Talking to bilingual journalist Charles Pellegrin (France 24) about how the conventions of broadcast journalism influence the way the English is used in news reports, how Charles started as a journalist, the challenge of making TV news reports, our time at university, the Olympics in Paris, and Charles' experiences of living and working in China. ? Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/07/16/891-the-bilingual-journalist-with-charles-pellegrin/ ? Luke & Charles' stand-up comedy show in Paris on 19 July (few tickets left) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/french-fried-comedy-night-tickets-6 ..read more

Learn English with a short story. Listen & repeat after me if you'd like to practise your pronunciation. Learn some vocabulary in the second half of the video ? ? Read the story here https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/07/09/890-the-simulation-learn-english-with-a-short-story/ ? Reserve seats (free) for Luke's stand-up comedy on 19 July 2024 ? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/french-fried-comedy-night-tickets-603182383747 Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor ..read more

Natasha V. Broodie returns to the podcast to talk about her new book, which is full of advice for success in job interviews. Natasha has a lot of job interview experience, and she has learned the importance of self-belief and preparation. In this conversation she talks about some experiences that led her to write the book, and gives advice on what you should do before, during and after job interviews. ? Click here to get Natasha's book "Swaggart" on Amazon ? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CM5WCVPR ✨ More information about Natasha's book, on her website here ? https://www.lifewiththebige.com/swagg ..read more

My dad returns to talk about the current political situation in the UK. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a general election to take place on 4 July. Why did Sunak call an election at this moment? What do people think of the Consvervative Party, who have been in power for 14 years? Will we have a new government and a new Prime Minister in the UK in a couple of weeks? Also, what about England's performances in the Euro 2024 football championship? Episode page ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/06/24/888-uk-general-election-euro-2024-the-rick-thompson-report-june-2024 Luke's stand-up comedy sh ..read more

Join me as I take a walk along the embankment of the river Seine from Louvre to Pont Marie in the centre of Paris. This time the topic is health and diet. Watch out for the phrasal verbs I use during my ramble! Episode page ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/06/17/887-walk-talk-health-diet-phrasal-verbs/ Come and see me performing stand-up comedy in Paris on 19 July - details here ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/comedy The next series of LEP Premium will deal with the phrasal verbs (+ other vocabulary) from this episode. Sign up below? Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to ..read more

In this episode I am joined by Rob from The Business English Podcast, and we are talking about networking in English. ?️ Networking is when you speak to other people, probably in a professional context, in order to build relationships, expand your social circle and make work contacts that can lead to business opportunities in the future. Networking is all about socialising, speaking spontaneously, active listening and being aware of cultural factors which can affect everything. Listen to the episode to hear plenty of comments, anecdotes, advice and language tips relating to networking in Engl ..read more

A conversation with my brother about one of the most successful British bands of all time - Madness. We talk about the story of the band, our early memories of their music, the songs, the members, their lyrics, their popularity and why we've always been big fans! Episode page with links, music videos and more ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/27/884-british-music-madness-with-james/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

A spontaneous monologue about being taken by surprise by public holidays in May (in France), a podcast recommendation, and seeing a hard-rocking and hilarious band perform live in a big arena last week. Includes a song at the end as a tribute. Episode page with links etc ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/21/883-a-last-minute-rambling-episode/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Here's a list of jokes about different countries which I found on the website Bored Panda. I'll tell you the jokes and then explain them all (dissecting the frog), including any homophones, double meanings or specific cultural references. Can you "get" the jokes? Do you find any of them funny, or are they all just terrible dad jokes? And, what vocabulary can you learn in the process? Includes a vocabulary review at the end of the episode. Episode page with notes, jokes and vocabulary list ? https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/14/882-47-funny-country-jokes-explained-learn-english-with-humour/ Sig ..read more

Barbara Serra is an award-winning Italian journalist who has spent much of her career reading the news in the UK on various high-profile well-established English language news networks including the BBC, Channel 5, Al Jazeera English and Sky News. Barbara has quite a specific relationship with English. It’s her dominant language but not her native language. She has a certain accent, which does place her outside the UK somehow. So how has this affected her career as a news reader and reporter? What is the story of her English? What kind of challenges has she faced while reading the news in th ..read more