Luke reads verses from a modernised version of this medieval poem, considered one of the masterpieces of Middle English literature.  Listen to hear the rhyme and rhythm of the poetry, the descriptive vocabulary and details of the story, with vocabulary explanations and comments from Luke.  This is part 2 of a double episode about this story. Video version available with on-screen text. Episode page with intro transcript & video version https://wp.me/p4IuUx-rj8  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.

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779. [2/2] Poetry Reading: Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (by Simon Armitage)

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Hang out with me while the rain pours down outside š§ļø and in this episode I'll talk about the problem of "faffing around" šµāš« , podcast news & updates š², some stand-up comedy dates š¤, comments on recent episodes š¬, some common questions from listeners š, a lot of rambling about how I learned to play music šµ, a tour of all the guitars in my podcast room šø and a song at the end š¶, with lyrics explained šØāš«.  š Get the PDF š https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/885.-Still-Raining-Still-Rambling-News-Comments-Questions-Guitars-Music-1.pdf š Episode page š https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/06/03/885-still-raining-still-rambling-news-comments-questions-guitars-amp-music/ 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.

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885. Still Raining, Still Rambling (News, Comments, Questions, Guitars & Music)

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 š https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/27/884-british-music-madness-with-james/ 
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884. British Music: Madness (with James)

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 š 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.

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883. A Last-minute Rambling Episode

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 š  https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/14/882-47-funny-country-jokes-explained-learn-english-with-humour/ 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.

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882. 47 "Funny" Country Jokes, Explained š š Learn English with Humour

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. Itā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 the UK? And what does this all tell us about learning English, what it means to improve your accent, the relationship between accent and identity, the definition of ānativeā and ānon-native speakerā, the status of different English accents in the English speaking world?
š Barbara's email newsletter "News with a foreign accent" š https://barbaraserra.substack.com/ š Barbara's website with course info š https://www.barbaraserra.info/ šŗ Luke talks to Alastair Budge about Paris š https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jveYc5vFh7A&ab;_channel=LeonardoEnglish on  @LeonardoEnglishCom   š§ Luke on Elenaās mtunonon's podcast "Online Bound" š https://www.elenamutonono.com/2024/04/25/1-mln-subscribers/ š Take the Acast listener survey š https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/ugLVUK15 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.

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779. [2/2] Poetry Reading: Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (by Simon Armitage)

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