The Level Up English Podcast (Natural British English)

Paul Creane joined me today to talk about his exciting lifestyle of being a Digital Nomad. We talk about what this means in the episode as well as lots of other useful terms related to this topic.We also cover what it's like to live in a van, travel in Asia, Housesitting, and all the apps and platforms Paul uses to help him live the life he does.It's always great to hear new perspectives and ways of living, and today's conversation might just inspire you. It's a really fascinating conversation and I hope you enjoy it too. English Podcast with Paul2nd Class HobosShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast247Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I am a big fan of reading for the purpose of learning a language as well, of course as listening, which is why I make podcasts. If you want to improve both of your listening and reading as well as your vocabulary, then this should be a good resource for you today.In today’s episode, Ariel Goodbody will tell you a story, but pre-teach some of the harder vocabulary first. This is a crosspost episode where Ariel shared one of my episodes on their podcast, and I am sharing a story I enjoyed from Ariel's podcast.It's something a little different, so I hope you enjoy it! Connect with Ariel or me below.Easy Stories in English WebsiteShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast246Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I will be talking about the IELTS Speaking exam.I know the IELTS exam isn't going to be relevant for everyone, although I always like to mention that preparing for the exam can also be great practice for English in a general sense. I'm sure those who have taken the exam before will agree that their English improved during the process. So even if you're not taking the exam, I really hope this episode will be useful for you in some way.Since the beginning of this podcast, one of my main reasons, for making content was based on listener questions. I realised I would get the same questions again and again, and rather than trying to write out messages to reply to each one. I thought it would be much better for both me and the person asking the question if I could put all of my advice into one episode.So the goal of this episode is to make the ultimate guide to IELTS speaking. Learn more about my IELTS training course here: https://courses.levelupenglish.school/courses/ieltsShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast245Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the years doing this podcast, the topic of exercise seems to have come up a lot when making comparisons to language learning, so I thought it was about time I made an episode where I talk all about it.In this episode, I talk about exercise and some of the benefits, teach you some useful expressions, and make some links on how exercise and language learning are similar and benefit you in the same ways.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast244Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I get comments occasionally from people who say “I want to be like a native speaker” and “I don’t want to learn from non-native speakers. In this episode, I'll argue the benefits of learning from non-native speakers as well as natives, and not closing yourself off from learning. The main thesis here is to stay open-minded in language learning and I explore some reasons why.I cover some ways in which non-native speakers might be preferable to native speakers, and even when they're not, the things you can learn from them.I hope you find this episode valuable. As always, you can share your thoughts on the show notes page below. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast243Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I have a great and casual chat with Zhifei from​ Xiaogua Chinese about language learning, using flashcards, the best mindset for learners, getting a good English accent, and much more! We also talk about my own Chinese learning methods and share ideas on the best way to learn two languages at once.There's a lot of useful information in this long episode, and I hope you find it useful listening practice for your English too.Xiaogua Instagram Xiaogua YouTubeShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast242Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For many of us, pets and animals are a huge part of our lives. We spend a lot of time and money looking after our furry friends, and I definitely have a huge soft spot for animals - especially cats!In this episode, I talk about choosing the right pet, dog people vs cat people, my own experiences with pets and vets, dealing with the loss of a pet, and share lots of useful phrases and expressions useful for daily English speaking.Join the conversation below.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast241Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’ve been living in Bangkok, Thailand since the beginning of August, so it’s been over 2 months now. This is the longest I’ve spent in one place outside of my home country before. One of our group class students requested an episode sharing my thoughts and experiences after moving here, and I decided to give it a go.In this episode, I’ll be talking about what’s changed here and some big differences I’ve noticed between the UK and Thailand. I’ll be sharing the good and the bad, things I miss and things I prefer here. I’ll also be talking about moving abroad and relocating more generally and will mention some useful vocabulary related to this topic.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast240Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Memory is something we've covered a few times on the podcast before, but it's always worth coming back to with more ideas and tips. In this episode, I share advice on how you can stop forgetting English vocabulary, 2 methods of learning new vocabulary that suit all types of learners and personality types, expressions related to memory and forgetting, and at the end I give some advice on general memory and forgetfulness. I think there's a lot of value packed into this episode so listen carefully and I'm sure you'll take away something valuable. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast239Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every now and then, I invite the members of Level Up English to join me for a chat about different topics. This time, we spoke about giving advice. In the end, only 3 people joined, which was quite a nice casual group. All members gave some amazing advice and also used some really good vocabulary. I hope you enjoy this episode!In this episode, we cover:Advice on being happyAdvice on getting good sleepAdvice on learning languagesAnd problems we're facing in lifeShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast238Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cara Leopold (Leo Listening) joins me once again on the podcast to discuss the benefits of learning English in groups with her experience teaching group classes based around movies, as well as some good movies and TV series she likes to use to practice and teach English. If you've caught this episode in 2023, Cara is relaunching her Movie Club course. You can try it out for one week in September to see if you like it. We talk more about this in the episode tooShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast237------------------------------Cara Leopold is the creator of the Leo Listening Movie Club where she helps film-loving English learners understand and discuss movies together so they can master conversational English. From September 13th-20th Cara is organising the Back-to-School Movie Challenge, a 1-week taste of what it's like to be in a movie club. By watching and discussing clips from high school movies together, you’ll learn new vocabulary, catch fast-spoken English and practice your speaking and writing skills with other movie-loving English learners. The challenge includes access to a discussion forum as well as a live Zoom session on September 20th to chat with me and other film lovers about the movie clips. Join the challenge: https://leolistening.podia.com/back-to-school-movie-challengeCara’s website: https://leo-listening.com/Cara’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoListening/Cara’s Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caraleopold/Cara’s Pinterest profile: https://www.pinterest.fr/leolistening/ --------------------Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we'll be talking about some patterns you can remember when adding UP to verbs.Here are some examples: cloud up, clear up, finish up, drink up, break upOne of the Level Up Members recently asked about the difficult part of phrasal verbs where we add ‘up’ to a verb and why we do this. I decided to make an entire episode about it because it’s not an easy thing to get your head around. Part 1 was Episode 224.I decided to stop the episode halfway because 1 hour of listing phrasal verbs might be a tad boring. So let's finish up the patterns in today's episode.I will add a complete lesson on Level Up English with a quiz and subtitles to help you understand. If you want to access this as well as join a global learner community to get access to all transcripts, group lessons, and many more courses.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast236Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I had a great audio question sent in today about learning with comprehensible input. So in this episode, I cover some of the ideas behind the comprehensible input method, and then explore the input hypothesis from Stephen Krashen and how these ideas might benefit your language learning methods.As always, keep in mind we are all different and learn in different ways, but I think a lot of these points will be relevant to most of you. Perhaps you can take something away today that you can implement (add) into your own study routine. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast235Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Kaufmann is a polyglot who has a good level of proficiency in around 20 languages. Steve is well known for his content online and on his YouTube channel, Lingo Steve. You've probably seen him before! Today he joined me for a really fascinating chat about language learning. I cover some of his recent YouTube videos and ask for tips on some of these topics. If you want to know more, I highly recommend going to his channel for more details.In this episode, we cover:Language learning mistakesThe importance of curiosityThe Intermediate Plataeu Leaving your comfort zoneIncreasing vocabularyAnd of course moreShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast234Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the private podcast last week, I chatted a bit about my experience in China and then ended on the idea of the benefit of being silly in your language learning. I thought it was a really interesting and potentially useful topic for people to hear, so I decided to turn it into a public podcast episode too.In this episode, I’ll be talking about reasons why you shouldn’t take yourself too seriously, and how inserting more silliness into your life can benefit you - both generally and to help your English learning. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast233Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I recently made a huge change in my life and I'm announcing it to everyone in this episode today. I'm going to talk a little bit about this change, why I made it, and some of my feelings about the future. I then talk about change in a more general sense and give you some tips (inspired by Atomic Habits) to help you in life and language learning, as well as some useful expressions related to change. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast232Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you know how to use the word 'dear'? A lot of people get confused with this term, and honestly the answer isn't as simple as you may think, so let's look into that today.I'll cover the ways in which we use this word and why you might not want to say it to strangers.This is a re-share of a video I posted on the English with Michael YouTube channel, so thanks for your patience with me during this busy time!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast231Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A listener requested a topic on the housing market in the UK, so I thought I'd give it a shot and make it as interesting as I can. In this episode, I talk about the housing crisis the UK is currently going through, my own experience with buying a house and share some interesting sayings and idioms too. As always, we look at lots of useful and high-level vocabulary. Do you know the word 'insurmountable'? Let's learn it today! Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast230Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Stroud from the History of English Podcast joins me for a fascinating discussion and dive into... well, the history of English!In this episode, we talk about a variety of things, including:Why TH doesn't have its own letterIn what part of England the language was standardised?When did the first dictionaries comeWhy there are so many French words in EnglishWhy we have so many silent lettersWhy we have different words for animals and meat (pig, pork)Where English surnames come fromAnd more!Don't miss this one! If you have any trouble understanding some of the difficult terms in this episode, the YouTube video version will have some definitions on screen. The Member's Transcript will help even more.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast229Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I’m beginning to come down with a cold. I can feel my throat getting hoarse and it hurts to swallow, and I probably don’t have much time before I’ll be unable to record a podcast episode, so let’s get this done quickly!Getting sick is something we all have to deal with at some point, so although it’s not the cheeriest of topics, it’s an important one to cover since there are so many great expressions we can use to talk about this. I’ll be covering a lot of those today as well as tips on how to treat a cold.In this episode, we cover:Avoiding getting sickSymptoms of illnessTreating an illnessAnd my anger at the person who made me sick!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast228Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I had a listener question about Phrasal Verbs and why some of them use prepositions even though the meaning seems to be the same without them.Can we say "Check it" and "Check it out"? What's the difference?I break down this question in detail and also talk about the difference between literal and idiomatic phrasal verbs. I hope you learn a lot today in this useful and information-packed episode. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast227Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first AMA (Ask Me Anything) episode I have done since #84! It's been a while, but this is where I reach out to Instagram to get some questions for me to answer on the podcast.If you like these episodes or have a question to submit for a future episode, get in touch with me on the website below or on Instagram. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast226Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aubrey Carter from All Ears English and IELTS Energy joins me today for a chat about the IELTS English exam, and a few other topics.We discuss tips for the exam as well as some interesting slang and vocabulary that would be useful for all learners!Should you use formal or informal English?Should you improve your English or study the exam structure?Useful vocabularyUsing idioms and slangNew English words that we have learnt recentlyAnd more!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast225Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I got a question about adding "UP" to certain verbs and this learner wanted to know more. As I did more research, I was plunged into a rabbit hole of research and it turned out to be much more complicated than I first realised! I decided to try to tackle this topic in a podcast episode.Because there's a lot to talk about, this is just part 1. If you like this episode, let me know! If this one goes well, I'll do my best to make a part 2.In this episode, I talk about what a phrasal verb is, how 'up' can change the meaning of verbs, and 4 different grammar patterns you can learn to help you understand these words. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast224Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I see a lot of writing mistakes with learners struggling with parallel structures, or parallelism. This is where features in a sentence have to follow the same grammatical patterns to sound natural.It may sound a bit confusing, but honestly, it's fairly simple once you understand the main idea. In this episode, I go through 7 examples of how to sound more natural with this grammar rule as I talk about some of my favourite travel memories. I encourage you to respond and do the same!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast223Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the recent coronation of King Charles in the UK, people might be wondering why I haven't posted any content related to the royal family.Well, in this episode I'm going to be exploring the British opinion on the monarchy (based on Reddit posts) and sharing my own opinion at the end too.We explore a lot of vocabulary and I try my best to cover both sides of the argument, from those who think the monarchy is important to our culture, to those who want to see it abolished.What do you think? Join the conversation by tapping below. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast222Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you well-rested and ready to begin today's episode? Sleep is a vital part of human health and I explore this a bit in today's episode. I talk about the importance of sleep and how it related to learning and the mind. I explore the idea of comparing sleep to study time. Is it better to study more or sleep more?I share my thoughts and provide some statistics in today's episode, and as always, I'd love to hear your thoughts too! Leave your comments in the show notes below.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast221Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Connelly is known as Anna with 2Ns online and has her own podcast looking at Business English. She joins us today to discuss business English, giving presentations, job interviews, and more! Whether you need business English or not, I think there's a lot to learn from this conversation for general learners too. I hope you enjoy.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast220Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you ready for a laugh? Well, I can't promise that. But I'll do my best! This is Part 2 of learning English with jokes and humour, where I'll be looking at puns you might find amusing while learning some useful vocabulary and expressions hidden within them.My hope is that you'll have fun with me today and learn something new as well. Find part 1 here: https://levelupenglish.school/podcast202Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast219Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you looking for some inspiration this week?Today I look at 4 of the world's most influential people and share some valuable life lessons we can all learn from. I explain how I think these can be applied to language learners too! So if you're struggling with motivation, this is the episode for you.As always, there are lots of great vocabulary and phrases we look at along the way. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast218Video Teaching from Signs: https://youtu.be/b5x3FWVJneUSign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn about the benefits you can receive from embracing your weirdness - in other words: accepting your uniqueness. There are so many benefits of doing this for your language learning and for your life as a whole and I go through a lot of these today while using some useful and relevant vocabulary to help expand your English knowledge. I LOVED recording this episode and I hope you love listening to it as well. As always, join in the conversation on the show notes page linked below.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast217Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Valerie Fridland is a professor, sociolinguist, author, and public speaker. Her recent book is: Like, Literally, Dude. Arguing for the Good in Bad English.She joins me on the podcast today for a fascinating discussion about aspects of English we often consider to be bad, such as UM and AH. We also talk about the use of "like" and other language features like Vocal Fry. Valerie also helps me feel more comfortable with my use of UM and AH in speech as they actually have special meanings within conversation.This is a fascinating conversation and I hope you like it too!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast216Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we're exploring the fun topic of animals, except we're not learning simple animal words or noises they make. This is more advanced.We'll be looking at a few animal idioms, expressions and phrasal verbs that you can use in your daily life. Native speakers use these all the time! Along with each expression, I'll share a cool fact about the animal, as well as an example from my own life to give some context.Listen to my guest episode with All Ears English: https://youtu.be/d8gxDoe0IGIShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast215Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We'll be talking today about making phone calls in English, including tips on being confident and doing it successfully, as well as some useful expressions that we all use on the phone. Even if you don't regularly make calls, I think this will be a useful episode for everyone.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast214Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm answering a question I hear all the time - How long until I get fluent in English? How many months or years until I can be done?I answer this question in detail today by responding directly and also questioning back as to whether this is the best attitude to have in language learning.Don't miss this one!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast213Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Simcott has a strong passion for language learning and is described by Wikipedia as a hyperpolyglot (a word I had never heard of before).This is an episode you definitely don't want to miss! Richard shares some of his tips on learning so many languages. We talk about:How to get motivation to learnWhat if you're too shy to talk?What if you don't have time to learn?Why children are better language learnersAnd much more!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast212Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we're talking about money! I share lots of very useful words related to finances, making and saving money, as well as some useful ways of describing people's attitudes towards money. How do you feel about your financial situation? I'm sure for most of us, it's not an easy relationship!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast211Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As time goes on, we're seeing more and more impressive advancements in AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. Recently, a chat bot called Chat GPT has become popular and I asked this program to design my episode today. Let's see how it did!In this episode, we talk about lots of useful vocabulary related to this topic, some problems that AI will cause, such as automation and loss of jobs, and finally some positive outcomes from automation.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast210Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk about practising self-love, self-acceptance, confidence and more. We relate this to language learning and having the best attitude to succeed in life. I think this can be a useful thing to talk about no matter who you are, and as always, we'll be learning some useful phrases you can use in daily life too.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast209Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I'm very sorry to say that we are talking about apologising! We cover the topic of British culture and why we say sorry so much, different meanings related to the word 'sorry', and some useful expressions. Sorry for the long description.Here's the BBC Article I mentioned: Click here to openShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast208Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna from ​@EnglishLikeANative and I have a casual chat around the topic of interests and passion.We also talk about...- Anna's interesting background before teaching- Anna's assessment of my accent- Why we each started teaching- Our speaking speeds- Comparison to others- Our hobbies & interests- How to develop a passion- And more!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast207Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I talk about my advice on surviving a zombie outbreak based on my extensive experience watching zombie TV series and playing video games. It's a bit of fun, but we also include some pretty advanced grammar. While talking, I use the inverted versions of the first, second and third conditionals. Check out the show notes page below for extra help. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast206Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why should we take a break? Well, there are many reasons! In this episode, I talk about some of the benefits of taking a break from coffee, work, relationships, and more. We look at the phrase "Distance makes the heart grow fonder".I also go through some common phrases connected to this topic that you can use to practise too.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast205Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is based on a recent group class I taught looking at giving and asking for advice. In this episode, I'll share some good and bad advice i've received, as well as ask you all advice on a few problems I'm facing. Of course, along the way we'll look at many useful expressions too.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast204Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tika (Tika Teaches English) is an English teacher from England but now living in South Korea and has been for several months now. She kindly joined me for a chat about this transition to a new country.We also talk about...Life in NottinghamTika's Teaching Teaching online vs classroomsLiving in South KoreaWhat she misses about EnglandProblems with answering the doorThe honeymoon periodFavourite and least favourite things about South KoreaSafetyAnd much more!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast203Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although my lessons on jokes have always been a bit awkward in the past, let's have a go at covering it in a podcast episode today. We'll be looking at 5 jokes; each has a word or expression we can learn from. You may not laugh at the jokes, but I hope you have fun anyway.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast202Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the Christmas and the holiday season, we tend to buy a lot and consumerism is rampant. With that, I thought an episode about shopping would be timely. In this episode, we'll look at lots of great expressions and vocabulary while chatting about this topic. Click the show notes page below to leave comments and get involved. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast201Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join me for a very special 200th episode! Thank you all so much for listening and supporting me until now.In this episode, I talk about my favourite topic - New Year Reflections & Resolutions! Join me in this activity to improve your life and English study journey.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast200Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I look at the difference between introverts, extroverts and ambiverts. We then go over some key features of each personality type while looking at lots of useful vocabulary. Join the discussion on the show notes page below.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast199Podcast YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@LevelUpEnglishPodcastMain YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/englishwithmichaelInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/englishwithmichaelSign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsay Williams (Lindsay Does Languages) first appeared on the podcast for Episode 42, and now she's back for a fun conversation where we discuss language learning styles and habits. We also talk about...A Master's Degree in Applied LinguisticsDifferent types of language learnersA quiz to find out your styleLindsay's study routineBad and good habitsAnd more!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast198Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all podcast transcripts, listen to the private podcast and join live lessons and courses on the website.➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.