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

Luke's English Podcast is an award-winning podcast for learners of English. Listen, learn and have fun while picking up natural British English as it really is spoken. http://teacherluke.co.uk

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Update frequency
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Average duration
70 minutes
Episodes
965
Years Active
2009 - 2025
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140. Ghost Stories - True Tales of Really Creepy Experiences

140. Ghost Stories - True Tales of Really Creepy Experiences

Keep cool in the hot summer weather with some chilling stories.

TRANSCRIPT available here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/140-ghost-stories/ 

 


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01:26:16  |   Wed 31 Jul 2013
139. Hard Driving / Car Vocabulary

139. Hard Driving / Car Vocabulary

One Man. One Car. One Destination. *Transcript now available* In this episode you join me in a BMW Mini as I attempt to drive across Paris, through some of Europe's busiest streets, on a very hot Jul…
01:01:31  |   Tue 09 Jul 2013
138. Discussing Movies (Part 2) with Henry Dean

138. Discussing Movies (Part 2) with Henry Dean

This is the second in a 2-part series all about films. In this one, Henry and I answer listeners' questions from Facebook.

Click here to read more information, including a list of questions from Face…

00:49:19  |   Sun 07 Jul 2013
137. Discussing Movies (Part 1) with Henry Dean

137. Discussing Movies (Part 1) with Henry Dean

Henry Dean joins me for a cup of tea and a chat about movies. In this episode, I talk to Henry about his background, his university course, his writing work and his interest in film and movies in gen…
00:54:52  |   Sat 29 Jun 2013
136. Cycling from London to Paris

136. Cycling from London to Paris

What is the longest bike trip you've ever done? Have you ever run a marathon or walked a very long distance? In this episode, I speak to Ben Fisher, who just this weekend cycled all the way from The …
01:01:27  |   Sun 23 Jun 2013
135. Raining Animals -

135. Raining Animals - "It's raining cats and dogs"

"It's raining cats and dogs" - Do native speakers of English often use this idiom to describe heavy rain or do they use different expressions? Click here to read vocabulary notes and other informatio…
01:11:58  |   Mon 17 Jun 2013
134. The Story of Salvo

134. The Story of Salvo

This episode is all about the story of a hardcore punk rock band from London. Listen, and you'll hear an interview with the band members as they talk about how the band started, their influences, and…
01:18:03  |   Tue 11 Jun 2013
133. Hip-Hop Lyric Analysis

133. Hip-Hop Lyric Analysis

A look at hip-hop culture and analysis of the lyrics to a classic rap song. CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL TRANSCRIPT TO THIS EPISODE and for other useful and interesting links. http://teacherluke.wordpr…
01:09:50  |   Sat 01 Jun 2013
132. Pronouncing ~ed Endings (with Added Romance and Horror)

132. Pronouncing ~ed Endings (with Added Romance and Horror)

Some pronunciation, some vocabulary, some romance and a little bit of horror-movie gore in this episode. For vocabulary notes and more information, click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/…
01:07:51  |   Fri 17 May 2013
131. Rickipedia

131. Rickipedia

A conversation with my Dad, Rick Thompson. In this episode I ask my Dad various questions which were sent in by fans of Luke's English Podcast on Facebook.

For more information and a transcript, cli…

01:03:48  |   Wed 01 May 2013
130. A Cup of Tea with... Sebastian Marx

130. A Cup of Tea with... Sebastian Marx

Conversation with a real American person from New York! Sebastian Marx was born in New York and went to Boston University. He is a stand-up comedian in Paris and regularly performs in English and in …
01:29:01  |   Wed 17 Apr 2013
129. A Cup of Tea with... Pierre Gaspard

129. A Cup of Tea with... Pierre Gaspard

Pierre Gaspard is a French actor and comedian who performs comedy in English. His English is really good. In this episode I invited Pierre to my flat for a cup of tea and some biscuits, and to talk t…
01:29:13  |   Wed 10 Apr 2013
128. Luke's Stand-Up Comedy Show in Paris

128. Luke's Stand-Up Comedy Show in Paris

In this episode you can listen to 30 minutes of my stand-up comedy performance from last Friday in Paris. To watch a video of the performance, click here:  http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/04/07…

00:01:35  |   Sun 07 Apr 2013
127. Computer Games

127. Computer Games

This episode is all about computer games or video games, from the early days of PONG, Space Invaders and Pac-Man to the multi-billion dollar industry that we have today.

CLICK HERE FOR VOCABULARY AND…

01:11:58  |   Mon 04 Mar 2013
126. Your Emails, Comments and Questions

126. Your Emails, Comments and Questions

Luke responds to your messages with questions about English, and more.

CLICK HERE TO READ ALL TEXT AND NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE PODCAST http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/126-your-emai…

01:30:53  |   Wed 20 Feb 2013
125. The Pink Gorilla Story

125. The Pink Gorilla Story

Listen to Luke tell you a rather bizarre story about an adventure involving a pink gorilla and a number of other characters.

I recommend that you listen to the story several times as a way of enjoyin…

01:18:29  |   Thu 14 Feb 2013
124. James Bond

124. James Bond

This episode is all about the history of James Bond. You can also learn how to speak like Sean Connery or Roger Moore :) CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT, DEFINITIONS AND VIDEO FOR THIS EPISODE http:/…
00:34:28  |   Thu 24 Jan 2013
123. What's Been Going On?

123. What's Been Going On?

In this episode I let you know what's been happening recently and look at some recent news stories. *There is a sound quality problem with this episode. It's recorded very quietly. Apologies for this…
00:58:18  |   Fri 18 Jan 2013
122. The End of the World?

122. The End of the World?

Do you believe all the theories that the world is going to end tomorrow? In this episode I discuss some of the 2012 End of the World theories and tell you what I think. We will also hear the opinion …
00:58:21  |   Thu 20 Dec 2012
121: Americanisms (Part 2) What do British people think of American English?

121: Americanisms (Part 2) What do British people think of American English?

Hi listeners, and welcome back to Luke's English Podcast. This episode is the continuation of the last one which was all about Americanisms in British English. For a full transcript and more informat…
01:15:20  |   Wed 12 Dec 2012
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