Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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Vocabulary in this Mini Episode

• to be in with a chance (of doing something)
• you need to achieve certain milestones
• it shows that you're getting somewhere, you're making progress
• it's a flag you can wave or a banner you can show to people
• you need flags you can fly from the top of the castle
• to fly the flag of victory
• I'm asking you to do me a favour in return for the free things I've been giving to you
• "I can't be bothered"
• "I think I'll just not bother"
• it would mean the world to me
• it's up to you whether I actually get this or not
• I'm hoping, praying, wondering whether or not it's actually possible
• listen to me begging!
• that would be a nice birthday present, wouldn't it?
• get your skates on
• don't hang around
• don't put it off, it's not the washing up!
• you need to do it sooner rather than later
• don't leave it until the last minute
• men, women and any other denomination you choose to respect
• I didn't video the second one because I'd run out of memory on my camera-thing
• I was up for about an hour and a half at a very ungodly hour
• she got a bit over-excited
• I've got a dry, painful, sore throat and I've got a blocked-up nose
• it's raining and its a bit chilly

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525. Ninja August / Podcast Corrections / Useful Japanese Cat (Listener Comments & Questions)

Responding to more comments and questions from listeners, including some rambling about public holidays in France, why May is like 'ninja August', some corrections to what I said about bats and Stephen Hawking on the podcast and the story of an amazing useful cat from Japan.

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Talking about words which can be pronounced several ways, words which are often pronounced incorrectly by native speakers and the debates, arguments and frustration that arises between native speakers as a result. Includes the "You Say Tomato..." song and the Grammar Nazi sketch, explained. Transcript & notes available.

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Talking to fellow English teacher Cara Leopold about advice for using TV shows and films to learn English, both with and without subtitles.

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Talking to my ex-colleague Raphael Miller about his new summer school for teenagers + rambling about British social and communication culture, growing up in Liverpool, studying at Oxford University, the famous Star Wars actor Raphael knows and remembering some of the old-fashioned ways we used to describe computers and the internet. Transcripts and links below. 👨‍🎓🌞🇬🇧

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Usually when I talk to my brother on the podcast we talk about fairly obscure topics, like cult films, musical subcultures or skateboarding, but this time we chose a universal topic; pets. Listen to this conversation to hear James and me remembering the pets we had as children and discussing some issues related to keeping animals as pets.

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The second part of my chat with Andy Johnson. Listen out for 18 more idioms which will be explained later. Topics include: Twitter abuse, the other Andy Johnson, training for the London Marathon + more.

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A conversation with Andy Johnson including loads of idiomatic expressions and their explanations. First you can listen to a rambling chat with Andy and then I'll explain 25 idioms that came up during the conversation. Part 2 coming soon...

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Answering grammar questions from listeners, with details about verb tenses (including present continuous vs present perfect continuous & future continuous vs going to) and the language of newspaper headlines. Includes references to The Queen, The Legend of Zelda and a lot of pizza. Transcriptions & grammar notes available.

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