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Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
Luke's English Podcast is an award-winning podcast for learners of English. Listen, learn and have fun while picking up natural British English as it really is spoken. http://teacherluke.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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979 þættir![The Ramble Before Christmas 🎄 [966] Listen & Learn English with Luke](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1765725842882-9e49e91e-5501-44c3-8fdd-6d5cc8ec2a52.jpeg)
The Ramble Before Christmas 🎄 [966] Listen & Learn English with Luke
[966] Here is a super-long seasonal rambling episode, which you can listen to while wrapping presents, finishing some last-minute gift shopping, or (i...
![The Kit-Bag (Learn English with a Short Story) [965]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1764515633478-174ddd6c-73c6-45ae-9815-5c15750d2245.jpeg)
The Kit-Bag (Learn English with a Short Story) [965]
[965] It is traditional to tell a scary story at Christmas time, so here is one for this year's festive season. The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood is a...
![A Cosy Rambling Episode at Home [964]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1764151800223-96d0dc33-d810-4bd7-9cd8-8184db8aaa45.jpeg)
A Cosy Rambling Episode at Home [964]
In this audio-only episode today you can join me at home as I potter around, and take time to relax while recording a rambling episode for you to enjo...
![Talking Therapy, Mental Health & Counselling with Emma Camara Ortega [963]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1763644981682-18a05a69-9aa3-4de6-a254-c644d71b607b.jpeg)
Talking Therapy, Mental Health & Counselling with Emma Camara Ortega [963]
[963] Emma Camara Ortega and I worked together as English teachers years ago, but since then Emma has become a licensed counsellor and therapist - hel...
![The Door in the Wall 🚪 (Learn English with a Short Story) [962]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1762942712420-b3408e15-d3a8-43b5-ad33-6d49b1b7fa04.jpeg)
The Door in the Wall 🚪 (Learn English with a Short Story) [962]
[962] Time for another short story on LEP. This one is about a man who has a wondrous experience as a child, which then haunts him for the rest of hi...
![Emma from MmmEnglish and Hey Lady! [961]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1762424966568-e6ae5816-db3a-4739-8f15-e49130d27586.jpeg)
Emma from MmmEnglish and Hey Lady! [961]
[961] Emma Jakobi is the host of MmmEnglish on YouTube, and now the online community Hey Lady! In this episode Emma joins me for a chat about living o...
![Fine Distinctions & Subtle Shades of Meaning 📖 (with Eli Burnstein) [960]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1761373478576-ae52643f-6eec-41ab-a870-bc65e51c8f8c.jpeg)
Fine Distinctions & Subtle Shades of Meaning 📖 (with Eli Burnstein) [960]
A particularly useful and interesting episode for you today - a conversation about English words which are very similar, but crucially, not the same....
![How to Learn English with my podcast 🎧 [959]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1757492619438-c5c6b0c3-6483-40f6-94c7-3964038f0135.jpeg)
How to Learn English with my podcast 🎧 [959]
People keep asking me in comments, "How can I learn English with your podcast?" so in this episode I am answering that question as simply, directly an...
![A Free Sample of LEP Premium Series 71 🏆 Vocabulary & Pronunciation [958]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1760794687459-85d5e188-a474-4782-b466-f6ab0ffaaad8.jpeg)
A Free Sample of LEP Premium Series 71 🏆 Vocabulary & Pronunciation [958]
Sign up to LEP Premium here 👉 https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium
If you have ever wondered what happens in premium episodes, this episode wi...
![More Questions of English & Listener Comments 🙋🏽♀️ Bits & Bobs 5 [957]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1757067235638-7da12ab1-36b8-4463-a426-9a407f468901.jpeg)
More Questions of English & Listener Comments 🙋🏽♀️ Bits & Bobs 5 [957]
How many words are there in English? How many do you really need to know? And how many words have I spoken on this podcast? 🧐 Also, what is shadowing...
![Thompson Originals 💿 (A Chat with My Brother) [956]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1757063917479-bcd0bc5d-a334-4d4a-b012-da036a130fa0.jpeg)
Thompson Originals 💿 (A Chat with My Brother) [956]
My brother James joins me again on the podcast for a rambling chat about diverse topics such as: trousers 👖 sandwiches 🥪 gangster films 🍿 the work...
![Let’s do a REAL C1 English Test! 🙇♂️ (CAE Use of English) [955]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1756391445150-9c570562-ab50-4329-a05e-a844d4e7cb6f.jpeg)
Let’s do a REAL C1 English Test! 🙇♂️ (CAE Use of English) [955]
In episode 949 I did an online test which claimed to be for C1 level, but let's be honest - it was more like an intermediate level, the questions were...
![Holiday Hell 🔥 Serious Sandcastles 🏰 & AI Inbreeding 🤖 with Amber & Paul [954]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1756929779424-dc75c21a-1892-4617-8e3c-683263857b9e.jpeg)
Holiday Hell 🔥 Serious Sandcastles 🏰 & AI Inbreeding 🤖 with Amber & Paul [954]
The Pod-Pals are back on the podcast for another catching up session! Recorded just after the summer holidays, there is talk of Paul's hatred of the b...
![A game of “Would You Rather?” with my daughter 👧 [953]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1756890438850-e7da774c-a8b3-41e7-ba55-e681f4d4638b.jpeg)
A game of “Would You Rather?” with my daughter 👧 [953]
My 7-year-old daughter joins me again as co-host in this fun episode. We play "Would you rather?", a conversation game in which we ask each other ridi...
![The Trip to Norway 🇳🇴 Learn Vocabulary in Context [952]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1756322461533-dd7959cd-e274-43a1-abaa-ff9dadaa8ec8.jpeg)
The Trip to Norway 🇳🇴 Learn Vocabulary in Context [952]
A description of my recent family holiday to Norway 🇳🇴 including rambling about how I can't stand beach holidays 🏖️, chasing my son around different i...
![Questions of English & Listener Comments 🙋Bits & Bobs 4 [951]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1753821306790-9ba7950b-8c2f-4f4f-abf3-3493d9f57c83.jpeg)
Questions of English & Listener Comments 🙋Bits & Bobs 4 [951]
Dealing with some questions from listeners about pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, namely how to know when 'd is had or would (in writing and pro...
![The Flatmate from Japan Returns🚶♂️Travelling Tales & More [950]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1753710503721-e528147a-a227-4799-8e63-1fa6c245ef74.jpeg)
The Flatmate from Japan Returns🚶♂️Travelling Tales & More [950]
Peter, my old flatmate from Japan, is back on the podcast after his previous appearance 11 years ago! We chat about travelling experiences, teaching E...
![Let’s Take a C1 Grammar Test 📋 and critique it [949]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1753108268754-03f8e70d-8943-44ba-99b5-37bc6eea38a8.jpeg)
Let’s Take a C1 Grammar Test 📋 and critique it [949]
In this episode I take a typical multiple choice grammar test that you can find online, explain the answer to each question and give mini grammar less...
![Workplace Scenarios 👷 Role Plays for Practical English [948]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1753104064898-e14c0a43-0ee7-4c17-af9f-4a0c81a60de2.jpeg)
Workplace Scenarios 👷 Role Plays for Practical English [948]
In this fun and practical episode I dive into realistic workplace English through improvised role-play conversations. Designed to help you boost your...
![Technology in Everyday Life [Part 2] 👨💻 The Choices We Make / Topic Discussion & Vocabulary [947]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1752833693143-d39a2a90-c1c9-45d4-a4f2-ab2b09bc34bd.jpeg)
Technology in Everyday Life [Part 2] 👨💻 The Choices We Make / Topic Discussion & Vocabulary [947]
This episode is all about choices we have to make relating to technology in our everyday lives, and the vocabulary of technology today. This episode f...
![Technology in Everyday Life [Part 1] 👨💻 The Choices We Make / Topic Discussion & Vocabulary](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1752832698375-41cb004a-b387-45cc-bf05-47723b9dcc07.jpeg)
Technology in Everyday Life [Part 1] 👨💻 The Choices We Make / Topic Discussion & Vocabulary
This episode is all about choices we have to make relating to technology in our everyday lives. I'll be discussing contemporary tech-related issues su...
![Funny English Errors, Corrected ✍️ [945]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1752158395318-8dca6cbd-969c-4c2f-8218-d0f8c21bd3f0.jpeg)
Funny English Errors, Corrected ✍️ [945]
Sometimes it is fine to laugh at the mistakes that we make in English (I do it in French) and so in this episode let's look at some English errors tha...
![Listen & Learn English with Luke 🎧 This is SOMETHING! [944]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1752152942309-814b835d-6302-4e35-aad2-8151e550791e.jpeg)
Listen & Learn English with Luke 🎧 This is SOMETHING! [944]
In this episode I take you on a big rambling journey through all sorts of English-learning goodness (and nonsense). We start by pondering what makes a...
943. Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of SILVER BLAZE 🐎 (Learn English with a Short Story)
Time for another Sherlock Holmes mystery story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on the podcast, because: Why not? I have adapted the text into modern English...
942. The ASMR Zen School of English ☁️🧘 Learn English and Relax
Improve your English and reduce stress with this unique ASMR-style episode ☁️ 🧘. Join me for a relaxing, meditative journey featuring calm background...
941. The Man Who Could Work Miracles ✨ (Learn English with a Short Story)
Learn English with a short story on LEP. In this episode I am reading "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" by HG Wells (adapted into modern English). Fir...
940. Our favourite things to do in London 🇬🇧 (Part 2)
Here is the second part of this double episode all about great things to see and do while in London 🇬🇧. Listen to my friends and family talking about...
939. Our favourite things to do in London 🇬🇧 (Part 1)
Here is part 1 of a double episode about London 🇬🇧 and great things you can see and do there 🎡. Listen to my friends and family describing their favo...
938. Film Club: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (with Antony Rotunno)
A return to Luke's Film Club with a conversation about one of the funniest and most controversial films of all time, also voted one of the UK's favour...
937. A Birthday Ramble / The Spinning Wheel of Random Questions
It's my birthday 🥳 so join me for a relaxed and light-hearted ramble, first with some comments about recent episodes and other podcast housekeeping,...
936. How AI can Boost your English with Podcasts ✨🎧 (feat. Alastair Budge)
In this episode, I’m joined by Alastair Budge from Leonardo English to explore how you can use AI tools like ChatGPT to boost your English, especially...
935. Terrible Traffic Jams & Self-Driving Cars 🚗 (Topic & Vocabulary)
This episode is all about the exciting topic of driving, getting stuck in traffic jams, the future of our roads and how self-driving cars might be the...
934. Sign Language is Fascinating 👋 with Siobhan Dodd
Have you ever wondered about sign language, how it works and if it is similar to other languages like English? In this conversation I speak to Siobhan...
933. The Best Expressions in English are from Shakespeare ✍️ Learn English Vocabulary
Hello! In this episode I focus on English expressions and idioms that originated in the works of William Shakespeare and are still used in modern ever...
932. What is so great about Shakespeare? 🎭 (with Mum & Dad)
In this episode I talk to my parents about the topic of William Shakespeare. We discuss the enduring appeal and significance of William Shakespeare's...
931. Overcoming Fears 😰 with Zdenek
This episode features a conversation with Zdenek about fears and anxieties experienced in everyday life. We explore common fears such as driving, flyi...
930. Can I eat my cat? 😿 Weird Google Questions, Answered (Topics + Vocabulary)
This episode is about the bizarre and funny questions that people input into Google. I explore and answer some of these questions, explaining some voc...
929. Sarah Donnelly: The Only American In Paris 🇺🇸🇫🇷 US vs UK Accent Quiz
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 Engli...
928. The Abduction 🛸 (Learn English with a Short Story)
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 t...
927. Walk & Talk: Medieval Museum ⛫🦄 (with Amber, Paul & Kyle)
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 histor...