A Conversation with Clare Whitmell – A conversation about why vocabulary is important, why I love teaching it, common mistakes made by learners, ways of learning vocabulary more effectively, and some tools you can use.
THE ARCHIVE OF ALL EPISODES OF THE PODCAST + some extra content
- Rambling in the Podcastle (June 2020) News / Thoughts / Reflections – An unedited monologue about how my virtuous and vicious circles, how English is like a shark, some comments about recent episodes and a visit from a friendly bat at my podcastle.
- Is it just about having the right accent, or speaking with no errors?
- Listen to learn 20 words and phrases which native English speakers often get wrong.
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- The couple allegedly travelled across England – including spending £400 on a taxi from Liverpool to Essex using “wealthy” Marten’s trust fund.
- Notes & script available.
I didn’t expect to get emotional, but I did (a bit). Here it is. Hope you like it. WISBOLEP Competition Entries – Listen & Vote!
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Transcript and text video available. The Mountain (Short Story) + Video – Reading an emotional short story, with vocabulary explanations and differences between British and American English. An Unedited Ramble / How to talk about Being Busy in English – In this unedited episode I share some of the thoughts that have been running through my head, talk about being busy and look at some vocabulary to describe busy times in your life. Creating Award-Winning Books for Children (with Penny Dale) – Author and illustrator Penny Dale talks about the process of creating successful books for children, including some of her most popular books such as Ten In The Bed and the Dinosaur series.
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All vocabulary is listed on the page. Coping with Isolation / Describing Feelings and Emotions – Vocabulary & Experiences – A vocabulary episode with lots of phrases for describing the experience of living in self-isolation. It also includes a bit of a ramble about the situation in the UK, my personal experiences of living in Paris during the lockdown and a song at the end. Vocabulary list & notes available. Park Life – A Year in The Wildlife Of An Urban Park (by Rick Thompson) / Animal Collective Nouns – My dad has written a book and it’s all about the wildlife you can find in an urban English park.
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Listen for another deep and humorous conversation with lots of cultural reference points. Trivia Quizzes with Sarah and Fred (Part 1) – Sarah and Fred are trivia quiz nerds who have been doing trivia nights in Paris for years and now have a new trivia-themed podcast. In this episode we get together to discuss trivia quizzing, and to quiz each other with our own trivia questions. In this first part we get to know Sarah and Fred again, talk about their new podcast and then Sarah quizzes me with some cleverly-written questions.
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WORLD NEWS QUIZ 2023 Part 2 (with Stephen from SEND7 Podcast) – 2/2 Stephen from the Simple English News Daily podcast asks me questions about news events from this year. This is part 2 of a 2-part episode. Welcome Back / Your English in 2024 with LEP – A new year episode to welcome you back to my podcast, to encourage you to reflect on your learning of English over the last 12 months, to consider your English learning in 2024 and how this podcast can help you.
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Notes & scripts available. James & Luke Discuss Star Wars IX (SPOILERS) Final Star Wars Episode Ever? – James and Luke ramble about Star Wars IX one more time.
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Learning Languages and Adapting to New Cultures (with Ethan from RealLife English) – A conversation about travelling and learning languages with Ethan from RealLife English. Ethan is very well-travelled, having lived in at least 6 different countries. He’s also learned a few different languages to a good level as an adult. Let’s talk about his advice for adapting to new cultures and learning languages in adulthood.
- Parson’s Pleasure by Roald Dahl (Learn English with a Short Story) – Learn English with another short story.
- Video version (of the conversation) available.
- In this one you’ll hear me talking about some recent news (including quite a big announcement) and then an account of what we did on holiday including some descriptions, opinions and stories.
- Can you find the 15 idioms?
- British or American?
- Notes, videos and transcripts available.
- It’s one of my favourite books of all time and I hope you enjoy it too and learn some English from it.
- One of Britain’s Favourite Poems – Listen to readings of “If—” by Rudyard Kipling, a popular poem from England.
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– Listen to recordings sent in by listeners and vote for who you think should be on LEP. aristocrat pokies Welcome (back) to Luke’s English Podcast / FAQ (January 2021) – Wishing everyone a happy new year and taking stock of the main aims and methods of this podcast, plus some frequently asked questions. NEW LEP T-SHIRTS & MERCH + LEP DESIGN COMPETITION 2021 with James – LEP merch is now available, including t-shirts, mugs and more featuring special LEP designs made by James Thompson. Luke and James discuss the new designs and launch a new design competition to give you the chance to get your design in my merch store and a cash prize of £80. Sick In Japan (Recorded Live at the BC) – My story about how I ended up in a Japanese hospital bed, scared out of my brain.
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This means that your job is to place as many bets as possible until you reach the desired rank, so theres a real chance they could actually be worth a bit of your time. Website only A History of British Pop – A Musical Tour through James’ Vinyl Collection –This is a LONG musical mix using James’ vinyl record collection, with added comments by James and me. Think of it as a musical journey through a history of British pop, all on original vinyl records. Six True Crime Stories from Victorian England, Told by My Dad – Learn English by listening to Rick Thompson tell some true stories of petty crimes committed in an English town in 1851. Notes and transcriptions available.
PARIS STORIES with Amber Minogue – Amber returns to the podcast to tell us some grisly stories about the history of Paris. Amber is a bit of an expert about Paris. She has read pretty much every book about the city and is also a registered tour guide here. The best way to learn a language, according to research (Article) – Reading an article by Gavin Lamb (PhD) about the conclusions of academic studies into language learning, and adding my own reflections and comments.
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THE QUEEN – Queen Elizabeth II died today. Here are my thoughts and feelings about the significance and symbolism of her life and death, recorded just an hour after I first saw the news. ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION with Amber & Paul (A+P with A&P on LEP) – Amber and Paul join me in my pod room again for a rambling discussion about everything! Includes a language point about adjective + preposition collocations.
Professor Stephen Hawking (An Obituary) – I woke up this morning to the news that Stephen Hawking had died and I thought – I really must talk about this on the podcast. The Royal Wedding (with Mum) – Talking to my mum about the royal wedding between Prince Harry & Meghan Markle. Describing the ceremony, the guests and the dress, and discussing the place of the monarchy in modern British life. Some transcriptions and vocabulary available.
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Holiday Diary (Part 5) An Encounter with The Church of Scientology – More thoughts and comments inspired by things that happened during my recent holiday. In this one I’m discussing stories about the Church of Scientology and the claims that it is a cult. Listen to find out what happened in this part of my trip. Check the episode page for the vocabulary. The Murder Mile True Crime Podcast (with Moz) More Creepy Stories of Murders in London – My friend Moz, who runs a murder-themed tour company in London, is back on the podcast to talk about some more creepy stories of crimes from London’s history and his new podcast.
The True Story of a LEPster’s Waking Nightmare (and how LEP came to the rescue) Email Story – Sharing a disturbing true story sent in by a LEPster by email. This episode contains some slightly scary and graphic descriptions of nightmare scenarios, visions, hallucinations and bad dreams, but there is a happy ending. Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God (with Jon Stewart PhD) – A conversation about two legends of contemporary popular culture – Bob Dylan and John Lennon, with pop-star academic Jon Stewart (guitarist in The Wedding Present and Sleeper). What does it really mean to be “good at English”? – How do we know when someone’s English is good? Is it just about having the right accent, or speaking with no errors?
Jurors heard they lived in a tent with barely any clothes and no means of keeping warm and dry. Despite this, jurors were told the couple chose to “deprive the baby of what she needed” – including “warmth, shelter and food and ultimately safety”. A missing person’s enquiry was launched, which became “bigger and bigger news” as time went on, jurors were told. Footage of the banquet provoked a mix of outrage and bewilderment in France.
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