889. Back on the Mic: September 2024 Ramble & Grammar Tangents ?️ ?

Rambling about being back after the summer break, with regular moments of grammar analysis. Includes a lot of tangents, funny moments and analysis of English tenses and complex sentence structures. PDF with transcript and notes available.? Get the PDF https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/889.-Back-to-the-Mic_-September-2024-Ramble-Grammar-Tangents.pdf? Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/09/09/889-back-on-the-mic-september-2024-ramble-amp-grammar-tangents/? LEP Premium information https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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898. How to Learn Vocabulary ?(and not just stare at word lists) Workshop

In April I did a Zoom workshop about how to learn vocabulary. This is the audio version of the workshop. Learn how to notice, understand, record, remember and use new words. Don-t just stare at word lists with translations, find some more effective ways to expand your vocabulary.-? Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/09/02/898-how-to-learn-vocabulary-and-not-just-stare-at-word-lists-workshop/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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897. Dysfluent ? (Learn English with an Interactive Story)

-Dysfluent- is a piece of interactive fiction, all about communication. The story shows what it is like to live with dysfluency - a condition which makes it difficult to make smooth, fluent speech. How does a speech impediment create challenges in someone-s life? Listen to the story, follow my choices and learn new vocabulary along the way.? Episode page with game link https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/26/02/897-dysfluent-learn-english-with-an-interactive-story/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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896. A Rambling Chat with Martin Aaron

Martin Aaron is an old friend of mine from the days when I taught English in London. In this episode we chat about being an English teacher, travelling to different countries, the status of English in other places, how native English speakers (don-t) learn languages, stories of learning French in school, and Martin-s memories of boarding school.? Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/08/19/896-a-rambling-chat-with-martin-aaron/? Podcast links for Martin-s podcast https://pod.link/1742336735 Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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895. Books ? Farts? & Ghosts ? (with Anna Brooke)

Talking to author Anna Brooke about her book Monster Stink, the sequel to Monster Bogey (Chicken House publishing). Anna is a travel writer and author of books for children. She is a great storyteller, and in this episode she talks about her fun new book for kids, which involves dangerous gas. This leads to a new topic for the podcast; farting! We teach you the most important vocabulary for this tricky subject, and then Anna tells some chilling stories about real supernatural encounters she has had. Not farts, but similar - ghosts!? Episode page with fart vocabulary ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/08/12/895-books-farts-amp-ghosts-with-anna-brooke/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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894. LEP Live in Paris! ✨ Live Podcast Recording (Summer 2024)

A rambling episode recorded on-stage in front of a live audience in Paris in July 2024. Join my audience and me, as I share scenes from the screenplay for my new Hollywood blockbuster action movie about an English teacher called -Last Lesson-, and the sequel -Last Lesson 2: Fast - Fluent-.? Episode page with screenplay script https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/08/05/894-lep-live-in-paris-live-podcast-recording-summer-2024/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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893. The Mystery of Lord Lucan (with Alastair Budge)

Talking about the story of Lord Lucan, the British aristocrat who disappeared in 1974 after the murder of his nanny and attempted murder of his wife. Lord Lucan is an infamous name in Britain, and the story of his disappearance is a compelling glimpse into a life of privilege, high-stakes gambling, and unresolved mystery. I am joined by Alastair Budge, who covered this story for one of his podcast episodes, and we discuss it in detail.? Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/07/30/893-the-mystery-of-lord-lucan-with-alastair-budge/? English Learning for Curious Minds https://pod.link/1489301603? Alastair-s The Lord Lucan episode of ELfCM https://pod.link/1489301603/episode/16779ace14a51eb475ab4084551c52f4? Pioneers of the Continuum - A Time-Travelling Story for English Learners https://pod.link/1685968014 Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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892. You're not a LEPster, by any chance, are you? (July 2024 Ramble)

Join me on another rambling episode as I encourage ninjas to come out of the shadows ?, touch on some present perfect continuous verb forms ?, give some podcast updates, give a report about the stand-up comedy show ? - live podcast recording ?, teach some polite and diplomatic language with a dramatic bank robbery scenario ?, give a summary of the UK-s general election results ?️ - more...? Download the PDF transcript/notes https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/892.-Youre-not-a-LEPster-by-any-chance-are-you_-July-2024-Ramble.pdf? Episode page on my website https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/07/23/892-youre-not-a-lepster-by-any-chance-are-you-july-2024-ramble/? My podcast episode archive https://teacherluke.co.uk/episodes? Listen to LEP in a podcast app https://pod.link/312059190? LEP Premium info and FAQ https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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891. The Bilingual Journalist (with Charles Pellegrin)

Talking to bilingual journalist Charles Pellegrin (France 24) about how the conventions of broadcast journalism influence the way the English is used in news reports, how Charles started as a journalist, the challenge of making TV news reports, our time at university, the Olympics in Paris, and Charles- experiences of living and working in China.? Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/07/16/891-the-bilingual-journalist-with-charles-pellegrin/? Luke - Charles- stand-up comedy show in Paris on 19 July (few tickets left) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/french-fried-comedy-night-tickets-603182383747? Charles on Instagram - X? https://www.instagram.com/chpilgrim/? https://www.x.com/chpilgrim/? https://www.instagram.com/charles_pellegrinf24/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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890. The Simulation ? ✨(Learn English with a Short Story)

Learn English with a short story.Listen - repeat after me if you-d like to practise your pronunciation.Learn some vocabulary in the second half of the video ?? Read the story here https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/07/09/890-the-simulation-learn-english-with-a-short-story/? Reserve seats (free) for Luke-s stand-up comedy on 19 July 2024 ? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/french-fried-comedy-night-tickets-603182383747 Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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