More Questions of English & Listener Comments 🙋🏽♀️ Bits & Bobs 5 [957]
Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
Luke Thompson
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2025
⏱️ 97 minutes
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Summary
How many words are there in English? How many do you really need to know? And how many words have I spoken on this podcast? 🧐 Also, what is shadowing, and how should you do it? Can you do episodes about different English accents? What are your top 10 countries for this podcast? In this episode of Luke’s English Podcast, I answer listener questions about vocabulary size, English accents, the shadowing technique and more. PDF available with transcript and vocabulary list.
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| 1:02.2 | This episode is sponsored by Proton VPN. Here's a question that I'm sure you've always wanted to ask me. |
| 1:10.3 | Luke, how do you stay secure and safe online when you're working on your computer in a public place? |
| 1:16.6 | And how do you keep up with all your favorite British TV shows when you live abroad in France? |
| 1:22.6 | Now, that's technically two questions, but it's okay. |
| 1:26.6 | The answer to both of them is that I use a VPN, |
| 1:30.7 | of course. Now, what does a VPN stand for? What does VPN mean? Well, it stands for virtual |
| 1:38.2 | private network. Another question, what does a VPN do? Well, it keeps your internet connection private and protected. |
| 1:47.0 | Also, it allows you basically to move your internet to another country. |
| 1:52.0 | So for me, this means I can watch British TV shows which are unavailable in France, |
| 1:58.0 | or I can watch cricket, for example, because nobody in France cares about cricket. |
| 2:03.2 | You can't see it anywhere. But this is no problem for me because I can use my VPN and watch it |
| 2:09.3 | at home on my laptop computer. What about you? Maybe you want to unlock British or American TV shows |
| 2:16.6 | on your favourite streaming platform. Maybe you live abroad like me and you want to unlock British or American TV shows on your favourite streaming platform. |
| 2:18.9 | Maybe you live abroad like me and you want to keep up with shows or sport from your home country |
| 2:24.9 | and you want to use the internet securely. |
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