675. An Unplanned Pre-Holiday Ramble (July 2020)

Just a quick "hello" from me and a chance to practise your listening skills with a funny comedy sketch. To read notes and a transcript for this episode, click here to go to Luke's English Blog. http:...

23 Maj 200910min

An episode with my friend and colleague Ben, with common social english questions, a conversation about going travelling in India and some useful vocabulary explained at the end.Vocabulary definitions...

16 Maj 20091h

This episode is about words and expressions related to dating & relationships.In part 1 I talk about what I’ve been doing recently, and talk about the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Part 2 is the f...

10 Maj 200934min

This podcast is about Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who recently became very famous all over the world on YouTube. The language section is about idioms to describe personality.The feature section i...

30 Apr 200944min

This podcast episode today is about vampires! It includes a lecture on the myth of the vampire in modern popular culture, with a language focus on really useful vocabulary and expressions to describe ...

25 Apr 200941min

This episode is all about the strange career of Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix. Listen to Luke talk to his friend Howard about Joaquin's career. Learn some really natural vocabulary and expressions. ...

23 Apr 200929min

Hi, this is just a quick extra podcast to say hello and to let you know there are more podcasts coming soon. Also in this episode you can listen to a comedy sketch about speaking English. CLICK HERE F...

19 Apr 20094min

Luke is still at his parents' house, and this time he's chatting to his Mum, who used to be a massive Beatles fan in the 1960s. She talks about how she first found out about them, why she liked them, ...

15 Apr 200923min