Simplified Speech #211 – Interview with Mikael

Culips Everyday English Podcast

Culips English Podcast

Self-improvement, Education, Language Learning, Courses

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Join Andrew as he talks with Mikael, a special guest from Norway. Mikael shares how he learned English and got interested in programming and making video games. He also tells the story of how he met Culips team member Alina through a pen pal app years ago. If you want to know Mikael’s tips for learning English and learn some cool video game vocabulary, this episode is perfect for you!

How this episode will improve your English:

* Build your vocabulary: Learn useful gaming and tech words like “roguelike” and everyday phrases like “head bashing against the wall.”
* Improve your pronunciation: Listen to clear and natural English from native and non-native speakers to sound more fluent.
* Learn about culture: Discover how Norwegians learn English and how gaming connects people worldwide.
* Sharpen your listening skills: Understand real-life English by listening to a fun, engaging conversation.
* Practice speaking: Join the speaking classes about this episode (schedule below) to build confidence and improve your conversation skills.

The best way to learn with this lesson:

* Culips members get an interactive transcript, helpful study guide, quiz, ad-free audio, and more for this episode. Take your English to the next level by becoming a Culips member.
* Sign up and become a Culips member now!
* Members can access the ad-free version here: Click here.
* Join our Discord community to connect with other learners and get more English practice. Click here to join.

Speaking classes with this episode:

We’ll be discussing this episode in the following small-group conversation classes. To join the classes, you must be a Culips member.

* February 22nd, 2025 with Alina at 11:00 AM Ireland time (GMT +0)
* February 27th, 2025 with Andrew at 8:00 PM Korea time (GMT +9)
* March 4th, 2025 with Indiana at 7:00 PM Eastern Standard time (GMT-5)

All classes happen on Zoom and last for one hour. To see the schedule in your time zone and learn how to join the classes, click here:

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome back to simplified speech, the Culeps series where we help
0:05.8	English learners like you improve your fluency through interesting, natural, and easy to
0:11.3	understand conversations. My name's Andrew, and in this episode, I'll be joined by a special
0:18.1	guest all the way from Norway. His name is Mikhail, and he has a wonderful
0:24.1	story to tell us all about learning English, building friendships, and creating art. Mikhail shares
0:31.2	with us how he met Alina, one of our study guide writers, through a unique penpal app. He also tells us about his journey with
0:39.7	language learning, his passion for programming, and his dreams of creating his own game one day.
0:45.8	It was a really interesting conversation and I think you will find it fascinating and inspiring
0:52.2	and you won't want to miss it. But before we get started,
0:55.8	I wanted to give you a quick reminder that the best way to improve your English with Culeps
1:01.0	is by becoming a member. As a member, you get full access to our interactive transcripts,
1:08.0	helpful study guides, and quizzes for every episode, weekly speaking
1:12.5	classes where you can practice your English speaking and get feedback or ask questions to
1:17.9	our teachers. You'll also get ad-free audio and instant access to our entire library of
1:24.6	learning materials and so much more. So if you're ready to take your English to the
1:29.7	next level, just visit our website, culeps.com, and you can sign up and become a member today.
1:37.1	And don't forget to join us on our Discord server. It's a great place to connect with the
1:42.5	Kuolips community, practice English, and chat about
1:46.0	anything and everything. And the best part is it's free for everyone to join. You'll find the
1:51.9	link in the description for this episode. Okay, so now it's time to welcome Mikhail to the show
1:58.4	and get started with our conversation. Here it is, enjoy.
2:07.6	I wanted to start this conversation with you off by talking about how you know Alina, and our listeners will know Alina as being our Discord moderator and one of our study guide writers here as well,
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