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Welcome to the new episode of How to English: Teach and Learn with Gav and Em. This time, Gav and Em talk about the most common types of writing. Style, form, and technique as well as new and traditional ways of writing come up during their chat. Enjoy yourselves teaching and learning wherever you are around the world. Buy them a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: ⁠http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/

References: 

Outlook email: https://outlook.live.com

Gmail email: https://mail.google.com/

A running dictation: https://comprehensibleclassroom.com/2011/06/29/running-dictation/#:~:text=Running%20Dictation%20in%20a%20nutshell,where%20a%20secretary%20transcribes%20it.

Exquisite corpse game: https://www.eslprintables.com/writing_worksheets/other_writing_worksheets/Exquisite_Corpse_Collaborati_806468/

Skype: https://www.skype.com/en/

WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/

Messenger: https://www.messenger.com/

Email style: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/email-style

One stop English (not first stop): https://www.onestopenglish.com/

Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod - a podcast for teachers and learners of English as a foreign language. This week the two TEFL teachers cover topics like: how you might have a mishap with the share button during your online lesson, they ruminate on who the show's followers might be, they think about having a goal (or not) for their students, and the Quiz of the Week is a fast action game of complete the collocation. Here's where you can support the show: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And the show transcription with audio is here: https://share.descript.com/view/Xc6K98rLTqk And remember, sharing is caring.💖Don't forget to mention the show to your fellow teachers, students and school!🤗 Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:01) The share button (06:25) Who are our followers? (10:21) Rhubarb rhubarb (13:29) Aiming for a concert (20:08) Raising your fees (23:56) Cardinal rules (29:40) Quiz of the Week (34:13) Outro

Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/tO742dbxkRB Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠ Having trouble saying th/w/sh? Need some tips on how to teach or learn pronunciation? Listen to Gav & Em as they discuss the challenges of speaking English clearly in this week's How to English: Teach and Learn. Buy them a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: ⁠http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/ References: English File IPA pronunciation chart: https://elt.oup.com/elt/students/englishfile/pdf/nef_int_bookmark_bw.pdf?cc=global&selLanguage=en Using a dictionary for pronunciation: https://www.dictionary.com/ Minimal Pairs (activity): https://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/teach-english/pronunciation/minimal-pair-list Strong or Weak? (to/for/the): Cambridge Business English Activities, Cambridge, 2000 How to Pronounce th, mmmEnglish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCkONOv2JJM&t=14s Amidst the Mists tongue twister: https://www.grandmasnurseryrhymes.com/amidstthemists.html 18 Tongue Twisters from around the World, Easy Languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5RNk0zLwmo

Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod - the podcast that makes teaching and learning English fun! This week, join our dynamic duo as they explore the exciting world of finding flow, they challenge each other with an engaging adjective game, and share tips on how to shower your students with praise. Hang around to the end for Quiz of the Week, where they test your knowledge of language learning apps! Let’s make English learning fun together! Click here to support the show: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Check out the transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/uRlpVJmjoSO

References

English Vocabulary Builder, Dorking Kingsley: Chapter 5, p27, exercise C

Learning apps: https://amberstudent.com/blog/post/best-language-learning-apps

https://www.duolingo.com/

https://uk.rosettastone.com/product/mobile-apps/

https://talkpal.ai/

https://www.mondly.com/

https://languagedrops.com/

https://utalk.com/en/app

https://elevateapp.com/about

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and house keeping

(07:48) Describing pictures

(10:51) Flow state

(16:05) Only talking to the teacher

(27:18) Giving praise

(35:44) Quiz of the Week

(44:40) Outro

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Have you had to deal with conflict in your classroom? Have you had difficulties with your students or your teacher? Put your headphones on, press play and listen to Gav and Em talk about conflict from an educational point of view. Don't forget we'd like to hear about your experiences, too. Finally, remember to share our podcast with your fellow teachers or classmates! Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: ⁠http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/ References: Unit 11 Conflict, New Market Leader, Pre-intermediate, 3rd Edition, Pearson Taboos and Issues, Richard MacAndrew and Ron Martínez, Thomson, Heinle

Do you get it done or do you do it yourself? You can find this and many more questions and answers on Gav & Em's How to English TEFL podcast. Feel free to buy them a drink here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod And check out the transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/L0Pmekz4ZbZ

And don't forget to mention the show to someone you know!

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and house keeping

(02:15) The linchpin

(08:25) Getting things done

(14:20) Which name?

(17:41) Talking fast and slowly

(27:04) Quiz of the Week

(31:33) Outro

Hello and welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. It's a show where two English teachers discuss their latest challenges, rewards and frustrations of teaching English online and in the classroom. This week they discuss pronunciation problems, using the suffix "over", how to adapt materials, and finally, this week's quiz isn't even a quiz! Support Gav & Em here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod You can find the show transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/a6G7GNoJEMe And check out all the previous shows here: http://howtoenglishpod.com/

Resources

Quiz of the Week questions: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/questions-ask-friends

IPA converter used for the transcription: https://tophonetics.com/

Welcome to Gav & Em's How to English TEFL Pod. A podcast for teachers and learners of English. This week our intrepid travelling TEFL duo discuss the topics of just how clearly and naturally should the teacher speak in class? Their Quiz of Week is all about idioms. They talk about different words with similar meanings. And Em gives Gav a fun quiz to test his knowledge. Buy them a coffee here: ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Get the show transcription here: https://share.descript.com/view/8AA0N3Jd2qgVisit their website for all the shows: http://howtoenglishpod.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and more

(02:56) Say it clearly

(05:17) Chair backs

(06:43) More kangaroo words

(11:55) Quiz of the Week

(13:41) Foundation basement or cellar?

(19:35) Em's fun quiz

(29:27) Quiz of the Week

(33:43) Outro

Hello everybody! Gav & Em, your favourite TEFL teaching podcasters, are back with another episode. This week they tackle the topics of how to respond to a student who says, "We have a word for that", they discuss students' levels, Em demonstrates how to set up a task and don't forget to hang around for this week's Quiz of the Week which is all about words for words.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and house keeping

(04:17) We have a word for that

(11:47) Students' levels

(15:19) Setting up a task

(23:37) Do you speak English?

(27:24) Quiz of the Week

(41:43) Outro

Welcome to this week's episode with Gav & Em. Join the two adventurous TEFL teachers as they explore their everyday classroom challenges. Buy them a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod Check out the transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/TqxLgkLf8o3

Quiz of the Week:

https://arapahoelibraries.org/blogs/post/names-for-groups-of-animals/

Other references:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiver_my_timbers#:~:text=In%20heavy%20seas%2C%20ships%20would,strike%20me%20alive%20and%20well%22.

Clever crows: https://sentientmedia.org/which-animals-are-most-intelligent/

Cautionary Tales Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2yPlb6ynbhTJbziSIcykQd

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:31) Listening and speaking

(06:29) Business casual

(10:21) For, since and from

(15:07) Choose your favourite

(17:30) Patronising students

(24:40) Stealing students

(28:03) Is it okay for students to...

(32:36) Quiz of the Week

(40:14) Outro