In this episode, I talk to Helene about Ferdinand Cheval and his "Ideal Palace", which is a popular tourist destination in France. ______________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with target language every week and occasionally have a live YouTube lesson with me. 👉 ZEP Live Shows - listen to Zdenek’s English Podcast live every Sunday at 9pm CET GMT+1. Click the link to find o...
Jan 08, 2022•35 min•Ep. 681
In this episode, I talk to Shannon from Scotland about making mistakes and what their importance in language learning is. We tell a few stories about our students making funny mistakes, and we also touch upon accents. Here's Shannon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonenglishteacher/ ______________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with target language every week and ...
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 679
This is a milestone episode 400 of Zdenek's English Podcast. To mark the occasion, I invited the one and only Luke Thompson, the author of Luke's English Podcast. Luke is the father of pretty much all podcasts for English learners, including Zdenek's English Podcast, which I started back in 2013. For this special episode, I prepared a quiz. And it's this quiz that Luke is going to take. How much does he know about the influence Luke' English Podcast has had on Zdenek's English Podcast? There's o...
Dec 25, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 677
In this episode, I'm interviewing a great English teacher from Italy, Fabio. Like me, Fabio has his own English podcast for English learners and a unique style of teaching English which is based on connecting English through personal stories and photography. Here's Fabio's website: https://stolaroid.com/ . Make sure you check out his cool podcast called Stolaroid Stories. Fabio and I also talk about Australia, dangerous snakes, working in Pret a Manger in London, living abroad and learning Engli...
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 674
In this episode I had a pleasure to talk to Gerardo, an English teacher in Brazil who originally comes from Venezuela. We touch on all sort of different topics mainly to do with teaching and learning English. _________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with target language every week and occasionally have a live YouTube lesson with me. 👉 ZEP Live Shows - listen...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 673
In this "hidden gem" of an episode, I talk to Leigh who is a really cool English teacher from Northern Ireland. Leigh teaches English through riddles and mysteries, and his brand is called Enigmatic Learning. So get ready for some riddles, games, idioms, puns, jokes, and generally a feel-good episode. Leigh's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnigmaticLearning Leigh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enigmatic_learning/?hl=en The mini lesson for patrons is 40 minutes long. It deals with "ir...
Dec 11, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 671
Until this episode, there were only two countries where all previous 395 episodes of Zdenek's English Podcast had been recorded, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. That changed when I went to Poland to visit a student of mine and a listener of this podcast Nina. Nina and I did this podcast together in a cosy Polish pub, so prepare for some background noise. On the podcast we mainly talk about Nina's own podcast called Rambling Raspberry which whose creation had been inspired by Luke's En...
Dec 04, 2021•33 min•Ep. 669
In this episode I tell about how you can improve English with Learn English Online Discord server that I created about a year ago and that is still growing. :) Make sure you click the link below to join. Check all the cool events we have in our server, too. 👉 Learn English Online Join a discord group to practise your speaking and take part in cool events "Learn English Online" Discord Server events: 06:00pm What's in a Word? in 16 hours Tomorrow [Dec 01] 07:00pm LIVE English Lesson in 2 days 08...
Nov 30, 2021•54 min•Ep. 668
This episode features a friend of mine Olivia who I met in London at a summer camp about 2 and a half years ago. We first talk about our experience of working in Wembley and then move on to the topic of two extremely popular British reality TV shows "Love Island" and "Naked Attraction". I can imagine that some of you might consider some of the stuff we talk about a bit cringy, controversial, and over the top, but as you know this podcast likes to explore different topics on this show, so please ...
Nov 27, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 666
In this fully improved "freestyle" episode, I talk mostly about owls, hence the name of this episode. No owls or any other birds were harmed in the making of this episode. ______________________________________________________________________________On a different note, this Sunday, I’m relaunching my popular “English through Role Plays” course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njBKnImihcM&ab_channel=TeacherZdenek Here’s what one of the course participants said about the course: https://www.y...
Nov 19, 2021•40 min•Ep. 664
Teacher Rod and I got together again and recorded a podcast for us. Have fun listening to our catch up. Teacher Rod's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RODTheEnglishTeacher ____________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with target language every week and occasionally have a live YouTube lesson with me. 👉 ZEP Live Shows - listen to Zdenek’s English Podcast liv...
Nov 13, 2021•56 min•Ep. 662
A friend of mine (and this podcast) Mark features in this episode. Basically I came up with this silly concept of asking Mark mad questions about his roommates in order to use a lot of idioms related to war and weapons. I do not explain the idioms in this episode, but there is a follow-up mini lesson for patrons which does the job. ______________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESS...
Nov 12, 2021•37 min•Ep. 661
In this episode, I talk to Monika, a professional driver and a listener to this podcast, about her experiences driving and life in general and along the way I throw in idioms which contain the word "drive" and "ride". Note that there is no mini lesson for patrons related to this episode. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with target language every week and ...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 658
Michael, who has been on this podcast before to talk Dungeons and Dragons (episode 372), has decided to take a CELTA. What's that, I hear you asking? CELTA stands for the "Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages", and it's essentially a well-known qualification for English teachers. I had taken this exam myself a while back and recorded a series of episodes about it (episodes 125-128). How did Michael do? Did he enjoy the course? Did he find it challenging? What were the t...
Oct 22, 2021•58 min•Ep. 655
Episode 388 features none other than the well-known online English teacher Emma. We have a chat about her projects Pronunciation with Emma and The Procrastination Podcast. We delve into the world of pronunciation, we explore what British people say and what they really mean, and we learn about Emma’s favourite games. Emma is a good laugh, and just like me, enjoys a bit of chaos while recording podcasts, which shows in this episode. There is the video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/LPhl...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 653
Sometimes things happen, and I don't have a guest for the live show. Usually I try to improvise when that happens. Sometimes it ends up being weird, sometimes it's weirdly alright, sometimes it's nothing special. This time, it's....ehm. You will have to see for yourself. And I definitely recommend taking the whole thing with a pinch of salt. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Z...
Oct 10, 2021•44 min•Ep. 652
Here is an explanation as to why I haven't been able to publish any episodes lately. If you are interested in the role plays course or feel like saying something to me, here is my email: teacherzdenek@gmail.com
Oct 08, 2021•15 min•Ep. 651
A short message explaining what has happened and why there is no Zdenek's English Podcast episode this week.
Oct 02, 2021•6 min
Musa, a former colleague of mine from Speak Up London language school, is back on the podcast. This time we mostly talk about his Friday Drinks event. There is an absolutely insane mini lesson for patrons as well, so brace yourselves for that! And when I say insane, it is actually insane. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with targ...
Sep 24, 2021•46 min•Ep. 649
To learn more about the topic of "language exchange" I invited Maria who is going to tell us about her "thing" - the thing stands for the project where she helps people learn Spanish and English through, you guessed it, language exchange. Follow her below Maria's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mapalingo Maria's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tumapalingo/ Maria's Website: https://mapalingo.com/ _____________________________________________________________________________________________...
Sep 17, 2021•50 min•Ep. 647
This episode does what it says on the tin, as in, in the title. I'm going to give you an update on my slightly "boring" life. Who do I teach this semester? What's my new teaching niche? What are my strengths and weaknesses as an online teacher? Am I finally going to attempt DELTA module 3? Listen to find out. The patron-only mini lesson follow right after this. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learn_english_with_football/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdenek-lukas-511132220/ Youtube:...
Sep 10, 2021•39 min•Ep. 645
No Live Show tonight. Listen to this message to find out why :) Talk to you soon. Zdenek
Sep 05, 2021•2 min•Ep. 644
Helene, the guest of this episode, is a moderator of Learn English Online Discord server and Zdenek's English Podcast patron. In this episode, I talk to her about how she has learnt English and her beliefs about language learning in general. The mini lesson for patrons follows immediately. This time it's all about etymology. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English P...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 642
This episode features a returning guest, Marija from Macedonia. We talk everything cheating related. What are our experiences with cheating? Do we condone it? Are we guilty of it ourselves? Listen to find out. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of Zdenek’s English Podcast to get a MINI LESSON with target language every week and occasionally have a live YouTube lesson with me. 👉 Z...
Aug 27, 2021•53 min•Ep. 640
Rob from English with Rob is back, this time playing the Irrational Game with other listeners. How does Rob do in this fierce battle? How much do we know about human psychology? Listen to find out. Rob's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPChymTz1N2paPCn92wWGQ Here's Rob's podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/english-with-rob-english-with-rob-81L-tZeSQNM/ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Be...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 638
To join my Fantasy Premiere League, follow this link: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/vaktby the code to join my league is: vaktby
Aug 13, 2021•7 min•Ep. 637
In this episode, I talk to Nrup again. He joins about 17 minutes into the episode, though, so I have to improvise the beginning at first. This is when I talk about a long tennis match that had played prior to the live podcast recording and which almost prevented me from being on time for it. With Nrup we talk about how he has been, social deprivation during the pandemic, Nrup's studies at medical university, the Covid vaccine and our perspective on it, and towards the end we also happen to learn...
Aug 11, 2021•51 min•Ep. 635
In this episode, I talk to an online friend of mine Insane Monkey who was born and grew up in America, but a few years ago moved to Egypt. Why is he called Monkey? How do we know each other? What was it like to move to Egypt and learn Arabic? What has been the toughest thing about learning Arabic? What extracurricular activity is he involved in? Listen to this episode to find out. A mini lesson for patrons will follow later today. _________________________________________________________________...
Aug 02, 2021•50 min•Ep. 633
This time, I talk to a fellow English teacher and podcaster, Stephen Green, who is originally from Birmingham. Stephen, who is a well-travelled and experienced teacher, is currently living in Brazil. In the episode, we talk about Stephen's podcast and teaching English online in general. Stephen's website: https://englishwithstephen.com/ Stephen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englishwithstephen/ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Be...
Jul 26, 2021•48 min•Ep. 631
In this episode of the podcast I talk to teacher Vlada, a returning guest, about the accent reduction course she has recently taken. We talk a lot about accents in general, and we ponder whether they are important or not. Teacher Vlada's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/english_with_vlada/ Accent Reduction couch from Russia: https://www.instagram.com/oohnastya/ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 👉 Become a ZEP patron - become a PATRON of...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 629
