#303 English Expressions for Teamwork with Emma

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 Em...

#302 18 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health

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 phr...

#301 Saying 'Sorry' Like a British Person

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 seriou...

#300 Life Experiences and Present Perfect Tense with Akari (Nihongo For You)

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 ...

#299 Why We Always Want More (Hedonic Adaptation)

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 h...

#298 I Cycled 1000km Around Taiwan

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 ...

#297 Don't Fall for the Comparison Trap

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 structu...

#296 Be More Curious

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 s...

#295 Finding Your Dream Job with Megan Nicholls

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

#294 Are You Using 'Used To' Wrong?

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.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast294Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoo...