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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. Hosted on Acast. See

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31:56

#219 Learn English with Jokes

The Level Up English Podcast ·

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...

The Level Up English Podcast ·

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

The Level Up English Podcast ·

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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47:32

#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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30:04

#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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19:46

#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)

The Level Up English Podcast ·

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

The Level Up English Podcast ·

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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28:13

#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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30:23

#206 Survive a Zombie Outbreak with Inverted...

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2023/02/08

In this episode, I talk about my advice on surviving a zombie outbreak based on my extensive experience watching zombie TV series and playing video games. It's a bit of fun, but we also include some pretty advanced grammar. While talking, I use the inverted versions of the first, second and third conditionals. Check out the show notes page below for extra help. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast206Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin

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24:37

#205 Why Take a Break?

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2023/02/01

Why should we take a break? Well, there are many reasons! In this episode, I talk about some of the benefits of taking a break from coffee, work, relationships, and more. We look at the phrase "Distance makes the heart grow fonder".I also go through some common phrases connected to this topic that you can use to practise too.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast205Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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30:14

#204 The Best Advice I've Received

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2023/01/25

This episode is based on a recent group class I taught looking at giving and asking for advice. In this episode, I'll share some good and bad advice i've received, as well as ask you all advice on a few problems I'm facing. Of course, along the way we'll look at many useful expressions too.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast204Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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42:01

#203 Living Away from Home - Tika Teaches English

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2023/01/18

Tika (Tika Teaches English) is an English teacher from England but now living in South Korea and has been for several months now. She kindly joined me for a chat about this transition to a new country.We also talk about...Life in NottinghamTika's Teaching Teaching online vs classroomsLiving in South KoreaWhat she misses about EnglandProblems with answering the doorThe honeymoon periodFavourite and least favourite things about South KoreaSafetyAnd much more!Show notes page -

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20:57

#202 British Humour, Puns and Jokes

The Level Up English Podcast ·

2023/01/11

Although my lessons on jokes have always been a bit awkward in the past, let's have a go at covering it in a podcast episode today. We'll be looking at 5 jokes; each has a word or expression we can learn from. You may not laugh at the jokes, but I hope you have fun anyway.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast202Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can

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29:04

#201 Shopping & Consumerism

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2023/01/04

With the Christmas and the holiday season, we tend to buy a lot and consumerism is rampant. With that, I thought an episode about shopping would be timely. In this episode, we'll look at lots of great expressions and vocabulary while chatting about this topic. Click the show notes page below to leave comments and get involved. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast201Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English -

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51:32

#200 End of Year Reflections (Episode 200 Celebration!)

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2022/12/28

Join me for a very special 200th episode! Thank you all so much for listening and supporting me until now.In this episode, I talk about my favourite topic - New Year Reflections & Resolutions! Join me in this activity to improve your life and English study journey.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast200Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoolBy becoming a member, you can access all

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