The Level Up English Podcast

Dylan (from the YouTube channel British Education) joined me for a fun games session today. We're using games to have a conversation and practice English, and we encourage you to play along too. If y…

Since this episode falls on Valentine's Day, let's discuss the topic of Love and Relationships.

I'll be basing this episode around a group class I taught before where we discuss some questions related…

Just a few days into 2024, I already made 2 very big and expensive mistakes.

In this episode, I share what happened and exactly why I made these mistakes, and then I talk about some possible lessons t…

In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into Blue Zones - 5 areas around the world where people live a long time with great health.

I'll be sharing my uneducated views on why this might be, but also…

Bree Aesie from Into The Stories Podcast joins us today for a conversation about meditation and stories. This was one of my favourite conversations yet, packed with lots of life lessons as well as En…

Textbook English is different from spoken English, and a big part of this comes down to pronunciation and how things are said in real conversations.

You may understand English learner material easily,…

I answer listener questions on all sorts of topics - ranging from British culture to the fairness of life! And of course, English language questions too.

It was a fun episode and you all gave great q…

Let's look at some conjunctions (also known as connectives) to help improve your conversation and debating skills in English.

Conjunctions are an effective way to make your sentences more complex and …

Welcome back to one of my favourite episodes of the year - one filled with reflections and goal-setting at the end of the year.

I love this time of year because it's a natural rest point for thinking…

Gregory Diehl is an English teacher and author of the new book: Our Global Lingua Franca: An Educator’s Guide to Spreading English Where EFL Doesn’t Work.

It's a fascinating book looking at Gregory's …

Let's learn to use hypothetical situations with confidence in this episode on Mixed Conditionals. It's been a long-time suggestion from listeners, and I've finally decided to get to it.

I cover some d…

In this week's episode of the Level Up English podcast, we dive into the fascinating world of statistics. Prepare to be amazed by some truly unbelievable facts!

I'll start by covering a few random sta…

Over the past few months, I've been meticulously tracking my language learning process for Japanese, Thai, and Chinese Mandarin on a Google Sheets doc.

In this episode, I discuss the results of this d…

I am a big fan of reading for the purpose of learning a language as well, of course as listening, which is why I make podcasts. If you want to improve both of your listening and reading as well as yo…

In this episode, I will be talking about the IELTS Speaking exam.

I know the IELTS exam isn't going to be relevant for everyone, although I always like to mention that preparing for the exam can also …

Over the years doing this podcast, the topic of exercise seems to have come up a lot when making comparisons to language learning, so I thought it was about time I made an episode where I talk all ab…

I get comments occasionally from people who say “I want to be like a native speaker” and “I don’t want to learn from non-native speakers. 

In this episode, I'll argue the benefits of learning from non…

In this episode, I have a great and casual chat with Zhifei from​ Xiaogua Chinese about language learning, using flashcards, the best mindset for learners, getting a good English accent, and much mor…

For many of us, pets and animals are a huge part of our lives. We spend a lot of time and money looking after our furry friends, and I definitely have a huge soft spot for animals - especially cats!

I…