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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.

The Level Up English Podcast Michael Lavers

    • Education
    • 4.8 • 272 Ratings

🇬🇧 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.

    #274 Too Old to Learn English?

    #274 Too Old to Learn English?

    Are you too old to learn English? Maybe you should have started when you were a child, or still in school?Well, in this episode I'm responding to this common concern or excuse by giving my opinion on learning a language at an older age, the benefits of learning as a child, and whether you should still make the same effort now.Don't forget to share your own views and experiences in the comments on the shownotes page below.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast274Sign Up f...

    • 27 min
    #273 Developing Your Curiosity with Lisa (Your English Self)

    #273 Developing Your Curiosity with Lisa (Your English Self)

    Lisa is an English teacher and Neurolanguage Coach from the UK but now living on the Spain-Portugal border. She joined me today for a talk all about languages and teaching. We covered the topic of curiosity and its importance, the best way to improve in a language, how to become a teacher if the language isn't your native one, and more!Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast273Your English Self Website - https://yourenglishself.com/--------Sign Up for Free Lessons - ...

    • 53 min
    #272 Phrasal Verbs with 'Set'

    #272 Phrasal Verbs with 'Set'

    I'm back with another episode in the series on phrasal verbs. Today, we're looking at around 9 phrasal verbs that include the verb 'set'. It's a really common one to use and the meanings can get confusing, so I'm going to go through each one and explain the meaning, but also follow up with a story related to my life to give some context to help explain the phrasal verb.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast272Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupenglish.school/#...

    • 43 min
    #271 A Terrifying Flying Experience

    #271 A Terrifying Flying Experience

    In this episode, I talk all about transportation. I know - it sounds a bit boring! But there's a lot to talk about.We'll be discussing my terrifying flight experience where it felt like we almost crashed, how to talk about different types of transport and commuting, and then we end with some super useful expressions that are related to transport. My goal is you'll end this episode with something new that you didn't know before.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast271Sig...

    • 37 min
    #270 What Will the Future Look Like?

    #270 What Will the Future Look Like?

    I go over some near and distant future predictions (as provided by Chat GPT) and share my views on how likely I think they are to happen. I'm a big fan of science fiction and wondering about how different things will be in the future, so I invite you to make predictions with me and use the new words I mention in this episode to practice your English.How accurate do you think I am?Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast270Sign Up for Free Lessons - https://www.levelupengli...

    • 35 min
    #269 Debates, Arguments, & Controversial Opinions

    #269 Debates, Arguments, & Controversial Opinions

    I share some of my opinions on debate questions provided to me by Chat GPT, ranging from general opinions to deeper more philosophical ones. While doing so, I share some useful vocabulary as well as phrases you can use to express your own opinions when debating or arguing.Why not respond to this podcast directly? Leave a common on the shownotes page below using one of the phrases from today and give me your opinion on a topic here.Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast26...

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
272 Ratings

272 Ratings

Yess Pa 97 ,

Thanks so much Michael

I’m just want to say thanks to your efforts and gentleness to create this wonderful podcast, it helped me to improve my speaking skills 🗣️🔥 the way you speak is so soothing, thank you✨ greetings from 🇲🇽

Muhammed Omara ,

Speaking skills

Hello Micheal, this is Mohammed Omara from Tripoli LIBYA
I would like to thank you for your show,
I enjoyed listening to you every morning in my car
My listening skills has improved a lot

Referring to your show about acronyms, I remember there was an acronym widely used to make new friends in chat and texting
It’s ASL “ stand for : age, sex, location 😀

Finally, In your experience, What’s the best method to improve speaking skills by myself?

Thank you

Jmdaryan ,

Aryan from Iran

Since you mentioned there is no review on the Apple podcast, I think the reason is that there isn’t any place separately for each episode to leave a comment or review. But Michael, I’m a big fan of your podcast, I follow you on Apple podcast and I learn a lot from you. Thank you so much.

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