The Level Up English Podcast
🇬🇧 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.
Episodes
293 episodes
#290 Top 4 Business English Expressions with Paola (Talaera Talks)
Paola from the Talaera Talks podcast and I are doing a cross-post episode today. You can also find this episode and many more over on their podcast. The topic is all about job...
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Episode 290
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53:38
#289 How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance
One of the listeners suggested I talk about the topic of work-life balance. This is something I've been working on in my own life for many years, and I feel like I might have something useful to share on this topic.So in this ep...
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Episode 289
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23:38
#288 Reverse Culture Shock in the UK
I recently went back to my home country - the UK - for the first time in a quite a while and was fascinated by how the UK appeared to me after being away for a while.There was a lot that I found strange, unusual, and interesting that I ...
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Episode 288
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45:11
#287 I Took a Train from London to Romania
I just came back from a trip in Europe and I thought I'd get on the microphone today and review some of the good and bad experiences I had there.I made the adventurous decision to travel from London all the way to Istanbul by train (lis...
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Episode 287
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48:34
#286 A 1200km Pilgrimage (Fran from Step Up Japanese)
Fran from Step Up Japanese and I discuss a few different topics in today's episode, including:The Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage (walking around the Japanese island of Shikoku)The Tadoku ...
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Episode 286
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52:09
#285 Ask Me Anything 5
This is the fifth episode in the AMA series (Ask Me Anything) where the listeners of the podcast ask me questions about English learning, British culture, or maybe something totally unrelated.They're also fun, relaxed, and more casual t...
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Episode 285
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45:16
#284 8 Phrasal Verbs with 'Out'
We've done a few episodes on phrasal verbs now, including the verbs Turn and Set, and this is a continuation of that series, except today we're looking at a preposition: Out. I'll be covering 8 different phrasal verbs that are commonly ...
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Episode 284
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34:05
#283 Mind-blowing Facts About Body Language
I've always been interested in body language, and today I'd like to share that interest with you all.I'm going to be reviewing and reacting to some amazing body language facts from some articles while sharing my opinions, experiences, a...
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Episode 283
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40:24
#282 Learn English from the News - Stephen from SEND7
Stephen from the SEND7 podcast joins me today for a talk about the news. We cover a wide range of topics, such as learning English with the news, avoiding bias and fake news, how to deal with news anxiety, an...
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Episode 282
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53:51
#281 Outsmart Your Brain with Cognitive Biases
I'm so excited for this topic, because today we're looking at Cognitive Biases.This is how our brains can trick us into certain beliefs and behaviours. Learn about things like the Sunk Cost Fallacy, Loss Aversion, Confirmation Bia...
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Episode 281
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38:46
#280 6 English Animal Expressions You Need to Know
I first covered this topic back in Episode 215, but it's such a huge one, I think it's time for a Part 2.Today, I'm sharing 6 idioms related to animals that we use in daily conversa...
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Episode 280
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38:42
#279 How to Talk About Generations in English
Each generation has its own name in English, as well as distinct characteristics, differences, good points and bad points.In this episode, I review each one and share a little bit about them while hopefully sharing some new and useful v...
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Episode 279
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36:39
#278 What Your Dreams Really Mean
This is a fun episode where I cover the topic of dreaming in English. I start by sharing some strange and unbelievable facts about dreams, and then share some of my own wacky dreams and nightmares.I also go through a couple comm...
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Episode 278
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31:41
#277 Job Interview Success with Natasha Broodie
Natasha Broodie (lifewiththebige.com) first joined us on Episode 135. Today, Natasha is back to discuss her new book: "Swaggart: The Art ...
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Episode 277
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1:01:12
#276 Hack Your Life with the 80/20 Rule
The 80/20 Rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, suggests that 20% of actions cause 80% of the outcomes. There are so many ways in which this shows up in life, so I'm going to be discussing it and talking about some ways we can...
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Episode 276
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36:42
#275 Moving 10,000km from Home
This is a very special episode because we're doing something a little bit different. Today I'm bringing you to the centre of Bangkok for an outdoor episode.▶️ Click here to watch this episode on Yo...
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Episode 275
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29:47
#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 ol...
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Episode 274
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27:20
#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 ...
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Episode 273
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53:47
#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 eac...
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Episode 272
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43:25
#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 typ...
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Episode 271
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37:39
#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, s...
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Episode 270
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35:23
#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 opini...
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Episode 269
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36:46
#268 The Best Way to Learn English with Fabio Cerpelloni
Fabio Cerpelloni chats with me on the podcast today around the topic of his new book: 'Any Language You Want: 18 Conflicting Lessons for a New Kind of Language Learner'.A collection of contradictory true personal stories in answer to "W...
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Episode 268
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1:02:03
#267 Learn English by Teaching
A listener asked me how they can teach English to their friend, so I decided to give some tips and advice in this podcast episode.I cover some tips you can do to help a friend, partner, or family member learn English - whether this is i...
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Episode 267
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32:14