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

440. This Pile of Books on my Desk

<p>In this episode I just want to talk to you about this pile of 16 books I have on my desk. These are (mostly) books I haven't read yet but which I picked up recently. I have lots of piles of books like this lying around and I must read them all but I can't find the time! Anyway, I think they're really interesting. I either received them as presents, was recommended them by friends and family or I bought them for myself when visiting book shops over the last year or two. I love books, and browsing bookshops is one of my favourite things. If only I was a faster reader!</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Bk">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Bk</a></p> <p>italki offer <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

439. Reading Books to Learn English

<p>This episode is all about books. I’m going to recommend some self-study books for learning English, talk about the value of reading books in English and then go through some of the books which I have in a pile on my desk and talk to you about them - just to inspire you to do some more reading this year, in English of course!</p> <p>Epsiode page <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Bh">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Bh</a></p> <p>italki offer <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

438. Hi Luke, I have a question!

<p>Here’s another episode done in a similar style to the last one, with some news, some rambling and some questions and comments from the website. Topics in this episode will include: My live comedy show in Tokyo on 13 April, LEPster meetups, humour, grammar, understanding TV and Movies, Breaking Bad, Logan and more...</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7B8">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7B8</a></p> <p>Spoken: <a href= "http://www.getspoken.com/lep">http://www.getspoken.com/lep</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>

437. Ramble News - 31 March 2017

<p>A rambly episode with some news from the UK, some comments, some questions, some updates about LEPster meetups in Moscow, Tokyo and London and more.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Ad">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Ad</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

436. The Return of The Lying Game (with Amber & Paul) [Video]

<p>Amber, Paul and I play another round of The Lying Game, in which we each tell a story and the others have to guess if it's true or a lie. Listen for story telling, questions and general fun, plus some jokes at the end of the episode. Video available.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Av">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Av</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

435. Catching Up With Amber & Paul #5 [Video]

<p>Amber & Paul are back on the podcast in this episode as we respond to some questions and comments from the website and social media. Video available.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Aa">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Aa</a></p> <p>Spoken: <a href= "http://www.getspoken.com/lep">http://www.getspoken.com/lep</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>

434. Interview with Paul Taylor - "WTF France?" [Video]

<p>Interviewing Paul Taylor about his comedy projects, including "What the F*ck France" on Canal+ / Youtube and his stand-up shows #Franglais and The Paul Taylor Comedy Night. Video available.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7zC">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7zC</a></p> <p>Spoken offer: <a href= "http://www.getspoken.com/lep">http://www.getspoken.com/lep</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>

433. British TV: Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (Part 2) [Video]

<p>Learn more authentic English directly from the mouths of these native speakers in an episode of the popular British TV show "Kitchen Nightmares" with famous chef Gordon Ramsay. Videos and vocabulary lists available.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7zA">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7zA</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

432. British TV: Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (Part 1) [Video]

<p>Talking about restaurant culture in the UK, an introduction to one of the UK's most famous chefs and a chance to learn some authentic English from a popular British TV show featuring Gordon Ramsay. Video available.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7zy">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7zy</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

431. Restaurants & Hotels / Really Strange TripAdvisor Reviews (with Amber)

<p>Talking to Amber about our experiences in restaurants & hotels and some truly bizarre TripAdvisor reviews.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7yz">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7yz</a></p> <p>Spoken promo: <a href= "http://www.getspoken.com/lep">http://www.getspoken.com/lep</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>

430. Discussing Language Learning & Life with Fred Eyangoh

<p>Talking to Fred about history, geography, comedy, learning English and cutlery.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7wb">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7wb</a></p> <p>italki offer <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

429. RAMBLENEWS!

<p>This is an episode with some rambling about recent news, LEPster meetups, transcript project team, listener comments &amp; questions, teaching phrasal verbs with 'in on' and some music. This episode is also available as a video.</p><p>Episode page: <a href="http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7yk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7yk</a></p><p>italki offer: <a href="http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

428. British Comedy: Limmy's Show (Part 2) Dee Dee goes to Yoker

Analysis of another sketch from Limmy's Show. Listen to informal English spoken in a Glasgow accent, and understand it. Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7xO">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7xO</a> <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>

427. British Comedy: Limmy's Show (Part 1) Mr Mulvaney

<p>An episode analysing more British comedy, this time focusing on a couple of sketches from Limmy's Show, an award-winning TV comedy produced by BBC Scotland. See link for transcriptions, notes and videos.</p> <p> Episode page <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7xc">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7xc</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>

426. Thompson, Taylor & Minogue: Victorian Detectives (Part 2) with Amber & Paul

<p>Listen to the conclusion of this mystery story in which Amber, Paul and I attempt to solve a series of kidnappings in Victorian London.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7wS">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7wS</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

425. Thompson, Taylor & Minogue: Victorian Detectives (Part 1) with Amber & Paul

<p>Join Amber, Paul and me as we attempt to solve a series of mysterious kidnappings in Victorian London. Full story text available.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7vz">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7vz</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

424. With Andy & Ben from The London School of English (Part 2)

<p>Talking to Andy Johnson and Ben Butler about teaching English to millennials, cross-cultural experiences we've had as English teachers and some funny stories about Andy.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7vS">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7vS</a></p> <p>London School Online (use offer code LUKE10) for a 10% discount <a href= "http://www.londonschoolonline.com">http://www.londonschoolonline.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>

423. With Andy & Ben from The London School of English (Part 1)

<p>Talking to Andy Johnson and Ben Butler from The London School of English about many things including teaching English for specific purposes and some old anecdotes.</p> <p>Episode page <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7vH">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7vH</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>

422. Learning British Dialects with Korean Billy

<p>Talking to Billy from Korea about his videos about regional British dialects and accents.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7t5">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7t5</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

421. Skateboarding - A New Olympic Sport (with James)

<p>A new episode with James about Skateboarding, which will be a new event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. James has been a skater for most of his life and used to write articles for a skateboarding magazine, so he's exactly the right person to talk to about this.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7ur">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7ur</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

420. Anyone fancy a brew? Let's have a nice cup of tea!

<p>Everything you need to know about the culture of tea-drinking in the UK, including a full guide to how to make a nice cup of tea, English style.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-5c9">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-5c9</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

419. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Spoiler Review (with James)

<p>Talking to my brother about the latest Star Wars film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. SPOILER ALERT!</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7ua">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7ua</a></p> <p>Spoken offer: <a href= "http://www.getspoken.com/lep">http://www.getspoken.com/lep</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>

418. The Rick Thompson Report: Technology and The Future (January 2017)

<p>Talking to my Dad about developments in technology in the future. <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7u4">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7u4</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</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>

417. New Year's Resolutions and Language Learning in 2017

Let’s look towards the coming year and talk about new years resolutions for language learning in 2017. I talk about the UK's most common new year's resolutions, my resolutions for improving my French and then talk about ways we can work on our language learning this year. <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7tf">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7tf</a> <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>

416. What was the most popular episode of LEP in 2016? + more podcast statistics

Here is an overview of how 2016 was for Luke's English Podcast including some details about the top 5 episodes, the top 20 countries, and more statistics for the last 12 months. <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7t6">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7t6</a> <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>

415. With the Family (Part 3) More Encounters with Famous People

Here's the final part in this trilogy of episodes recorded at my parents' house on Boxing Day. In this one my mum, dad and brother tell us a few more anecdotes about their encounters with some well-known people. Episode page <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7sg">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7sg</a> <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>

414. With the Family (Part 2) My Uncle Met a Rock Star

Listen to my uncle Nic telling some stories about British rock stars he has met over the years, including an encounter with one of the most famous musicians in the world! <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7qD">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7qD</a> <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>

413. With The Family (Part 1) Mum's Cooking + Vocabulary (with Uncle Nic)

Happy New Year! This new episode features a conversation I recorded during the Christmas holiday with my mum and my uncle Nic about how to cook a great Turkey dinner. Listen for some family conversation and then vocabulary explanations. Click here for the page for this episode <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7pU">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7pU</a> <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>

412. British Festivals and Holidays (Part 2)

Here's part 2 of this episode all about special days and celebrations in the UK throughout the year. Transcript and videos here <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7nA">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7nA</a> <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>

411. British Festivals and Holidays (Part 1)

Here's an episode all about special days and celebrations in the British calendar. You'll hear cultural information about holidays and customs, and some pronunciation work on how to say dates and the months of the year. Transcript and videos here <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-5Hr">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-5Hr</a> <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>