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

This episode is about the bizarre and funny questions that people input into Google. I explore and answer some of these questions, explaining some vocabulary. The result is an engaging and intellectually light-hearted discussion involving the usual mix of rambling, and English teaching. The episode covers a range of topics, from personal health, sex and relationships to broader existential and practical issues, with some diverse and absurd moments. The language style is a mix of informal slang and neutral high-frequency vocabulary related to personal matters and common problems. I hope you enjoy it! PDF available with a full transcript and vocabulary list.📄 Get the episode PDF (transcript, vocabulary list) 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/930.-Can-I-eat-my-cat-other-weird-Google-questions-answered.pdf🔗 Episode page on my website 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/04/07/930-can-i-eat-my-cat-weird-google-questions-answered-topics-vocabulary/🏆 LEP PREMIUM 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/premium

Premium series 67 continues! Sorry about the delay! I was ill with a bad throat and I couldn't record episodes. But I am better now, so here is part 4 of this series. Continuing the theme of vocabulary linked to the word "through", this one covers idioms and expressions which all include this word. Learn about what happens when your plans fall through, why it's never a good idea just to go through the motions, the irritation of having to jump through hoops to get anything done, how some people fall through the cracks, lying through your teeth, being put through your paces in a job interview and when things just slip through your fingers. Includes the usual PDF worksheet with notes, quiz, memory exercise and discussion questions.⚡️📄 Get the PDF in normal text size https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/P67-Part-4-Idioms-Expressions-with-THROUGH.pdf⚡️📄 Get the PDF in large text size (for your phone) https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/P67-Part-4-Idioms-Expressions-with-THROUGH-Phone-Version.pdf📼 Video version https://youtu.be/8TRXd1p7ywY

Sarah Donnelly comes back onto LEP to catch up and to tell us about her stand-up special, now available to watch on YouTube, and to do a British English vs American English pronunciation quiz.Sarah’s show is called The Only American in Paris and we discuss some of the themes of the show - the real experience of being a US citizen living in Paris, the Netflix show Emily in Paris, cultural differences, learning French, plus a pronunciation quiz to help you compare UK and US English.📼 Watch Sarah's stand-up show here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2_N_CRoRz0&ab_channel=SarahDonnelly  @sarahdcomedy 📄 Get the episode PDF with quiz questions and full transcript 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/929.-Sarah-Donnelly_-The-Only-American-In-Paris-US-vs-UK-Accent-Quiz.pdf🔗 Episode page on my website 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/03/31/929-sarah-donnelly-the-only-american-in-paris/🏆 Sign up for LEP Premium 👉 https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium

Learn English with another short story on Luke's English Podcast. This one is about a learner of English who has an extraordinary experience. Listen to me tell the story, and summarise it, then explain plenty of natural, commonly occurring, up-to-date English vocabulary.Episode page 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/03/24/928-the-abduction-learn-english-with-a-short-story/Get the PDF with transcript and vocabulary notes 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/928.-The-Abduction-Learn-English-with-a-Short-Story-1-1.pdf

Everything you always wanted to know about the word "through" but were afraid to ask (Part 3). Here is the third part in this continuing series focusing on this particular preposition. This time we look at some of the most common noun collocations with this word, revealing plenty of expressive phrases to describe moving through periods of time, difficult experiences, methods of communication, spaces and objects and to describe how things are achieved. The PDF includes memory exercises, self-tests and discussion questions for speaking practice.📄 Get the PDF in normal text size 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/P67-Part-3-Everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-the-word-through-but-were-afraid-to-ask.pdf📄 Get the PDF in large text size (for your phone) 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/P67-Part-3-Everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-the-word-through-but-were-afraid-to-ask-Phone-Version.pdf📼 Watch the video version 👉 https://youtu.be/GH7LUHSVrUA

Finally, it's here - the medieval museum episode with Amber & Paul. Join us as we visit the museum of the middle ages in Paris. Learn about the history of the middle ages, find out about some of the art and artefacts from that period, including some fantastic symbolic tapestries, sculptures and weapons, and have fun with a few jokes along the way.Episode page 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/03/17/927-walk-talk-medieval-museum-with-amber-paul-kyle/

Everything you always wanted to know about phrasal verbs, but were afraid to ask (Part 2). In this part we go through a list of phrasal verbs with through, consider their meaning, give loads of examples and help to expand your vocabulary. The PDF has plenty of memory and practice exercises to help you.📄 PDF in normal text size 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/P67-Part-2-Everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-the-word-through-but-were-afraid-to-ask.pdf📄 PDF in large text size (for your phone) 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/P67-Part-2-Everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-the-word-through-but-were-afraid-to-ask-Phone-version.pdf📼 Video version 👉 https://youtu.be/alw_K0qIvh8

The other day I was thinking about how podcasts must be good for your mental health, and how this could be connected to the tradition of collective oral communication which was the first form of mass media in most human civilisations, and how this has been central to human psychological and cultural development over the years. So, I made this podcast episode about it. Expect discussion of culture, history, psychology and communication, with plenty of vocabulary explained. Detailed PDF available.Get the PDF 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/926.-Oral-Storytelling-Traditions-and-the-Mental-Health-Benefits-of-Listening-to-Podcasts.pdfEpisode page 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/03/11/926-oral-storytelling-traditions-and-the-mental-health-benefits-of-listening-to-podcasts/

When Walaa was first on this podcast in episode 703 she talked about living in Syria as a student during the civil war (or people’s revolution) but at that time she felt she could not talk in detail about the situation. Now that the Assad regime is no longer in control of Syria, Walaa feels she can talk more candidly about what it was like to live near Damascus during those days. Walaa’s descriptions are both shocking and moving. This is the topic of this episode, which is part 2 of a two-part series.👉 Episode page on my website https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/03/06/925-walaas-experience-in-syria-walaa-mouma-returns-part-2/