#289 How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance

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.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast289Level Up with Duayne Pearce...

#288 Reverse Culture Shock in the UK

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. Show notes page-nbsp...

#287 I Took a Train from London to Romania

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 ...

#286 A 1200km Pilgrimage (Fran from Step Up Japanese)

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 languagesAn embarrassing language mistake on TVAnd 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.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast286Sign Up for F...

#285 Ask Me Anything 5

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: @englishwithmichaelShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.scho...

#284 8 Phrasal Verbs with 'Out'

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-Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast284Sign Up for...

#283 Mind-blowing Facts About Body Language

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.Source 1: factretriever.com Source 2: forbes.com Show notes p...

#282 Learn English from the News - Stephen from SEND7

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 ...

#281 Outsmart Your Brain with Cognitive Biases

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 ...

#280 6 English Animal Expressions You Need to Know

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?Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast280Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.scho...