Episodes
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Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/zE6wg6rL0Et Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodWelcome everybody! After requests from their listeners, Gav has prepared a demo of a couple of his teaching techniques. You'll find out for yourself what it's like to be on the other end of the teaching and learning experience with this week's episode of How to English with Gav & Em. Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/References:Online thesaurus: https://thesaurus.com/The Direct Method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk6HS8RlD98Andy the English teacher: https://www.instagram.com/parlourlanguageroom/English File, Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Paul Seligson, Oxford University Press.
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If you're new to teaching and learning or if you're a veteran of education, you'll find something in Gav and Em's How to English TEFL Pod. Show your support here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Check out the transcription and audio here:
https://share.descript.com/view/O4pwYUKLxso
This week our podcast language teachers discuss some common differences between US and UK English, advantages and disadvantages of using the dictation technique in class, how to deal with students who don't do their homework and hang around to the end to catch everyone's favourite Quiz of the Week!
Differences between British and American English: https://preply.com/en/blog/differences-in-grammar-in-american-and-british-english/
Mixed metaphors: https://www.wordnik.com/lists/well-mixed-metaphors
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(01:19) Correction
(02:15) UK or USA?
(08:51) Speech to text
(14:54) Actually, no
(19:12) ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
(19:27) Yes, I am game
(22:50) Quiz of the Week
(34:24) Outro -
Missing episodes?
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Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here:
https://share.descript.com/view/X5pzGon6w5o Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
Are you ready for a teaching and learning experience? After years of practicing her skills, Em is going to demonstrate one of her many techniques for teaching. Listen, laugh and learn along with this week's episode of How to English with Gav & Em. Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/
References:
In Company , Intermediate, Teacher's Book, 2nd Edition, page T161. Macmillan (2002). -
Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. This week the TEFL teaching duo have a lot of corrections to make from their last episode, they also discuss Em's "Another Folder", attempt to deal with late starters and early leavers, and play plenty of TEFL based games. Don't forget to buy them a coffee from ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod and take a look at the transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/hM1VkSnbq7j
And their website is here: http://howtoenglishpod.com/
References:
https://arden.ac.uk/what-type-learner-are-you
Have you ever...? Cutting Edge, 4A, Pearson
Portmanteaus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portmanteaus
Timestamps
(00:00) ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
(00:27) Intro
(01:56) Corrections and more
(13:03) Another folder
(16:51) A late starter
(24:24) An early leaver
(28:10) Yes, I have
(34:12) Quiz of the Week
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Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English Pod. Here's our ko-fi so you can support our show: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Check out the transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/FAQbQSGJa8KThis week, Gav & Em will decide how long is just too long to wait for an answer from their students, talk about really enjoyable lessons, overhearing a teaching technique, and how Gav makes the cover art. Plus an introduction from Matt Abrahams, from Think Fast, Talk Smart: Podcast. Check out his show here: https://mattabrahams.com/english-language-learning/
Visit our website: http://howtoenglishpod.com/
Podcast art AI: Podcast art - https://playground.com/
Picture editor: https://www.canva.com/
Timestamps
(00:00) ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
(03:20) Sound of crickets
(09:00) The kettle
(13:35) Matt Abrahams
(14:18) Only English
(17:20) Eavesdrop confession
(21:08) With a little help from AI
(23:48) Quiz of the Week
(37:01) Outro
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It's tea and coffee time with Gav & Em. Go buy them a cuppa to show your support here https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod This week Gav & Em discuss how to deal with disappearing students, what to write in a student dossier, breaking free of your early teaching, and what to consider before TEFLing. Here's the transcription with audio https://share.descript.com/view/N0olMRd2DMu
Instructions for slowing down your Windows Media Player audio: Open Windows Media Player, maximise and right click, choose play speed fast, normal, slow. Or use the short cuts CTRL SHIFT F, CTRL SHIFT N, CTRL SHIFT S
Quiz of the week:
https://www.teachenglishabroad.co/faqs/25-questions-to-answer-before-you-tefl
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(00:52) ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
(02:26) Reaching out
(04:55) CELTA egg
(10:01) Student dossier
(13:21) Phrasal verbs
(18:30) Keep them bubbling
(23:27) Nice lessons
(25:25) Slowing audio
(26:51) Finns and Swedes
(29:56) Quiz of the Week
(40:32) Outro
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Welcome new and regular followers to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. Follow the two adventurers on a voyage of teaching and learning through the exploration of question order, disappearing students and just how many muffins did Em eat? Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/gJVPmQ7Pkb7 Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
Quiz of the Week:
https://www.internationalteflacademy.com/where-should-you-teach-abroad-quiz
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(01:15) Question order
(03:50) Making it easier
(09:20) Old students
(12:52) What would Em say?
(14:56) Ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
(15:32) To Google or not?
(20:12) Dear Gav
(23:29) ...I was eating muffins
(27:19) Disappearing students
(31:14) Quiz of the Week
(36:25) Outro
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Welcome to the eighth episode of season 5 of Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Podcast. This week they find their students benefit from absence, how Em teaches and travels, other ways to say You Should..., and exactly what would Gav do? Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/gSGUbRMEL93 Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodEm's questions for the indirect questions activity: New English File, 2006, Intermediate, 6A, p188 You should activity: 700 Classroom Activities, MacMillan, 2003
Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:52) Holidaying students(01:54) A catch up lesson(03:04) Teach and travel(07:20) A long break(10:09) You should...(14:10) Ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod(14:40) What would Gav do?(19:08) He the doctor(23:00) Two options(24:08) Quiz of the Week(31:24) Outro
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Looking for some teaching and learning English tips? You've come to the right place. This week with Gav & Em you can discover the benefits of revision, what to do with tired students, and how to deal with confusing and new words, plus play quizzes in your classroom. Transcription with audio here:
https://share.descript.com/view/gt5XCBSPQOU Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
Quiz of the Week:
https://hobbylark.com/party-games/list-of-family-feud-questions
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(00:57) Revision
(07:55) Tired students
(11:35) Getting on
(13:18) Ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
(13:52) Oomphing students
(16:58) Pillars and Paddles
(18:24) Keeping it simple
(40:21) Quiz of the Week
(36:14) Outro -
Welcome back to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. A show for teachers and learners of English. This week they figure out who does what in a hotel, try to make sense out of The Chaos of English pronunciation, look at making something out of nothing, show how to deal with a technical failure and just what are Cuisenaire rods? Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/LwpUrmfzpY2 Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
Resources:
https://www.tefl.net/quizzes/methods.php
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(01:41) Hotel language
(05:16) The Chaos
(08:18) Friday night planning
(13:13) Buy them a coffee
(13:41) Out of nothing
(18:24) Connection problems
(22:54) On the spot
(26:02) Quiz of the Week
(36:14) Outro
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Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. Who are they and what are they doing here? This week our adventurous duo find themselves asking and answering a huge range of TEFL related questions. Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/TpJwg1yMqTy Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
The Chaos 1922 poem: https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
Gav's Blankety Blank worksheet: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cz1ne0gjcvm484qjwlz4r/blankety-blank.pdf?rlkey=ig83tlg368w3r1zf2bfdn8dzu&dl=0Blankety Blank TV show@ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quZbRX9p8Z0&list=PLpFRxWf1dy8bOICHWC17Ax8j3VMvs1_dhWho or what?: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/who-vs-that/
Gotye's song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY
Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:19) Who we are(01:35) Computer updates(02:38) A few words(14:28) Buy us a coffee(14:59) Own and owe(17:18) Getting arty(20:42) Saying sorry(23:11) Somebody who(29:20) Quiz of the week(37:48) Outro
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Welcome! Drop in on Gav & Em to find out what disasters and successes befell them this week. Discussions on random word lists, AI teacher Em, sickness and an unexpected bulge. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/1tnKovU39Tx And buy Gav & Em a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodNationalities quiz: http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-na.html
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(00:32) How to introduce yourself
(02:21) Words in common
(07:39) Confusing phrasal verbs
(06:35) AI Teacher Em
(11:25) Being ill
(16:57) Buy Gav & Em a coffee
(18:52) A prying question
(18:23) An unexpected student
(20:25) A bulge
(24:39) Quality materials
(26:30) Nationalities
(29:16) Quiz of the week
(33:00) Outro
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Welcome to the 3rd episode of Gav & Em's new season. This week they talk about students unexpectedly turning pink, multitasking, massaging students, donkey bridges and much, much more. Plus, hang around till the end of the show to participate in a fun quiz. Support Gav & Em's show and buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(00:46) Talking of Zoom
(02:00) Multitasking
(07:19) Massaging students
(10:16) Donkey bridge
(14:51) Buy Gav & Em a coffee
(15:27) Sweary students
(18:52) On the topic of bosses
(21:34) What Em learned
(24:01) Quiz of the week
(36:47) Outro -
Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English Pod! This week they discuss the happenings in and out of their classrooms, Easter Eggs, challenges for ambitious students, pet names and many more topics. Support Gav & Em's show by buying them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/8S7zrQfR5ni Type the following to see Google's Easter eggs: googly eyes, do a barrel roll, DVD screensaver, askew, dart mission, Chicxulub, meteor shower, Google in 1998, Thanos snap, The Last of Us, Pacman, puppy/cat, Holi, La Tomatina, Pride Month, mirror (in 'elgoog' mode)
Dummy subjects quiz: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/it-there-dummy-subjects
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(02:10) Em's Easter eggs
(11:25) Gav's ambitious student
(17:10) Support Gav & Em's show
(17:53) Em's being forgetful
(19:26) Keeping notes on your students
(21:03) A favourite student
(24:12) Describe your week
(26:51) Correcting mistakes
(32:11) Quiz of the week
(39:42) Outro
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Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English Pod! They're back with a new season and a new format. Join them as they kick back and reflect on their week of teaching and learning. Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/References:Gav's present perfect worksheet: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t7kl6wzv5yy2mwlj1q3qe/Present-perfect-past-simple.pdf?rlkey=ybyday9xjp8v746ad20fe06pv&dl=0Em's finance crossword: Professional English in Use, Finance, Ian MacKenzie, CambridgeGav's quiz: https://www.goatsontheroad.com/teaching-english-equipment/
Timestamps(00:00) Intro(02:02) Gav talks about his Monday(04:16) Em talk about her Monday(05:40) Em gives homework(07:55) Gav has a late cancellation(10:05) Em gets distracted(14:39) Gav has a new student(16:41) Em makes a resolution(20:06) Em discovers a problem(23:30) Gav makes a mistake(25:28) Em asks Gav what he would do(27:25) Gav makes a game(31:05) Quiz of the Week: Essential Equipment(37:41) Outro
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What questions would you like to ask your teacher? What answers would you give to your students? For this final episode of the year, Gav & Em are answering questions from their amazing students. Plus, featuring three fantastic guest teachers who also have a go at answering students' questions. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/pmwUXnHkzNc Say thanks by buying Gav & Em a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
Teacher Charlotte: https://www.instagram.com/charlotte_teaches_english/
Teacher Sergio: https://www.instagram.com/grammar_drops/https://www.youtube.com/c/TeacherSergioViula
Teacher Tsar: https://www.instagram.com/englishwithtsar/
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Do you use drawings to teach and learn in your classroom? Have you ever tried sketchnoting? Do you have a visual vocabulary? Join Gav and Em on their journey of discovery with their special guest Emily from EmilyBrysonELT as they explore the fascinating world of drawing in the classroom. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/dcmujQK6mQP Buy Gav and Em a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
Emily's website:www.emilybrysonelt.com/
Visual templates: https://www.emilybrysonelt.com/visual-templates-for-engaging-environmental-discussions/
Containers: https://www.emilybrysonelt.com/?s=containers
Other resources
Jamboard: https://jamboard.google.com/
Draw phrasal verbs: https://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verbs-DRAW.html
Example of sketchnoting (baking bread): https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/645703665296605628/
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Do you feel welcome in your class? Do you make others feel welcome? Join Gav & Em and their very special guest Pete from International House Manchester as they talk about how they make their students feel welcome. Find the transcription and audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/B84oTRYpP6H Support the show here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
International House links:
https://ihmanchester.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ihmanchester/
https://www.youtube.com/@ihmanchester
Things to do in Manchester:
https://www.timeout.com/manchester/things-to-do/22-great-things-to-do-in-manchester
Motivating students:
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/motivating-students-to-learn-english/
Hygge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygge -
Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English Podcast. In this special episode they are co-hosting a show with their favourite podcaster and journalist Euan from TEFL Org. Euan is the host of the I Taught English Abroad podcast where he interviews TEFL teachers from around the world. Check out this episode (link below) and get to know more about Gav & Em. Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/b6sddKTAzUk And buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodI Taught English Abroad podcast: https://www.tefl.org/podcast/
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Which English dialects do you teach and learn in your classroom? Are you familiar with many varieties of English? Join Gav & Em and their very special guest Dionna as they shine a light on English dialects, colonization in the classroom, African-American English, and much more. Plus, suggest strategies for including the many varieties of English in your class. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/Eo6UjAFLfn3 Buy Gav and Em a drink here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
Dionna's links:
https://www.respectthedialect.com/
https://www.instagram.com/respectthedialect/
Other resources:
Linguistic racism
article:
https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2021/11/baker-bell-linguistic-racism.html
Promoting equity
article:
https://pce.sandiego.edu/strategies-for-promoting-equity-in-the-classroom-faqs/
Supporting diversity
article:
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/diversity-in-the-classroom/
List of books to learn
AAVE: https://kojiilanguages.com/books-to-learn-aave/ - Show more