Aug 18

Let’s Take a C1 Grammar Test 📋 and critique it [949]

In this episode I take a typical multiple choice grammar test that you can find online, explain the answer to each question and give mini grammar lessons along the way. I also discuss what makes a good test of your English, and what good and bad level tests do. Learn more about g ... Show More

2h 11m

Aug 4

Technology in Everyday Life [Part 2] 👨‍💻 The Choices We Make / Topic Discussion & Vocabulary [947]

This episode is all about choices we have to make relating to technology in our everyday lives, and the vocabulary of technology today. This episode focuses on issues such as information quality & fact checking, digital sustainability, AI and automation, security, surveillance an ... Show More

1h 30m

Jul 28

Technology in Everyday Life [Part 1] 👨‍💻 The Choices We Make / Topic Discussion & Vocabulary

This episode is all about choices we have to make relating to technology in our everyday lives. I'll be discussing contemporary tech-related issues such as privacy vs. convenience, data sharing, digital, detox, online behaviour, digital legacy, tech addiction, tech for children. ... Show More

1h 57m

Aug 11

Workplace Scenarios 👷 Role Plays for Practical English [948]

In this fun and practical episode I dive into realistic workplace English through improvised role-play conversations. Designed to help you boost your vocabulary, listening skills, and confidence in professional settings, this episode features six humorous and educational role-pla ... Show More

1 h

Apr 2025

933. The Best Expressions in English are from Shakespeare ✍️ Learn English Vocabulary

Hello! In this episode I focus on English expressions and idioms that originated in the works of William Shakespeare and are still used in modern everyday language. Notice the expressions in various contexts, fully understand their meanings and use, explore their origins in Shake ... Show More

1h 29m

Feb 2018

Episode 5 - Siiri

“Your answerphone message is paradoxical. Please answer this question: If there is no phone call, how could I hear the message?”Season 1, Episode 5.The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up with a brand new identity! A ... Show More

23m 33s

Apr 2025

930. Can I eat my cat? 😿 Weird Google Questions, Answered (Topics + Vocabulary)

This episode is about the bizarre and funny questions that people input into Google. I explore and answer some of these questions, explaining some vocabulary. The result is an engaging and intellectually light-hearted discussion involving the usual mix of rambling, and English te ... Show More

1h 36m

Jun 30

942. The ASMR Zen School of English ☁️🧘 Learn English and Relax

Improve your English and reduce stress with this unique ASMR-style episode ☁️ 🧘. Join me for a relaxing, meditative journey featuring calm background music, softly spoken English, vocabulary for peace and tranquillity, some grammar practice, and gentle humour. Designed to help y ... Show More

1h 28m

Jul 14

Listen & Learn English with Luke 🎧 This is SOMETHING! [944]

In this episode I take you on a big rambling journey through all sorts of English-learning goodness (and nonsense). We start by pondering what makes a good podcast title — is it clever, clickbait, or just clear? I reveal a monumental tectonic shift in the way I am titling my epis ... Show More

2h 30m

Mar 2025

928. The Abduction 🛸 (Learn English with a Short Story)

Learn English with another short story on Luke's English Podcast. This one is about a learner of English who has an extraordinary experience. Listen to me tell the story, and summarise it, then explain plenty of natural, commonly occurring, up-to-date English vocabulary.Episode p ... Show More

1h 52m

Feb 2025

923. A Rambling Exercise for Fluency 🗣️ Late-Winter 2025 ❄️☀️

A rambling episode full of spontaneous speaking from me to. Topics include; an exercise for you to practise your spoken fluency 🗣️, the benefits of extensive listening to spontaneous speech 🎧, overcoming mental blocks 🌳, the English of my daughter and raising our kids to be bi ... Show More

1h 19m

May 19

936. How AI can Boost your English with Podcasts ✨🎧 (feat. Alastair Budge)

In this episode, I’m joined by Alastair Budge from Leonardo English to explore how you can use AI tools like ChatGPT to boost your English, especially when combined with podcasts. We go through specific, practical ways to actively engage with podcast content using AI — improving ... Show More

2h 4m

Workplace Scenarios 👷 Role Plays for Pr...