Molly and I ask each other general knowledge questions about the USA and the UK. How much do we know about each other's countries? How much do you know about the USA and the UK? Listen and find out! http://wp.me/p4IuUx-1Q6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My friend Molly joins me for a cup of Japanese green tea and a bit of a chat. Molly is a graduate of journalism and is a very funny comedian and writer. First of all you'll hear me interviewing Molly about her life, her American/Mexican roots and her plans for the future, and then Molly interviews me with some random yet revealing questions. http://wp.me/p4IuUx-JE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is the third and final podcast in which I read out your comments from the World Cup forum thread on teacherluke.co.uk. Comments written in the forum have been corrected by me and now I am going to read them out to you. I will also respond to some of the things listeners have said. I hope you can tell when it's me giving my opinion and when it's the comments of a listener. Leave your comments below as usual! http://wp.me/p4IuUx-1PD #football #worldcup #english Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Almost exactly one year ago, Ben Fisher was on the podcast telling us about his cycling trip from London to Paris. Now he's back to tell us about his latest cycling adventure. Last time he cycled a total of 484.7km. This time he more than doubled that distance cycling 1223.42km from the north coast of France all the way down to the south coast. It was a much longer and more difficult trip and he's here on the podcast to tell us all about it! Click here for links & other information http://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/07/07/196-cycling-from-coast-to-coast/ #cycling #english Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The series about British Comedy continues with everything you need to know about Monty Python's Flying Circus and an analysis of The (Dead) Parrot Sketch. Click here for a transcript, videos and more: https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/07/04/195-british-comedy-monty-pythons-flying-circus/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke reads out more comments from listeners about Brazil 2014 from the World Cup Comments Thread #2 on the teacherluke.co.uk discussion forum. These are all comments which have been sent in by listeners from around the world. Click here to read all the comments https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/07/01/world-cup-2014-part-5-more-forum-comments/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[2/2] The series on culture shock continues with more explanations of some common complaints about life in London. For more information, click here http://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/30/193-culture-shock-life-in-london-pt-2/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[1/2] This episode is all about common complaints made by foreign students living in London. It's common to experience some level of culture shock when dealing with the realities of living in the capital city as a foreign visitor. In this episode I'll try and clarify some of the confusions and frustrations relating to every day life in London. For more information click here http://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/30/192-culture-shock-life-in-london-part-1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you living in a foreign country, or planning to live abroad for a while? This episode will be vital listening for you! Listen for some key bits of wisdom to avoid being affected by cultural differences. In this episode I talk about 4 common phases of culture shock that anyone could experience when living in a new environment, and how to make sure you get the best out of a cross-cultural experience. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/25/191-culture-shock-the-4-stages/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I was planning to give you my 'brief History of the World Cup' but I abandoned that idea because I decided it was too boring! Instead I've decided to just play you a recorded conversation I had with my Dad about his experience at the 1966 World Cup in London. I hope you find it interesting. https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/23/190-world-cup-2014-part-4-some-history/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I'm going to read out comments you've added so far on my World Cup 2014 forum. To read all the comments in this episode click here https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/20/189-world-cup-2014-part-3-your-comments/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second World Cup episode we focus on England, and then the dark side of The World Cup including the allegations of corruption and the civil unrest in Brazil. Click here for more information: https://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/18/188-world-cup-2014-part-2-england-the-dark-side-of-the-world-cup/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.