408. Catching Up With Amber & Paul #4
Amber & Paul are back on the podcast and we do the usual catching-up session and go off on a few tangents about Amber's play, Paul's showbiz life, marshmallows, microphones, tea & coffee, accents and more... Visit the page for this episode to see a couple of videos - link coming soon. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2016/12/13/408-catching-up-with-amber-paul-4-videos/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Dec 20161h 19min
407. Reflections on Language Learning & Working as a Translator: Interview with Kristina from Russia, Winner of the LEP Anecdote Competition 2016
In this episode you'll hear me talking to Kristina from Russia, the winner of the LEP anecdote competition this year. We talk about her work as a translator and interpreter, her reflections on language learning, how she learned English to a good level and some other bits and pieces! Click here for more info http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7ht Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Dec 201649min
406. Grammar (Past Continuous Tense) / UK Media Bias / Brazil Football Tragedy
More responses to questions and comments from listeners, including a comparison of past continuous & past simple verb tenses, comments about bias in the UK's media, the BBC, the newspapers, the Chapecoense Plane Crash in Colombia, and more. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2016/12/04/406-grammar-past-continuous-tense-uk-media-bias-brazil-football-tragedy/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Dec 20161h 10min
405. British Accents in The Lord of the Rings (Part 2)
In this episode we continue to analyse the various British accents that you can hear in the film version of The Lord of the Rings. Let's consider the accents of some of the main characters, such as Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry, Treebeard, Elrond, Boromir, Gandalf, Saruman, Legolas, Gimli and the orcs. http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7fL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Nov 20161h 4min
404. British Accents in The Lord of the Rings (Part 1)
Talking about the different British accents you can hear in the Lord of the Rings movies. http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7fu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Nov 201659min
403. Competition Results / War Story / Grammar & Punctuation / My Dad's Accent
The final results of the LEP Anecdote Competition, some podcast admin and responses to some comments & emails from listeners including a war story, some grammar (noun phrases, possessives & apostrophes) and a question about my Dad's accent. http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7es Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Nov 20161h 15min
402. The Rick Thompson Report: What’s Going On? Nov. 2016 (Post-Truth Politics, Cricket and Tetris)
Talking to my Dad about recent news, and we talked about Brexit, post-truth politics, the US election, the right-wing press in the UK, the political landscape in the EU, the rules of international cricket and the music from Tetris. http://wp.me/p4IuUx-75O Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Nov 20161h 6min
401. ‘Switch off your editor’ to improve your fluency in English
Welcome back to the podcast. This is episode 401 and it’s about developing your fluency in English. I’m going to talk about creativity, open and closed thinking and about how turning off your internal editor can help you to make more progress in your language learning. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2016/11/21/401-switch-off-your-editor-to-improve-your-fluency-in-english/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Nov 201654min
