242. 11 Idioms Only Brits Understand (really?)

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 Jun 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 Mai 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 Mai 20141h 1min

Two days ago my brother fell off his skateboard and dislocated his shoulder. In this episode he tells us all about what happened. We also chat about how he still loves skateboarding after 30 years and lots of injuries. Click here for vocabulary, videos and my brother's selfie in hospital. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/05/20/180-dislocated-shoulder/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Mai 20141h 3min

Last night I couldn't sleep, and so today my mind has turned into jelly. Let me tell you all about how it feels. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/05/15/179-the-ramblings-of-an-exhausted-teacher/  In this episode I talk to you, in a rambling way, about diverse topics such as: Dwayne's English Podcast Being kidnapped by aliens from Mars Exam fatigue Trouble sleeping last night English at 7.30AM! The rotten contents of my brain! Selling Luke's English Podcast Saying "Hello" to you Having a conversation with you "The best laid plans of mice & men" The university course I've been teaching Sleep (high energy bit) What are you doing? On a bus Signalling to another person that you're a LEPer (secret codes) Giving a wink to a stranger On a train Trains and lifts in movies (Bruce Willis) THANK YOU! (Transcripts, donations, reviews) A special hello to the NSA secret agents Hello to Yannick Twitter - it's what you make of it Whatever Normally on Luke's English Podcast BBC meeting: Prioritising Luke's English Podcast This really is the end Be nice to each other ;) Lovely to talk to you, Goodnight Luke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Mai 201442min

This episode is just a chance for me to say "hi" and to inform you that I'm still here and that normal podcasting will continue soon. In this episode I give you some news, and then you can listen to a conversation I had with my friend David. Enjoy! http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/178-im-still-here/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Apr 20141h

This podcast is based on an article from the trendy/hipster website "Buzzfeed". It's about some common things that Londoners say, and what they really mean. It'll not only teach you some vocabulary, but will allow you to get under the skin of London and find out some real inside knowledge of what it's like to live there for real. I'll go through the list and explain everything for you. For more information click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/177-what-londoners-say-vs-what-they-mean/‎  Article originally published on BuzzFeed here http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/what-londoners-say-vs-what-they-mean . Photo illustration by Matt Tucker, Dan Kitwood / Getty/paulprescott72/Thinkstock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Apr 20141h 7min

This episode is all about grammar, specifically verb tenses such as: present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous and different future forms. Part of this episode is transcribed, and part of it is spontaneous. Click here for more information and a transcript: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/176-grammar-verb-tense-review/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Mar 20141h 11min