The British English Podcast

Charlie Baxter•www.thebritishenglishpodcast.com

Learn British English as well as British culture, history, news and current affairs, and much more with weekly episodes from your host Charlie on The British English Podcast! Visit the website for learning resources:thebritishenglishpodcast.com

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Bonus Ep 3 - 3 Ways to Make Better Small Talk in English ft. English with Adriana

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Adriana from "English with Adriana" comes on the show to help you feel more confident with small talk especially when meeting somebody new for the first time. If you want to listen to the rest of this episode then check out The Premium Podcast or The Academy . Useful Links below... 🖥 Visit Adriana's website 📑 Transcripts & glossaries 🎓 The Academy 🎁 Free resources 🎓 English courses 🖥 thebritishenglis...

Feb 18, 2021•28 min

Bitesize Ep 4 - Pt. 2 of A Typically British Weekend

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie continues to give you an insight into what it's like to spend a weekend in the UK like a local. Charlie gives you part 2 of a typical weekend in his life when living in the UK for you to compare to yours and you can see how similar or different it is to wherever you are in the world. Useful Links below... 📑 Transcripts & glossaries 🎓 The Academy 🎁 Free resources 🎓 English courses 🖥 thebritishe...

Feb 10, 2021•20 min

S2/E2 - What Brits really think of Japanese culture!

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation If you want to know what Japanese culture looks like through the eyes of a British person who has been living abroad in Japan since 2012 then look no further! You'll get to learn more about British people, Japanese culture and how British people perceive the Japanese with a conversation between your host, Charlie and Chris Broad from Abroad in Japan YouTube Channel. Useful Links below... 📑 Get transcripts and...

Feb 05, 2021•29 min

Bitesize Ep 3 - A Typically British Weekend Part 1

📝 Free episode worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Learn British English & about British culture in this bitesized episode where Charlie, your host, gives you an insight into what it's like to spend a weekend in the UK like a local. Charlie gives you a typical weekend in his life when living in the UK for you to compare to yours and you can see how similar or different it is to wherever you are in the world. Useful Links below... 📑 Transcripts & glossarie...

Jan 28, 2021•17 min

Bonus Ep 2 - Growing up in the UK in the 90s

📝 Free episode worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie, your host, gets Harry back on to discuss what it was like growing up in the UK in the 90s & 00s. Charlie & Harry give you an informal, lighthearted conversation covering a variety of topics that British people of a similar age would have experienced when growing up in the UK. Useful Links below... 👨🏻‍🏫 Book a private Englis...

Jan 20, 2021•28 min

Bitesize Ep 2 - A British Conversation in Charlie's Pub, Scene 1

📝 Free episode worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie, your host, brings you a "typical" British conversation in a British pub. Useful Links below... 📑 Transcripts & glossaries 🎓 The Academy 🎁 Free resources 🎓 English courses 🖥 thebritishenglishpodcast.com 📧 Newsletter with e-lessons 👋 Instagram @thebritishenglishpodcast 🤑 Get paid to tell people about the podcast Learn more a...

Jan 14, 2021•16 min

S2/E1 - The Psychology of a Brit...and any other humanoid like creature.

📝 Free episode worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie, your host, has a conversation with a fascinating man named Ricky who has spent over 20 years reading about human psychology and helping a wide variety of people find more happiness in their lives because of it.Enjoy this conversation between two old friends and delve into Ricky's understanding of how to make a better connection with a...

Jan 03, 2021•21 min

Bitesize Ep 1 - Fancy a cuppa?

📝 Free episode worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie brings you the first of the bitesize episodes that will give you your fix of The British English Podcast in 5-10 minutes. This episode focuses on whether or not to accept the offer of "Would you like a cup of tea?" when entering somebody's home in the UK. For a lot of us this seems like a simple topic but add cultural variation into it and the answer is never that simple. Useful Links below... 📑 Transcrip...

Dec 21, 2020•14 min

Bonus Ep 1 - British Wedding Culture with "English with Lucy"

📝 Free episode worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie gets Lucy from "English With Lucy" on the show to talk about British wedding culture. There are a lot of traditions involved in this day and so we took a look at some of those in a lighthearted conversation asking Lucy about her wedding plans as she is engaged to be married as soon as COVID-19 permits. Are British weddings anything like your culture's weddings? Listen to find out! Useful Links below... 👧�...

Dec 14, 2020•29 min

S1/E8 - British University Lifestyle

Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie, your host, gets Martin from Rock N' Roll English on the show to do an interview style episode all about the life of a uni student in the UK. They cover nightlife, student accommodation and campus lifestyle.Martin is from around the London area so he has a similar dialect to Charlie's (standard southern British) but he has a more contemporary (relaxed) accent which will help improve your listening skills. Links below...

Nov 30, 2020•25 min

S1/E7 - How Cricket Has Influenced British Culture & Language

Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie, your host, gets Harry back on the show to do a real English episode all about the culture of cricket which goes on to highlight idioms and expressions that have come directly from the sport that we use day-to-day in the UK regardless of how much you watch the sport. Useful Links below... 🎓 Sample of The Academy 🎓 Sample of The Premium Podcast 📝 Free episode worksheet 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation 🧐 Take English ...

Nov 16, 2020•34 min

S1/E6 - Parenting Differences: UK vs US

Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie, your host, gives you a conversational interview on parenting with Shana from The American English Podcast. They explore the norms and differences in the parenting cultures of British and American people. Useful Links below... 🎓 Sample of The Academy 🎓 Sample of The Premium Podcast 📝 Free episode worksheet 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation 🧐 Take English Level Test 🇺🇸 The American English Podcast 📑 Transcripts &am...

Nov 03, 2020•26 min

S1/E5 - British Humour

Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie, your host, gives you a one-man show exploring and explaining British humour for non-natives to better understand the language and the people. Useful Links below... 🎓 Sample of The Academy 🎓 Sample of The Premium Podcast 📝 Free episode worksheet 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation 🧐 Take English Level Test 📑 Transcripts & glossaries 📧 Newsletter with e-lessons 👋 Instagram @thebritishenglishpodcast 🤑 Get paid to...

Oct 20, 2020•22 min

S1/E4 - Two Brits Talk About Ageing

Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where your host Charlie has a lighthearted discussion with his favourite English Teacher Harry Gyles. The talk starts by comparing the results of the ageing app called Face App and ends up going in all sorts of directions. Useful Links below... 🎓 Sample of The Academy 🎓 Sample of The Premium Podcast 📝 Free episode worksheet 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation 🧐 Take English Level Test 📑 Transcripts & glossaries 📧 Newsletter wi...

Sep 30, 2020•25 min

S1/E3 - British Stereotypes

Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where your host Charlie interviews a variety of English speakers starting with his school friends from the South of England to New Zealanders, Australians and even South African English speakers to find out what the world thinks of us Brits and if we are self aware of our stereotypes! Useful Links below... 🎓 Sample of The Academy 🎓 Sample of The Premium Podcast 📝 Free episode worksheet 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation 🧐 Take Engl...

Sep 29, 2020•29 min

S1/E2 - British Pub Culture

Learn British English & about British culture in this episode where Charlie gives you a one-man show exploring and explaining the cultural behaviours in and around British Pubs. Useful Links below... 🎓 Sample of The Academy 🎓 Sample of The Premium Podcast 📝 Free episode worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 📑 Transcripts & glossaries 🎓 The Academy 🎁 Free resources 📧 Newsletter with e-lessons 👋 Instagram @thebritishenglishpodcast 🤑 Get paid to tell people about the podcast Learn m...

Sep 28, 2020•41 min

S1/E1 - The Introduction

📝 ⁠Get free episode worksheet In this episode, join your host Charlie as he engages in a laid-back conversation with his close friend Harry. Together, they delve into their journey and the shared passion that led them to create online content for English learners globally. They'll explore the key moments and inspirations that brought them to this point, offering insights and stories for those interested in the world of online language learning. Useful Links below... 🎓 Sample of The Academy 🎓 ...

Sep 24, 2020•39 min

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