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The Level Up English Podcast

🇬🇧 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 different fun topics and teach you British English at the same time.Each week, I cover topics related to language motivation, vocabulary and grammar, or something totally random! Once a month, we have a guest episode where I talk to a teacher or expert on topics related to language.

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#226 Ask Me Anything 3

The Level Up English Podcast ·

2023/06/28

This is the first AMA (Ask Me Anything) episode I have done since #84! It's been a while, but this is where I reach out to Instagram to get some questions for me to answer on the podcast.If you like these episodes or have a question to submit for a future episode, get in touch with me on the website below or on Instagram. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast226Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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#225 Tips to Succeed in IELTS with Aubrey Carter

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2023/06/21

Aubrey Carter from All Ears English and IELTS Energy joins me today for a chat about the IELTS English exam, and a few other topics.We discuss tips for the exam as well as some interesting slang and vocabulary that would be useful for all learners!Should you use formal or informal English?Should you improve your English or study the exam structure?Useful vocabularyUsing idioms and slangNew English words that we have learnt recentlyAnd more!Show notes page -

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#224 Eat or Eat Up? (Why We Always Say 'UP')

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2023/06/14

I got a question about adding "UP" to certain verbs and this learner wanted to know more. As I did more research, I was plunged into a rabbit hole of research and it turned out to be much more complicated than I first realised! I decided to try to tackle this topic in a podcast episode.Because there's a lot to talk about, this is just part 1. If you like this episode, let me know! If this one goes well, I'll do my best to make a part 2.In this episode, I talk about what a phrasal

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33:47

#223 How to Get Natural English with Parallelism

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2023/06/07

I see a lot of writing mistakes with learners struggling with parallel structures, or parallelism. This is where features in a sentence have to follow the same grammatical patterns to sound natural.It may sound a bit confusing, but honestly, it's fairly simple once you understand the main idea. In this episode, I go through 7 examples of how to sound more natural with this grammar rule as I talk about some of my favourite travel memories. I encourage you to respond and do the same!Show notes

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25:08

#222 What do British People Think of the Monarchy?

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2023/05/31

With the recent coronation of King Charles in the UK, people might be wondering why I haven't posted any content related to the royal family.Well, in this episode I'm going to be exploring the British opinion on the monarchy (based on Reddit posts) and sharing my own opinion at the end too.We explore a lot of vocabulary and I try my best to cover both sides of the argument, from those who think the monarchy is important to our culture, to those who want to see it abolished.What do you

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33:53

#221 The Importance of Sleep

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2023/05/24

Are you well-rested and ready to begin today's episode? Sleep is a vital part of human health and I explore this a bit in today's episode. I talk about the importance of sleep and how it related to learning and the mind. I explore the idea of comparing sleep to study time. Is it better to study more or sleep more?I share my thoughts and provide some statistics in today's episode, and as always, I'd love to hear your thoughts too! Leave your comments in the show notes below.Show

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47:05

#220 Business English - Anna with 2Ns

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2023/05/17

Anna Connelly is known as Anna with 2Ns online and has her own podcast looking at Business English. She joins us today to discuss business English, giving presentations, job interviews, and more! Whether you need business English or not, I think there's a lot to learn from this conversation for general learners too. I hope you enjoy.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast220Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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31:56

#219 Learn English with Jokes

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2023/05/10

Are you ready for a laugh? Well, I can't promise that. But I'll do my best! This is Part 2 of learning English with jokes and humour, where I'll be looking at puns you might find amusing while learning some useful vocabulary and expressions hidden within them.My hope is that you'll have fun with me today and learn something new as well. Find part 1 here: https://levelupenglish.school/podcast202Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast219Sign Up for Free Lessons -

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32:32

#218 4 Life Lessons from the World's Most Influential...

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2023/05/03

Are you looking for some inspiration this week?Today I look at 4 of the world's most influential people and share some valuable life lessons we can all learn from. I explain how I think these can be applied to language learners too! So if you're struggling with motivation, this is the episode for you.As always, there are lots of great vocabulary and phrases we look at along the way. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast218Video Teaching from Signs:

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32:11

#217 Embrace Your Weirdness

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2023/04/26

Learn about the benefits you can receive from embracing your weirdness - in other words: accepting your uniqueness. There are so many benefits of doing this for your language learning and for your life as a whole and I go through a lot of these today while using some useful and relevant vocabulary to help expand your English knowledge. I LOVED recording this episode and I hope you love listening to it as well. As always, join in the conversation on the show notes page linked below.Show notes page -

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#216 Is it bad to UM and AH? - Valerie Fridland

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2023/04/19

Dr. Valerie Fridland is a professor, sociolinguist, author, and public speaker. Her recent book is: Like, Literally, Dude. Arguing for the Good in Bad English.She joins me on the podcast today for a fascinating discussion about aspects of English we often consider to be bad, such as UM and AH. We also talk about the use of "like" and other language features like Vocal Fry. Valerie also helps me feel more comfortable with my use of UM and AH in speech as they actually have special meanings

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31:18

#215 Animal Idioms You Can Use in Daily Conversation

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2023/04/12

In this week's episode, we're exploring the fun topic of animals, except we're not learning simple animal words or noises they make. This is more advanced.We'll be looking at a few animal idioms, expressions and phrasal verbs that you can use in your daily life. Native speakers use these all the time! Along with each expression, I'll share a cool fact about the animal, as well as an example from my own life to give some context.Listen to my guest episode with All Ears

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#214 How to Make Phone Calls in English

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2023/04/05

We'll be talking today about making phone calls in English, including tips on being confident and doing it successfully, as well as some useful expressions that we all use on the phone. Even if you don't regularly make calls, I think this will be a useful episode for everyone.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast214Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you

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28:28

#213 How Long Until I Get Fluent in English?

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2023/03/29

Today I'm answering a question I hear all the time - How long until I get fluent in English? How many months or years until I can be done?I answer this question in detail today by responding directly and also questioning back as to whether this is the best attitude to have in language learning.Don't miss this one!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast213Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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44:59

#212 Secrets of a Hyperpolyglot - Richard Simcott

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2023/03/22

Richard Simcott has a strong passion for language learning and is described by Wikipedia as a hyperpolyglot (a word I had never heard of before).This is an episode you definitely don't want to miss! Richard shares some of his tips on learning so many languages. We talk about:How to get motivation to learnWhat if you're too shy to talk?What if you don't have time to learn?Why children are better language learnersAnd much more!Show notes page -

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#211 Let's Talk About Money in English

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2023/03/15

In this episode, we're talking about money! I share lots of very useful words related to finances, making and saving money, as well as some useful ways of describing people's attitudes towards money. How do you feel about your financial situation? I'm sure for most of us, it's not an easy relationship!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast211Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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33:45

#210 Will Robots Take Over? (AI Wrote this Episode)

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2023/03/08

As time goes on, we're seeing more and more impressive advancements in AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. Recently, a chat bot called Chat GPT has become popular and I asked this program to design my episode today. Let's see how it did!In this episode, we talk about lots of useful vocabulary related to this topic, some problems that AI will cause, such as automation and loss of jobs, and finally some positive outcomes from automation.Show notes page -

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30:29

#209 Practising Self Love

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2023/03/01

In this episode, we talk about practising self-love, self-acceptance, confidence and more. We relate this to language learning and having the best attitude to succeed in life. I think this can be a useful thing to talk about no matter who you are, and as always, we'll be learning some useful phrases you can use in daily life too.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast209Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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#208 Why British People Say 'Sorry' So Much

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2023/02/22

In this episode, I'm very sorry to say that we are talking about apologising! We cover the topic of British culture and why we say sorry so much, different meanings related to the word 'sorry', and some useful expressions. Sorry for the long description.Here's the BBC Article I mentioned: Click here to openShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast208Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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51:10

#207 Talking About Your Passions with Anna (English...

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2023/02/15

Anna from @EnglishLikeANative and I have a casual chat around the topic of interests and passion.We also talk about...- Anna's interesting background before teaching- Anna's assessment of my accent- Why we each started teaching- Our speaking speeds- Comparison to others- Our hobbies & interests- How to develop a passion- And more!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast207Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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