The Level Up English Podcast (Natural British English)

I often get requests to show more of my life in Thailand, so in this episode, I'll take you through a somewhat typical weekend day for me in Bangkok, while sharing lots of useful new vocabulary along the way.If you have any suggestions for future outside episodes, let me know!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast376🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 370, we covered a lot of common mistakes that native speakers make in their English, and today is the much requested part 2. We'll be looking at a few areas or regional dialects, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, that seem to be mistakes in native speaker speech. Some of these are known mistakes and done out of laziness, some of these might be considered a natural part of how language changes and evolves over time.But the real question is - are any of these okay for learners to make?We'll be covering all of this in today's episode.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast375🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As humans, we all experiences negative emotions from time to time, but most of these feelings aren't too strong. Many of the daily emotions we feel include small levels of irritation or something that makes us a little unhappy for a short time.It's useful to be able to put a name to these emotions, so today, I'll be sharing a few slightly negative emotions and behaviours, what we can call them, and some stories from my own life when I'm in a bad mood and experience these too. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast374🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We chat with Andrew from the Culips English Podcast and get to know him a bit.We talk about moving from Canada and life in South Korea for 12 years, while comparing the good and bad of each country. We also explore topics of learning Korean, how to get the most out of a trip to South Korea, and more casual chat around various topics.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast373🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book a Lesson with Me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/If you could remove one thing from your life to make it better, what would it be?You might be thinking of something big, but what if it just takes a few bad habits and mindsets to go for your life to start drastically improving?Today I’ll be talking about some habits and mindsets I’ve (mostly) stopped doing and the positive impact it’s had on my life. Have you tried any of these? Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast372🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book a Lesson with Me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/Do you use AI to make your life easier in any way? Perhaps you use it for work, or perhaps maybe you ask it for life advice. Well, whether you are an avid user, avid means regular daily user, or you don't know how to use AI and you've never used it or you don't know much about it. In this episode, we will be learning how you can use AI to help your English grow and improve.I'll be sharing my advice and ideas to use AI to learn a language and what I do personally in my own studies and how I use AI to help me learn. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast371🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book a Lesson with Me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/Have you ever heard a native English speaker make a mistake in their English? Of course no one is perfect and this includes native speakers. There really is no such thing as perfect language and the fact that native speakers will make mistakes can be quite confusing for someone perhaps like you who is trying to learn English, and it's very difficult when you want to fix your own mistakes as a learner, but the native speakers you are trying to copy do not speak perfectly.That is quite the problem. So if you've ever been confused by something a native speaker has said before, including me perhaps, and you've wondered whether this was actually correct, this is the episode for you.So in today's episode, I will be talking about common mistakes that native speakers make and discussing perhaps why they make this mistake and whether it's okay for you to do the same.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast370🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’d like more personalised support with your English, I offer private lessons focused on real conversation, fluency, and targeted feedback.🇬🇧 You can book a lesson here: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/If you can’t find a suitable time, feel free to email me: michael@levelupenglish.school🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you struggle with phone use? Maybe you'd like to cut back a little and enjoy your life more. In this episode, we cover lots of tips and advice for reducing phone use. Some practical ideas, and some mindset changes. I also explore the idea of using your phone to learn English and whether this is a good idea.You'll also be learning new phrases, expressions, and words related to this topic, so you'll be ready to discuss this yourself in English.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast369🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rayhan from Learn English with Ray makes his 3rd appearance on the Level Up English podcast, and this time we talk about the power of stories.We cover the importance of story telling, tips on becoming a great story teller, and also give many examples from our own lives to try top practice what we're learning.I learnt so much from Ray this episode since telling a good story is far more than speaking good English - it's an art than can help improve your relationships and social interactions, and maybe even make me a better podcaster!Don't forget to stay until the end to hear my (real) story about seeing a UFO, and Ray's experience with ghosts!Ray's Course on Storytelling: https://www.skool.com/elevate-english-6228/about?ref=77d17e9d6acf4bf1ae51158796ecaa0fShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast368🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We'll be looking at the popular subreddit r/Confessions and for each story, I'll be sharing my own views on what this person should have done and giving them advice. While giving advice, I'll be using some useful structures that you can use in your English too. Of course, we also learn a lot of bonus vocabulary that comes up in each story as well.If you wait around to the end, you'll even hear a couple of my own confessions where I talk about some bad things I've done (and still do!) Podcast Shownotes: https://levelupenglish.school/podcast367/🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of you may be wondering how you can best make use of all these podcast episodes to improve your English.Today, I'll be covering that topic and sharing some ideas and techniques to improve your English quickly while listening to podcasts - whether it's this one or any others!At the end, I also share my own personal favourite podcasts that I listen to each week.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast366🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I've been keeping a secret for a while... About 6 months ago, I got a hair transplant!In this episode, I talk openly about why I did this and the process that went into it. And I also talk more deeply and generally on the topic of self-esteem and self image and how the way we look affects our confidence in the world. It's a great topic to dive into, and along the way, I cover lots of useful vocabulary and phrases too.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast365🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we're joined by Molly - an English learner and Chinese teacher. We go through a few different words and ideas to describe them, and you can play along and guess at home. We'll be comparing a native speaker and a learn to see who can do a better job of describing each one.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast364🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I recently learnt that not everyone thinks the same way I do. In fact, there are some areas in which our brains differ greatly. For me, this is a fascinating topic. How do I know the green colour you see, is the same as the green colour I see?In this episode, I share a few different ways in which our brains are different, and what this might mean for us living our daily lives, and the implications as language learners.So if you want to learn more about your brain and how it works, listen to this episode, and don't forget to share your own experiences in the comments.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast363🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The main focus of today's episode is the word 'cringe'.It's a useful word to describe a strong feeling of embarrassment or awkwardness, especially at someone else's behaviour, or memories of your own past behaviour. I'll be sharing a few cringey things from my life, some embarrassing stories, and some everyday things that I find a bit cringe.While chatting, I'll be sharing some useful phrases and expressions too, so you can learn something new with each story.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast362🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I react to a list of various unpopular opinions (taken from the popular subreddit) looking at some strong views, unusual takes, and some deeper, more philosophical opinions.With each one, I share my views and experiences that are relevant, and also a new English phrase that you can learn and take away from this episode.If you'd like the share your opinions in response, I'd love to hear them! You can do so on the shownotes page below.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast361🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ivan Doan is a multilingual actor, speaking 6+ languages, of Ukrainian Vietnamese descent working around the world.Ivan joins the Level Up English Podcast today to discuss acting, mistakes when acting, skills and tips to being a good actor and director, improving pronunciation and accent for language learning, favourite TV series and movies, and much more.To connect with Ivan online, click the shownotes page to view all his social links.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast360🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The question I get asked most often these days is "How can I learn English?" and "What's the best way to learn?"It's clearly a topic that people want to hear about, so my goal today is to finally answer that big question once and for all.I'll be giving advice to people who know some English, but don't know how to make it a daily practice. And also advice for learners who have been studying for a while, but feel like they don't have a clear aim and are not seeing fast improvements.I'll talk about questions to ask yourself before getting started, steps you need to take to see improvements in your English learning, and finally, 11 questions to ask if you are studying but not improving as fast as you'd like.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast359🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm talking to you from the beaches of Okinawa, Japan, and bringing you an outside episode today. Click the link below if you'd like to watch the video version on YouTube.It's a bit of a chatty episode, but my main topic is Travel Hot Takes. A hot take is a controversial opinion that many people will disagree with, and today I list some of my biggest ones. I'm sure I'm going to anger a few people with these today. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast358🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.schoolBecome a member and get:Podcast TranscriptsPrivate PodcastGroup ClassesPrivate CoachingAnd over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.