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Reflections on teaching English, managing an EFL school and learning a language.
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You don’t need a PhD in linguistics to explore interesting, unique features of different languages. In this podcast, “Language Matters” by Diplomatic Language Services, we make language accessible to everyday people by discussing features which may not exist in other languages. For instance, unless you have studied a Slavic language, you may not be familiar with “verbs of motion”, but we can teach you! Join us each episode as we host experts to discuss how these unique features impact learni ...
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Steve discusses the use of ‘99’ and the confusion of converting to decimalisation.
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Steve talks briefly about the etymology of the days and months in English.
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Steve discusses a leap year tradition and a rhyme for the first of the month.
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Steve talks about dark mornings and new year resolutions.
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Christmas Parties and Secret Santa
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In the last episode of the year, Steve discusses how events that are supposed to be enjoyable can also be stressful 🎅
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Notification regarding Season 12, episodes 2 and 4.
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Steve talks about making the breakfast food ‘bubble and squeak’.
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Steve describes Bonfire Night celebrations from his younger days.
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Steve discusses his first permanent job and there’s also a listening comprehension quiz.
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Steve continues his story of his train journey through Denmark.
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Steve continues the tale of his travels through Denmark.
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Steve talks about superstitions.
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Train Journey through Denmark - Part One
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Steve talks about the first part of a train journey he took through Denmark.
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Steve talks about the St Jude’s storm of 2013 and why he gets irritated when people are ungrateful.
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Steve talks about an incident from his school days (a long time ago 😂)
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Steve talks about looking for autumn leaves and the traditional game of conkers.
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Steve discusses bureaucratic processes he finds ridiculous. Recorded in his back garden, with interruptions from one of his cats.
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Steve discusses returns to school in the autumn and shouty teachers.
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Welcome to the Machine Age
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In the 80th podcast, Steve discusses his experiences of machines and human interaction.
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Teaching Japanese Students in the Summer
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Steve discusses two courses he taught during the summer.
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Steve discusses how he first started podcasting.
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Steve discusses bureaucracy, unhelpful companies and identity theft.
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Steve discusses first days at school.
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Steve talks about a really hot summer from the past.
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A Walk Through the Woods.
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Steve discusses a recent walk and if you’d like to test your listening comprehension skills, there’s a quiz.
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Two Little Ducks - Part 3
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Steve talks about his 22 year EFL career. This episode covers the period 2014-2023.
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Steve continues with his recollections from 22 years of teaching English.
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Steve talks about his 22 years in English language teaching.
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In his 70th podcast Steve talks about expressions using the words ‘leg’ or ‘legs’.
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Steve does an outside broadcast from the woods and parks he has visited this week. He also might have had some breakfast or cake.
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Steve talks about May Day.
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Steve talks about some of his walks along the Thames Path.
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Steve talks about events on 23rd April in this mini-podcast.
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Steve describes an incident that occurred and there is also a listening comprehension quiz.
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Steve describes a morning in the garden.
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Steve talks about Easter and hot cross buns.
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Steve discusses an easy recipe for baked eggs and gives a quiz on the subject.
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A short live mini-podcast with Steve describing a walk through the park.
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In his sixtieth podcast, Steve talks about number idioms and salsa dancing.
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Steve talks about time, time phrases and punctuality.
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Steve talks about the local ponds and wildlife in his area.
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Steve discusses an office job in his time before teaching.
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Steve talks about his week. There’s also a small quiz.
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Steve talks about a place he likes to visit and relax. There’s also a comprehension quiz.
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Steve talks about the weather and cats.
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A short message thanking you for helping me reach 500 listens to my podcast.
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The Language of Christmas - Part 2
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Steve discusses Christmas dinner and the KFC tradition in Japan in his last podcast of the year.
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The Language of Christmas-Part 1
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Steve discusses some Christmas traditions.
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Steve gives a brief description of rhyming slang with some examples.
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Steve looks back on his first 50 podcasts.
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