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#349 Cycling the Shimanami Kaido (Casual English Chat)05 Nov 202500:54:29

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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#348 Sharing My Shower Thoughts29 Oct 202500:47:37

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!

Make sure to listen carefully to the vocabulary I mention throughout the episode. The full list of new words will be available on the website for members.

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#339 How NOT To Learn a Language27 Aug 202500:42:39

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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#249 Unbelievable Statistics About the UK06 Dec 202300:36:59

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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#248 I Tracked My Language Learning for 2 Months29 Nov 202300:38:40

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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#247 Digital Nomad in a Van (Paul Creane)22 Nov 202300:46:28
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.  



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#246 Easy Stories in English (Ariel Goodbody)15 Nov 202300:26:35

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.


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#245 The Ultimate Guide to IELTS Speaking08 Nov 202300:41:02

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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#244 The Link Between Exercise and Language Learning01 Nov 202300:26:36

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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#243 Should You Learn from Non-Native Speakers?25 Oct 202300:30:13

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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#242 Learn Languages Like a Pro (Xiaogua Chinese)18 Oct 202300:54:32

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.


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#241 Furry Friends - Team Dog or Team Cat?11 Oct 202300:25:03

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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#240 Biggest Lessons from Moving Abroad04 Oct 202300:42:04

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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#338 Overcoming Shyness (Anna, Confident Business English)20 Aug 202500:37:02

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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Don't forget to check out Anna's work on the links below.

Website: https://confidentbusinessenglish.com

Apple Podcasts | Spotify

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#239 Never Forget English Words Again27 Sep 202300:40:23

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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#238 Level Up English Live - Giving Advice20 Sep 202300:24:59

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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#237 The Power of Groups and Movies with Cara Leopold13 Sep 202300:42:53

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

Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast237

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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. 

 

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#236 Adding 'Up' to Verbs (Part 2)06 Sep 202300:29:58

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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#235 Learn English Fast with Comprehensible Input30 Aug 202300:33:54

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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#234 Steve Kaufmann's Language Learning Advice23 Aug 202300:38:02

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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#233 Don't Take Yourself So Seriously16 Aug 202300:32:14

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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#232 Making Big Life Changes09 Aug 202300:33:28

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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#231 Don't Call Me 'Dear'02 Aug 202300:21:50

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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#230 Buying a House in the UK26 Jul 202300:34:01

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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#337 11 Things I Learnt Teaching English13 Aug 202500:31:56

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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#229 The History of English with Kevin Stroud19 Jul 202300:47:22
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!
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#228 English Vocabulary for Getting Sick12 Jul 202300:33:04

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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#227 Do Phrasal Verbs Need Prepositions?05 Jul 202300:30:18

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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#226 Ask Me Anything 328 Jun 202300:32:00

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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#225 Tips to Succeed in IELTS with Aubrey Carter21 Jun 202300:40:11

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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#224 Eat or Eat Up? (Why We Always Say 'UP')14 Jun 202300:40:59

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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#223 How to Get Natural English with Parallelism07 Jun 202300:35:40

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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#222 What do British People Think of the Monarchy? 31 May 202300:27:00

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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#221 The Importance of Sleep24 May 202300:35:45

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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#220 Business English - Anna with 2Ns17 May 202300:48:57

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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#336 Moving from UK to Thailand: The Good & The Bad06 Aug 202500:31:45

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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#219 Learn English with Jokes10 May 202300:33:49

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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#218 4 Life Lessons from the World's Most Influential People03 May 202300:34:25

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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#217 Embrace Your Weirdness26 Apr 202300:34:03

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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#216 Is it bad to UM and AH? - Valerie Fridland19 Apr 202300:49:24

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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#215 Animal Idioms You Can Use in Daily Conversation12 Apr 202300:33:10

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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#214 How to Make Phone Calls in English05 Apr 202300:31:57

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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#213 How Long Until I Get Fluent in English?29 Mar 202300:30:20

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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#212 Secrets of a Hyperpolyglot - Richard Simcott22 Mar 202300:46:51

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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#211 Let's Talk About Money in English15 Mar 202300:20:55

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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#210 Will Robots Take Over? (AI Wrote this Episode)08 Mar 202300:35:37

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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#335 I Got Ghosted...30 Jul 202500:42:12

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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#209 Practising Self Love01 Mar 202300:32:21

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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#208 Why British People Say 'Sorry' So Much22 Feb 202300:30:05

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.

Here's the BBC Article I mentioned: Click here to open

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#207 Talking About Your Passions with Anna (English Like a Native)15 Feb 202300:53:02

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
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