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

In this second World Cup episode we focus on England, and then the dark side of The World Cup including the allegations of corruption and the civil unrest in Brazil. Click here for more information: https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/18/188-world-cup-2014-part-2-england-the-dark-side-of-the-world-cup/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Kesä 20141h 8min

Lots of people want me to talk about the World Cup, so here we go! This is the first in a series of episodes about World Cup 2014. We start with a general look at the tournament, the groups and the teams. Consider this to be your basic guide to World Cup 2014. Click here for transcriptions and notes: http://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/18/187-world-cup-2014-part-1/  ‎  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Kesä 201449min

This episode is all about culture shock and culture shock experiences and I'm glad to be joined by Lindsay & Gabby from the All Ears English podcast. Click here for more information http://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/16/understanding-culture-shock/  #english #learning #culture #shock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 Kesä 201444min

As promised, here is a description of my holiday in The Big Apple! In this episode I tell you what I did, what I saw and what it was like for me. Click here for vocabulary notes, photos and more information: http://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/13/the-trip-to-new-york/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Kesä 20141h 18min

This is the second part of my account of going to Normandy to remember the brave actions of my Grandfather and other soldiers who took part in the D-Day fighting on 6 June 1944. You can also listen to me describe how it felt to meet one of my heroes, the comedian Eddie Izzard. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/10/184-lukes-d-day-diary-part-2/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Kesä 201449min

Friday 6 June this year was the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. My Grandad Dennis was one of the soldiers who landed on the beach that day. Along with thousands of other men he risked his life to fight the Nazis in the 2nd World War. Many of his fellow soldiers did not survive. Last Friday I went to Caen in Northern France to take part in the D-Day commemorations and to see my comedy hero Eddie Izzard performing stand-up in 3 languages. I recorded a podcast during my trip, and some unexpected things happened! Listen to the episode to join me on my adventure. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/10/183-lukes-d-day-diary/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Kesä 20141h 10min

This episode is all about the relationship between language, successful communication, stand-up comedy and learning English! It features an interview with the one-and-only Yacine Belhousse, who is a professional stand-up comedian in his native language and now in English too. A year and a half ago, Yacine hardly spoke any English. Now he regularly performs in English and this year he is doing a 1 hour stand-up comedy show at the Edinburgh fringe festival. How does he do it? How does he deal with the challenges of learning English while also making people laugh in English too? Listen and find out! Click here for more information: http://wp.me/pG0VZ-JP  #comedy #english #learn #learning #communication #eddieizzard #edinburgh #fringe #listening #advice #humour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Touko 20141h 12min

Did you have trouble understanding the interview from the previous episode? Let me help by explaining some of the vocabulary for you. Listen and you'll pick up vocabulary relating to injuries, hospital and skateboarding. For a vocabulary list & more, click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/181-vocabulary-expressions-from-episode-180/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Touko 20141h 1min