Luke's English Podcast - Learn British English With Luke Thompson

Just a quick podcast today. 12 useful phrasal verbs. To read a full transcript and vocabulary notes, click here to visit the website https://teacherluke.co.uk/2009/10/19/extra-podcast-12-phrasal-verbs/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This full length podcast is about international English and pronunciation differences between American and British English. It includes audio from a TED Talk by Jay Walker https://www.ted.com/talks/jay_walker_the_world_s_english_mania For a transcript, vocabulary notes and a video for this podcast, click here to visit Luke's website. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/episode-10-british-and-american-pronunciation/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn 16 different ways to say "I like it".To read vocabulary notes and to see photos and a video for this podcast, click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/video-podcast-i-like-it/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To read a transcript for this episode, visit Luke's English Blog here. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/extra-podcast-quick-hello-3/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is all about men & women. Are they different? Do they communicate differently? It is inspired by a book called “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”, which is a very popular and successful guide to help men and women understand each other.  I talk to 2 male friends, and then 2 female friends. There is lots of useful natural English for you to study, remember and copy – and become a more advanced speaker of English! I hope you enjoy the podcast…Click here for transcripts & vocabulary notes for this episode https://teacherluke.co.uk/2009/10/19/episode-9-men-vs-women/ Image by Pixel2013 on Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/man-woman-composing-dispute-2933991/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just a quick "hello" from me and a chance to practise your listening skills with a funny comedy sketch. To read notes and a transcript for this episode, click here to go to Luke's English Blog. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/extra-podcast-quick-hello-2/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An episode with my friend and colleague Ben, with common social english questions, a conversation about going travelling in India and some useful vocabulary explained at the end.Vocabulary definitions and notes available here https://teacherluke.co.uk/2009/10/19/episode-8-travelling-in-india  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is about words and expressions related to dating & relationships.In part 1 I talk about what I’ve been doing recently, and talk about the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Part 2 is the feature section which is about dating & relationships. I play you a BBC TV comedy sketch about a blind date. Part 3 – I teach you some of the most common words and expressions that English people use when they talk about dating & relationships.Click here for a transcript and word lists https://teacherluke.co.uk/2009/10/19/episode-7-dating-and-relationships/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast is about Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who recently became very famous all over the world on YouTube. The language section is about idioms to describe personality.The feature section is about her and her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les Miserables. Why was it so special? Why have so many people in the world seen it? Why has she become so famous? Why do the Americans love her?CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT AND FOR DEFINITIONS OF IDIOMS IN THIS EPISODE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/episode-6-susan-boyle/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast episode today is about vampires! It includes a lecture on the myth of the vampire in modern popular culture, with a language focus on really useful vocabulary and expressions to describe feelings and emotions. CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT AND VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/episode-5-vampires/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is all about the strange career of Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix. Listen to Luke talk to his friend Howard about Joaquin's career. Learn some really natural vocabulary and expressions. For vocabulary, definitions and other notes - CLICK HERE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/episode-4-joaquin-phoenix/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi, this is just a quick extra podcast to say hello and to let you know there are more podcasts coming soon. Also in this episode you can listen to a comedy sketch about speaking English. CLICK HERE FOR MORE NOTES AND A TRANSCRIPT FOR THE COMEDY SKETCH http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/extra-podcast-quick-hello/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke is still at his parents' house, and this time he's chatting to his Mum, who used to be a massive Beatles fan in the 1960s. She talks about how she first found out about them, why she liked them, and which one was her favourite. The language section is about good ways to describe past habits. Enjoy! CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL TRANSCRIPT FOR THIS EPISODE :) http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/episode-3-musicthe-beatles/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Easter, so Luke has travelled back to his Mum & Dad's house in the Warwickshire countryside. In this show, Luke talks to his Dad about Easter celebrations, rolling eggs down hills and the dangers of rabbits on the road. Luke also teaches some useful adverbs. Enjoy! FULL TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/episode-2-easter/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first episode of Luke's English Podcast. In this episode Luke introduces himself to the world, and talks about what to expect from the podcast in the future. FULL TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/episode-1-introduction/  Don't forget to visit http://teacherluke.co.uk for more information and all the other episodes of this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.