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The Footglish Podcast: Learn English with FootballS02E37 Arsenal 0-1 West Ham - Smash and Grab at the EmiratesArsenal’s title hopes took a serious hit as West Ham pulled off a shocking 1-0 win at the Emirates! In this episode, Teacher Zdenek is joined by Clive, a passionate Hammer and the man behind Green Street Elites on YouTube. Clive regularly appears on other football channels, and today, he’s here to revel in West Ham’s stunning victory.With Arsenal desperately trying to close the gap on Liverpool, this was supposed to be a routine win—but West Ham, sitting in 16th place, had other plans. The shock was so big that even Declan Rice, on...
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Zdenek’s English PodcastEpsiode 461 - Vietnam Adventure - Chapter 2, Christmas QuizOn this episode of Zdenek's English Podcast, I bring you an update on my Vietnamese adventure! Where am I now, who am I living with, and what have I been up to? How's my dating life going, and have I started riding a motorcycle here yet?As a special Christmas treat, I have a gift for you! Five listeners will win a free membership to my exclusive group for high-level learners, the Achievers' Chamber. All you need to do is complete this quiz successfully. It should be easy if you know Zdenek's English Podcast. Christmas...
2024-12-2643 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 442 - Gardening with DavidIn this episode, I talk to David aka Jenks about the topic of gardening.
Jenks has been living in Vietnam for a while and the place has definitely grown on him (pun intended) and so has his passion for gardening.
You should know that we're also joined by Chris who you may know from episode 432.
Get ready for a lot of useful vocabulary to do with this popular hobby.
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2023-08-1646 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 440 - Chaos, Crisis, and Uncertainty of Britain’s PoliticsTommy, who you may know from the English Podcast with Tommy, is back!!! And that can only mean one thing. We're talking British politics again!
What on earth is happening in the UK? What role has lettuce played in Britain's politics? What sort of legacy has Boris Johnson left? How does Tommy rate Fishy Sunak? Has he changed his views on Brexit? Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Listen to find out!
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2023-07-241h 12Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 439 - I’m Putting Native Speakerism to BedI have decided to stop talking about the subject matter that has been poisoning me for several years now and it is culminating here in Vietnam. I can't go on like this so I made this episode as a public announcement explaining my decision to abandon this topic. And I would like you my listeners to hold me accountable.
If you want to know why it came to this, have a listen to this very personal and slightly depressing episode.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/aaeGRW5pLYE
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2023-07-1144 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 437 - Why I Had to Quit Football to Become an English TeacherThis episode of Zdenek's English Podcast is a different kettle of fish.
Damian, one of the members of the Achievers Chamber, decided to give me an unexpected and rather unique gift. He asked Chat GPT 4 to write a book about me and it's so impressive that I can't help but share it with you.
The book is a moving story of how I had to quit football and somehow ended up becoming an English teacher instead. It's full of metaphors, analogies and high-level vocabulary which I'll later explain to you.
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2023-06-2449 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 436 - 10 reasons why a Czech person would want to move to the USAIn this episode, I speak to Michal, a Czech guy who also works as a teacher and has been living in the USA for several years.
He's married to an American woman and therefore well settled.
Before recording this episode, I asked Chat GPT to generate 10 questions which revolve around the topic of why a Czech person might want to move to the US. So yeah that's what you can expect in this one.
If you happen to be a Czech learner, here's one of Michal's latest episodes of his Czech podcast where he also mentions recording this episode: h...
2023-06-1049 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 435 - Living in Vietnam - first impressionsThis is a follow-up to episode Episode 430 of Zdenek's English Podcast which was called 9 Reasons Why I Moved to Vietnam.
In this episode, I talk about my first impressions after living in Vietnam for about 5 months. In particular, you'll learn about how I'm trying to deal with Vietnamese weather and traffic, whether I found a girlfriend here, how I managed to lose 9 kilos so quickly, and how long I'm planning to stay in Vietnam.
Watch the video from this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/CZiFte6-OW0
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2023-05-2555 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 434 - Talking to Jack about teaching English pronunciation, Brighton and much moreThis time on Zdenek's English Podcast, I speak to teacher Jack who lives in Brighton.
We discuss various subjects, such as Jack's first experiences as an English teacher, teaching pronunciation, and what's wrong with the "speak like a native" narrative.
Since Jack is a passionate football fan, we also talk about the Brighton football team.
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2023-05-1550 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 432 - An Interview with Chris aka Expat Nam about living in VietnamOn this episode of Zdenek's English Podcast, I talk to Chris, a Welsh YouTuber who records cool videos about Vietnam while riding his electronic bicycle.
What is it like to live in Vietnam? What are Vietnamese people like? Why are local dogs different from European dogs? Do Vietnamese women like European guys? How did Chris's YouTube channel help Zdenek? Why did Google restrict it? Listen to find out.
Chris's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@expatnam
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2023-02-2157 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 429 - Talking to Meri about discrimination against non-native English teachersOn this episode of Zdenek's English Podcast, I talk to Meri from Armenia about why non-native English teachers are just as valuable as native teachers and why "native speakerism", aka discrimination against non-native teachers, is absolute nonsense.
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Meri's IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_non_native_speaker/
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2023-01-091h 07Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 428 - Chatting with Fluency MCOn this episode of Zdenek's English Podcast, I have the privilege to talk to a legend among English teachers, the one and only Jason Levine aka Fluency MC!!!
Jason is an innovative English teacher who has been teaching English through rapping. Several years ago he became an overnight sensation after releasing his legendary video Stick Stuck Stuck (link below). I don't know many teachers who haven't seen it. It has gone absolutely viral.
In the episode, we discuss rapping, learning English while having fun, teaching English, things Jason has been working on, and a lot of other stuff.
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2022-11-0245 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 427 - Controversial views of teacher Tamas on the British monarchy, Brexit, and BorisOn this episode of Zdenek's English Podcast, I talk to Tamas about all sorts of things, especially politics. Tamas is an English teacher whose background is half Hungarian and half British.
We start off lightly talking about our messy rooms, but then we go on to talk about Brexit, Tamas explains why he thinks he’s unpatriotic, he also mentions the British queen that has recently passed away and ponders about the role of the monarchy in the UK. We go into other political issues and talk about some notorious political leaders in Europe and try to get to th...
2022-10-2057 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 425 - Irena in South AfricaOn this episode of Zdenek's English Podcast, I'm joined by a friend of mine and a fellow English teacher Irena who has recently visited South Africa to work there on a farm and experience the beauty of this amazing country. _________________________________________________________________________
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2022-09-1249 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 424 - Speaking to Orla about CookingThis episode of the podcast features Orla. Orla is another very friendly person I met in Ireland while I was teaching at a UCD summer camp in July 2022.
Despite working together for only a short time, we had a few beers with each other, played a fun board game, and most importantly, I learnt that Orla has a very popular Instagram account where she makes great cooking videos.
And that's why, a few days after I came back from Dublin, I decided to invite her to Zdenek's English Podcast and we recorded a cool episode about cooking.
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2022-08-2450 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 423 - Podcast Announcement, Rant, and CompetitionIn this episode, I explain why it is virtually impossible for me to monetize Zdenek's English Podcast and what I've decided to do with it.
I swear I didn't plan it, but I do end up going on a rant where I have a go at the dating app Tinder and also people who claim that native speakers are better teachers than non-native teachers.
I also have a juicy giveaway for you, my listeners for being faithful to the podcast for so long. Listen to find out more.
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2022-08-1532 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 422 - Radek’s European TourI was at the airport in Dublin waiting for my delayed plane back to the Czech Republic when I decided to have two pints of Guinness. Thanks to this amazing dark beer I ended up meeting Radek a Polish Irishman who was about to start his tour of several European cities, his first destination being Prague.
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2022-08-0935 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 421 - Fantasy Premier League 2022-23 (20 hours till deadline)In this episode, I tell you about the changes I've decided to make to my weekly YouTube live Premier League show called "Learn English with Football" and I explain to you how the Premier Fantasy League works and how you can join my mini-league.
Where to create your team: https://fantasy.premierleague.com
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Code of the mini-league: 6fafs7
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2022-08-0432 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 420 - A Short Trip to London (part 6)This episode of Zdenek's English Podcast is one of the 6-episode series which I recorded about a trip to London that I went on in June 2022.
During this action-packed mission to collect my board games, I met up with a few friends of mine and also, at the very end of it, four complete strangers and recorded podcasts with them.
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2022-07-2534 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 419 - A Short Trip to London (part 5)This episode of Zdenek's English Podcast is one of the 6-episode series which I recorded about a trip to London that I went on in June 2022.
During this action-packed mission to collect my board games, I met up with a few friends of mine and also, at the very end of it, four complete strangers and recorded podcasts with them.
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2022-07-2037 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 418 - A Short Trip to London (part 4)This episode of Zdenek's English Podcast is one of the 6-episode series which I recorded about a trip to London that I went on in June 2022.
During this action-packed mission to collect my board games, I met up with a few friends of mine and also, at the very end of it, four complete strangers and recorded podcasts with them.
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2022-07-1536 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 417 - A Short Trip to London (part 3)This episode of Zdenek's English Podcast is part 3 of the 6-episode series which I recorded about a trip to London that I went on in June 2022.
During this action-packed mission to collect my board games, I met up with a few friends of mine and also, at the very end of it, four complete strangers and recorded podcasts with them.
In this episode, I talk to my friend Musa with whom I used to work at Speak up London language school. Musa works there in the sales department.
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2022-07-1043 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 416 - A Short Trip to London (part 2)This is part two of a 6-episode series which I recorded about a trip to London that I went on in June 2022. It features an interview I did with Clive who is a diehard West Ham fan. If you are interested in football and want to hear about what it is like to support a football team in the Premier League, this should be right up your street.
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2022-07-0538 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 415 - A Short Trip to London (part 1)This episode of Zdenek's English Podcast is one of the 6-episode series which I recorded about a trip to London that I went on in June 2022.
During this action-packed mission to collect my board games, I met up with a few friends of mine and also, at the very end of it, four complete strangers and recorded podcasts with them.
In this episode, I speak to Martin Johnston, the author of the popular Rock 'n Roll English Podcast.
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2022-07-0137 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 414 - Why it is good to be boredThis episode revolves around an audio recording which was sent to me by my private student Helene from France. The topic is boredom and why being bored might actually benefit us. Helene's speech had been inspired by this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKPwKFigF8U
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2022-06-0941 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 413 - Talking about healthy living with MichaelIn this episode, I talk to Michael who originally comes from Cornwall, in the UK.
Michael is a fellow English teacher with his own podcast called The Level up English Podcast. We talk about Michael's podcast, his English learning community, frozen pizzas, what it means to be healthy, meditation, sports, and anything to do with healthy living.
Video from the episode (without the introduction): https://youtu.be/NQbCdm0-dIw
Michael's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/the-level-up-english-podcast/id1459642847
Michael's website: https://www.levelupenglish.school/
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2022-05-2550 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 412 - Talking about Movies and Learning English with CaraIn this episode, I talk to Cara Leopold, an English teacher from Scotland, who specialises in teaching listening through movies.
Are there people whose speaking is ahead of their listening? What kind of students does Cara work with? What does Cara think about dubbing and using subtitles to learn English? What are the best movies to learn English with? Listen to find out.
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2022-05-0556 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 411 - My Take on War in UkraineThis is part of my Learn English with Football show which I normally record on my YouTube channel. This week I had no guests, which is unusual for the show, and I couldn't help talking about the war in Ukraine for a considerable amount of time even though normally I mainly a ramble about the Premier League.
I just think people don't talk about this enough. Not enough people care. Here's the video in case you want to watch it rather than listen to it and you'll also be able to see the whole thing including the football part...
2022-04-2052 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 410 - Clare Blanchard, a crime novelist, and an English teacherIn this episode, I talk to Clare Blanchard, an Englishwoman who moved to the Czech Republic back in 1984. Clare tells us about the book she wrote, teaching English, learning Czech, and a lot of other interesting things.
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2022-04-161h 07Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 408 - Talking to Gabriel from The Clark and Miller English Podcast (part 2)This time on Zdenek's English podcast I have a fantastic conversation with Gabriel Clark, one of the two people behind the Clark and Miller company and the author of The Clark & Miller English Podcast.
You can listen to part one here in episode 407. In part two we talk about hot takes on English language learning, Grices Maxims, exonyms, endonyms, and more.
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2022-03-1449 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 407 - Talking to Gabriel from The Clark and Miller English Podcast (part 1)This time on Zdenek's English podcast I have a fantastic conversation with Gabriel Clark, one of the two people behind the Clark and Miller company and the author of The Clark & Miller English Podcast.
In part one we talk about Gabriel's podcast and I tell Gabriel why I think his style of podcasting reminds me of Luke's, then we go on to discuss the British prime minister Boris Johnson and his latest political scandal.
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2022-02-2643 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 405 - A Yoli Good Trip to ScotlandIn this episode, I talk to Yoli, a cool English teacher from Spain. She tells us about how she improved her English by going to Scotland.
What was the experience like for her? Did she find it easy to deal with the Scottish accent? What is the best way to learn effectively once living in an English-speaking country? This is much more in this feel-good episode.
In the mini lesson for patrons, I look at verbs that can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive with "to" aka verb patterns.
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2022-01-2941 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 404 - Talking about Therapy Massage with Luma aka RapushIn this episode of ZEP, I talk to Luma aka Rapush from Brazil about being a masseuse. We also touch upon language learning, mindset, and more.
The mini lesson for patrons is about articles.
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2022-01-2245 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 403 - Dorota’s Trip to PeruIn this episode, I talk to a fellow English teacher from Poland, Dorota. Dorota loves travelling and her best travelling experience so far has been her trip to Peru, and that's exactly what this podcast is about.
The mini lesson for patrons delves into pronunciation, more specifically linking.
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2022-01-1637 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 402 - The Postman’s PalaceIn this episode, I talk to Helene about Ferdinand Cheval and his "Ideal Palace", which is a popular tourist destination in France.
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2022-01-0834 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 401 - Talking about Making Mistakes with ShannonIn 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/
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2022-01-021h 00Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 400 - Celebrating with Luke’s English PodcastThis 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 only one way to find out. I hope you enjoy yourselves.
2021-12-251h 52Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 399 - Travelling, Telling Stories and Teaching with FabioIn 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 English in general, board games and other unique ways of learning English, and more.
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2021-12-181h 09Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 398 - A Chat with a Fellow English Teacher from VenezuelaIn 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.
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2021-12-161h 13Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 397 - Enigmatic LearningIn 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
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2021-12-111h 18Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 396 - Rambling with Rambling RaspberryUntil 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 English Podcast as well as Zdenek's English Podcast.
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2021-12-0433 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 395 - Discord Server English Events, Live Lessons, How to Become a ZEP PatronIn 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.
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2021-11-3054 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 394 - Love IslandThis 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 stay open-minded i...
2021-11-2759 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 393 - The Owl EpisodeIn 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.
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2021-11-1939 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 392 - Catching up with Teacher RodTeacher 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
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2021-11-1355 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 391 - In War with RoommatesA 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.
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Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 391 - In War with RoomatesA 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.
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2021-11-0636 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 390 - Ride and Drive IdiomsIn 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.
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2021-11-051h 14Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 389 - Taking the CELTA course with MichaelMichael, 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 things he learnt? Was there anything he wasn't keen on? What...
2021-10-2258 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 388 - Chatting Away with Emma from Pronunciation with EmmaEpisode 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/LPhlyMInd0E
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2021-10-151h 11Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 387 - Complete ImprovizationSometimes 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.
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2021-10-1043 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 386 - Musa‘s Friday DrinksMusa, 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.
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2021-09-2446 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 385 - Language ExchangeTo 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/
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2021-09-1750 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 384 - What I Have Been up to Lately + Immediate PlansThis 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/
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2021-09-1038 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 383 - Talking to Helene about Language LearningHelene, 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.
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2021-09-031h 11Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 382 - Cheating with MarijaThis 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.
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2021-08-2752 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 381 - Rob Playing the Irrational GameRob 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/
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2021-08-201h 08Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 380 - Tennis, Catch-up with Nrup, The VaccineIn 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 surprising news in Nrup's life.
2021-08-1151 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 379 - Talking to Insane Monkey about Language LearningIn 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.
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2021-08-0250 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 378 - A Chat with a Fellow English Teacher StephenThis 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/
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2021-07-2647 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 377 - Accent ReductionIn 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/
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2021-07-191h 04Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 376 - BirdsIn this episode I talk to my friend Irena who has previously been on the podcast to talk about painting. This time the topic is birds since Irena is fascinated with them.
ZEP Patrons can also enjoy an additional 30-minute mini lesson where I go through the most interesting bird-related vocabulary from this episode.
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2021-07-121h 03Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 375 - EURO 2021 Swapcast featuring Luke and Martin (part 2)Are you into football? Have you been enjoying EURO 2020? Do you like English learning podcasts?
If the answers are YES, then this might be for you!!! Once again, I teamed up with Luke and Martin to record part 2 of EURO 2020 swapcast.
❓ Have we been enjoying this EURO?
❓ Who is Panenka, and what’s the significance of Panenka penalty?
❓ What’s been the secret behind Denmark’s success in EURO 2020?
❓ Was the penalty in Denmark - England semifinal a penalty?
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2021-07-101h 06Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 374 - Talking to Paul about FoodPaul is back on the podcast. This time we talk about nothing but food.
What's Paul's favourite meal? How did he learn to cook? How similar is food to music? You'll find the answers to these questions and much more in this feel-good episode.
And if you haven't got enough after this, I've got a second helping for you, i.e. a well-prepared mini lesson focusing on aspects of pronunciation of a 45-second excerpt from this episode is now available for patrons.
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2021-07-0535 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 373 - EURO 2021 Swapcast featuring Luke and Martin (part 1)👉 Are you into football? Do you follow EURO 2020? Do you like English learning podcasts? Well, this might be the podcast for you!!! I teamed up with 2 much more famous podcasters than me to record a football themed swapcast.
What's more, all three of us are also giving away some cool prizes!!! Here is where you can enter the competition by providing your email: https://forms.gle/qdSsfruS5Bzc1W2j8
Why do we love football? Do you want to know what football players we look like? What do we think about VAR? Who do we thin...
2021-06-222h 02Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 372 - Dungeons and Dragons with Michael the ShamanIt was a huge honour to feature a really cool guest in this episode - Michael the Shaman - who had previously appeared in episode 718 of Luke's English Podcast, which happens to be in my top 5 Luke's English Podcast episodes.
We briefly talked about what it was like for Michael to be on Luke's podcast, we discussed how Michael has learnt English playing games with native speakers, specifically Dungeon's and Dragons. Michael explained to us what DnD is and why it has such appeal. We went through a lot of different aspects of this game and gave e...
2021-06-2156 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 371 - Chatting with Rob about Geeky GadgetsOnce again we have Rob on the podcast. This time we talk about everything gadgets and technology related.
The highlight is a somewhat shocking anecdote from Rob, which I am sure some podcasters would censor, but as you know, we are liberal here on Zdenek's English Podcast.
Patrons get a 20-minute mini lesson which is, as always, a follow-up to the episode for everyone. This time I break down the idiomatic language used in the episode - phrases like to click with someone, dabble in something, to be on the same page, to get sucked in, and mo...
2021-06-1458 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 370 - Role Plays, Discord Server, Live Lessons, EUROSThis bonus episode is more or less all about admin. It is an invitation to join my brand-new English course English through Role Plays, I also speak about the live lessons that I have started doing recently on Youtube, I tell you what you can get out of my Discord server if you join it, and finally I talk about the EUROS 2020 and some more podcast as well as life related stuff.
A silly ad for my brand-new English through Role Plays course: https://youtu.be/njBKnImihcM
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2021-06-1139 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 369 - Talking to Saviour about Means of TransportIn this episode I talk to Saviour about means of transport. Saviour is a cheerful young man from Zambia, and he is currently studying in the Czech Republic. As Saviour says himself, English is in his blood. Naturally, this is a vocabulary-rich episode.
A patron-only mini lesson focusing clarifying the language for addition follows right after this.
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2021-06-0746 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 368 - Catching up with Dustin - Board Games TalkIn this episode I chat with Dustin from Board Gaming with Education who has been on the podcast before.
What is he up to? Are his projects going strong despite the pandemic? How does he help teachers to integrate board games into their lessons? What new board games does he recommend?
Board Gaming with Education Website: https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/
Board Gaming with Education FB: https://www.facebook.com/BoardGamingWithEducation
Board Gaming with Education Instagram: #boardgamingwitheducation
Board Gaming with Education podcast: available wherever you get your podcasts
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2021-05-3138 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 367 - The Recorder Story - part 2This is part 2 of arguably the most ridiculous venture I have ever undertaken on Zdenek's English Podcast - an improvised story called the Recorder Story. It is a sequel to episode 212 which I recorded about 3 years ago.
The story is 100 percent improvised, and I genuinely did not have the slightest idea where I was going with it. The main characters are: Zdenek, Gandalf, and a squirrel with a speech impediment.
The mini lesson for patrons is published simultaneously with this episode, and it focuses on how we express contrast in English.
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2021-05-2438 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 366 - Talking to Kieren about Dangerous SituationsIn this episode, I speak to my mate Kieren, who you might know as the author of the book Battery Life, about danger and Kieren's attitude to taking risks.
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2021-05-1741 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 365 - A Chat with Franta about Brighton, the UK's Lockdown, and the Super LeagueIn this episode I talk to my good friend Franta who is a regular on ZEP. I ask Franta how he has been coping with the lockdown. We touch upon Franta's work-out routine, the Seagull (Brighton football team), the Super League, and more.
A mini lesson for patrons focusing on vague language with examples from this episode follows.
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2021-05-1044 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 364 - Discussing The Lord of the Rings with ErinThis time I speak to Erin from Dublin, Ireland. Erin is a fellow English teacher and a brilliant podcaster. She is also very passionate about the Lord of the Rings books and films, which happens to be the topic of this episode.
Here is a selection of questions I ask in the episode:
What's so appealing about the Lord of the Rings story?
How does Erin compare the films and the books?
Which of the characters does she like the most?
And what does Erin think about t...
2021-05-0249 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 363 - Speaking to my Cousin about his JobOver the years, my cousin Honza has been the guest with the most appearances on this podcast. You might remember that we used to record a series called Road to Civilization, which does contribute to that fact quite significantly.
I decided to catch up with Honza in this episode to ask how he is doing, how he is coping with the lockdown era, and above all to tell us about his job.
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2021-04-2550 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 362 - Raising Awareness of the Environmental Issues with Teacher VladaWhat can we do for our environment as individuals to reverse the destruction of our planet which seems imminent? I invited teacher Vlada to answer this important question.
I highly recommend following Vlada on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/english_with_vlada/
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2021-04-1852 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 361 - An interview with Cathy about British PoliticsIn this episode I interview my DELTA tutor Cathy about British politics. We touch upon Cathy's political career, John Bercow, Brexit, the last parliament elections, Labour Party, Scottish independence, and more.
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2021-04-111h 12Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 360 - A Catch-up with Mark (Boris, Lockdown, Mental Health, and Games)This episode epitomizes what the expressions mixed bag means. A friend of the podcast Mark from England makes his first appearance this year to discuss various topics with me.
If you are a patron, a mini lesson explaining the target language from this episode follows right after this. This time it features 25 three-part phrasal verbs.
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2021-04-0442 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 359 - Speaking to Teacher Rod about DisabilityThis is an interview with Rod from Brazil. Rod is a great English teacher who also happens to have his own Youtube channel called Rod the Brazilian teacher.
Rod is a very inspiring person. He has achieved a lot despite (and because of) his disability, which I chose as the main topic of the episode. I ask Rod questions about what it is like being disabled and what sort of difficulties one has to face and how this can actually make one stronger. We also talk what it is like being a no-native English teacher.
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2021-03-2852 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 358 - An Interview with Daniel from We are EnglishIn this episode, I chat with Daniel from England who happens to be living in Spain. Apart from being a good laugh, Daniel has an excellent Youtube channel for English learners, these days specifically focusing on The Cambridge Proficiency exam (CPE).
We talk about Daniel's channel and how he helps high level learners to pass what is notoriously known as the most difficult exam with it. One day, I'd like to try my hand at it, so I personally find channels like Daniel's extremely useful.
👉 Daniel's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WEAREENGLISH
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2021-03-2041 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 357 - Painting with IrenaIn this episode, I talk to Irena from Poland whom I know quite well from Learn English online Discord group.
There is so much I could talk about with Irena, but I thought why not explore one of her passions - painting.
How did she get into painting? What is Irena's style? How does Irena paint these days? What does Irena like to paint, and what does she say about some of her favourite pictures? This and much more in episode 357 of Zdenek's English Podcast.
A mini lesson for patrons focusing on more than 15 expressions re...
2021-03-1350 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 356 - A Word with Alvaro about ConfidenceIn this episode, I talk to Alvaro, an English teacher from Spain, about confidence.
How important is it to be confident as a language learner? What ramifications can being less confident have for someone's progress in English? Are there any ways to boost one's confidence?
I apologize for the sound quality in this episode.
Alvaro's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mc_courtain/
Alvaro's interview on My Fluent Podcast: https://www.myfluentpodcast.com/84-how-alvaro-overcame-his-stuttering-alvaro-from-spain-madrid/
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2021-03-0849 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 355 - They Left me in the LurchThis is an improvised episode recorded as a live show. I first explain why there was no guest this time, I tell you what I hate about pursuing my ventures, and then I go on to explain a few dad jokes that I found online.
Over a 20-minute long mini lesson of me going through the target language from this episode follows right after this.
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2021-02-2737 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 354 - Lucid JakeIn this episode, I talk to my ex-colleague from London Jack about his band called Lucid Jake.
Not only do you get to hear Jack's fascinating story about how it all started for him and his band and what sort of music they play, but exclusively for Zdenek's English Podcast, you can listen to Lucid Jake's debut single.
A mini lesson for patrons follows right after this. This time I'll be clarifying 11 music collocations that appeared in the interview.
Lucid Jake's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Lucid-Jake-1164026017111321
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2021-02-2143 minZdenek’s English PodcastMINI LESSON 3 - Episode 353 - Weak FormsHere's a mini lesson based on episode 353. This time, I'm looking at an essential aspect of pronunciation - the weak forms. The next mini lesson will only be available to ZEP patrons.
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2021-02-1815 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 353 - A Catch-up (or is it Ketchup?) with ClareIn this episode, I talk to good old Clare (actually she is pretty young). This must be the worst description to an episode I've ever written. Anyway, how is everyone? I'm sure you remember my friend Clare, don't you? There are quite a few episodes in the archive with her, some recorded online, some in the UK.
The main focus of the episode is Clare's job of a history teacher. What is it like to teach history in the UK? What does one have to do to become a history teacher? What's Clare's favourite history period? Are th...
2021-02-1838 minZdenek’s English PodcastMINI LESSON 2 - Episode 352 - Knowledge ExpressionsWould you like to know what the idioms "go over one's head", "a flash in the pan", and "It's All Greek to me." mean? Listen to this mini lesson that is based on the interview I did with Pan.
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2021-02-1015 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 352 - Learning Languages with PanIn this ZEP live show I talk to Pan, a fascinating English teacher who is now working in Finland. Pan speaks many languages, knows a lot about language learning, and has a lot of experience living in various countries.
The interview is full of idioms and that's why a mini lesson focusing on idioms from this episode follows. Don't forget the mini lessons will soon be only available to patrons.
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2021-02-1038 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 351 - LIVE SHOW featuring Eliska - The FrenchIn this ZEP live show, I talk to my countrywoman and a fellow teacher Eliska. She teaches Czech and her Slow Czech project is doing really well. Eliska is a well-travelled person who speaks many foreign languages including French. That's why I invited her to talk about French people and French stereotypes.
At the end of the show I also asked my French friend to record a short message to give us her take on people from her own country.
This is the last long live show. From now on, all live shows will be sh...
2021-02-071h 16Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 350 - Battery Life - An Interview with the AuthorsIn this episode, I have the honour to talk to Kieren Hughes and Nick White who are the authors of the book called Battery Life.
Battery Life is a collection of short stories set in London. It explores different contemporary themes such as technology, loneliness, and identity searching, and more and has a lot of cool unique characters.
We discuss the book, what it was like writing it, how Kieren and Nick's writing style differs, and which each other's stories they like the most.
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2021-02-0538 minZdenek’s English Podcast24 Feb Live Show AnnouncementZdenek’s English Podcast LIVE SHOW with Teacher Zdenek
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2021-01-2403 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 345 - A Conversation with Rob from English with RobIn this episode I interview a funny Englishman Rob from English with Rob.
We talk about Rob's Youtube channel, making videos, Rob's podcast, coronavirus, and we discover how Rob knows Luke Thompson and other interesting things.
This time there is also a video of the interview: https://youtu.be/r5BBcYWiCXI
Here's Rob's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPChymTz1N2paPCn92wWGQ
Here's his podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/english-with-rob-english-with-rob-81L-tZeSQNM/
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2021-01-2336 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 342 - A Mash-up from the Previous Live Shows (337, 338, 340, 341)This ZEP Live Show Mash-up features Bojan from Serbia, Manoel from Brazil, Ahmed from Senegal, and Audrey and Abi from You Don't Say?! podcast.
Audrey and Abi's podcast https://anchor.fm/you-dont-say
Manoel's website https://manoelmonteiroelt.wordpress.com/
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2021-01-081h 10Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 339 - Board Games in English Language TeachingIn this episode I revisit the presentation I delivered in Speak up London school back in 2019. The idea was to show my teacher colleagues how to use board games in the English language classroom.
I've been using board games in my English lessons as a teacher for a long time, and I was always interested in finding ways how to justify the games in terms of methodology. Whether you're an English teacher or learner, if you want to find out more about how this approach works, give this episode a listen.
For anyone who is in...
2021-01-061h 05Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 334 - A Mash-up from the Previous Live Shows (331, 333)This ZEP Live Show Mash-up features Ben Gill from to the Point English Youtube channel as well as Katty Ortega from the Chat Box.
Ben's channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzxHbqh9Pxk9sV4W66jIbjA
Katty's FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldenglishchatbox
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2020-12-121h 08Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 332 - The King CommuteThis is an episode I've been planning to do for a long time. It's about a fellow English teacher and a colleague of mine from Speak up London language school Kieren Hughes and the book Battery Life he co-wrote with his friend Nick White.
Battery Life is a collection of short stories that take place in London. So if you would like to embark upon a kaleidoscopic journey into 21st Century London through the eyes of dozens of unique characters, give this episode a listen.
In the second part of the episode I read out a selected st...
2020-12-0139 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 330 - An Announcement which Got out of HandThis was supposed to be one of those announcements in which I invite you to the following live show, but I guess because of my current social deprivation caused by a few factors including the lockdown, I ended up ranting a bit.
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2020-11-2133 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 325 - An Interview with Life Coach RutaThis is an interview with a life coach Ruta. Ruta is an inspiring person who originally comes from Lithuania and has lived in many countries which helped her achieve a C2 level in English.
Ruta's clients are people who are struggling with their lives. She guides them on their journey to rekindle the spark and discover who they really are. The interview is full of Ruta's powerful ideas and positive energy.
What is the key to happiness? What should we do to stop working on someone else's dream? And why should we be true to o...
2020-10-2646 minZdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 319 - A Mashup from the Previous Live Shows (313, 314, 315, 317)In this episode I tell you what this mishmash is all about, I invite you again to join my English through Board Games course, and also to come to Prague to attend a Lepster meet-up which I'm organizing in October.
The mashup features Bohdan (topic: Fire), Lucy (Facebook), Ellie (Cats), Roberto (Pronunciation). I hope you like this.
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2020-09-191h 11Zdenek’s English PodcastEpisode 311 - Zdenek's English Vocabulary 1-20In this episode, which is not a live show for a change, I go over the first 20 items of vocabulary that I've been teaching on Youtube in my Teacher Zdenek YT channel lately.
I recommend watching the videos as well. The more times you hear these words and phrases, the more likely it is that they will stick.
Watch the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TeacherZdenek
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