P35 StoryTime: Learn English with Stories (free LEP Premium Sample) THE BEAR STORY

A free sample of LEP Premium, from Luke's English Podcast. This is a full English lesson with self-study techniques, an entertaining story about a bear, language exercises and pronunciation practice. Full PDF transcript & worksheet available 👇 LEP Premium is a series of bonus episodes from Luke's English Podcast in which I teach you vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. LEP Premium is now available on Acast+ Episodes are usually in audio format, and you can listen to them in any normal podcast app. 👉 Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium 👉 Click here for more information about LEP Premium on Acast+ https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo 👉 Already subscribed to LEP Premium on Libsyn/LEP App? Click here for important information https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium/moving 👉 Get the full PDF transcript/worksheet for this episode 📄 PDF in normal size https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-1_1-StoryTime_-Learn-English-with-Stories-free-LEP-Premium-Sample-THE-BEAR-STORY-COMPUTER-VERSION.pdf 📄 PDF with large text for your phone https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-1_1-StoryTime_-Learn-English-with-Stories-free-LEP-Premium-Sample-THE-BEAR-STORY-PHONE-VERSION.pdf 📄 PDF Bear Story Transcript https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-The-Bear-Story-Transcript-COMPUTER-VERSION.pdf 📄 PDF Bear Story Transcript for your phone https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/P35-The-Bear-Story-Transcript-PHONE-VERSION.pdf Contents 0:00:00 Introduction to the episode / About LEP Premium 0:04:48 About the StoryTime series 0:07:15 Stories are great for learning English 0:14:11 The importance of transcripts 0:17:09 Luke's storytelling technique 0:21:01 The steps of the technique in detail 0:21:12 Guessing the meaning of unknown words 0:22:22 Online dictionaries are very helpful 0:24:22 About controlled language practice 0:25:52 About "listen & repeat" pronunciation drills 0:32:18 About "chunking" sentences for pronunciation 0:35:58 Phonemic transcriptions can be useful 0:40:36 The Phonemic Chart / Sound Foundations by Adrian Underhill 0:42:53 A quick introduction to the phonemic chart 0:47:42 The "output"/free practice part of the technique / How to practise 0:53:26 An overview of the process (recap) 0:56:59 If this all sounds like too much work... 😓 0:59:48 Explaining some words before I start telling the story 1:03:00 THE BEAR STORY BEGINS HERE 1:14:59 Some additional comments about my story / Common questions from my students 1:18:05 A quick summary of the story 1:19:35 Language practice exercises - working with the story (get the PDF in the description to do the exercises yourself) 1:31:20 Pronunciation practice (introduction) 1:33:44 Pronunciation Drills (repeat after me) 1:39:37 Ending