i teach Languages. becaUse I liKe it.
listEn in english, read in english and repeat in english – that's alL you need. this podcast Is to help you learn english with an easy and natural content. english talKs is bEst for you if you are a beginner to intermediate student, aS you will hear the same engLish words or structures agAin and again in a slow, clear speech.
no explaNation, no translation, no teachinG here. it is yoUr job to explore english, with me. so listen - reAd - repeat. it is the key. then it’s your turn. and have fun, like I do.
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Luke Likes 'I Don't Have To' Well, it's your turn now. Embrace the day, people! ------------------------------------------- Intro/Outro Music By: Joakim Karud -Longing License:Creative Commons License
Luke Likes 'Sit Down, Stand Up' Well, it's your turn now. Embrace the day, people! ------------------------------------------- Intro/Outro Music By: Joakim Karud -Longing License:Creative Commons License
Luke Likes 'Do You Know?' Well, it's your turn now. Embrace the day, people! ------------------------------------------- Intro/Outro Music By: Joakim Karud -Longing License:Creative Commons License
Luke Likes 'Well, Almost' Well, almost. Almost. So, not really, I guess. Not really, just almost. But, though, though. So, I'm having a great time today. It is Sunday, uh, a day off. Well, almost. I have to work, though. I have to work, though. So, not really, is it? No, I guess not. So, it's almost a day off. I guess so, I guess so. Almost. And, you know, the spring is here, as I said, the spring, and it's quite warm today. Well, almost. My hands and feet are freezing cold, though. Are freezing...
Luke Likes 'Sick Of It' Sick of it, sick of it. I'm sick, I'm sick and also I am sick of this, I am sick of it. Yeah. So when you say you are sick of something, you are sick of it, it is just too much for you and you can't stand it anymore. So you are tired of that and you just hate it. And me? Well, I am sick of being sick because I'm sick again, I'm sick, oh jeez, I am sick again and I can't stand it. It is not a big deal. so in English when you say it is not a big deal, you mean it is not a b...
Luke Likes 'It Turns Out' Bad day, oh sometimes I do, I do have a bad day, not usually I suppose, not, usually I suppose not. Well I hope not, no definitely not, definitely not. But that was the case, that was the case, well yesterday, yesterday. So I woke up, I woke up thinking, oh, this is going to be a perfect day, a perfect day. Just look at this weather, look at this weather, it is going to be just wonderful. Well it turns out, it turns out, it turns out, well it wasn't, it wasn't. It was c...
Luke Likes 'You Know Why' Hey, the spring, the spring is here. Oh my God! The spring is sort of here. Not in the calendar, it is not in the calendar. But yeah, it is outside. I can see it right now, I can feel it, I can smell it. Yeah, and I can hear it. Yeah, I can hear it too. It is definitely here, it is definitely here. That's why, that is why, that's why I do have a lot of energy. Yeah, I do, and I want to use it today. That is why, that's why I am now recording this episode. That's why, th...
Luke Likes 'Makes Sense' Does it make any sense? Does it make any sense to you what I am saying? Does it make any sense? Well, I really, really hope that it makes sense. It makes a lot of sense because this is the point. This is the point to understand what I am saying and to make sense out of all of that. Yeah, so make sure it makes sense to you and while doing that, while you are doing that, make sure you are using your senses. Do you know what senses are? Let me explain a little bit to you. F...
Luke Likes 'The Olympics' Yeah, Luke likes the Olympics, Luke likes sports, so also Luke likes the Olympics, the Olympic Games, Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics. It doesn't really matter because it's all fascinating. Yeah, and when it comes to the Winter Olympics, oh my, this is crazy and awesome at the same time. Crazy because, well, look at those athletes, athletes that show such incredible skills, skills. So it is awesome that at the same time, oh, come on, that is so risky and could be rea...
Luke Likes 'Myself' Luke likes himself, I like myself and I hope, I hope you like yourself. Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, itself. Do know these in English and do know how to use them, how to use them, how to use them yourself, yourself. Well, let's see, let's see. Oh, that's a good one, enjoy yourself. Hmm, so I can say, I hope you are enjoying yourself right now, listening to this episode, you are enjoying yourself. Cool, cool, thanks. Introduce yourself, meaning meet someone and ...
Luke Likes 'New And Old' New, new, new things, new places, new people, new, hmm, experiences. Do you like things to be new? Do you like new things to happen? Oh yeah, sure. Oh, that's new, that's amazing, that's exciting. Or do you prefer things to be old? Well, maybe the same and unchanged, unchanged. A new car, for example. That's good, it's fast, it's modern, modern and, well, reliable. So when you say it is reliable, it doesn't break too often. Reliable. And it is fancy. New car, fancy car, ...
Luke Likes 'Superstitious' That's a difficult word for today, superstitious, superstitious. Are you superstitious? When you ask somebody if they are superstitious, you ask if they believe that some events cannot be explained, cannot be explained by science or reason, so in a logical way. Especially if this event can bring bad luck or good luck. A black cat for example, or breaking a mirror. Do you know what I mean? Superstitious. I am not, I am really not, but, but... So here is what happened. S...
Luke Likes 'Quickly' Yeah, let's do it, quickly, quick - quickly. I am quick. Let's do it quickly. No time, no time to lose, no time to lose. So quickly, quickly, my father is the guy who walks very quickly, he walks very quickly and my neighbours noticed, so it means they saw, they noticed it very quickly. Yeah, he is quite known for that. Thanks to that, thanks to that, he can do things quickly, shopping for example. Carefully, carefully, carefully. Oh I know, you have to walk carefully right ...
In this episode, Luke discusses his "Happy Old Year" theme, asking listeners about their 2025 experiences, most of which were positive. He then delves into his personal recap, covering excellent health, a busy but successful work year, ongoing home improvements, and areas for relationship growth. Luke also highlights his consistent progress in fitness and language studies, including starting Portuguese, and expresses excitement for 2026.
Luke Likes 'Repair' Do you want to know the truth? The truth about the world and life? I will tell you. The truth is that things get broken. Get broken so they no longer work. Get broken. Hey, who did that? Who broke that? Not me, not me. So who did that? Just got broken. I had nothing to do with that. I had nothing to do. It got broken by itself. Yeah, let's go with that. Let's go with that. So things happen, things get broken. We can't do anything about it, can we? Definitely I can't. I can't ...
Luke Likes 'Meet Adriana' Oh, Adriana. Adriana. Meet Adriana. Do you know her? Do you know her, Adriana? You know, the flight attendant. Flight attendant. So, a person who helps you out on a plane, on a plane. A flight attendant. No, you don't? You don't know Adriana? You don't? Okay, I'm gonna be honest, I am gonna be honest with you, I don't know her either. I don't. But, but, she is gonna help us here. Not on a plane. But, to make a point. To make a point here. And, tell us, tell us a little ...
Luke Likes 'Cozy' Yeah, I am feeling comfortable. I'm so comfortable over here, staying in and not going out, anyway. Pretty cozy. Pretty cozy. Do use this word in English, cozy? Yeah, a pretty nice word, which you can use when you feel comfortable and, well, sort of safe. But the most important part is you're feeling warm and relaxed. Cozy. Cozy little place by the fire, by the fire, for example. So nothing better than feeling cozy on a December afternoon and evening. When it's pretty dark outs...
Luke Likes 'Focus' Yeah, so everything is ready, I'm sitting and all the setup, setup, so the way my microphone and all the devices are organized, and my setup is ready and I am ready to record, record. Here we go, but wait, wait, I don't have my tea, come on, I can't do that without my tea. So wait a sec, wait a second, I'll be right back... Alright, I'm back, I am back with my hot hot tea. Ah, yeah, very hot, I like it this way. Delicious. Just perfect for a winter day like today. No, wait, it...
Luke Likes 'Go Left, Go Right' Go where? Left? Right? Why? I am not going anywhere today. I am not going anywhere. It is snowy, it is snowy. Inside - good. Outside - bad. Don't go out. Now, actually, actually, it is pretty nice outside. It is snowing heavily, it is snowing right now for the first time, and it is pretty cold. And wet a little. Dark, also cloudy, but still, still quite beautiful, quite beautiful. So, maybe outside - good, inside - bad. So, about right now, about today, about right...
Luke Likes 'Motivation' Motivation, do you have motivation? Do you have enough motivation? Do you have enough motivation to do that, to do this, to do things? Are you motivated enough? Are you motivated? Because that's a mystery, so like a secret, and we wonder, was it really is. A mystery. How does it really work? Can you please tell me? Can you please tell me? Why am I motivated? Why am I not motivated enough to do exercise in the morning? I wake up and I wonder, 'Hmm, I want to do that today....
Luke Likes 'Sunday' It is a Sunday today. No work, no busy morning, no rushing out of the house, no big lists of things to do, No meetings, lessons, no traffic and busy streets. No shopping and no spending, money. And also no worrying that you're gonna be late and no worrying that you're gonna miss an appointment or forget about something important. No things like that. Sunday. Sleeping in, so sleeping a little longer. Then having breakfast a little later. Taking your time because nowhere to go....
Luke Likes 'The News' So here is the news for you. I have plenty. I have plenty of news. A lot of, plenty, a lot of, plenty of news from around the world actually. Well, this is going to be a very international, international episode. But also some local, local news. Do you follow the news? Do you follow the news? Maybe we shouldn't be doing that. At least not that much, not that much. But, oh come on, we know this is just fun, fun. Like this piece of, piece, piece of news, local news. I can tel...
Luke Likes 'Paperwork' So I am at work, I am working, I am working really hard. I shouldn't, I shouldn't be working because this is my day off. And it is my time off, so the time when I don't have to work, but I do, I do. And to be honest with you, to be honest with you, I quite hate that. So let me explain, let me explain. I am working, and well, there is a lot of paper around me, a lot of paper. And this is paperwork. Yeah, do you know what that is? Paperwork. Well, that's documents, forms, bi...
Luke Likes 'I've made it' Yeah, I have made it! I've made it! Oh my God! I'm so happy I have. And you, you have made it, you have, and because you have been following, you have been following me for 100 episodes, 100 episodes since, since the 9th of October, so I have been doing that since the 9th of October and it has been one year, one year. And I have made, I have created 100 episodes ... 99 episodes, this is the 100th one, But yeah, you have learned, you have learned, hopefully, hopefully, s...