794. The Surprising Power of Reading Aloud (Article) 📖🗣️| Listen on Anghami

Feb 9

How to write well in English ✍️ (with Fabio Cerpelloni) [975]

What skills are involved in being a good writer? What makes a good piece of writing? How is writing different to speaking? What are the challenges faced by learners of English who want to write well, and what are some solutions to these challenges? How can AI help develop writing ... Show More

1h 19m

Feb 2

Haiku in English 📖 🍃 [974]

[974] In this episode I read out lots of haiku poems, explain their meaning, discuss what they make me think and feel, and use them to teach you some vocabulary. The haikus I read include some traditional Japanese ones translated into English, plus more modern ones written in Eng ... Show More

1h 47m

Jan 26

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb 👍🔪 (Learn English with a Short Story) [973]

Back by popular demand, here is another Sherlock Holmes short story on LEP. This one tells the suspenseful tale of a young engineer 👷 who accepts a well-paid but mysterious job. In classic horror movie style, he ignores so many red flags 🚩 and warnings ⚠️ and ends up paying the ... Show More

1h 34m

Apr 2022

#157 Giving the Benefit of the Doubt

Giving people the benefit of the doubt - not only is this a useful English phrase, but it's also a great attitude to have in life. I talk about some ways in which we can use this and how this way of thinking benefits my own life.Join Level Up English - https://courses.levelupengl ... Show More

22m 17s

Feb 2023

#208 Why British People Say 'Sorry' So Much

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 m ... Show More

28m 13s

Mar 2021

IELTS Speaking: Part-2 - Describe a book or article that you enjoyed reading for your studies.

Describe a book or article that you enjoyed reading for your studies. You should say: What the book or article was about. Why you read it. How long it took you to read. And Explain why you enjoyed reading it. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ielts-speaking/donation ... Show More

2m 22s

Sep 2022

#178 Watching The News

I think we all have love-hate relationships with the news these days, don't we? Some of us are addicted to watching and it harms our mental health, while others have cut it out completely. Let's discuss this topic today while looking at lots of useful vocabulary.Show notes page - ... Show More

24m 50s

Apr 2023

#217 Embrace Your Weirdness

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 r ... Show More

32m 11s

Apr 2022

#155 How to Live in the Moment

I explore the important topic of living in the moment, inspired by a book I read recently. Living in the moment and not spending all our time worrying about the past or future is the key to a happy life (I believe!) and also makes a lot of sense when related to learning English. ... Show More

23m 39s

Aug 2023

#233 Don't Take Yourself So Seriously

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 ... Show More

30m 22s

Sep 2022

#179 Overweight Children... (An IELTS Writing Question)

A listener requested I respond to an IELTS Writing Part 2 question in an episode, but rather than answer the question in the exam style, I'm allowed to ramble on in my usual way and discuss both sides of the question.The idea here is that it might help you become clear on how you ... Show More

27m 9s

Aug 2023

#235 Learn English Fast with Comprehensible Input

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 le ... Show More

32m 2s

Feb 2022

#149 How to Improve Your English Pronunciation

I'll go through some really important tips that WILL help you level up your English pronunciation and sound more natural.Improving your pronunciation is a really important task in English. It’s important to understand that it takes time and you won’t see any changes overnight. Ho ... Show More

23m 51s

794. The Surprising Power of Reading Alo...