-week trip there.
I discuss these differences from my own point of view and how this is reflected in the language too.
I should say, I feel like I sounded a bit negative towards America. If that's the case, it was not intended! I love the US and the American people.
Here's the YouTube video I mentioned in the episode: https://youtu.be/gKEPecsTD0E
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In this episode, I start by teaching some phrases related to "cringe". (Full vocabulary list on Level Up English)
I then read some Reddit posts looking at other people's cringe moments, as well as sharing some of my own that keep me awake at night. I finish with some advice on how to most past these embarrassing moments.
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In the past, in my series on English-speaking countries around the world, I've recorded guest episodes looking at Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, The US and Australia.
Continuing this series, Julie (@englishetc_with_julie) joins me to discuss her home country of Canada. Julie is an online English coach now living in Dubai.
We talk about the culture, language, accent, travel, food and much more! Join us for this exciting chat.
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The Canadian Money Roadmap
Learn how to invest smarter and create financial independence
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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.
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I look at several online pages about hacks to learn English more easily.
Do you know any language hacks to make things easier?
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The Daily Dad
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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.
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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 than watching something that will improve your English, just watch something that you enjoy. Enjoyment should always come first.
Having said that, if you're not sure where to start, here are some ideas that you may enjoy.
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Intelligent Investing with Glenn Leest
This podcast covers all topics related to Investing with Glenn Leest
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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.
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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?
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Vitality Made Simple
Take the stress out of being healthy! Join us for strategies to maximize vitality span.
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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 hear my thoughts on this difficult topic! What do you think about it?
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History of Africa
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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.
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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.
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Fairy Sleepy: Fall asleep fast
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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.
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Evoke Greatness
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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.
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The People Managing People Podcast
Actionable insights that will help you build happy, healthy, and productive workplaces.
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Smells Like Humans
Like spending time with funny friends talking about curious human behavior.
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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 some examples of my speaking them!
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Halfwit History
Let's talk about the upcoming week, but a long time ago (and sometimes not so long ago)!
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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!
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Career Sweetspot
A Greenhouse Coaching podcast for career and leadership growth.
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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?
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Make Money Podcasting
Learn how to make your first $10,000 with your podcast.
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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.
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Garden Basics with Farmer Fred
The healthiest food you can eat is the food you grow yourself. We have the tips.
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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.
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Garden Basics with Farmer Fred
The healthiest food you can eat is the food you grow yourself. We have the tips.
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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!)
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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.
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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Italiano ON-Air, the podcast on Italian Language
Follow a new episode every week to practice listening, pronunciation and learn Italian
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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"?
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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
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Why doesn't Michael speak perfectly, even though he's a native speaker and professional teacher?
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I'm really happy to be joined in this video by Mona Morshed. She's an English teacher from Iran, now living in the UK.
Mona's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/use_it_or_lose_it_mm/
We cover a few topics including culture comparisons between Iran and the UK, and we end the video with common English words that come from Persian.
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I recently returned from a trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina - my first post-pandemic trip. I had a fantastic time and tried my best to use as much of their language as possible.
As with all my trips, I have a lot of reflections and ideas on language learning that I'd like to share that might help you.
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Matthi ab Dewi (Matthew Clarke) is a fluent Cornish speaker, and joined me today to talk all about it!
Topics we cover in this episode:
- Where is Cornwall and what is Cornish?
- Is Cornwall part of England?
- How did we end up with so many languages in the British Isles?
- & Matthi teaches me some useful Cornish phrases
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Giving people the benefit of the doubt - not only is this a useful English phrase, but it's also a great attitude to have in life. I talk about some ways in which we can use this and how this way of thinking benefits my own life.
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I ramble about the important and relevant topic of smartphone addiction and how smartphones can be used to learn English, as well as some of my ideas on how to reduce smartphone usage is a.. smart way!
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I explore the important topic of living in the moment, inspired by a book I read recently. Living in the moment and not spending all our time worrying about the past or future is the key to a happy life (I believe!) and also makes a lot of sense when related to learning English.
I hope you find value in this episode.
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In this episode, I talk all about things that I find annoying and use some useful expressions to talk about this. Most importantly, I end the episode with some ideas on how we can deal with our annoyances and become more understanding and patient human beings.
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Dafydd Morse kindly joined me on the show this week to introduce us to Wales - his home country on the west side of Britain. I feel like the Welsh culture (people, language, etc.) is often overlooked on a global scale, and perhaps some of you are hearing about it for the first time today! Whether that's true, or you know a bit already, I'm sure you'll enjoy what Dafydd has to say in this episode.
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Is Wales a country?
Is the Welsh language similar to English?
How about travel tips?
Relationship to England?
Listen to find out.
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Today I'm talking about a topic that means a lot to me - the topic of Minimalism. I share why it's important to me while talking about lots of useful vocabulary related to this topic.
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I love the topic of unsolved mysteries - both in the past and today. So let's talk about a few famous ones while using some useful grammar. We can use modal verbs to speculate about things. Check out the full shownotes for more information.
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Based on one of my private lesson plans, I have a topic here about ageing and getting older. How do you feel about getting older? Let's have a chat about it and learn some useful expressions. Hopefully, by the end of this episode, you'll also feel more positive about your age!
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I'll go through some really important tips that WILL help you level up your English pronunciation and sound more natural.
Improving your pronunciation is a really important task in English. It’s important to understand that it takes time and you won’t see any changes overnight. However, it is something that might be worth keeping in mind throughout your studies.
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Rod The English Teacher kindly joined me to talk about his difficulties facing and overcoming adversity in his life. We spoke about not giving up when you had a disability or limiting belief, as well as tips to work on your English, and finally a bit about accent reduction - is it a good thing?
I know you'll like this episode!
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I had a listener who is taking their driving test soon and requested an episode on driving, so I thought that was a great idea and I did it! I hope this episode helps you with some driving vocabulary and expressions, as well as the differences between British and American English.
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This is a video that I will also be posting on the podcast as an audio version. I talk a bit about burning out and ways to avoid this. I also share my plans for the future of my YouTube channel and work.
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Today I'm celebrating the launch of my brand new IELTS exam training course at Level Up English to talk about working towards your goals. Whether you are taking the IELTS exam, or just making some more general goals to study towards in your English learning journey, I try to give some tips on how you can do that.
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Ray (Learn English with Ray) joined me at the start of 2022 to discuss resolutions and planning for the new year. We look at some questions to make plans for the year as well as some useful expressions you can use at this time.
This is a really casual chat so you get to hear real, natural English with me and Ray's wonderful Scottish accent.
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To celebrate the launch of my side project, SpeakMore Languages, I'm covering the topic of making friends. In SpeakMore, you can make friends while practising a language in groups along with professional and experienced teachers. Today, I'd like to share my own opinions, advice and reminders on how to make friends as an adult.
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Today I'm answering a listener question about striking a balance in your English learning between grammar and the rest of study. I'll also be giving some of my advice to school students on how to approach language learning while balancing school studies too.
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This is an episode I've been looking forward to for a long time as I'll be going deep into topics regarding reflections from 2021 and resolutions for the coming year. I love this time of year and it's great to pause and take a think about what went well and what you can do better next year.
In this episode, I share some of my own reflections, thoughts and plans, and I reflect the questions back to you. I'd love if some of these questions are useful for you too, and feel free to even leave a comment or send me an email with your answers!
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Martin from Rock 'n' Roll English joins me to share some embarrassing stories in life and related to language learning. We also speak about what you can do to embarrass a Brit, as well as learning from these awkward situations.
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Today I'm sharing a topic I enjoy from my private English lessons - personalities and characteristics. This episode is vocab-heavy and hopefully, you'll learn a lot! Feel free to answer the questions I give today on the shownotes page below.
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This is a LIVE Q&A podcast that we recorded a couple of weeks ago for Level Up English members. I sent out an invitation for members to join me on Zoom to ask questions.
Hopefully, it won’t be the last. If you guys like this, I’ll do more in the future, although most Q&As will be private and will not be published on the podcast. The learners asked some brilliant questions and we did our best to provide advice for each one. We covered topics including changing your learning routine, improving speaking and writing, and thoughts and accent.
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I respond to a listener question on how to improve memory and retain vocabulary. I share some tips on having a better memory, especially for English learning, as well as my current method of learning Japanese.
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As Autumn is here and winter is on its way, I'd like to talk about the seasons today.
I'm going to be sharing my views on the seasons and what the seasons are like in the UK. I'll also talk a bit about British customs and attitudes in each season as well as some useful phrases.
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Natasha Broodie (lifewiththebige.com) has a new book called 'Give Me Tea, Please' (Amazon Link), which helps English learners sound more polite and less direct when speaking English. There are so many subtle nuances to pick up here and it's never as simple as just translating from your mother tongue.
We cover many topics including: learning 4 languages at the same time, how to sound less rude, the differences between UK and US culture, and Natasha's language learning mistakes.
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I love setting goals and I think it's so important to be clear on your goals in order to reach a level of success in your English learning and elsewhere in life. In this episode, I talk about the importance of setting goals, how to set good goals, and also look at some useful phrases. I also share my own goals at the end.
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One of the most common questions I get asked is "How can I get a British accent?"
Today I'd like to share my views on whether this is a good question to ask. It may rustle some feathers and many people may disagree, but these are my views right now (subject to change). What do you think?
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I often get questions on how we can expand our vocabulary. This is an important question at any level, so let's look at 8 tips we can all do more to learn more words and remember them for longer.
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Douglas Oliveira (English4Reason) kindly joined me on the podcast for a casual conversation about language learning, but more specifically we spoke about passion and finding your purpose in life, or your 'Why'. It was an inspiring and motivational chat and I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
Douglas also has his own podcast, The Reason Why, where he interviewed me about my 'Why'. Definitely check that out too.
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In this episode, I begin by sharing some of my favourite bands along with some useful expressions you can use to say you like something. I then go over some vocabulary for parts of a song. We also look at 3 expressions for everyday conversation that originates in the music world. And finally, I share some of my views on learning English using music and songs.
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I share some ideas and methods of how you can add more gratitude into your life. As well as that, I share some things I'm grateful for while using good expressions to tell people how much you appreciate what they did.
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I'm answering a listener question today regarding colloquial expressions - gap fillers, to be more specific. Gap Fillers are really important when speaking English in a natural way and also in avoiding hesitation. Let's find out more.
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Emma (Pronunciation with Emma) and I have a casual chat about a variety of topics, including video games, learning Japanese, procrastination and pronunciation.
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I had a message about ordinal numbers and, specifically, the pronunciation of the TH sound in them like in "fourth". It's a great question! In this episode, I go over what ordinal numbers are and give my thoughts on pronouncing them.
Be sure to check out next week's episode (the link will be here) with Pronunciation With Emma. She's great at answering these kinds of questions!
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Hagar sent a message and wanted to know how she can improve her speaking skills and overcoming the feeling of shyness when speaking in front of new people, despite being good at speaking by herself. Another issue was forgetting things like vocabulary when speaking.
I'm going to do my best to respond to this and share my thoughts about this topic today.
I also made an episode about shyness a long time ago (Episode 8).
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Today I'm responding to a question on improving confidence when speaking. I hope you find it useful.
I've had a lot of kind audio messages recently and I really appreciate it. You’re always welcome to leave one at levelupenglish.school/podcast and there’s a good chance I’ll reply to it in a future episode.
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Today I'm going to be talking about happiness vs memories and why you may not be able to have both at the same time. This is taken from an article I found online and found really interesting.
Today I'm going to be paraphrasing this article, sharing my thoughts on it, and giving a couple of good phrases and words.
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Elfin is an Italian coach and passionate Italophile who helps students learn and gain access to the culture through language. She specialises in learning through TV shows and has a lot of good advice in this area. She also hosts language immersion retreats and hosts her own podcast.
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I reached out to my Instagram followers and asked the question: What are your obstacles to learning English?
In today's episode, I respond to the main excuses that I saw.
Just to clarify, I'm also guilty of having all of these excuses too. Everyone's situation is different, but this is general advice on how you can overcome these issues. I hope it helps!
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Today I'd like to talk about regret and how we can express regrets in English using some different phrases. I'll be using my own experiences to demonstrate the examples and then talking about the concept of regret in a deeper way towards the end. I hope you won't regret listening to this!
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Today I'm going to go over some advice on how to bring more happiness into your life. I will also sandwich in some good synonyms so you can avoid using the word 'happy' and say more advanced words instead.
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Cara Leopold helps adventurous expats and intrepid travelers understand fast-talking native English speakers, themselves, and the world around them by watching and discussing movies.
In this episode, I asked Cara all about her experience with learning and teaching languages using movies. We spoke a lot about listening skills and the use of subtitles, and I'm sure you'll like this one.
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As a child who grew up with sci-fi movies and games, I always dreamt about how cool it would be to live in the future, and now I realise we actually do!
Today I’m going to talk about some of my predictions for the future and also use some words to describe the chance of that happening.
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There are many benefits to learning English in a group, whether that's with a language partner or a whole group in a group class. Not sure whether it's suitable for you? Well, I'd like to talk about some of the benefits today and who these kinds of lessons might be suited for.
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A special food episode! I share some of the popular dishes in the UK, as well as my favourites recipes and foods to have. We'll also learn some good vocabulary related to cooking today.
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Luke Thompson is the host of the popular "Luke's English Podcast". He has a decade of experience podcasting and far more as a teacher.
In this episode, we cover shyness, English immersion, how to have good listening practice, using comedy in English, and Luke also shared a couple of funny and embarrassing problems he's had with learning French.
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I share some common English proverbs, some of my favourite quotes, and then end with an exercise to improve your life and achieve your dreams and goals.
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I discuss veganism and similar diets to learn more about this topic, get some listening practice, and learn some good vocabulary and expressions related to this.
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Answering a listener email, I give some tips on pronouncing the ER at the end of words in British English.
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Ronan from English on the Road joins me today to talk about his home country of Ireland. Ronan is an English coach from Ireland and now living in Canada. He has a wealth of knowledge of Irish culture and history and I really enjoyed talking to him today. I still have a lot to learn in this area, so join me on this learning journey.
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A listener asked how to get out of this 'stuck' feeling and move to an advanced level. I share my thoughts.
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A listener wrote to me by email asking about how to have good time management to allow for more efficient studying.
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I give some of my favourite advice and ideas regarding improving your reading in English.
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Today I'm looking at 4 meditations from the Ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism and relating them loosely to English learning.
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Olly Richards joins me for a talk about learning through stories. Olly is a polyglot, author and well-known language learner. Through his podcast (I Will Teach You A Language), he shares advice for language learners and interviews expert guests. His book series "Short Stories" has had a huge impact on the language-learning community.
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Answering a listener question regarding remembering grammar while talking. This is a really common problem and I think my advice will help.
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Today we're looking at life hacks to improve your life and your English studies.
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A summary of advice regarding how you can improve your speaking in English.
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Teacher Ken and I talked about Scottish identity, culture, language, travel, and much more!
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Join me in celebrating our 100th episode of the podcast!
We'll talk about the Top 10 Listener countries, my journey in life so far, my plans for the future, and some expressions related to celebrations.
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Lots of advice on why you should practise writing and how to go about it
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I look at some everyday British slang today. Part 2 in the series on slang.
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Alex is an English learner and polyglot who shares his experiences with us today.
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Sharing personal stories and my biggest language struggles.
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Let's have a quick chat about some of my plans for the future.
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Explaining the difference between Do and Make and common collocations.
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Advice on how faking confidence can lead to English fluency.
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I share some advice on how you can find the perfect English teacher for you.
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English Teacher Adriana joins me for a chat about many aspects of language learning.
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I answer a listener question on how to sound like a native speaker.
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The final tense episode looking at the Future Perfect tense!
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The final episode of 2020 - a deep dive into how to make good resolutions as well as my personal feelings about the year.
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Teacher Matt joins me on the podcast for a special Christmas-themed episode!
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My two cents on how you can make English learning more enjoyable.
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Advice on how to take your English learning more seriously and get started!
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An overview of the Past Perfect tense with some practice at the end.
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I answer some questions given to me by listeners on Instagram.
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Ehsan from Lingoage is an IELTS examiner and he shares his tips for students.
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I explain my study routine along with 5 tips on how to make the perfect English routine for yourself.
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Bonfire Night is the celebration of the failed assassination attempt in 1605, and now a UK tradition.
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Let's practise the present perfect tense through listening.
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Selene joined me for a conversation about teaching children, common learner questions, and much more!
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I give my advice on how to learn through reading and some generic recommendations.
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Tino and I were guests on Ken's new podcast which is a discussion between 3 teachers. It was a lot of fun! Since I'm recovering from some dental work and can't speak, it's the perfect time to share this!
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We'll look at a very useful piece of grammar today to help with your daily English practice.
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Rob (from English With Rob) joined me for a conversation about all things English.
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Join me for a virtual audio tour of London and look at what you should do here.
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I talk about whether it's a good idea to learn 2 languages at the same time.
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I discuss whether you really need motivation to learn English and a good way to view learning.
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I give my advice on using British English slang, plus a few bonus words at the end.
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Coach Steve joins me for a conversation about English, language schools and making learning fun.
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We'll cover some useful connected speech tips for British pronunciation.
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How you can avoid frustration and make English fun.
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Taking a break from anything in life can be beneficial, and English is no exception.
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Charlie is from Manchester but now living and working in Japan and we talk about language learning today.
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I explain conditionals and give you some tasks to do to learn this tricky grammar.
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I answer a listener question regarding improving the rhythm and flow of English.
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I cover the 5 most common excuses that people use not to study English.
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A short talk about hiking and hobbies and lots of new vocabulary along the way.
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Molly returns to the podcast to discuss schools in the UK and her teaching experience.
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How to find a language partner and have a good learning experience with them.
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Flashcards- what are they? Should you be using them? What are the pros and cons? Let's discuss it all today.
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Let's explore the history and culture of the different regions of The British Isles.
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The podcast is changing! From Wednesday 27th May, this podcast will be called The Level Up English Podcast. The content will be the same, but the name and picture of the podcast will change.
The reason is to match my new online school: The Level Up English School - levelupenglish.school
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I answer lots of little questions from listeners in my first AMA episode.
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The feeling of getting worse is common in language learning. Let's find out why that might be and how to overcome it.
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I compare the two times I went to Japan and tried speaking Japanese. The big takeaway is to ignore your fear and focus on the positives.
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Today we discuss the difference between learning from vocabulary lists at home and learning from context in life real situations.
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Let's talk about how to cope with a lack of confidence when speaking English.
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Kerry is an English teacher from Ireland and we discuss English and Irish culture and language.
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Let's look at the difference between modal verbs would, could and might.
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If you want to teach English to your son or daughter, this is the episode for you.
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An update episode where I discuss my travel experiences and the lessons I learnt.
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A listener question on the most common English mistakes.
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A conversation with Lindsay Williams from Lindsay Does Languages.
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Birthdays and related vocabulary and grammar.
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The difference between future tense "will" and "going to".
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Answering a listener question looking at family-related expressions.
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I talk to Kerstin Cable - a polyglot and language coach - about language learning and accent.
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Happy New Year! Let's discuss some goals for the year.
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Join Michael for 2019's Christmas Special.
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I share my views on how to get English language immersion.
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A conversation with Stew who is an English teacher living in Japan.
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Don't study vocabulary lists! Try studying collocations and phrases.
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I give my best advice on how to get motivated to learn English.
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Teacher Will - an English teacher from the US - talks with me about learning and teaching.
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I look at some English expressions while giving you my best travel advice.
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My tips for travelling around Britain to getting out of London.
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I share my views on what makes English an easy language to learn.
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I talk to Ken - a Scottish English teacher living in Thailand.
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I share 10 words that you can use with friends using casual British English.
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If you want to improve your British accent, this is the place to be!
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In this episode, I give you some advice on how to act politely in the UK!
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Today I talk with English learner and Spanish teacher Estela.
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14 British TV series that might help improve your British listening skills.
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A brief explanation and history of the Cornish language in Britain.
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I answer a listener question with my advice on preparing for the IELTS exam.
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I talk today with Roxana, a British English teacher living and working in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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I go through an online list of reasons to teach English online.
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English expressions common in the workplace.
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I share some common expressions used in English for dating, romance and love.
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A short conversation between me and Eman.
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Advice on how to remember the tenses you learn while talking.
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An introduction and explanation about English phrasal verbs.
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Advice on how you can remember vocabulary and keep new information in your brain.
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I talk with Molly, from China, about her experience learning English.
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Job interviews are generally quite terrifying. The one thing that can make them worse is having an interview in a second language!
First of all, there’s the fear of making grammatical and pronunciation mistakes. And there’s also the issue of knowing what questions to prepare for as these can be different from country to country.
In this podcast, we’re going to cover all of these problems so you can feel confident for your next interview.
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I look at different methods to practise listening in English.
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I grew up very shy, so I draw upon my experience to give some advice.
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In this podcast, I talk with Emma, a fellow online English teacher.
We discuss the difficulties of learning languages, pronunciation problems, embarrassing moments and more!
You can see what Emma's up to on her website and social media.
Her Website
Facebook
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ResourcesPronunciation in Use Book by Mark Hancock
My Phrasal Verbs & Expressions Online Courses
The Podcast
2:10: Emma's introduction & history as a teacher
9:28: Why did you choose to teach?
16:33: My history
17:38: English accents
26:01: Learning foreign languages
29:31: What would you learn if you had more time?
34:55: Embarrassing language stories
48:26: Tips for English learners
54:29: Language resources
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I made a huge mistake with my language learning. Don't be like me!
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When I was first learning to meditate, the instruction was to simply pay attention to my breath, and when my mind wandered, to bring it back.
Why is it so hard to pay attention? Well, studies show that even when we’re really trying to pay attention to something — like maybe this talk — at some point, about half of us will drift off into a daydream, or have this urge to check our Twitter feed.
Instead of this hunger signal coming from our stomach, this emotional signal — feeling sad — triggers that urge to eat.
What if instead of fighting our brains, or trying to force ourselves to pay attention, we instead tapped into this natural, reward-based learning process?
And this is what mindfulness is all about: Seeing really clearly what we get when we get caught up in our behaviours.
We start to notice that cravings are simply made up of body sensations — oh, there’s tightness, there’s tension, there’s restlessness.
Word MeaningsMind-wandering - to think about past memories or future worries
Drift off - To float away gently (a boat, your mind...)
Urge - The strong feeling of desire to do something without thought
Trigger - Something that causes something else to happen
To tap into - To find the hidden ability inside yourself or something else
To get caught up in - To get distracting by doing something
To crave - When your body wants something
Restlessness - The feeling of being impatient and unable to stay still
TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/judson_brewer_a_simple_way_to_break_a_bad_habit?language=en
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Expression of Today: Turophobia - is the fear of what?
Muhammed asked on Facebook
“Why are there some letters that we don’t pronounce?”
For example: Know, Listen, Often, Neighbour
**29% of English is French (France was the main language after the 1066 invasion for 600 years)
Examples of French words:** Beef, Pork, Pastry, Salad, Portrait, Capitalism, Camoflague
26% of English is from Germanic languages (including Old English, Old Norse and Dutch)
* Old Norse words are often concrete nouns, things we can feel. They often have hard consonants, such as "dirt, gun, club"
* Words with silent Ks usually come from Old Norse and the K used to be pronounced. Over time, the pronunciation changed but the spelling remained the same.
* In Old English, the E used to be pronounced. "Bite" used to have two syllables.
6% of English comes from Greek - it’s a very old language and supposedly the first to use an alphabet with vowels (AEIOU) and consonants (BCDFG).
* Philosophy (pronounced like "FILO..")
* Phobia (something you’re scared of)
English also likes to borrow words from other languages.Tsunami, karate (Japanese)
Caravan (Persian-->French-->English)
Know - Comes from old English. The K has stopped being pronounced.
Listen - Also form Germanic languages. The T is quite hard to say so probably why it stopped
Often - Middle English - Can be pronounced both ways
Neighbour - Old English - from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’
Game of Thrones Expressions
"Lady of Winterfell, [it] has a nice ring to it"If something "has a nice ring" that means it sounds good or is pleasing to the ear.
"Sir John? That has a nice ring to it"
"It had its moments"This means that an event was not completely boring or terrible. Some parts were fun or interesting.
"The party last night had its moments"
"I’m sure you weren’t thrilled to hear the Lannister armies are marching North."
To be thrilled means to be happy about something.
"I'm sure you weren't thrilled to see it's raining today."
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How to prepare for a trip abroad and useful English for this.
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English is useful whether you’re travelling to an English country or another country where you don’t know the language since most people know some level of English.
If you’re learning English then you are lucky! You can use English in any country (if I do it people will think I’m lazy)
How your travel will be different if you know the language
* Meet new people
* Learn about history
* Read a restaurant menu
* Avoid misunderstandings
* Learn about the culture
It’s useful to remember a few structures that you can add in your own words to change the meaning.
* I have no idea (where I am, what to order, etc)
* Is there anything you’d recommend doing/eating?
* Talk about the weather
+ It’s boiling today, isn’t it?
+ It’s freezing! (British love exaggerating)
+ It’s tipping it down
+ It’s a bit drizzly
A teacher can help you with any mistakes or serious pronunciation issues you have before the trip.
Think about what you’d like to do on holiday and visit the websites or read about it. Then study the language.
British politeness ( don't be direct)
* I would like (use when asking other people) / I want (use when talking to yourself)
* Please, could I have...
* Would you mind if...
* Always say please, sorry and thank you!
The good thing about travel is that you can make a fool of yourself and no one will ever see you again!
*Ask people questions even when you know the answer - just to practice!
My advice for visiting the UK: Get out of the cities and see the countryside.
Don’t worry if you’re not as good as you think. Most people find language is harder when they actually go to the country - just like I did in Japan.
Expression: Do you have itchy feet?
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What you can do to get a British accent.
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How to Learn British Pronunciation
Introduction
- There are countless British accents in England, let alone in the whole world.
- Don’t worry too much about accents. Everyone has one (even native speakers) and it should be a badge of pride to show where you come from.
- However: Reasons to want a British accent:
- To be more respected at work
- To stop being treated like an outsider
- To impress your friends!
British accents have a few things in common which we’ll look at later
General Advice
- Get the foundations right when you start so you don’t cement your mistakes, but change will come over time.
- Watch lots of British TV shows, movies, and of course podcasts
- Talk with native speakers and try to mimic their pronunciation
- Getting a teacher would be even better because they can correct your mistakes
- It takes a long time, and many people don’t begin to develop their accent fully until they reach an advanced level, don’t give up!
Specific Advice
- Shadowing - repeat words from phrases you hear. Pay attention to vowel sounds.
- Watch your mouth in a mirror
- Pay attention to your tongue position
- L - tongue touches top teeth
- R - tongue moves back in mouth, not touching
Learn stress
I recommend https://forvo.com/ for pronunciation and https://www.merriam-webster.com/ for a dictionary.
- PreSENT / PREsent
- SUSpect / susPECT
- Record yourself and listen back
Specific Sounds
- T sound - Very strong
- Butter, Better
- R sound - Not so strong
- Car, Park, Hair, Hard, Ear
American vs British
- AdvertIZEment (USA) / AdverTISSment (UK)
- The ILE sound is different. MoBLE (USA) / MoBILE (UK)
- Words ending in "ation". Organisation
I recommend this poem called The Chaos by Gerard Nolst Trenité
This poem shows the irregularities in English pronunciation. Try it for fun! It's very difficult though.
Recap: Having an imperfect accent isn’t the end of the world. We each have our own and should be proud of it. However, there's nothing wrong with wanting to improve, so I hope this helped.
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Hello and welcome to The English With Michael Podcast: The best place to come to study English as a Second Language, as well as to practice the British accent, with me - Michael Lavers - as your teacher.
Hello and welcome to the first-ever episode of the English With Michael Podcast.
This is an introductory episode so I thought I could take some time to tell you about who I am and what to expect from this podcast.
So my name is Michael Lavers. I'm an online ESL teacher - that is, people learning English as a Second Language.
I'm from a city called Plymouth in the United Kingdom.
I have taught thousands of lessons online with students from all around the world, all difference countries, from ages 4 to 80.
But maybe we could talk about why I want to make a podcast.
I love helping people improve their English, but, there's only so much I can do in one day. I have a lot of questions online, on my website, on social media, asking for help, but unfortunately I can't help everyone.
So I thought a podcast would be a great way to reach more people and, hopefully, help people improve their English, and also British English.
I love podcasts! I listen to several hours of podcasts every day, so I think it's a really good way to learn no matter how busy you are.
I'm really passionate about helping people and I think podcasts are a good way to do that.
So let's talk about what you can expect in this podcast.A usual episode might include me:
- answering your questions
- providing some advice on how to learn English
- maybe sometimes we can talk about grammar and vocabulary (but in a fun way)
- in the future I may do some interviews as well (I've never done that before so we'll have to see how it goes, but that's something I would be very interested in trying)
Each podcast: the full transcript, along with the podcast notes and all the resources will be available on my website at ewmichael.com/podcast
If you have any questions for me that you'd like me to answer, or any ideas for future episodes, please let me know and I'll be happy to answer.
So thank you vert much for coming to check out my podcast and I'm looking forward to learning together.
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