Synopsis
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
Episodes
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137. Discussing Movies (Part 1)
29/06/2013 Duration: 54minHenry Dean joins me for a cup of tea and a chat about movies. In this episode, I talk to Henry about his background, his university course, his writing work and his interest in film and movies in general. We also explain and discuss various items of vocabulary related to film. We'll teach you various words and phrases that you can use to talk about films with your friends. We also begin to answer questions which were sent in to us via Facebook. Click here for more information http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/137-discussing-movies-part-1/ #comment-3723 Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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136. Cycling from London to Paris
23/06/2013 Duration: 01h01minWhat is the longest bike trip you've ever done? Have you ever run a marathon or walked a very long distance? In this episode, I speak to Ben Fisher, who just this weekend cycled all the way from The River Thames in London to La Seine in Paris, covering a distance of over 460km.Listen to the podcast as Ben and I discuss the trip, the challenges, the pain, the blood, the sweat, the tears and the joy of this journey by bicycle. In our discussion you will hear lots of vocabulary relating to cycling and transport in general. Click here for more information http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/136-clycling-from-london-to-paris/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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135. Raining Animals - "It's raining cats and dogs"
17/06/2013 Duration: 01h11min"It's raining cats and dogs" - Do native speakers of English often use this idiom to describe heavy rain or do they use different expressions? Click here to read vocabulary notes and other information http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/135-raining-animals/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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134. The Story of Salvo
11/06/2013 Duration: 01h18minThis episode is all about the story of a hardcore punk rock band from London. Listen, and you'll hear an interview with the band members as they talk about how the band started, their influences, and what caused the band to end. CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND MORE INFORMATION http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/134-the-story-of-salvo/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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133. Hip-Hop Lyric Analysis
01/06/2013 Duration: 01h09minA look at hip-hop culture and analysis of the lyrics to a classic rap song. CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL TRANSCRIPT TO THIS EPISODE and for other useful and interesting links. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/133-hip-hop-lyric-analysis/ PEACE. Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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132. Pronouncing ~ed Endings (with Added Romance and Horror)
17/05/2013 Duration: 01h07minSome pronunciation, some vocabulary, some romance and a little bit of horror-movie gore in this episode. For vocabulary notes and more information, click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/132-pronouncing-ed-endings-with-added-romance-and-horror/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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131. Rickipedia
01/05/2013 Duration: 01h03minA conversation with my Dad, Rick Thompson. In this episode I ask my Dad various questions which were sent in by fans of Luke's English Podcast on Facebook. To visit and like the facebook page, click here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lukes-English-Podcast/227129545507?ref=ts&fref=ts What do you think of my Dad's answers? Leave your comments below. For more information and a transcript, click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/131-rickipedia/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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130. A Cup of Tea with... Sebastian Marx
17/04/2013 Duration: 01h29minConversation with a real American person from New York! Sebastian Marx was born in New York and went to Boston University. He is a stand-up comedian in Paris and regularly performs in English and in French. You can visit his website here http://www.sebmarx.com and find out about his comedy shows! In this episode I invited Sebastian to my flat where we had some tea and some chocolate brownies. Listen to the episode as I ask questions which were suggested by listeners from the Luke's English Podcast Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lukes-English-Podcast/227129545507 CLICK HERE TO READ MORE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/130-a-cup-of-tea-with-sebastian-marx/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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129. A Cup of Tea with... Pierre Gaspard
10/04/2013 Duration: 01h29minPierre Gaspard is a French actor and comedian who performs comedy in English. His English is really good. In this episode I invited Pierre to my flat for a cup of tea and some biscuits, and to talk to him about learning English, doing comedy and life in Canada, France and the UK. I also teach Pierre how to speak using a few British accents - including Manchester, Cockney and a kind of Scottish accent. ***There is SOME RUDE LANGUAGE in this episode, so watch out if you're offended easily, or if you're a teacher and you're using this in the classroom.*** CLICK HERE TO READ VOCABULARY NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE AND WATCH A VIDEO http://teacherluke.co.uk/2013/04/10/129-a-cup-of-tea-with-pierre-gaspard/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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128. Luke's Stand-Up Comedy Show in Paris
07/04/2013 Duration: 01minIn this episode you can listen to 30 minutes of my stand-up comedy performance from last Friday in Paris. To watch a video of the performance, click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/795/ *I'm afraid this episode is no longer available. To get information about my upcoming stand up shows, click here https://teacherluke.co.uk/luke/live-dates/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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127. Computer Games
04/03/2013 Duration: 01h11minThis episode is all about computer games or video games, from the early days of PONG, Space Invaders and Pac-Man to the multi-billion dollar industry that we have today. CLICK HERE FOR VOCABULARY AND VIDEOS RELATED TO THIS EPISODE: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/127-computer-games/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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126. Your Emails, Comments and Questions
20/02/2013 Duration: 01h30minThank you very much for your emails and comments over the last few months! I am going to reply to some of them here. CLICK HERE TO READ ALL TEXT AND NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE PODCAST http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/126-your-emails-comments-and-questions/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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125. The Pink Gorilla Story
14/02/2013 Duration: 01h18minListen to Luke tell you a rather bizarre story about an adventure involving a pink gorilla and a number of other characters. I recommend that you listen to the story several times as a way of enjoying and understanding it more. There is a rambling introduction, then the story begins at about 17minutes. There is a transcript available here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/125-the-pink-gorilla-story/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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124. James Bond
24/01/2013 Duration: 34minThis episode is all about the history of James Bond. You can also learn how to speak like Sean Connery or Roger Moore :) CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT, DEFINITIONS AND VIDEO FOR THIS EPISODE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/124-james-bond/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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123. What's Been Going On?
18/01/2013 Duration: 58minIn this episode I let you know what's been happening recently and look at some recent news stories. *There is a sound quality problem with this episode. It's recorded very quietly. Apologies for this. The next episode is better.* Click here to read the news stories which I talk about in this episode: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/123-whats-been-going-on/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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122. The End of the World?
20/12/2012 Duration: 58minDo you believe all the theories that the world is going to end tomorrow? In this episode I discuss some of the 2012 End of the World theories and tell you what I think. We will also hear the opinion of a NASA scientist. You can read some of those theories and more information here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/122-the-end-of-the-world/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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121: Americanisms (Part 2)
12/12/2012 Duration: 01h15minHi listeners, and welcome back to Luke's English Podcast. This episode is the continuation of the last one which was all about Americanisms. For a full transcript and more information, click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/121-americanisms-part-2/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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120. Americanisms
06/12/2012 Duration: 01h08minThis one is all about Americanisms, and is a response to a list of the UK's 50 most hated Americanisms in English. For a full transcript and more information click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/120-americanisms/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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119. First Impressions of Life in Paris
22/11/2012 Duration: 01h30minHow's life in Paris? Find out in this episode. There is a transcript to all of this episode. Click here to read it http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/119-first-impressions-of-life-in-paris/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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118. Sick in Japan
09/11/2012 Duration: 01h15minIn this episode I will tell you the story of how I ended up in a Japanese hospital for two weeks. To read vocabulary notes and phrases click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/118-sick-in-japan/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.