20. Beware of Bad Pronunciation

[Part 2 of 2] Since recording part 1 of this conversation, Antony caught COVID-19 and lost a bit of weight, but he managed to talk for about 100 minutes here about more topics he has previously covered in episodes of his podcast "Life & Life Only". Here we discuss diverse things including the extraordinary feats of endurance by David Blaine🕴🏻, food and dieting 🍔, Stanley Kubrik's film "The Shining" 🪓, the term "conspiracy theory" 🤫, the ways that comedy shows can reveal the truth 🎭, and the complex art of happiness 🙂. 👉 Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sQ4🎧 Listen to Antony's podcast https://plinkhq.com/i/1549021296?to=page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Heinä 20231h 56min

Antony is an English teacher, podcaster, life-coach and writer and he returns to LEP today for a conversation about topics which he has discussed in episodes of his podcast called "Life & Life Only". Listen to us chat about why cats are good for your health 🐱, what the Titanic disaster tells us about social class 🚢, how losing his backpack while travelling taught Antony a valuable life lesson 🎒, how psychology is involved in English teaching 🧠 and more.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sQ1Antony's Podcast "Life and Life Only" https://plinkhq.com/i/1549021296?to=page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Heinä 20231h 14min

Reading an article by Gavin Lamb (PhD) about the conclusions of academic studies into language learning, and adding my own reflections and comments. What does research tell us about the best way to learn a language? What are the most important things to consider? What are the best methods? The article boils it all down to three main points.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sPY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Heinä 20231h 19min

Join me as I read through a bizarre online game. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a lemon? No? Well, neither had I, until I played this game. Can I escape the kitchen, become human again and avoid being chopped up and turned into a juice! Watch out for some descriptive language and some funny moments along the way! Story by Daniel Champion on www.textadventures.co.ukEpisode page with links https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sPF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Heinä 202342min

Let me read you a classic Sherlock Holmes detective story, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.I'll read the original text and stop regularly in order to explain what is happening so you can follow the story.📄 Episode page with PDF transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sPO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Kesä 20231h 45min

A conversation with Hadar Shemesh, a non-native speaker who has improved her English to a very high level, and who now shares her knowledge and experience with the world through her podcast and YouTube channel. Hadar describes her own experiences of learning English and mastering pronunciation. This episode is all about the voyage of discovery that is learning a language.👉 Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sOJ👉 Hadar's episode with Luke https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/interview-with-luke-from-lukes-english-podcast/👉 Hadar's website https://hadarshemesh.com/👉 Hadar's podcast (InFluency Podcast) https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-podcast/👉 Hadar's YouTube channel @hadar.shemesh https://www.youtube.com/@hadar.shemesh​ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Kesä 202351min

In conversation with Andy Cooke, an English teacher from England who is very popular on Instagram. We talk about Andy's background, becoming an English teacher, getting big on Instagram, ChatGPT and a few other tangents along the way. Includes a few songs on the guitar at the end of the episode.👉 Episode page on teacherluke.co.uk https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sPG👉 🎧 Listen to Luke's Podcast using a podcast app on your phone (audio episodes have more content) https://plinkhq.com/i/312059190?to=page👉 Andy's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/englishwithcooke/👉 Andy's Website https://ewcooke.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Kesä 20231h 18min

Finally, here is the third part of this series about English slang words and expressions that most British people know, but which will probably confuse almost everyone else! I started this series in 2019. It's only taken me nearly 4 years to get round to finishing it. Learn loads of slang and culture, plus a bit of British history too. Vocabulary and transcript available on the episode page here https://wp.me/p4IuUx-aj8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Kesä 20231h 36min