Podcast Episodes

263. Past, Present & Future - Verb Tenses

LEP is back! You might be wondering where I've been, or what's going on at LEP headquarters. In this episode I'm going to explain my absence, fill you in on what's going on at the moment, and also ta…

Published on 10 years, 8 months ago

262. What is Britishness? (Part 2)

Welcome back to part 2 of this episode in which we are exploring the subject of Britishness. In this one we are looking at how the Brits define and understand their own national identity. For a trans…

Published on 10 years, 9 months ago

261. What is Britishness? (Part 1)

In this episode I'm going to explore the notion of "Britishness", including the stereotypes, the reality and the complexity of defining Britishness, or any other national identity. For a transcriptio…

Published on 10 years, 9 months ago

260. (Film Club) Kingsman: The Secret Service

Some feedback on poems written by LEPsters in response to episode 258, and then a film review of Kingsman: The Secret Service - a new spy film set in the UK. For more details click here http://wp.me/…

Published on 10 years, 10 months ago

259. Eulogy for Dennis

This episode is devoted to the memory of my Grandfather Dennis, who died at the end of December last year. For more information and a transcript of this episode click here: https://teacherluke.co.uk/…

Published on 10 years, 10 months ago

258. Award Win / Thank you! / Poem

This is a very short podcast episode because I don't have much time, but I just wanted to say a very sincere THANK YOU to everyone who voted for me in the 2014 Macmillan Love English Awards. I've wri…

Published on 10 years, 10 months ago

257. Be Positive (A rambling episode)

This improvised and unscripted episode has no specific agenda or language focus, but contains some news, some philosophical conundrums, a few film reviews as well as the usual spoken English and natu…

Published on 10 years, 10 months ago

256. Reading Books In English (and listening to them too)

This is an episode all about the benefits of reading books and listening to audiobooks in English. It contains lots of advice for using books for improving your English, and several lists of recommen…

Published on 10 years, 10 months ago

255. Taken 3 / Expressions with 'Take'

My response to the film Taken 3, plus 12 expressions which use the word 'take'. Click here for vocabulary notes and more: http://wp.me/p4IuUx-2tb  #Taken3 #film #english #tefl

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Published on 10 years, 11 months ago

254. IELTS Tips & Tricks

In this one I’m going to go through all parts of the IELTS test, giving you some tips and general advice. I’m recording this because it is one of the most commonly requested episodes. People are alwa…

Published on 10 years, 11 months ago