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The Level Up English Podcast

The Level Up English Podcast

Author: Michael Lavers

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🇬🇧 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 answer your questions about learning and help you achieve your goals in British English. Once a month I talk to a teacher or expert on topics related to language.
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You may know that British people are famous for using the word 'sorry' all the time.In this episode, I talk about this habit and how much truth is behind it, but I also share the different situations in which we would say 'sorry' in the UK - and maybe more generally in the English-speaking world too.Sorry is so much more than a word used when you make a mistake and it can have many different meanings. There are also many different ways to apologise and say you're sorry depending on how seriou...
In Episode 300 of the podcast, Akari from the Nihongo For You podcast joins me today for a chat about teaching languages, moving abroad, and learning English.In the second half of the episode, we talk about life experiences where I ask Akari questions using the present perfect tense about things she has done before. It's a great opportunity to practice the grammar and see it used in the context of a regular conversation.Perhaps you could also answer along at home and practice for yourself?If ...
In my last episode, I spoke about my cycling trip to Taiwan. While there, I had a lot of time alone to think to myself with no distractions. In this episode today, I'm going to share some of the things I was thinking about.One of these was the idea of Hedonic Adaptation (also known as the Hedonic Treadmill). This is something that we all face as humans and might just be the key to understanding how to be happy and content.It's a really useful topic when it comes to being happy with what you h...
I took 2 weeks off in October to ride a bicycle around the whole of Taiwan. It was over 1000km and took about 2 weeks to complete. Along the way, I had both good and bad experiences and there's a lot I'd love to share!I also filmed a lot of videos of my cycle, so if you'd like to see, you can watch this episode on YouTube - The Level Up English Podcast.This is perhaps the longest solo episode I've ever recorded, but throughout the episode, I talk about the good and the bad, what I did day by ...
The Comparison Trap is when we get stuck comparing our lives to other people and feeling worse as a result.It's a common problem in language learning, and this is something that I often experience too since I was inspired to make this episode after a moment of comparison made me feel worse.We often compare ourselves to others in many ways, such as income, appearance, skills, and on social media. In this episode, I cover all of these topics while sharing some useful comparative grammar structu...
#296 Be More Curious

#296 Be More Curious

2024-10-3044:125

Curiosity is an important thing to practice to be better English language learners and enjoy your life more. When we start learning a language, we’re naturally very open and curious to learning new things. It can be an amazing feeling when you’re really into something and you’re looking up every little detail.However, along the way, we naturally get more complacent and we begin to take things for granted. This curiosity fades into daily habits and routines. Curiosity makes language learning s...
Megan is a teacher from Manchester, UK who has been teaching for 10 years and recently made the move to online classes. Megan specialises in Business English for professionals and improving spoken fluency, so in this episode, we talk all about jobs.We start out discussing dream jobs and finding the right job for you.I then quiz Megan on some really useful English business expressions that you can use both in and out of the workplace.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast...
Let's look at 3 ways we can use 'used to' in English. We'll look at the different grammar and way we structure these terms while answering fun and interesting questions on these topics.I encourage you to answer these questions either in your personal studies or by leaving a comment in the shownotes below.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast294Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#freelessonsJoin Level Up English - https://courses.levelupenglish.schoo...
This is a really fun episode all about the recent progress of AI (Artificial Intelligence) - specifically in the area of audio and music.I share a few songs that were made by AI about this podcast that I think will blow your mind. I had a lot of fun with it. I also share my thoughts on the future changes that AI will bring to the world, some jobs that will be lost and others that will be safe from AI and automation, and much more. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast293Sign...
I'm exploring a topic I truly love today and looking at the most unusual and strange places on our planet.I'll be talking about the highest cities, hottest places, coldest places, and much more in today's episode. This is a great opportunity to practice your knowledge of superlatives (using EST to talk about the most of something).Check the shownotes page below for more information on the words, and join as a member to access bonus learning materials to help you remember the language in today...
In today's episode, we're exploring the topics of optimism, pessimism, and realism. These are different attitudes towards life and the future and can have a massive impact on your happiness and mental health.I go over the definitions and words, discuss some possible benefits of being pessimistic, and give many tips on how and why you can be more optimistic in life.A really fun episode filled with English vocabulary, and hopefully quite motivational too.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish...
Paola from the Talaera Talks podcast and I are doing a cross-post episode today. You can also find this episode and many more over on their podcast. The topic is all about jobs, careers, and business English expression. We start by asking questions to each other, using our own work experience to give examples of when to use these expressions.We then talk about advice on how to get a job when English isn't your first language, and a bit on work-life balance.Show notes page - https://level...
One of the listeners suggested I talk about the topic of work-life balance. This is something I've been working on in my own life for many years, and I feel like I might have something useful to share on this topic.So in this episode, I talk about a few tips that you can implement to have a better sense of work-life balance and enjoy your life more, regardless of how many hours you have to work each day.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast289Sign Up for Free Lessons - ...
I recently went back to my home country - the UK - for the first time in a quite a while and was fascinated by how the UK appeared to me after being away for a while.There was a lot that I found strange, unusual, and interesting that I wasn't really aware of while I was still living in England. In this episode, I discuss some of my feelings and culture shock experiences, and perhaps some of you can relate to these experiences when you visit the UK for the first time. Show notes page ...
I just came back from a trip in Europe and I thought I'd get on the microphone today and review some of the good and bad experiences I had there.I made the adventurous decision to travel from London all the way to Istanbul by train (listen to the episode to see why I didn't make it all the way!) In this episode, I talk about my experience sleeping on trains, my time in each country, and why I suddenly changed my travel plans. There are also some useful expressions and vocabulary to help ...
Fran from Step Up Japanese and I discuss a few different topics in today's episode, including:The Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (walking around the Japanese island of Shikoku)The Tadoku reading method for languagesAn embarrassing language mistake on TVAnd more!If you're a fan of hearing casual British English conversations, and also finding out something new about language learning, then this should be a good episode for you.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast286Sign Up for F...
#285 Ask Me Anything 5

#285 Ask Me Anything 5

2024-08-1445:163

This is the fifth episode in the AMA series (Ask Me Anything) where the listeners of the podcast ask me questions about English learning, British culture, or maybe something totally unrelated.They're also fun, relaxed, and more casual than regular episodes. Hopefully, you'll learn something new in this one while enjoying the topics. If you want to submit questions for future episodes, the best place is on my Instagram page: @englishwithmichaelShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.scho...
We've done a few episodes on phrasal verbs now, including the verbs Turn and Set, and this is a continuation of that series, except today we're looking at a preposition: Out. I'll be covering 8 different phrasal verbs that are commonly used while sharing my own stories about them from my own life, and I'll encourage you do to the same.#13 What are phrasal verbs?#261 Phrasal Verbs with 'Turn'#272 Phrasal Verbs with 'Set'Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast284Sign Up for...
I've always been interested in body language, and today I'd like to share that interest with you all.I'm going to be reviewing and reacting to some amazing body language facts from some articles while sharing my opinions, experiences, and a lot of new vocabulary and expressions.I hope you learn something new today - whether it's about how you can position your body to change how people see you, or simply just some new English words.Source 1: factretriever.com Source 2: forbes.com Show notes p...
Stephen from the SEND7 podcast joins me today for a talk about the news. We cover a wide range of topics, such as learning English with the news, avoiding bias and fake news, how to deal with news anxiety, and some positive stories you may have missed. Stephen also shares reasons why he's feeling optimistic for the future despite all the terrible things we see in the news today. Stick around until the end to find out why.I really hope you enjoy our discussion. Don't forget to check out ...
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fatemeh asgari

Thanks alot

Dec 8th
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New Architect

fucking British accent 🤢

Dec 5th
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Bahar 📚

banana 😉

Nov 15th
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Bahar 📚

🧡🧡🧡

Oct 9th
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hossein sarookhani

this was so beneficial and useful for having a better life. thank you. I'm Sohrab from Iran

Oct 6th
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Shirin Panahi

"level up.." is my bestie. I like it. How to get "level up" transcript?

Sep 30th
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Bahar 📚

Hi Michael 👋 Today on YouTube I watch video about "exploring Cornwall". I really like it. Do you know Madeleine Olivia from Cornwall? she is my favourite YouTuber. It would be good if you could talk to her as your gust🙏.

Sep 27th
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Mohammad Reza T

I loved it! The conversion made me keep smiling until the end.

Sep 17th
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anni Alipour

i really enjoy your podcast,it was very usefull,wish you all the best.

Aug 28th
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fereshte farahani

I really enjoy your podcasts, the depth of the discussions and vibes and everything! 😍

Aug 26th
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Nasim R

hey I really enjoy listening to ur podcast additionally u always provide practical and useful information

Jul 17th
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Kian

Hi Michael Thank you for your valuable content. You are the best for language learner. one more point, You really know your job.

Jun 13th
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Zhr

the best podcasts ever

Jun 10th
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iraj Mokhtarpour

Hi , I'm from Iran

Jun 4th
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Fatemeh alboghbeish

could y share tge link of tel🙏🏻

May 29th
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Nina H

thank for this very useful lesson. your teaching set me off studying more and more

May 21st
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Ms .M

Thank for sharing

May 20th
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Prshng Hosseini

I'm addicted to listening to your podcats, I really enjoy them, I've learned a lot of new words and expressins and try to use them. Each time I write them on flashcards. and let me say that my whole life is a train wreck.

May 18th
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Ali

it's very helpful. thank you 👍🏼

May 16th
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Kian

The reason that people fear of plane in comparison of car is that even in a hard accident of car you will be alive but in a simple plane accident you should die !!!

May 16th
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