The Level Up English Podcast

🇬🇧 I'm Michael Lavers and this podcast will help you improve your English. I'm an online English teacher for students learning as a second language. In this podcast, I look at a variety of different fun topics and teach you British English at the same time.

Each week, I cover topics related to language motivation, vocabulary and grammar, or something totally random! Once a month, we have a guest episode where I talk to a teacher or expert on topics related to language.

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#401 Why You Can't Avoid Risk in Life

4 november 2026 · 38 min
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We all take risks in life, and today I cover some common risks we all have to take, give examples of similar risks I have taken, and explore the problem that risk cannot be avoided in every choice we make. Lees meer

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#400 What is Home?

28 oktober 2026 · 27 min
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I sit down in a Bangkok park and casually discuss some deep feelings on the idea of home, how this changes when you leave your country, and answer some more big questions. Lees meer

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#399 Why You Never Feel Good Enough at Speaking English

21 oktober 2026 · 43 min
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We all feel like we're not good enough from time to time, and sometimes this feeling affects our language learning. Have you ever felt "My English is terrible" or "I'm just not a strong language learner"? Lees meer

If so, this is the episode for you.

You'll hear some ideas to let you know you're not alone, but also some practical advice and reminders to help overcome these negative feelings holding us back.

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#398 Walk and Talk in Bangkok (English Listening Practice)

14 oktober 2026 · 38 min
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Join me on a long, hot walk through the suburbs of Bangkok as I talk and share some insights about life in Thailand. Lees meer

I talk about some of the things I'm seeing as I walk, cultural differences, the difference between judgements and observations, and insights on language learning based on my experience with the Thai language.

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#397 Starting Again...

7 oktober 2026 · 27 min
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Feeling a bit under the weather today, I share some thoughts on the idea of starting again and the feeling of getting back to old routines after a break. Lees meer

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#396 AI Slop is Ruining Your Brain

30 september 2026 · 40 min
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AI has come up a few times on this podcast, but I haven't done a great job until now of discussing the drawbacks of using it. I'm not strongly pro or anti Artificial Intelligence, so it's only fair that I spend some time and talk about the ways in which we might want to question our relationship to it. Lees meer

In this episode, I share the problem of outsourcing our thinking to AI, when you shouldn't use it, and also the downsides of using it for language learning.

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#395 How to Think in English | Tom Wilkinson

23 september 2026 · 53 min
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I chat with Tom from the Thinking in English podcast about some ideas from his podcast. Like me, Tom has been publishing episodes for over 6 years, so we have a lot in common here. Lees meer

We start by discussing the question of how to think in English (and whether this is actually a good goal), and then go into some debate topics inspired by some recent episodes on Tom's podcast.

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#394 How to Improve Your English Speaking (Alone!)

16 september 2026 · 34 min
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Have you ever wondered how to improve your speaking, but you find it hard to get a teacher or language partner? In this episode, I explore on method I found recently that works really well for me, so you'll have no excuse not to practice! Lees meer

I'm not saying this method can replace interaction with another person, but if you're looking to get more speaking practice in your week, this might just work for you. Let me know what you think!

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#393 Fix the Biggest Mistake in Your English

9 september 2026 · 52 min
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This podcast series is based on the idea that fixing just one or two of the biggest mistakes in your English will have the largest effect. Lees meer

I noticed that students from the same countries always made the same mistakes in English, so let's go around the world and share the biggest mistake made by learners in that country based on my teaching experience.

Was your country mentioned? If not, leave a comment and share what you think the biggest mistake is there.

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#392 Make Your English Sound Less Formal

2 september 2026 · 34 min
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This is Part 2 in my series of comparing formal and casual English, with the aim to make your English sound more natural for everyday conversations. You can listen to part 1 in Episode 388. Lees meer

I give you a list of phrasal verbs and their more formal synonyms while giving examples of each one. I encourage you to share your own examples too so you can practice these yourself.

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