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2024-12-17 | Listen to a short story and learn some useful English vocabulary in the process. This one is called The Snowman - a mysterious winter tale about a creepy snowman which appears outside a cabin in a remote forest. Follow the story, and learn plenty of de... | |
2024-12-10 |
912. Bits & Bobs 3 ๐ Questions of English (Part 3) More Listener Comments Part three of a series featuring collected bits & bobs for the podcast, with mini-lessons on vocabulary and grammar. Topics include listener comments on listening twice, a joke about double negatives & sarcasm, staying safe while listening to L... |
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2024-12-03 | (Part 2 of 2) Let's continue where we stopped in the last episode, by going through the rest of my list of funny English signs ๐ชง from around the world. These signs are badly-written and have unintentionally funny double meanings. I will read out the si... | |
2024-11-26 | Let's look at some funny examples of badly-worded signs from around the world (including UK & USA), which show the ambiguity and unintended consequences of unclear English. I analyse lots of signs, explaining the errors and offering improved versio... | |
2024-11-19 |
909. The Existential Threat of AI to Human Civilisation ๐ (Topic & Vocabulary) This episode explores the important topic of AI and human civilisation, and teaches plenty of vocabulary on the subject. I analyse an interview with an AI expert and explore many words and phrases for talking about this subject. This includes discussio... |
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2024-11-12 |
908. Bits & Bobs 2 ๐ Questions of English (Part 2) Listener Comments Responding to comments from listeners on various episodes in the LEP archives, including how to get a TEFL certificate, linking /r/ sounds, being a fly on the wall, singular "they", antique vs vintage, and when the verb "see" doesn't mean "see". PDF av... |
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2024-11-05 |
907. Catching a Cold / Travelling with Children / LEP Premium Sample Episode [P64] This is a free sample of LEP Premium. The episode contains clips from my recent premium series: P64, in which I told a couple of anecdotes about catching a cold and travelling to England with my two young children. You will also hear me teaching a lot ... |
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2024-10-29 |
906. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe ๐ค๐ฑ (Learn English with a Short Story) In this episode for Halloween I read out a classic work of gothic horror fiction by Edgar Allan Poe, then go through each line and explain vocabulary and discuss the themes and meanings of the story.๐ Get the story PDF https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-cont... |
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2024-10-22 |
905. 49 Random Jokes, Explained ๐ธ โ๏ธ (Dissecting the Frog) Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You can learn from it, but the frog dies in the process.Let me tell you 49 jokes (of varying quality). How many do you understand? I will explain all the jokes. How much vocabulary can you learn in the proce... |
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2024-10-15 | This is the first part of a series in which I share various little things which I have collected over the years for this podcast, including questions about English, some interesting talking points and some general motivation and inspiration for your En... |