Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

In this episode I let you know what's been happening recently and look at some recent news stories. *There is a sound quality problem with this episode. It's recorded very quietly. Apologies for this. The next episode is better.* Click here to read the news stories which I talk about in this episode: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/123-whats-been-going-on/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you believe all the theories that the world is going to end tomorrow? In this episode I discuss some of the 2012 End of the World theories and tell you what I think. We will also hear the opinion of a NASA scientist. You can read some of those theories and more information here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/122-the-end-of-the-world/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi listeners, and welcome back to Luke's English Podcast. This episode is the continuation of the last one which was all about Americanisms in British English. For a full transcript and more information, click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/121-americanisms-part-2/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one is all about Americanisms, and is a response to a list of the UK's 50 most hated Americanisms in English. For a full transcript and more information click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/120-americanisms/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How's life in Paris? Find out in this episode. There is a transcript to all of this episode. Click here to read it http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/119-first-impressions-of-life-in-paris/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I will tell you the story of how I ended up in a Japanese hospital for two weeks. To read vocabulary notes and phrases click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/118-sick-in-japan/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to Luke explain the previous episode of the podcast, and how that relates to psychic readings and so-called 'Barnum statements'. CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL TRANSCRIPT AND TO WATCH SOME VIDEOS: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/117-psychics-cold-reading-barnum-statements/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please let me know if you feel like the personality profile in this episode relates to you in particular... Welcome to episode number 116 of Luke's English Podcast. This episode features an experiment into the linguistic tricks that are used in mind reading and fortune telling. I must say at the beginning that I do not really believe that psychic powers exist. I think mind reading looks like a magic power but actually it is just a trick. This episode and the next one, are about this subject. There is a full tapescript for this episode available here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/116-could-it-be-you/  #mindreading #psychics #derrenbrown #barnum #statements #english Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to a chat with my brother James about music. We interview each other about our musical memories. I've written a list of some phrases and sentences that we use in the conversation. You can check them out here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/115-a-chat-about-music/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn 12 very common expressions by listening to this authentic and unscripted conversation. In this episode I am joined by Kate again, and her friend Mark. We teach you some natural expressions and get to know Mark a little bit. CLICK HERE TO READ THE EXPRESSIONS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/693/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.