The Level Up English Podcast (Natural British English)

Michael Lavers
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Nov 3, 2021 • 29min

#133 My Honest Views on Accent

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?Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast133Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcriptsSee all the podcasts I've been a guest on - Click HereEnglish with Ray Podcast - YouTube channelLuke's English Podcast - Apple PodcastsThe Reason Why Podcast - Spotify➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Oct 27, 2021 • 22min

#132 8 Tips to Learn Vocabulary

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. Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast132Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcripts➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Oct 20, 2021 • 51min

#131 Finding Your 'Why' with Douglas Oliveira (English4Reason)

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.Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j-4yC6wgEWkShow notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast131Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts ➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Oct 13, 2021 • 23min

#130 Talking About Music

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.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast130Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcripts➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Oct 6, 2021 • 22min

#129 Practising & Expressing Gratitude

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.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast129Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcripts➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 19min

#128 How to Use Gap Fillers

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.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast128Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcripts➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Sep 22, 2021 • 1h 16min

#127 Chatting with Pronunciation with Emma

Emma (Pronunciation with Emma) and I have a casual chat about a variety of topics, including video games, learning Japanese, procrastination and pronunciation.Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PlmVCIItZ1s Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast127Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts ➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Sep 15, 2021 • 19min

#126 Why Can't I Pronounce 'TH'?

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!Here are my group lessons that I spoke about: http://www.ewmichael.com/group  Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast126Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcripts➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Sep 8, 2021 • 25min

#125 Overcoming English Shyness

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).Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast125Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcripts➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.
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Sep 1, 2021 • 19min

#124 How to Boost Confidence When Speaking

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.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast124Join Level Up English - https://levelupenglish.schoolTranscript - https://courses.levelupenglish.school/transcripts➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 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.

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