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

Walaa Mouma returns to the podcast after 4 years to give us an update about her academic studies and personal story, including getting married and moving to Wales, details of her PhD doctorate, as well as her other studies and volunteer work helping to teach English to refugees and asylum seekers. Walaa's passion for this work is inspired by her own personal story of learning English, seeking asylum in the UK and studying in the UK's academic system, which she first talked about in episode 703 of this podcast. Part 1 of a 2-part episode.

Episode page with more information and links to Walaa's social media https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/03/03/924-walaa-mouma-returns-part-1-phd-studies-in-wales-teaching-english-for-refugees/

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A rambling episode full of spontaneous speaking from me to you. Topics include; an exercise for you to practise your spoken fluency , the benefits of extensive listening to spontaneous speech , overcoming mental blocks , the English of my daughter and raising our kids to be bilingual , some reactions to recent episodes , some thoughts about upcoming content , some bird-related idioms , the phrasal verb "to follow through" including its rude meaning ...and more! PDF transcript available.

Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/02/23/923-a-rambling-exercise-for-fluency-late-winter-2025/

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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.

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Episode 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/

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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/

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Ian's books https://www.ianmoore.info/

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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/

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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/

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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.

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Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/01/20/918-sherlock-holmes-the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle-learn-english-with-a-short-story/

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This is a listener-generated episode, meaning that the content is mostly written by listeners of this podcast. In this one I read out various comments and messages from listeners who have improved their English with the podcast. They describe the progress they've made and how they did it. Expect lots of success stories and plenty of advice for improving your English in 2025.

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Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/01/13/917-listener-stories-how-lep-has-helped-my-listeners-with-their-english-%e2%98%85-success-advice/

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A lengthy New Year's message about how to improve your English through consistent podcast listening. This episode details how regular listening improves comprehension, pronunciation, vocabulary, and fluency, incorporating listener testimonials and tips, with some specific advice about how to push your English with this podcast.

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Episode page on my website https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/01/06/916-learning-english-in-2025-with-lukes-english-podcast/

Listen to the audio podcast https://pod.link/312059190

My phrasal verb podcast https://pod.link/895725104

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Join me for a quiz about some curious stories from the news this year (2024). Stephen Devincenzi from the SEND7 Podcast is the quizmaster for the third year running, and has prepared questions that will test my knowledge of some of the slightly less serious global news stories this year. Can you beat me in the quiz? Listen to find out.

Episode page (with quiz questions) https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/12/29/915-the-world-news-quiz-2024-with-stephen-from-send7-podcast/

Listen to SEND7 Podcast https://pod.link/1505603790

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Consider donating to help people in need of medical aid this year  https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

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