Reflections on teaching English, managing an EFL school and learning a language.
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Translation Services
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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 talks briefly about the etymology of the days and months in English.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses a leap year tradition and a rhyme for the first of the month.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about dark mornings and new year resolutions.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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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 🎅--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Notification regarding Season 12, episodes 2 and 4.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about making the breakfast food ‘bubble and squeak’.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve describes Bonfire Night celebrations from his younger days.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses his first permanent job and there’s also a listening comprehension quiz.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve continues his story of his train journey through Denmark.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve continues the tale of his travels through Denmark.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about superstitions.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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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.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about the St Jude’s storm of 2013 and why he gets irritated when people are ungrateful.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about an incident from his school days (a long time ago 😂)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about looking for autumn leaves and the traditional game of conkers.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses bureaucratic processes he finds ridiculous. Recorded in his back garden, with interruptions from one of his cats.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses returns to school in the autumn and shouty teachers.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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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.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Teaching Japanese Students in the Summer
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Steve discusses two courses he taught during the summer.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses how he first started podcasting.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses bureaucracy, unhelpful companies and identity theft.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses first days at school.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about a really hot summer from the past.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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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.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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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.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve continues with his recollections from 22 years of teaching English.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about his 22 years in English language teaching.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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In his 70th podcast Steve talks about expressions using the words ‘leg’ or ‘legs’.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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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.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about May Day.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about some of his walks along the Thames Path.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about events on 23rd April in this mini-podcast.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve describes an incident that occurred and there is also a listening comprehension quiz.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve describes a morning in the garden.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about Easter and hot cross buns.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses an easy recipe for baked eggs and gives a quiz on the subject.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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A short live mini-podcast with Steve describing a walk through the park.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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In his sixtieth podcast, Steve talks about number idioms and salsa dancing.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about time, time phrases and punctuality.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about the local ponds and wildlife in his area.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve discusses an office job in his time before teaching.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about his week. There’s also a small quiz.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about a place he likes to visit and relax. There’s also a comprehension quiz.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about the weather and cats.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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A short message thanking you for helping me reach 500 listens to my podcast.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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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.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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The Language of Christmas-Part 1
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Steve discusses some Christmas traditions.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve gives a brief description of rhyming slang with some examples.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve looks back on his first 50 podcasts.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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Steve talks about one of his favourite snacks and desserts.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-castle5/message
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