89. A Day In The Life (The vocabulary of everyday routines)

80. Essential Social English: Some of the most important phrases, responses and common expressions used in English every day. These are sets of phrases that always go together. Some people call them adjacency pairs. Learn many of these vital expressions in this episode of Luke's En... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

47 min listen

79. Family Arguments and Debates (with The Thompsons): Listen to the family discussing issues, debating questions and doing speaking challenges in this episode.This episode is filled with useful vocabulary and expressions. Listen to hear people expressing their opinions, arguing and debating various im... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

70 min listen

82. Voting, Elections, Politics and Government: In this episode I teach you lots of vocabulary for talking about voting, elections, government and politics. This episode contains some seriously useful and important terms about politics and the way the government runs here in the UK.CLICK HERE TO... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

40 min listen

98. Luke vs Oliver (Part 2): We continue our discussion of various 'vs battles' in this episode. Listen, and add your comments below! CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME VOCABULARY NOTES AND VIDEOS http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/luke-vs-oliver-part-2/ by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

42 min listen

86. Criminal Law: Join my cousin Oli and me as we discuss an interesting legal case. This is quite a well known case which involves some quite dark themes such as murder and suicide.CLICK HERE FOR VOCABULARY AND A TRANSCRIPT OF THE STORY http://teacherluke.wordpress... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

40 min listen

93. Weird... or just different?: This episode is all about cultural differences. I talk to my brother James and our friend Aaron about customs, culture and behaviour from around the world and discuss the question: Is it weird, or is it just different? CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT ... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

71 min listen

50. Good Things Come To Those Who Wait: Useful and natural vocabulary and expressions on the subject of Waiting and Being Patient.Good Things Come To Those Who Wait.FOR VOCABULARY NOTES AND DEFINITIONS PLEASE CLICK HERE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/good-things-come-to-... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

41 min listen

97. Luke vs Oliver (Part 1): Listen to Luke and Oli as they discuss a variety of different topics, ideas, themes and people. The idea behind this episode is to compare and contrast different pairs of things, not only to decide which is the best, but also to explore them in great d... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

38 min listen

94. Competition Entries - Part 1: VOTING IS NOW CLOSED. To read more about this episode, click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/competition-entries/ by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

72 min listen

55. Mini Podcasts Collection 1: My first 7 mini podcasts in one full length episode. Idioms with 'about', politics, how to make a perfect cup of tea, a comedy song about badgers and some sentence stress and intonation practice. You can find my Mini Podcast page on Audioboo by clicki... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

28 min listen

85. A Stand-up Comedy Gig: Listen to one of Luke's stand-up gigs.First I talk about stand-up comedy and tell you some common expressions to describe comedy performances (see below). Then listen to me describing how I feel before a comedy gig, then listen to a recording of a ... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

35 min listen

51. Luke Answers Your Emails and Questions: It's back! The return of Luke's English Podcast. Responses to the comments and questions I have received over the last few months. I haven't done a podcast for quite a long time, so here it is! CLICK HERE TO READ NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE http://teac.. by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

42 min listen

77. Bear vs Shark: Who would win in a fight between a bear and a shark?TO READ NOTES AND TRANSCRIPTS FOR THIS EPISODE - CLICK HERE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/bear-vs-shark/ by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

55 min listen

70. Language and Music (with Francis Duncan): Learning English and learning music are quite similar actually. In this episode I talk to a great musician and English teacher about how learning English is similar to learning to play music. CLICK HERE TO READ VOCABULARY NOTES AND OTHER INFORMATION A... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

55 min listen

71. The Ice Cream Episode: Why is this one called The Ice Cream Episode? You'll have to listen to the whole thing to find out. FULL TRANSCRIPT NOW AVAILABLE BELOW!In this episode I decided I'd give myself a challenge: could I just talk non-stop for 45 minutes without plannin... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

45 min listen

54. Halloween / Guy Fawkes Night: English cultural information and expressions about Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night (Nov 5th), some entertaining stand up comedy about halloween and all the usual useful bits of language and vocabulary.CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPTS, LINKS AND OTHER INFO... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

40 min listen

91. The A to Z of Random Thoughts: This is probably the most random episode of the podcast so far, and certainly the longest. It's about the same length as a football match, in fact, why not listen to this while watching an actual football match. It might make it more interesting. C... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

90 min listen

78. Christmas - It's all about Family... (with James): This episode is all about Christmas. Learn plenty of general English vocabulary and culture.CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL LIST OF VOCABULARY WITH DEFINITIONS FROM THIS EPISODE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/christmas-its-all-about-family/ by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

77 min listen

72. The Cheese Episode: Why is it called The Cheese Episode? Listen to the whole thing to find out.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EPISODE. I decided to set myself a challenge in this one. Click here to read the rules of the challenge. http://teacherluke.wo... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

35 min listen

75. Not a Distraction!: Unlike many things on the internet, Luke's English Podcast is not a distraction!For tapescripts, video and more information - CLICK HERE In this episode I tell you some news, share some comments from listeners, share an amusing audio clip about... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

36 min listen

36. London Video Interviews Pt. 1 - Audio Only: Just the audio track from the first video of interviews in the centre of London. Click here to read a full transcript for this episode, and to watch the video http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/london-video-interviews-pt-1/ by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

9 min listen

18. 10 More Phrasal Verbs: More phrasal verbs for you today. These ones are all particularly useful in business English when you have meetings. For a complete transcript for this episode, click here to visit Luke's English Blog. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/46/ by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

18 min listen

44. Telling Anecdotes: Improve your speaking by telling interesting and amusing anecdotes. In this episode you'll learn about anecdotes, listen to a couple of stories told by some BBC radio DJs and learn some new vocabulary. Good extended listening practice. Enjoy!FOR A ... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

58 min listen

45. Luke & Andy's Crime Stories (with Andy Johnson): A conversation with my friend Andy. We share some anecdotes. Following on from episode 44 they're also about petty crime. Some samples of vocabulary and expressions are listed below. I give definitions in the podcast - so listen to check the meaning.... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

64 min listen

87. Six Idioms and Six Phrasal Verbs: I chat to Oli about the news and teach you 6 idioms and 6 phrasal verbs.FOR A FULL LIST OF THE IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS, WITH DEFINITIONS AND EXAMPLES - CLICK HERE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/6-idioms-and-6-phrasal-verbs/ by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

30 min listen

73. Steve Jobs: A tribute to Steve Jobs who died yesterday. Listen to Steve Jobs' famous speech to graduates of Stanford University, read the transcript, notice some useful features of English, and learn some important lessons about life.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATIO... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

65 min listen

68. Childhood / Growing Up / School Days - Phrasal Verbs and Expressions: Plenty of good vocabulary for describing your childhood days. Here you will find lots and lots of really natural and common expressions for describing your childhood and plenty of other things too. Listen to the podcast a few times to get the most be... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

44 min listen

63. German and British Cultural Identity - Paco Erhard interview part 2: This is the continuation of my interview with the German comedian Paco Erhard. Visit Paco's website here: http://www.germancomedy.com http://www.pacoerhard.com Click here for more info http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/german-and-brit... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

50 min listen

62. Learning English - Advice from a German comedian living in London: This is the first in a series of 2 interviews with the comedian Paco Erhard. Paco is originally from Germany but he has lived in America and Spain and he currently lives in London. He speaks 4 languages and is a proficient speaker of English. He is a ... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

37 min listen

29. Mystery Story / Narrative Tenses: This podcast is about narrative tenses (past simple, past continous, past perfect - see details below). We use these tenses to sequence stories about the past. To master the use of these tenses you have to deal with their form, their use and their pron... by Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

32 min listen

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