This is a LIVE Q&A podcast that we recorded a couple of weeks ago for Level Up English members. I sent out an invitation for members to join me on Zoom to ask questions.
Hopefully, it won’t be the last. If you guys like this, I’ll do more in the future, although most Q&As will be private and will not be published on the podcast. The learners asked some brilliant questions and we did our best to provide advice for each one. We covered topics including changing your learning routine, improving speaking and writing, and thoughts and accent.
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I respond to a listener question on how to improve memory and retain vocabulary. I share some tips on having a better memory, especially for English learning, as well as my current method of learning Japanese.
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As Autumn is here and winter is on its way, I'd like to talk about the seasons today.
I'm going to be sharing my views on the seasons and what the seasons are like in the UK. I'll also talk a bit about British customs and attitudes in each season as well as some useful phrases.
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Natasha Broodie (lifewiththebige.com) has a new book called 'Give Me Tea, Please' (Amazon Link), which helps English learners sound more polite and less direct when speaking English. There are so many subtle nuances to pick up here and it's never as simple as just translating from your mother tongue.
We cover many topics including: learning 4 languages at the same time, how to sound less rude, the differences between UK and US culture, and Natasha's language learning mistakes.
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I love setting goals and I think it's so important to be clear on your goals in order to reach a level of success in your English learning and elsewhere in life. In this episode, I talk about the importance of setting goals, how to set good goals, and also look at some useful phrases. I also share my own goals at the end.
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One of the most common questions I get asked is "How can I get a British accent?"
Today I'd like to share my views on whether this is a good question to ask. It may rustle some feathers and many people may disagree, but these are my views right now (subject to change). What do you think?
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I often get questions on how we can expand our vocabulary. This is an important question at any level, so let's look at 8 tips we can all do more to learn more words and remember them for longer.
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Douglas Oliveira (English4Reason) kindly joined me on the podcast for a casual conversation about language learning, but more specifically we spoke about passion and finding your purpose in life, or your 'Why'. It was an inspiring and motivational chat and I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
Douglas also has his own podcast, The Reason Why, where he interviewed me about my 'Why'. Definitely check that out too.
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In this episode, I begin by sharing some of my favourite bands along with some useful expressions you can use to say you like something. I then go over some vocabulary for parts of a song. We also look at 3 expressions for everyday conversation that originates in the music world. And finally, I share some of my views on learning English using music and songs.
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I share some ideas and methods of how you can add more gratitude into your life. As well as that, I share some things I'm grateful for while using good expressions to tell people how much you appreciate what they did.
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I'm answering a listener question today regarding colloquial expressions - gap fillers, to be more specific. Gap Fillers are really important when speaking English in a natural way and also in avoiding hesitation. Let's find out more.
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Emma (Pronunciation with Emma) and I have a casual chat about a variety of topics, including video games, learning Japanese, procrastination and pronunciation.
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I had a message about ordinal numbers and, specifically, the pronunciation of the TH sound in them like in "fourth". It's a great question! In this episode, I go over what ordinal numbers are and give my thoughts on pronouncing them.
Be sure to check out next week's episode (the link will be here) with Pronunciation With Emma. She's great at answering these kinds of questions!
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Hagar sent a message and wanted to know how she can improve her speaking skills and overcoming the feeling of shyness when speaking in front of new people, despite being good at speaking by herself. Another issue was forgetting things like vocabulary when speaking.
I'm going to do my best to respond to this and share my thoughts about this topic today.
I also made an episode about shyness a long time ago (Episode 8).
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Today I'm responding to a question on improving confidence when speaking. I hope you find it useful.
I've had a lot of kind audio messages recently and I really appreciate it. You’re always welcome to leave one at levelupenglish.school/podcast and there’s a good chance I’ll reply to it in a future episode.
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Today I'm going to be talking about happiness vs memories and why you may not be able to have both at the same time. This is taken from an article I found online and found really interesting.
Today I'm going to be paraphrasing this article, sharing my thoughts on it, and giving a couple of good phrases and words.
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Elfin is an Italian coach and passionate Italophile who helps students learn and gain access to the culture through language. She specialises in learning through TV shows and has a lot of good advice in this area. She also hosts language immersion retreats and hosts her own podcast.
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I reached out to my Instagram followers and asked the question: What are your obstacles to learning English?
In today's episode, I respond to the main excuses that I saw.
Just to clarify, I'm also guilty of having all of these excuses too. Everyone's situation is different, but this is general advice on how you can overcome these issues. I hope it helps!
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Today I'd like to talk about regret and how we can express regrets in English using some different phrases. I'll be using my own experiences to demonstrate the examples and then talking about the concept of regret in a deeper way towards the end. I hope you won't regret listening to this!
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Today I'm going to go over some advice on how to bring more happiness into your life. I will also sandwich in some good synonyms so you can avoid using the word 'happy' and say more advanced words instead.
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Cara Leopold helps adventurous expats and intrepid travelers understand fast-talking native English speakers, themselves, and the world around them by watching and discussing movies.
In this episode, I asked Cara all about her experience with learning and teaching languages using movies. We spoke a lot about listening skills and the use of subtitles, and I'm sure you'll like this one.
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As a child who grew up with sci-fi movies and games, I always dreamt about how cool it would be to live in the future, and now I realise we actually do!
Today I’m going to talk about some of my predictions for the future and also use some words to describe the chance of that happening.
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There are many benefits to learning English in a group, whether that's with a language partner or a whole group in a group class. Not sure whether it's suitable for you? Well, I'd like to talk about some of the benefits today and who these kinds of lessons might be suited for.
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A special food episode! I share some of the popular dishes in the UK, as well as my favourites recipes and foods to have. We'll also learn some good vocabulary related to cooking today.
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Luke Thompson is the host of the popular "Luke's English Podcast". He has a decade of experience podcasting and far more as a teacher.
In this episode, we cover shyness, English immersion, how to have good listening practice, using comedy in English, and Luke also shared a couple of funny and embarrassing problems he's had with learning French.
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#138 The First Ever Live Podcast Q&A
41:59
#137 How to Improve Your Memory
26:48
#136 The Four Seasons of the UK
25:24
#135 Avoid Being Rude in English with Natasha Broodie
56:04
#134 Setting Goals for the Future
23:38
#133 My Honest Views on Accent
28:34
#132 8 Tips to Learn Vocabulary
21:34
#131 Finding Your 'Why' with Douglas Oliveira (English4Reason)
51:02
#130 Talking About Music
23:25
#129 Practising & Expressing Gratitude
21:41
#128 How to Use Gap Fillers
19:16
#127 Chatting with Pronunciation with Emma
1:15:37
#126 Why Can't I Pronounce 'TH'?
19:22
#125 Overcoming English Shyness
25:00
#124 How to Boost Confidence When Speaking
18:42
#123 How to Make Good Memories
22:28
#122 Learn While Watching TV with Elfin from All About Italian
48:10
#121 Responding to Your Excuses
27:15
#120 I Have So Many Regrets! (How to Express Remorse)
26:04
#119 Learning How to be Happy
23:28
#118 Learning English with Movies with Cara Leopold
53:50
#117 Making Future Predictions in English
23:22
#116 Studying English with a Group
23:53
#115 Food, Cooking and Recipes
22:06
#114 Luke's English Podcast
56:16