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

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  • 882. 47 "Funny" Country Jokes, Explained 🌍 😂 Learn English with Humour

     01:31:15
    Here's a list of jokes about different countries which I found on the website Bored Panda. I'll tell you the jokes and then explain them all (dissecting the frog), including any homophones, double meanings or specific cultural references. Can you "get" the jokes? Do you find any of them funny, or are they all just terrible dad jokes? And, what vocabulary can you learn in the process? Includes a vocabulary review at the end of the episode.Episode page with notes, jokes and vocabulary list 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/14/882-47-funny-country-jokes-explained-learn-english-with-humour/

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  • 881. The first non-native speaker to read the UK TV news (with Barbara Serra)

     01:04:00
    Barbara Serra is an award-winning Italian journalist who has spent much of her career reading the news in the UK on various high-profile well-established English language news networks including the BBC, Channel 5, Al Jazeera English and Sky News. Barbara has quite a specific relationship with English. It’s her dominant language but not her native language. She has a certain accent, which does place her outside the UK somehow. So how has this affected her career as a news reader and reporter? What is the story of her English? What kind of challenges has she faced while reading the news in the UK? And what does this all tell us about learning English, what it means to improve your accent, the relationship between accent and identity, the definition of “native” and “non-native speaker”, the status of different English accents in the English speaking world?🔗 Barbara's email newsletter "News with a foreign accent" 👉 https://barbaraserra.substack.com/🔗 Barbara's website with course info 👉 https://www.barbaraserra.info/📺 Luke talks to Alastair Budge about Paris 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jveYc5vFh7A&ab_channel=LeonardoEnglish on  @LeonardoEnglishCom  🎧 Luke on Elena’s mtunonon's podcast "Online Bound" 👉 https://www.elenamutonono.com/2024/04/25/1-mln-subscribers/📋 Take the Acast listener survey 👉 https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/ugLVUK15

  • 880. Is Paris ready for the Olympic Games 2024? 🏊 (Article + Vocabulary)

     01:45:46
    I read an article about Paris' preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games, discuss the issues, summarise the article and explain plenty of vocabulary. Is Paris ready for the games? What are the attitudes, complaints, expectations and fears ahead of this potentially controversial event. 👉 Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/04/29/880-is-paris-ready-for-the-olympic-games-2024-article-vocabulary/👉 Article https://theweek.com/sports/olympics-2024-is-paris-ready-to-party

  • P59 [Part 3] Vocabulary Review for LEP#873 Luke takes the MBTI Personality Test

     59:40
    The third and final part in this vocabulary review series focusing on words and phrases I used in episode 873 "Luke takes the MBTI personality test".PDFs and VIDEO LINKS📄 PDF in normal text size https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P59-Part-3-Vocabulary-Review-for-LEP873-Luke-takes-the-MBTI-Personality-Test.pdf📄 PDF in large text size for your phone https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P59-Part-3-Vocabulary-Review-for-LEP873-Luke-takes-the-MBTI-Personality-Test-PHONE-VERSION.pdf📺 Video version https://youtu.be/La9Ce6r_b6M

  • P59 [Part 2] Vocabulary Review for LEP#873 Luke takes the MBTI Personality Test

     01:12:11
    The second of three episodes covering vocabulary from episode 873 "Luke takes the MBTI personality test". These episodes are full of useful phrases and expressions. Listen and use the memory test to help you.PDF and VIDEO LINKS📄 PDF in normal text size https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P59-Part-2-Vocabulary-Review-for-LEP873-Luke-takes-the-MBTI-Personality-Test.pdf📄 PDF in large text size for your phone https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P59-Part-2-Vocabulary-Review-for-LEP873-Luke-takes-the-MBTI-Personality-Test-PHONE-VERSION.pdf📼 Video version https://youtu.be/LRTM4GnVMQU

  • P59 [Part 1] Vocabulary Review for LEP#873 Luke takes the MBTI Personality Test

     01:20:04
    The first in a 3-part premium series covering vocabulary from episode 873 "Luke takes the MBTI personality test". This is your chance to remember a lot of vocabulary from that episode, including many different words and phrases for describing people, personality and behaviour.PDFs and VIDEO LINKS📄 PDF in normal size text https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P59-Part-1-Vocabulary-Review-for-LEP873-Luke-takes-the-MBTI-Personality-Test.pdf📄 PDF in large size text for your phone https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/P59-Part-1-Vocabulary-Review-for-LEP873-Luke-takes-the-MBTI-Personality-Test-PHONE-VERSION.pdf📼 Video version https://youtu.be/cA7xqBx0mEo

  • 879. Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques for Spontaneous Speaking 🗣️ with Matt Abrahams

     01:17:37
    Top tips for spontaneous speaking 🏆 with communication expert Matt Abrahams, a professor at the Stamford Graduate School of Business, California. Matt is a leading expert in his field and his new book "Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot" gives you clear, academically-researched advice on how to deal with anxiety, focus on making connections, improve your mindset, learn to listen, and find really useful structures to help you become a more spontaneous and successful speaker. Episode page 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/04/22/879-think-fast-talk-smart-communication-techniques-for-spontaneous-speaking-with-matt-abrahams/Matt's website (book, podcast & more) 👉 https://mattabrahams.com/Matt's presentation about communication techniques (34 million views) 👉 https://youtu.be/HAnw168huqA?si=jyE7BpzaIt4el_dl