826. Yiddish Words used in English (with Sebastian Marx)
Comedian Sebastian Marx returns to the podcast in order to talk about Yiddish words which have found their way into the English language, including common words like bagel, glitch and schmooze and ple...
24 Maj 20231h 3min
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 "E...
17 Maj 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 iss...
10 Maj 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 conv...
3 Maj 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 c...
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 simulat...
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 ...
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 ca...
12 Apr 20231h 35min
