Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

741. Top Jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2021, Explained Learn English from some jokes in this episode as we go through 9 jokes chosen as the best of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe stand up comedy scene this year (2021). Let me tell you the jokes, see if you understand them, and then I will break them down for language learning opportunities. Video version available. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-ppd LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Sep 202148min

740. Are native English speakers bad communicators? (The Travel Adapter with Matt Halsdorff) Talking to English teacher Matt Halsdorff about a project to train native English speakers how to communicate better with non-natives. We talk about the reasons why native speakers are often bad at communicating with non-natives, what they should do to fix this and the wider issues relating to this topic. Video version available. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-ppi LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Sep 20211h 9min

739. The Escaped Man by CT Platt (Learn English with Short Stories) Reading a short story presented on Commaful.com. The Escaped Man is a mystery full of tension and intrigue. Listen closely as I break it all down and explain the vocabulary fully. YouTube video version also available. Episode page with transcript links https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pol LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Sep 202156min

Chatting to my family about some old anecdotes and stories from the past. Listen for some enjoyable chat, memories, descriptions and tales from days gone by. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-plu  LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Sep 20211h 11min

737. A Summer Ramble 2 (Late August 2021) I'm back in the podcast-zone after my holiday so I thought I would do another rambling episode before getting down to work on other content to be released soon. Video version also available. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-pls  LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Aug 20211h 42min

736. The War of the Worlds [Part 3] Learn English with Stories The final part of this series in which I am reading from the classic story The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, while explaining and clarifying the English which comes up. Full transcript available and YouTube video version too. Episode page with YouTube version, full transcript and links to parts 1 & 2 https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oZB  LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Aug 202138min

735. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells [Part 2] Learn English with Stories Continuing to read extracts from this fantastic science fiction story from the 19th century. Follow the plot and pick up some English in the process. Full transcript available, and a YouTube version too. Episode page with full transcript, YouTube version and links for parts 1 & 3 https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oZl  LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Aug 202142min

734. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells [Part 1] Learn English with Stories Luke reads extracts from The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. This is a classic bit of science fiction writing from the Victorian era, with some thrilling passages and scary descriptions. It's one of my favourite books of all time and I hope you enjoy it too and learn some English from it. Full transcript available and YouTube version too. Episode page with links for parts 2& 3, YouTube version and transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oZd  LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Aug 202148min