825. Time-Travel Story, Language Immersions in Malta & Playing the Bagpipes (with Alastair Budge)
Is that a confusing title? Hopefully not. As you might expect, it's a little summary of what's included in the episode. To give you some more details, Alastair Budge is the host of a podcast called "English Learning for Curious Minds" and he has created a new audio drama for English learners called "Pioneers of the Continuum". It's a time-travel adventure for English learners, and Alastair asked me to be the narrator for episode 1. In this episode of LEP, we talk about Alastair's story, living in Malta, learning English by immersion, cliches and complaints from English speakers visiting Paris and Alastair's story about playing the bagpipes on the streets of Paris. The audio version includes 30+mins of rambling from me at the end. Enjoy!👉 Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sOL👉 Alastair's website (podcasts + more) https://www.leonardoenglish.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Mai 20231h 50min
824. The Coronation of King Charles III (with Mum & Dad) The Rick & Gill Thompson Report
Talking to my parents about the coronation ceremony of King Charles III which happened in Westminster, London on Saturday 6 May. Includes descriptions of the ceremony and discussion of some of the issues related to it, plus a few dodgy jokes along the way 👑.👉 Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sOz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Mai 20231h 14min
823. ChatGPT & Learning English PART 3
In this final part of the series I'm going to evaluate ChatGPT's ability to work as a dictionary with definitions, example sentences, synonyms, phonetic transcriptions, etc. I test its ability to convert texts into British English or other varieties, see if it can help with sentence stress and word stress, and check its ability to create grammar and vocabulary quizzes and other useful exercises.Episode page with transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sOb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Mai 20231h 2min
822. ChatGPT & Learning English PART 2
In this series I am evaluating ChatGPT as a language-learning tool. In this part I'm experimenting with role-play conversations, job interview practice, creating texts and dialogues and seeing if it can help you prepare for Cambridge exams like IELTS or CAE.Episode page with transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sND Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Apr 202352min
821. ChatGPT & Learning English PART 1
An episode exploring the various ways that ChatGPT might be able to help you learn English. Can it create study plans? Can it correct your errors and explain the corrections? Can you use it to simulate natural conversations? This is the first of a three-part series in which I test ChatGPT's usefulness as an AI language learning tool.Episode page with transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sMP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Apr 20231h 12min
820. A Springtime Ramble 🌸🌷Learn English with LEP
Rambling on my own about getting stuck in a time-loop 🔁, protests and strikes in Paris 🔥, the arrival of child 2 👶, and more. 👉 Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sMu👉 Tony Kaizen interviews Luke on his podcast https://youtu.be/rIolbmPGKRU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Apr 20231h 5min
819. 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 a "British accent", knowing lots of big words, or speaking with no errors? In fact, there is a lot more to it than that. IELTS can show us how someone's level of English is assessed by looking at a wide range of skills and sub-skills and there is a lot more to it than making no errors while speaking with a "British accent". This episode should help you consider your own level of English level, get some perspective on what language competence really means, and hopefully cause people to think twice when making snap judgements about other people's English.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sNi Get the PDF transcript https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/819.-What-does-it-really-mean-to-be-good-at-English.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Apr 20231h 35min
818. Monster Bogey (A Children’s Book) with Anna Brooke
My friend Anna has written a book for children (7+) which has a full publishing contract and is available in all good bookshops now. The book tells the story of a boy who accidentally creates a monster when his secret collection of nose bogeys gets struck by lightning! This conversation includes lots of talk of snot and bogeys, as well as stories from Anna's time as a travel writer.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sN1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Apr 20231h 18min
