Fabio Cerpelloni chats with me on the podcast today around the topic of his new book: 'Any Language You Want: 18 Conflicting Lessons for a New Kind of Language Learner'.A collection of contradictory true personal stories in answer to "What's th

#267 Learn English by Teaching

13 days ago 32m 14s

A listener asked me how they can teach English to their friend, so I decided to give some tips and advice in this podcast episode.I cover some tips you can do to help a friend, partner, or family member learn English - whether this is in a casu

#266 Make English Pronunciation Easier with Assimilation

20 days ago 37m 33s

In Episode 255, we spoke about Linking. In Episode 262, we spoke about Elision.Now, in Episode 266, we're talking all about Assimilation. This is the 3rd and final part in our connected speech series, where I look at how spoken English can chan

#265 Acronyms to Level Up Your English

27 days ago 41m 12s

Acronyms are words that use the first letter of each word in a phrase. NASA and LOL are two common examples from very different areas.In the age of the internet, acronyms are now a part of everyday writing and reading, but did you know some are

#264 Increase Your Confidence to Speak English with Clare

Mar 20th, 2024 48m 20s

In this episode, Clare from the Smart English Coach podcast joins us for a fun chat about confidence, limiting beliefs, and language learning. We explore how confidence is so important in language learning and the steps you can take to improve

#263 Big Lessons from Visiting Japan

Mar 13th, 2024 46m 26s

Do you love the rambling episodes? Well this might be for you! Today, I go over my recent trip to Japan and discuss some of the things I did, but mostly reflect on the language experience I had there.Learning Japanese, it was great to go back a

#262 Why You Can't Understand Native Speakers (Elision)

Mar 6th, 2024 34m 23s

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. This is Part 2 in my series on pronunciation, where we first looked at Linking in Episode 255,

#261 Travel Stories - Phrasal Verbs with 'Turn'

Feb 28th, 2024 36m 43s

I get a few requests to continue my series on Phrasal Verbs, and specifically, I had one recently to cover phrasal verbs that use the verb 'turn'. I thought of as many common ones as I could and made a list, and then I went through my memories

#260 Playing Games to Learn English (Dylan - British Education)

Feb 21st, 2024 46m 2s

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 you have a teacher or language partner, we als

#259 Fixing Your Relationship Problems

Feb 14th, 2024 30m 25s

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 to relationships, such as having a long and

#258 I Made Very Big Mistakes

Feb 7th, 2024 38m 1s

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 that I should learn from these mistakes.I also

#257 How to Live a Long Life (Blue Zones)

Jan 31st, 2024 36m

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 looking at the Power 9 - 9 reasons why resea

#256 Spending 10 Days in Silence - Stories with Bree Aesie

Jan 24th, 2024 50m 8s

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 English learning tips and motivation.Since Bree

#255 The Secret to Natural British English (Linking!)

Jan 17th, 2024 27m 59s

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, but then really struggle when it comes to wa

#254 Ask Me Anything 4

Jan 10th, 2024 33m 38s

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 questions. I always enjoy these episodes beca

#253 Use Conjunctions to Debate in English

Jan 3rd, 2024 24m 43s

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 sound much more natural - rather than simply

#252 Reflecting on 2023, Planning for 2024

Dec 27th, 2023 45m 25s

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 about how the previous year has gone, and wh

#251 Is English Education Broken? (Gregory Diehl)

Dec 20th, 2023 54m 34s

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 experience teaching in many countries all aro

#250 Answer These Mixed Conditional Questions

Dec 13th, 2023 24m 56s

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 different types of conditional structures in a

#249 Unbelievable Statistics About the UK

Dec 6th, 2023 35m 7s

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 statistics, ranging from sleeping with a teddy b

#248 I Tracked My Language Learning for 2 Months

Nov 29th, 2023 36m 48s

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 data and we look together at the graphs that r

#247 Digital Nomad in a Van (Paul Creane)

Nov 22nd, 2023 44m 36s

Paul Creane joined me today to talk about his exciting lifestyle of being a Digital Nomad. We talk about what this means in the episode as well as lots of other useful terms related to this topic.We also cover what it's like to live in a van, t

#246 Easy Stories in English (Ariel Goodbody)

Nov 15th, 2023 24m 42s

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 your vocabulary, then this should be a good res

#245 The Ultimate Guide to IELTS Speaking

Nov 8th, 2023 39m 10s

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 be great practice for English in a general se

#244 The Link Between Exercise and Language Learning

Nov 1st, 2023 24m 44s

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 about it.In this episode, I talk about exercise