89. A Day In The Life (The vocabulary of everyday routines)
A vocabulary episode in which I explain all the actions in a normal day. I got an email today from a woman in Russia. She said it can be easy to talk about big topics like politics but what's hard is explaining simple actions in detail. So I'm going to describe a typical day in my life, in great detail. This episode features a lot of specific vocabulary. Click here to read this vocabulary and other notes. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/a-day-in-the-life/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Mars 201237min
88. How To Play The Drums (Describing Music)
Learn how to be a rock star in this episode. I'll teach you a bit about music and about how to play the drums. Also you can listen to various famous drummers talking about their technique. See below for some vocab. CLICK HERE TO READ VOCABULARY NOTES AND TRANSCRIPTS FOR THIS EPISODE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/how-to-play-the-drums/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Mars 201252min
87. Six Idioms and Six Phrasal Verbs (with Oli)
I chat to Oli about the news and teach you 6 idioms and 6 phrasal verbs. FOR A FULL LIST OF THE IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS, WITH DEFINITIONS AND EXAMPLES - CLICK HERE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/6-idioms-and-6-phrasal-verbs/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Mars 201230min
86. Criminal Law
Join my cousin Oli and me as we discuss an interesting legal case. This is quite a well known case which involves some quite dark themes such as murder and suicide. CLICK HERE FOR VOCABULARY AND A TRANSCRIPT OF THE STORY http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/criminal-law Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Feb 201240min
85. A Stand-up Comedy Gig
Listen to one of Luke's stand-up gigs. First I talk about stand-up comedy and tell you some common expressions to describe comedy performances (see below). Then listen to me describing how I feel before a comedy gig, then listen to a recording of a recent gig. Finally I describe how I feel after the gig. There is some explicit content in this episode. Please don't listen if you are offended easily. CLICK HERE TO SEE VOCABULARY FROM THIS EPISODE, AND TO WATCH SOME STAND-UP VIDEOS http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/a-stand-up-comedy-gig/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Feb 201235min
84. Luke's English Braincast (with James)
Why is it called Luke's English Braincast? Listen to the episode until the end to find out. What's been going on? What's been happening? In this episode, Luke and James talk about recent news stories and current affairs including: -The London Olympic Games -The Queen's Diamond Jubilee -The Superbowl -Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary -The Oscars 2012 -Women drivers and a number of other fascinating topics. CLICK HERE TO READ VOCABULARY NOTES AND MORE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/lukes-english-braincast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Feb 201258min
83. How to Swear in British English -VERY RUDE CONTENT (with James)
All British English swear words, explained in one single episode.Do not listen to this if you are easily offended. This episode contains lots of very rude words and offensive content. This is an overview of all the swear words in British English. The aim of this episode is to explain how to swear. Please remember that swearing is very offensive and is almost always inapporopriate. Please do not swear regularly! In this episode I am joined by my brother James and we explain all the main swear words in English, their meaning, their use and how offensive they are. You can read the list of swear words below. Please remember that they are very rude indeed!Click here for more information http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/how-to-swear-in-british-english-very-rude-content/ I do not intend to cause offence with this episode, just to educate people about language.#swearing #vocabulary #english Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Jan 20121h 9min
82. Voting, Elections, Politics and Government
In this episode I teach you lots of vocabulary for talking about voting, elections, government and politics. This episode contains some seriously useful and important terms about politics and the way the government runs here in the UK. CLICK HERE TO READ ALL THE VOCABULARY ITEMS IN THIS EPISODE AND FOR A TRANSCRIPT TO THE COMEDY SKETCH http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/voting-elections-politics-government/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Jan 201240min
