938. Film Club: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (with Antony Rotunno)

This is the first in a series of episodes about British comedy. This one is all about Ali G. First you'll find out everything you need to know about him, then we will listen to a clip from one of his comedy shows and I will explain everything that you hear so that you can understand it to the same level as a native speaker. You'll learn plenty of slang vocab, some features of a London dialect and more vocabulary relating to the theme of education. Please be aware that there is some explicit language and content in this episode, including adult themes such as sex and drugs. Click this link for vocabulary definitions, links and to watch the video of Ali G from this episode of the podcast. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/156-british-comedy-ali-g  Thanks for listening ;) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Dec 20131h 19min

In this episode I am joined by the lovely Sarah Donnelly, as we respond to questions sent to Luke's English Podcast via the Facebook page. Sarah is an English teacher and a very funny stand-up comedian. She comes from the USA but she now lives in France. In this episode we talk about learning another language, teaching English and some cross-cultural experience. For more information and some links, click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/155-a-cup-of-coffee-with-sarah-donnelly/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Dec 20131h 11min

The series on informal British English continues here. *Caution - there is some rude language in this episode. Click the following link to read notes and definitions for all the words mentioned in this episode. Thanks for listening http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/154-british-slang-h-to-m/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Nov 201359min

Here's another improvised story, this time about a dog that can speak perfect English. For more information click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/153-the-talking-dog-story/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Nov 20131h 5min

In this episode I give you a news update about how Luke's English Podcast is moving to a new host, www.audioboo.fm You can find the relevant details here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/152-im-leaving-podomatic-and-moving-to-audioboo-fm/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Nov 201332min

Luke answers some common auto-completed questions from Google. Hi listeners. Do you know what "Google auto-complete" is? You know when you start to google something, like maybe 'why is Luke's English Podcast so awesome?' and when you type 'why is', Google completes your question with lots of options? Those options are 'auto-completes'. It's when Google predicts your search based on frequently asked searches. Try typing "why is" into Google. It will give you some options, like "why is the sky blue?" Some auto-completes are quite fascinating, because they make you think "why are people asking these crazy questions?" or "that's a good question - what's the answer?" Episode page: https://teacherluke.co.uk/2013/10/25/151-google-questions/  Some Google auto-completes are really deep, if you take the time to consider them. Have a look at this graphic, which was produced by xkcd http://xkcd.com/1256/  It is a montage of auto-completed questions from Google. I also posted the image on Facebook recently, herehttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153357182265508&set=pb.227129545507.-2207520000.1383244673.&type=3&theater  Here's a link to the Adweek.com article about women's rights I mentioned too http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/powerful-ads-use-real-google-searches-show-scope-sexism-worldwide-153235  In this episode I decided to try giving my answers to these Google auto-complete questions. You can listen to my answers in this episode, but I'm also interested in your opinions and your findings from google searches. Your task while listening to this is to Google the questions and check the results. Are my answers correct? Leave a comment below to give me your opnions. I hope you enjoy the episode. Cheers, Luke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Okt 201355min

More informal English for you to pick up in this episode as we continue the series on British slang words. Click the following link to read more information, and the list of slang words I talk about in this episode with some definitions. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/150-british-slang-d-to-g  (thanks to http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Okt 20131h 6min

Hello Dear Listeners, I've been a little bit quiet recently but I'm still here. Sorry about the sound quality. This episode is a chance to explain what's been going on recently, and to answer some of your questions and comments from Facebook and Twitter. To read more information, click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/149-backing-up-into-the-cloud/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Okt 20131h 8min