The Level Up English Podcast

By Michael LaversEducation Self-Improvement Language Learning

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January 07#358 How to Make Your Trip a Disaster
I'm talking to you from the beaches of Okinawa, Japan, and bringing you an outside episode today. Click the link below if you'd like to watch the video version on YouTube.
It's a bit of a chatty episode, but my main topic is Travel Hot Takes. A hot take is a controversial opinion that many people will disagree with, and today I list some of my biggest ones. I'm sure I'm going to anger a few people with these today.

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29 min
December 31, 2025#357 How to Reinvent Yourself in 2026
This is the episode I've been excited about for months! In the final episode of the year, I'll be going in detail about what you can do to set goals and become the best version of yourself in 2026.
I'll start by going through my process this year of how you can best do this. It involves writing a review of the good and bad of the previous year, so you can appreciate your successes and think about what could have gone better.
We then talk about planning for the year ahead, and break it apart into categories, and then finally set some actionable habits so you can make progress towards these goals.
I also spend a lot of time sharing personal details from my own review, so you can see what it looks like, and also learn (and laugh) at my mistakes.
Don't forget to click the shownotes link below and use my simple template to write your own review.
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1 hr 10 min
December 24, 2025#356 I Tracked My Language Learning for 2 Years
This is a continuation of a annual series where I track my language learning progress and draw lessons from the data. The first time was Episode 248, and then again in Episode 306.
If you're like me and you love to get nerdy about data and statistics, then you'll get a lot out of this episode. I break down all the categories of how I've spent my time studying over the last year and take some valuable (and hard-to-accept) lessons from it.
Even if you don't think tracking appeals to you, you can certainly still learn from the lessons in this episode and end feeling more motivated to improve your English.
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December 17, 2025#355 What Would You Do? (Self Reflecting...)
In this episode, I go through a list of 2nd Conditional questions that encourage me to self reflect and think about how I could improve my life and habits in the new year.
Using this grammar structure is really useful, and I encourage you to answer each question as well.
This is a more casual, chatty episode, so if you actually want to learn about the grammar in more detail, Episode 65 might be more useful.
Feel free to share your thoughts or answers in the comments below.

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37 min
December 10, 2025#354 I’m Devastated… (Ways to say 'sad' in English)
In this episode of the Level Up English Podcast, we dive into the world of sadness - an emotion we all experience, yet often struggle to express clearly in English.
We'll be looking at a few different ways to say you're sad in English, and to keep things happy and optimistic, I also share some ideas on how to be happy in life.
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36 min
December 03, 2025#353 Improve Your English Listening & Pass IELTS
If you're planning on taking the IELTS exam, this episode is a must listen for you. In it, I cover an overview of the exam, and some tips on how to prepare and ace the listening section.
I also want to make sure all learners can learn from this episode, so in the second half, I cover some general listening tips and things you can do to level up your listening skills, sharing techniques and motivational tips to encourage you.
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44 min
November 26, 2025#352 What Can We Learn from Cats?
Whether you like cats or not, this is the purrfect episode to learn a lot of useful cat-related expressions that you can use to improve your spoken English.
I share a list of different expressions, go over the meaning and popularity of each one, and of course give examples from my own life. If you'd like to join in the conversation, go to the comments on the shownotes page.
At the end, I also share 4 things we can learn from cats to improve our lives. Do you agree?
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53 min
November 19, 2025#351 British vs American Phrasal Verbs with Jesús Flórez
Jesús returns for another episode, but this time we challenge each other with some phrasal verbs from America and Britain. We each have a secret list of 5 phrasal verbs, and our goal is to share one that the other doesn't know.
While talking, we discover whether these phrasal verbs are used internationally, or only in one part of the world, and we also share examples from our own lives.
Join us and level up your English vocabulary with phrasal verbs.
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1 hr 11 min
November 12, 2025#350 British English Expressions Chat with Lewis
In this cross-post episode, Lewis and Michael go through some fun conversation questions that involve a lot of British English idioms and slang.
While hearing our funny stories, you'll improve your knowledge of spoken English and train your listening.
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50 min
November 05, 2025#349 Cycling the Shimanami Kaido (Casual English Chat)
I just came back from a trip to Japan where I cycled the 80km Shimanami Kaido trail that connects two of the main islands by a group of small islands and bridges. It was a beautiful experience, and in this episode I share an overview of the trip.
You'll hear some funny stories and mistakes, as well as some reflections on language learning and using it in the country while travelling.
It's more of a casual episode, but I hope you like this style.
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53 min

About The Level Up English Podcast

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🇬🇧 I'm Michael Lavers and this podcast will help you improve your English. I'm an online English teacher for students learning as a second language. In this podcast, I look at a variety of…