Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

777. The Rick Thompson Report: Has Boris Johnson Resigned?

<p>My dad talks about the latest news about Boris Johnson, who on Friday said the UK should now begin the process of finding a new Prime Minister. Why is Johnson going to step down? What scandals has he been involved in during his life? What might happen next? Listen to hear my dad's comments in plain English.</p><p>Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-r95 </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

P35 [1/2] StoryTime: Learn English with Stories (free LEP Premium Sample) THE BEAR STORY

<p>A free sample of LEP Premium, from Luke's English Podcast. This is a full English lesson with self-study techniques, an entertaining story about a bear, language exercises and pronunciation practice. Full PDF transcript &amp; worksheet available 👇</p><p><em>LEP Premium is a series of bonus episodes from Luke's English Podcast in which I teach you vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. LEP Premium is now available on Acast+. Episodes are usually in audio format, and you can listen to them in any normal podcast app.</em></p><p><strong>👉 </strong>Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ <a href="https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium</a></p><p><strong>👉 </strong>Click here for more information about LEP Premium on Acast+ <a href="https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p><p><strong>👉 </strong>Already subscribed to LEP Premium on Libsyn/LEP App? Click here for important information <a href="https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium/moving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium/moving</a></p><p><strong>👉 </strong>Get the full PDF transcript/worksheet for this episode</p><p>📄🎁 PDF in normal size <a href="https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-1_1-StoryTime_-Learn-English-with-Stories-free-LEP-Premium-Sample-THE-BEAR-STORY-COMPUTER-VERSION.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-1_1-StoryTime_-Learn-English-with-Stories-free-LEP-Premium-Sample-THE-BEAR-STORY-COMPUTER-VERSION.pdf</a></p><p>📄🎁 PDF with large text for your phone <a href="https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-1_1-StoryTime_-Learn-English-with-Stories-free-LEP-Premium-Sample-THE-BEAR-STORY-PHONE-VERSION.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-1_1-StoryTime_-Learn-English-with-Stories-free-LEP-Premium-Sample-THE-BEAR-STORY-PHONE-VERSION.pdf</a></p><p>📄🎁 PDF Bear Story Transcript <a href="https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-The-Bear-Story-Transcript-COMPUTER-VERSION.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-The-Bear-Story-Transcript-COMPUTER-VERSION.pdf</a></p><p>📄🎁 PDF Bear Story Transcript for your phone <a href="https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-The-Bear-Story-Transcript-PHONE-VERSION.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-The-Bear-Story-Transcript-PHONE-VERSION.pdf</a></p><p>📼 Video version on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/7Pk2wN8APes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/7Pk2wN8APes</a></p><p>🔗 Episode page on my website <a href="https://wp.me/p4IuUx-r1P" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-r1P</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

776. News about changes to LEP & LEP Premium (A)

<h3>*Update 24/06/2022 - problems are now fixed!*</h3><h3>Episodes of LEP have disappeared from podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play - sorry about this! I'm changing podcast host, and my podcast feed is being updated. This is causing a few technical issues, but they are being fixed. Details below 👇</h3><p><br></p><ul><li>I have moved to a new podcast host - one which is based in Europe and which just suits me much better</li><li>Cool things are: You’ll be able to get LEP Premium much more easily - in your podcast app of choice (details on the website - coming soon)</li><li>You can support the podcast a lot more easily, if you’d like to be a stakeholder in LEP.&nbsp;</li><li>This is all part of my attempt (over 13 years!) to become a self-sufficient podcaster who can devote more time and energy to this project, and make episodes better and more useful and entertaining for you</li><li><strong>You will notice some ads in episodes, depending on where you are. Not every time.</strong></li><li><strong>Also you might hear me mentioning podcast sponsors at the start of episodes sometimes.</strong></li><li>Previously I used to have sponsors, but the pandemic stopped that, basically. I used to talk about italki, spoken, audible, but those things stopped fully during the coronavirus pandemic.</li><li>But I have to find ways to keep the podcast going and so the new host I’m working with (Acast) gives the option to put some ads in my episodes and they might also let me read some sponsorship promos too.</li><li>This is the way podcasts are going, as the technology develops and the medium becomes more established, little automatic adverts and sponsorships are part and parcel of that. This is how an industry develops around this sort of thing.</li><li>Back when I started this in 2009 it just wasn’t possible because the technology wasn’t there but these days it’s normal to either have some advertising in the content or you have the option to pay for a subscription with more content and no ads.&nbsp;</li><li>Just like YouTube, you get some ads on that platform and it’s just normal. Some people get YouTube premium to go ad-free and get all the music and stuff.</li><li>Or Spotify - if you use the free version to listen to your music there are ads on that too, unless you pay for a subscription.</li><li>So that’s what’s happening with LEP.</li><li>It’s not going to make a huge difference to you, I have to say, but I thought I would at least mention it, just so I can be transparent.&nbsp;</li><li>So here’s how it’s going to work.</li><li><strong>You’ll get all the free episodes as normal, and the whole episode archive will continue to be freely available as normal.</strong></li><li>You’ll probably hear a few ads sometimes. They’ll be short - certainly shorter than if I did them myself!</li><li><strong>If you want to remove those ads so you never hear them while listening to LEP you’ll also be able to sign up for ad-free episodes. That’ll cost about $2 per month. You’ll be supporting me too if you do that.</strong></li><li><strong>You’ll be able to access LEP Premium episodes more easily than before, and it should be a system that you all should have access to (unlike with my original system which seems or seemed to block certain credit cards from different countries - the Acast system should accept all of you) and you’ll be able to get your premium content in your normal podcast app - not just through the LEP App. And if you become a premium subscriber, that will also remove all the ads. And you’ll be supporting me too.</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p>This way I can keep the archive free, but also reward people who support me by giving them my premium content which I always work hard to produce.</p><p>For LEP Premium subscribers - keep an eye on your LEP subscription because I will be uploading an announcement about that too, and also some new premium content is in the pipeline.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

775. A Rambling Chat with James (June 2022)

<p>775. A Rambling Chat with James (June 2022)</p> <p>My brother James comes back onto the podcast for a conversation about the hot weather, tricky Wordpress updates, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, Rock Music concert movies, Alan Partridge's live show, Irish/British relations and plenty more.</p> <p>📖 Episode page with introduction transcript and other notes + videos <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qRz">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qRz</a></p> <p>🍺 🎶 Buy James and pint and listen to his music <a href= "http://www.jimthompson.bandcamp.com">www.jimthompson.bandcamp.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

774. Learn English with a Scary Story (Camp Stabbiwaka by Peter Carlson)

<p>Listen to Luke reading a text adventure story set in a summer camp. You can read the story at the same time as you listen, or just relax and have fun following this action packed horror story, and read do text adventure later. Includes some vocabulary explanations, differences between British &amp; American English and some very dodgy jokes. Video version available.</p><p>Episode page (download the audio, find my other episodes) <a href="https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qAQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qAQ</a></p><p>Open the story in your browser <a href="http://play2.textadventures.co.uk/Play.aspx?id=lu8kzyzfp0wxpnqsdcpexq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> http://play2.textadventures.co.uk/Play.aspx?id=lu8kzyzfp0wxpnqsdcpexq</a>&nbsp;</p><p>LEP T-shirts, mugs, etc <a href="https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a>&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

773. What do British people think about The Queen and The Royal Family? (with James)

<p>773. What do British people think about The Queen and The Royal Family? (with James)</p><p>Luke and James discuss their feelings about the Royal Family, with some survey results about the popularity of royal family members among British people in general.</p><p>Episode page <a href="https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qMp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qMp</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

772. Rambling in the Podcastle (June 2022) News / Thoughts / Reflections

<p>772. Rambling in the Podcastle (June 2022) News / Thoughts / Reflections</p> <p>This is an unedited monologue in which I talk about some things which are on my mind at the moment, including how my hair is stopping me from learning French (and vice versa), virtuous and vicious circles, how English is like a shark (or a river - or maybe a shark in a river), some comments about recent episodes and a visit from a friendly bat at my podcastle.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qJQ">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qJQ</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>LEP Merch <a href="https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a></p> <p>Image by <a href= "https://pixabay.com/users/funkyfocus-3900817/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1875813">FunkyFocus</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1875813">Pixabay</a> </p> <p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

771. Sick In Japan (Recorded Live at the BC)

<p>771. Sick In Japan (Recorded Live at the BC)</p> <p>My story about how I ended up in a Japanese hospital bed, scared out of my brain. Recorded live in front of an audience at the British Council in Paris.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qC0">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qC0</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP T-Shirts, Mugs & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

770. Boats & Murder (but mostly murder) with Moz

<p>770. Boats & Murder (but mostly murder) with Moz</p> <p>An episode with my friend Moz from the Murder Mile True Crime Podcast. Moz returns to tell us some true stories of crimes in the London area. Expect some smalltalk about living on a boat, some murder stories and an interactive detective game in which we have to solve a murder.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qm6">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qm6</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>Luke's stand up comedy at the English Comedy Night in Paris <a href= "https://www.panameartcafe.com/shop/stand_up/paname-english-comedy-night/"> https://www.panameartcafe.com/shop/stand_up/paname-english-comedy-night/</a> </p> <p>Murder Mile Podcast <a href= "https://www.murdermiletours.com/podcast.html">https://www.murdermiletours.com/podcast.html</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

769. Film Club: This Is Spinal Tap (with James)

<p>769. Film Club: This Is Spinal Tap (with James)</p> <p>A return to Luke's Film Club with the classic comedy This Is Spinal Tap, a "mockumentary" about a fictitious rock band from the 1980s. This time I am joined by my brother James and we discuss what was once voted "Funniest comedy film of all time". Learn some famous quotes from the film, listen to some scenes and understand the comedy with help from James and me.</p> <p>Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qwC</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

768. English Teaching Methodologies (with Gabriel Clark)

<p>768. English Teaching Methodologies (with Gabriel Clark)</p> <p>Gabriel Clark from clarkandmiller.com joins me to discuss a short history of teaching methodology in the world of TEFL. The direct method, the grammar translation method, The Audio Lingual Method, the Structural Approach, Suggestopedia, Total Physical Response, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), The Silent Way, Community Language Learning, Task Based Language Learning, The Lexical Approach and dogme style - all these get described and discussed. Learn how English teachers teach you English!</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-quK">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-quK</a></p> <p>My talk at the British Council <a href= "https://www.britishcouncil.fr/evenements/talks-english-comedie">https://www.britishcouncil.fr/evenements/talks-english-comedie</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP Merch etc <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

767. Amber & Paul in the Podcastle (Catching Up #12)

<p>767. Amber & Paul in the Podcastle</p> <p>Two hours of PodPal action for your enjoyment. This one has a bit of everything. Some audience questions, an idioms game, some dodgy jokes, accents, impressions and more.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qre">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qre</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>LEP T-shirts, mugs etc <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

766. Learning English with The News (with Stephen from SEND7 Podcast)

<p>766. Learning English with The News (with Stephen from SEND7 Podcast)</p> <p>Talking to Stephen from the Simple English News Daily podcast about learning English with the news and whether BBC reporters actually speak like normal humans.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qm3">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qm3</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP T-shirts, mugs, etc <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch </a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

765. Travelling Stories / Reverse Culture Shock (with Martin Johnston from Rock n' Roll English)

<p>765. Travelling Stories / Reverse Culture Shock (with Martin Johnston from Rock n' Roll English)</p> <p>Martin joins Luke to talk about moving back to the UK, his fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees and some funny stories about travelling experiences.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qkq">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qkq</a></p> <p>Martin's fundraiser <a href= "http://www.rocknrollenglish.com/stories">www.rocknrollenglish.com/stories</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

764. 22 Funny Jokes, Explained

<p>764. 22 Funny Jokes, Explained</p> <p>Learn English with 22 funny jokes with explanations of vocabulary, homophones, double meanings and pronunciation. Video version available. </p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qhy">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qhy</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>British Council English Score Tutors <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english</a> </p> <p>LEP T-Shirts, Mugs, etc <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

763. Rambling in the new Pod-Room / Choose The Adverb / Deal or No Deal

763. Rambling in the new Pod-Room / Choose The Adverb / Deal or No Deal <p>This is a chance for me to just let loose and have a ramble while inviting you to this kind of housewarming party (or perhaps just the first part of the party) in my new pod-room. In this one I am going to welcome you into the new room and do a ramble challenge in which I am restricted to only talking about things inside the room, plus reading from some random books on my shelves. Grammar rules, adverbial collocations and a game show story.</p> <p>Private Lessons with British Council English Score Tutors <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english</a></p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-q9b">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-q9b</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a>  LEP T-Shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a></p> <p>Rules of the Ramble</p> <p>Welcome everyone to the pod-room. Give a tour. I’m restricted to only talking about things inside the room. Maybe describe some of the items on the walls and pictures. Include some descriptive language. Pick up a book and do a random exercise from it. Keep talking without pausing or saying “errr”.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

762. Meditation & Learning English (with Antony Rotunno)

<p>762. Meditation & Learning English (with Antony Rotunno)</p> <p>Discussing meditation, meditation techniques, how it can help in our lives and improve us as language learners. Antony Rotunno is my guest and listen out for stories, advice, tangents and maybe one or two revelations.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-q99">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-q99</a></p> <p>Private Lessons <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>LEP T-Shirts, Mugs & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a></p> <p>Luke & Antony discuss Monty Python & The Holy Grail <a href= "https://youtu.be/YMtOOBpRBaA">https://youtu.be/YMtOOBpRBaA</a></p> <p>Antony's Meditation episodes from Life & Life Only </p> <p><a href= "https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-4-the-joys-and-wonders-of-meditation-part-1-of-2/"> https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-4-the-joys-and-wonders-of-meditation-part-1-of-2/</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-5-the-joys-and-wonders-of-meditation-part-2-of-2/"> https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-5-the-joys-and-wonders-of-meditation-part-2-of-2/</a></p> <p></p> <p>Antony's Podcasts </p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Life & Life Only <a href= "https://plinkhq.com/i/1549021296?to=page">https://plinkhq.com/i/1549021296?to=page</a></li> <li>Glass Onion: On John Lennon <a href= "https://plinkhq.com/i/1473867166?to=page">https://plinkhq.com/i/1473867166?to=page</a> </li> <li>Film Gold <a href= "https://plinkhq.com/i/1544641271?to=page">https://plinkhq.com/i/1544641271?to=page</a> </li> </ul> <p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

761. Why we love The Beatles (Recorded Live at The British Council) + Public Speaking Tips

<p>761. Why we love The Beatles (Recorded Live at The British Council) + Public Speaking Tips</p> <p>This is a presentation I did at the British Council in Paris recently, in front of a live audience. First I talk about public speaking and my approach to doing presentations and then you can hear the recording of my talk. The Beatles were a global phenomenon when they first appeared in the 1960s and their appeal continues to this day. The world still loves The Beatles. But why is this? Join me as I take a deeper look at the social, cultural and psychological factors that make The Beatles story so compelling even after all these years.</p> <p>Episode page with intro & ending transcripts <a href="https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pXd">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pXd</a></p> <p>Private Lessons with British Council English Score Tutors <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/english</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>LEP T-Shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a>  </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

760. The Rick Thompson Report: Ukraine

<p>760. The Rick Thompson Report: Ukraine</p> <p>Talking to my dad about the situation in Ukraine on 28 February 2022.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pZ0">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pZ0</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

759. Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans

<p>759. Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans</p> <p>Join me as I walk around my local streets in Paris, go to the laundrette and ramble about what's going on in LEPland at the moment and why there haven't been any new episodes for a while.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://teacherluke.co.uk/2022/02/23/759-life-is-what-happens-when-youre-busy-making-other-plans/"> https://teacherluke.co.uk/2022/02/23/759-life-is-what-happens-when-youre-busy-making-other-plans/</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP T-Shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/meerch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p> <p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

758. Pub Quiz Trivia with Sarah The Paris Quiz Mistress

<p>758. Pub Quiz Trivia with Sarah The Paris Quiz Mistress</p> <p>Chatting to pub quiz host Sarah Toporoff about her love of trivia, and asking each other quiz questions about history, geography, literature, language & pop culture. Can you answer the questions and follow the conversation?</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pSp">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pSp</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP T-Shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

757. Setting up my new Pod-Room / DIY (Do It Yourself) Vocabulary & Expressions

<p>757. Setting up my new Pod-Room / DIY (Do It Yourself) Vocabulary & Expressions</p> <p>Describing how I am setting up my new pod-room with a couple of stories and plenty of vocabulary for talking about DIY and doing improvements to your home. Vocabulary list available.</p> <p>Episode page with vocabulary list <a href= "https://teacherluke.co.uk/2022/01/22/757-setting-up-my-new-pod-room-diy-do-it-yourself-vocabulary-expressions/"> https://teacherluke.co.uk/2022/01/22/757-setting-up-my-new-pod-room-diy-do-it-yourself-vocabulary-expressions/</a> </p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>LEP T-Shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

756. Learn English with LEP in 2022 / A New Year Ramble

<p>756. Learn English with LEP in 2022 / A New Year Ramble</p> <p>In this episode I’m going to wish you a Happy New Year, ramble a little bit about what’s going on in LEPland, restate some of my aims and objectives for this podcast, and give a few comments on how you can use the podcast to improve your English, with reference to some recommended episodes from the archive.</p> <p>Episode page with links and notes <a href= "https://teacherluke.co.uk/2022/01/05/756-learn-english-with-lep-in-2022-a-new-year-ramble/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://teacherluke.co.uk/2022/01/05/756-learn-english-with-lep-in-2022-a-new-year-ramble</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>LEP T-Shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p> <p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

754. Learning & Teaching English in The Metaverse / The Mandalorian (with Andy Johnson)

<p>754. Learning & Teaching English in The Metaverse / The Mandalorian (with Andy Johnson)</p> <p>Andy Johnson returns to talk about more “M” words - this time it’s The Metaverse and The Mandalorian. The Metaverse is an immersive and interactive 3D online environment. How can it be used for learning and teaching English? Andy’s new job is with a company that offers English learning in the metaverse, so let’s chat about it. Also, we finally talk about The Mandalorian on LEP after waiting nearly a year! This is probably the last episode of LEP in 2021 - so Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you have a Happy New Year!</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pLR">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pLR</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>Fluent Worlds Academy (Learn English in The Metaverse) <a href= "https://academy.fluentworlds.com/">https://academy.fluentworlds.com/</a> </p> <p>LEP T-Shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

753. Visiting the Louvre Museum with Amber & Paul

<p>753. Visiting the Louvre Museum with Amber & Paul</p> <p>Join Amber, Paul and me as we take a tour of the famous Louvre Museum in Paris and describe some of the world's most amazing artwork and artefacts, including stunning Greek sculptures like Venus de Milo, fascinating renaissance paintings by Leonardo da Vinci such as the Mona Lisa and many more incredible pieces. The video version has photos of all the work being described. Photos are also shown on the website page.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pLe">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pLe</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>LEP T-Shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

752. Creating Award-Winning Books for Children (with Penny Dale)

<p>752. Creating Award-Winning Books for Children (with Penny Dale)</p> <p>Author and illustrator Penny Dale talks about the process of creating successful books for children, including some of her most popular books such as Ten In The Bed and the Dinosaur series. Video version available. Audio version has 30mins extra rambling.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pJd">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pJd</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP T-shirts & Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p> <p>Penny Dale <a href= "http://www.pennydale.co.uk">www.pennydale.co.uk</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

751. Bath Arts Workshop: Counterculture in the 1970s (with Penny Dale)

<p>751. Bath Arts Workshop: Counterculture in the 1970s (with Penny Dale)</p> <p>Chatting to English author & illustrator Penny Dale about her involvement in a counterculture arts movement from the 1970s, the Bath Arts Workshop.</p> <p>Episode page with vocabulary notes <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pIT">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pIT</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p> <p>More information about BAW and the new book <a href= "https://www.bathartsworkshop.org/">https://www.bathartsworkshop.org/</a></p> <p> More about Penny Dale <a href= "http://www.pennydale.co.uk/about.html">http://www.pennydale.co.uk/about.html</a> </p> <p> Credit for Phil Shepherd interview clip - Richard Wyatt <a href= "http://www.bathnewseum.com">www.bathnewseum.com</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

750. An Unedited Ramble / How to talk about Being Busy in English

<p>750. An Unedited Ramble / How to talk about Being Busy in English</p> <p>In this unedited episode I share some of the thoughts that have been running through my head, talk about being busy and look at some vocabulary to describe busy times in your life. Video version available.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pIz">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pIz</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

749. LEP DESIGN COMPETITION 2021: Discussing the Entries & Choosing the Winners with James

749. LEP DESIGN COMPETITION 2021: Discussing the Entries & Choosing the Winners with James <p>James and Luke discuss designs sent in by listeners, and choose the winner(s). The prize: to have your design featured in the LEP Merch Store, plus an £80 reward! Listen for plenty of descriptive language, diplomatic language and ways of giving positive and feedback in English. Video version also available (with all the designs on screen) on YouTube.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pFU">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pFU</a></p> <p>LEP Merch store <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a></p> <p>James' music <a href= "http://www.jimthompson.bandcamp.com">www.jimthompson.bandcamp.com</a></p> <p>James on YouTube <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoDaze">https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoDaze</a></p> <p>EPISODE CONTENTS with time codes</p> <p>00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:34 Hello James 00:10:31 Judging Criteria 00:11:20 English to look out for 00:12:05 1. Iwona - "We're gonna have a good time" 00:16:41 2. Kyoungjin - LEP Logo with Black Circle 00:20:57 3. Francisca - "Stop Rambling Luke!" 00:27:17 4. Silvia & Sara - LEP Ninjas / Gill's Book Club 00:37:49 5. Giuliana - Frog Ninja 00:41:19 6. Adel - LEPland / Luke Dissecting a Frog 00:44:28 7. Lenka - Ramblecast t-shirt 00:47:07 8. Evgeniya - LEPland Citizen 00:50:37 9. Alyona - Cryptic LEP logo / It's my cup of tea 00:55:44 10. Denis - Russian Joke 1:02:38 11. Jakub - A range of LEP designs 1:06:48 13. All4Band.com team - "A particular set of skills" 1:13:20 14. Sia - Prawn man, Luke and Batman 1:17:03 15. Andrey - LEP X-Ray 1:20:40 16. Max - Luke's head 1:23:42 17. Sofia - All calm in LEPland 1:25:33 18. Julia - Pink Gorilla says Nice One ;) 1:29:05 THE WINNERS 1:37:02 Ending Monologue (Hedging & diplomatic language, James' music)</p> <p>I couldn't post all the images here I'm afraid. But you can see them on YouTube (link above) or the episode page (link also above).</p> <p class="p1">🎧</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

748. Karl Pilkington's 3-Minute Wonders / Manchester Accent [Part 2]

<p>748. Karl Pilkington's 3-Minute Wonders / Manchester Accent [Part 2]</p> <p>Understand more of Karl Pilkington's rambling as we learn about the Manchester accent and pick up vocabulary along the way. Video version available on YouTube.</p> <p>Episode page with transcript & video <a href= "https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pyE">https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pyE</a></p> <p>LEP Premium <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo</a> </p> <p>LEP Merch <a href= "https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>