Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/AmKPNbWdx3q⁠⁠ Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠ Are you a teacher with a CELTA qualification? Are you thinking about taking the CELTA training course? Does your teacher have a CELTA or another teaching qualification? Whatever your certificate, listen to Gav and Em discuss their experiences of studying in another country to become teachers. Welcome listeners. This week Gav & Em discuss the topic of learner levels. From b ..read more

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 n ..read more

Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: ⁠⁠https://share.descript.com/view/nIg7XEXtYrH⁠⁠ Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠ Are you teaching kids at the moment? Are your kids learning another language? How can you make learning more fun for young learners? Listen to Gav & Em reminisce on their kids' classes. Hear them share teaching and learning tips that you can apply to your classes. Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcr ..read more

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=0 Blankety Blank TV show@ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quZbRX ..read more

Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/Cjd6JIV1Ojq⁠ Buy Gav & Em a coffee here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠ Here's the second part of Making Mistakes for both students and teachers. Gav & Em review last week's episode then go on to discuss student's errors. Listen out for tips and tricks to improve your teaching or learning skills in the classroom with How to English. Buy them a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: ⁠htt ..read more

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/howtoenglishpod Nationalities 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 unexpe ..read more

Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/NIXawmJ6Z1J⁠ Support the show here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠ Have you ever wondered if teachers make mistakes? What errors should you expect from your students? In this episode, Gav & Em explore the world of making mistakes from both the teacher's and the student's point of view. Enjoy anecdotes and gaffes from How to English this week. Buy them a coffee here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠ And visit all the shows with transcriptions her ..read more

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) Swear ..read more

Check out this rerun of an earlier episode – now fully transcribed! Transcription with audio here: https://share.descript.com/view/yBIyWGwl2Bu⁠ Buy Em & Gav a coffee here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod⁠⁠ How can you save the planet? What are your teaching tips on environmental topics? Have you studied and learnt about how to reduce your carbon footprint? This week, Gav and Em share their knowledge on this subject, reflecting on the spaces we work in and the ways we can learn about the effects we're having on the Earth.  References: Background ideas for online teachers: ⁠htt ..read more

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 And visit all the shows with transcriptions here: http://www.howtoenglishpod.com/ 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, Prid ..read more