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

Amber joins me for a discussion of some words which reflect various cultural movements of the last 12 months or more. Learn some trending words and listen to discussions of topics such as the influence of online content on mental health, the Oasis concert ticket scandal, an exploration of the 'lore' of LEP, romantic fantasy books, the rise of AI and more. Includes a PDF with my episode notes and vocabulary lists.The Oxford Words of the Year is a shortlist of words chosen by OUP because they saw a significant increase in usage in 2024 and because they represent certain cultural moments of recent times.📄 Get the episode PDF here 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/922.-Words-of-the-Year-with-Amber.pdfEpisode page on my website (with links for previous episodes) 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/02/17/922-words-of-the-year-with-amber/The Oxford Words of the Year (OUP website) 👉 https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year/LEP Premium information ℹ️ https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfoSign into your premium account 👉 https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/accountSign up for LEP Premium 👉 https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium

More pronunciation and speaking practice for you in this episode. Listen to a short story containing a lot of vocabulary from this series, and the repeat the story after me, line by line, focusing on the right sentence stress, delivering the story just like I do.📄 Get the PDF in normal text size https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/P66-Part-4-Story-Pronunciation-The-Getaway-Gone-Wrong.pdf📄 Get the PDF in large text size (for your phone) https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/P66-Part-4-Story-Pronunciation-The-Getaway-Gone-Wrong-1.pdf📼 Watch the video version https://youtu.be/Ex2UnCJD9EI

Phrasal verbs and their equivalent nouns have a crucial difference in their pronunciation - the word stress. In this episode you can practise pronouncing these different words and phrases within sentences. Practise pronouncing the correct word stress, and sentence stress too. Listen and repeat after me.📄 Get the PDF in normal text size https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/P66-Part-3-Sentence-Pronunciation_-Word-Stress.pdf📄 Get the PDF in large text size (for your phone) https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/P66-Part-3-Sentence-Pronunciation_-Word-Stress-1.pdf📼 Watch the video version https://youtu.be/vxIKQ3QYLt0

Ian Moore returns to the podcast to talk about his career shift from stand up comedy to writing "cosy" crime novels. After several decades as a professional stand-up comedian, Ian has transitioned to writing murder mysteries. Now he is a bestselling author and his books are being adapted for television. In this episode Ian talks about ending his stand-up comedy career, why he was not suited for life as the host of a guesthouse, writing books on trains, and why his COVID lockdown was actually great. 🔗 Episode page on teacherluke.co.uk 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/02/10/921-from-comedy-to-cosy-crime-with-ian-moore/📄 Get the PDF transcript 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/921.-From-Comedy-to-Cosy-Crime-with-Ian-Moore.pdf📚 Ian's books 👉 https://www.ianmoore.info/

Part 2 of 4. Continuing the series about noun forms of phrasal verbs, this episode features a list of these compound nouns. I play a guessing game to encourage you to remember vocabulary from part 1 and consolidate and extend your vocabulary further with more input and examples. There is another memory exercise on the PDF to help you.📑 Get the PDF in normal size https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/P66-Part-2-When-phrasal-verbs-become-nouns.pdf📑 Get the PDF with large size text (for your phone) https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/P66-Part-2-When-phrasal-verbs-become-nouns-Phone-version.pdf📼 Watch the video version on YouTube https://youtu.be/d_mrlehALgc

Part 1 of 4. LEP Premium is back in 2025! In this first premium series of 2025, I explore phrasal verbs that can also function as nouns. The episode uses examples of films with titles that are nouns derived from phrasal verbs such as The Getaway, Runaway Bride, and The Break-Up, with brief summaries of the film plots using phrasal verbs. I explain the nuances of using phrasal verbs as nouns in newspaper headlines, informal speech, film titles, business jargon, military contexts, sports commentary, and advertising, including points about pronunciation, spelling and usage. On the PDF you will find the usual script and a memory exercise to help you test yourself.📑 Get the PDF in normal size https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/P66-Part-1-When-phrasal-verbs-become-nouns.pdf📑 Get the PDF with large size text (for your phone) https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/P66-Part-1-When-phrasal-verbs-become-nouns-Phone-version.pdf📼 Watch the video version on YouTube https://youtu.be/9NM3YOH56Rg

Do you know more animal vocabulary than my 6-year-old daughter? Find out in this episode which covers over 60 items of vocabulary for describing animals, their body parts, habitats and behaviour. I am joined by my daughter for a quiz and chat about different kinds of animals. PDF available with quiz questions, vocabulary review & more.Episode page with PDF 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/02/03/919-animal-vocabulary-quiz-with-my-daughter/

Another fun chat with my friends Amber Minogue & Paul Taylor. This one was recorded in early January and we talk about running & fitness 🏃, falling out of bed 🛏️, my phone's battery issues 🪫, our Christmas meals 🍗, Amber's family bingo game 😅, Paul's horrendous Christmas rat story & some rat facts 🐀, insights into the lives of urban pigeons and country cats 🐈, handheld microphone technique 🎤 and Paul's lovely new jumper (or is it a sweater, or a pullover?)No homework and no PDF this time.Just enjoy keeping up with this conversation and catching up with Amber & Paul once again.Episode page on my website 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/01/27/919-catching-up-with-amber-paul-14/

It's time for another classic Sherlock Holmes mystery story by Arthur Conan Doyle on the podcast. This time it is The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a case of a stolen gemstone! 💎 My aim here is to help you to understand and enjoy the story. I’ll read the original text to you, and will explain and summarise what is happening regularly. Just relax, listen carefully and try to enjoy this classic story. PDF available.👉 Get the PDF https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/918.-Sherlock-Holmes_-The-Adventure-of-The-Blue-Carbuncle-Learn-English-with-a-Short-Story.pdf👉 Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/01/20/918-sherlock-holmes-the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle-learn-english-with-a-short-story/