The Level Up English Podcast (Natural British English)

The Level Up English Podcast (Natural British English)

Author: Michael Lavers Language: English Episodes: 100
Michael Lavers has spent years as an online teacher, and that experience shapes every episode of The Level Up English Podcast. Rather than dry lectures, he builds each conversation around engaging, often unexpected topics-from daily life in Britain to broader themes of motivation and culture. The idea is to absorb natural British English as it’s genuinely spoken, picking up vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammatical nuances in a context that actually holds your interest. You might explore a specific language challenge one week and dive into a completely random, fun subject the next. Monthly guest episodes add further dimension, featuring conversations with other teachers or specialists. This approach turns the learning process into something far more organic. The podcast is designed for those who want to move beyond textbooks and feel more connected to the language, hearing it used in lively, authentic discussions. It’s a regular dose of English practice that feels less like study and more like tuning into a good conversation, steadily building confidence and comprehension along the way.
Episodes
#290 Top 4 Business English Expressions with Paola (Talaera Talks) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:38
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 jobs, careers, and business English expression.…
#289 How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:38
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…
#288 Reverse Culture Shock in the UK [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:11
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 int…
#287 I Took a Train from London to Romania [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:34
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 Istanb…
#286 A 1200km Pilgrimage (Fran from Step Up Japanese) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:09
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 reading method for languagesAn embarrassin…
#285 Ask Me Anything 5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:16
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, a…
#284 8 Phrasal Verbs with 'Out' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:05
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 th…
#283 Mind-blowing Facts About Body Language [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:24
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…
#282 Learn English from the News - Stephen from SEND7 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:51
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, and some posit…
#281 Outsmart Your Brain with Cognitive Biases [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:46
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, Confir…

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