How to English: Teach and Learn with Gav & Em

Hello! A special Welcome! to all the wonderful listeners and readers of Gav & Em's transcribed podcast. This week on How to English, the topic of inspiration will be explored. From Gav's first steps into teaching to Em's inspiring moments inside the classroom, they discuss that mysterious spark of inspiration. Don't forget to listen to the end of the show to hear English teacher and musician, John Betton's amazing and inspiring song, Family Man. Enjoy the show!  Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/kbWXBplp3zY

John Betton's YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/0nenessagroove

References:

Dictionary reference: https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/

Dr. Alban: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6BkcAbUkfIBM4XudxieMq8

Welcome Everybody! Here is a very special episode of How to English podcast with Gav & Em. This week they are joined by an amazing guest, who is a linguist, translator, and award-winning musician, Coco Mbassi. Coco talks about her own experiences of learning and teaching languages, plus her work as a music and theatre artist. Make sure you don't miss this episode of the show! Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/2TMqgWXIRIq Palaba lyrics: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u9c7uv34gmie4ue/Palaba%20Lyrics.pdf?dl=0

Coco's references:

Coco's website: https://cocombassi.co.uk

Support Coco's work: https://www.patreon.com/CocoMbassi

Other references:

Pidgin English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin

Article about banning language in a UK school: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/sep/30/oh-my-days-linguists-lament-slang-ban-in-london-school

Welcome back! Here is the second part of Gav's story about his ant infestation and a look at the future tenses. If you haven't heard the first part of the story, go back and check out episode 12. This week Gav and Em are featuring the amazingly talented Anchor Creative Education who will finish the show with a wonderful song on irregular past tense verbs. Sit back or get up, put your headphones on, or open the transcription, and enjoy this week's How to English with Gav and Em. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/CeDwRgv0O6x

Anchor Creative Education's links:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF3idoSaI6I-2bJcYtq4rvQ

https://anchorcreativeeducation.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Anchorgrammar

https://www.instagram.com/anchor_grammar/

Do ants sleep? https://www.kingstownelawn.com/blog/do-ants-fly-sleep-bite-10-surprising-facts#:~:text=2.,Their%20Sleep%20Through%20Power%20Naps&text=A%20recent%20study%20of%20ants,minutes%20of%20sleep%20per%20day.

How English Works: A Grammar Practice Book; with Answers, Book by Catherine Walter and Michael Swan, Oxford

English File, by Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, and Paul Seligson, Oxford

Tenses:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/isweapze59c5hic/Tense%20examples%20from%20Gav%27s%20story.pdf?dl=0

Welcome to all our new followers and our regulars. This week Gav and Em take on the tenses of English. Teachers and students, have your pens and pads ready to take notes on an entertaining way of presenting grammar. Featuring our special guest Rob from English with Rob, who shares a delightful song which perfectly complements the show's theme. Listen, read and enjoy this week's episode of Gav and Em's How to English Podcast. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/oaLaaWaMiAD

Tenses from the show:

Present simple - There are ants in the sink! (a fact)

They wake early. (routine)

The ant bus arrives at 7 am in the morning. (a schedule)

Present continuous - That piece of lettuce is walking away! (a longer action in the present)

Past simple - The ants decided to invade the kitchen. (a past action)

Past continuous - While the ants were walking away with the lettuce I decided to grab it. (a longer past action interrupted by a short action)

Past perfect - Maybe you had left the door open and the ants got in. (a past action before another past action)

Past perfect continuous - She had been doing a lot of overtime and that's why she felt stressed. (a longer action before a past action)

Present perfect - The ants have been in the kitchen for two hours. (a past action that continues to the present)

The ants have just taken control of my kitchen! (for recent past actions with present results)

The ants have taken three lettuces. (when using a number of completed past actions with present results)

They have occupied the sink. (started in the past, a permanent and completed situation)

Present perfect continuous - They have been occupying the sink for two hours. (a temporary repeated action that started in the past and continues to the present.)

Compare:

Present perfect - The ants have eaten the lettuce.

(for a completed past action with present results)

Present perfect continuous - The ants have been eating the lettuce.

(for an incomplete action started in the past and continues to the present and maybe beyond)

Welcome everybody! In today's show, Gav and Em introduce an amazing speaker and podcaster, Ahmed Khalifa, to discuss British sign language. Maybe you're already familiar with it, or perhaps you've never thought about it before, but prepare yourself for a fascinating insight into British Sign Language. Are you ready to take Ahmed's challenge along with Gav and Em? Plus two captvating songs from our featured singer Ellie Meriz. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/sZvBplpPCDp

Ahmed's links:

Hear Me Out CC: https://hearmeoutcc.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVOu4aDForkmx5ZuTU73zg

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jRRHxkR6F55FsnmykxQss

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hearmeoutcc/

Ellie's links:

Music: https://wiseband.lnk.to/Ellie-Meriz-Youre-Young

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliemeriz/

References:

Uk statistics on disabilities: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-disabilities-and-impairments-user-profiles/saleem-profoundly-deaf-user#:~:text=11%20million%20people%20in%20the,BSL%20users%20in%20the%20UK.

Signing tips: https://blog.ai-media.tv/blog/signing-tips

Course information here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/educating-deaf-children/lecture/NuhK9/understanding-deaf-culture-and-community

Trabscriptons: https://descript.com/

Captioning your videos: www.app.wavve.co

Autocap app

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Who to follow on Instagram:

adventures in deaf ed https://www.instagram.com/adventuresindeafed/?hl=en

signlanguagecenter https://www.instagram.com/signlanguagecenter/?hl=en

Hear a million: https://www.instagram.com/hearamillion/

Why I sign: https://www.instagram.com/whyisign/

Shout outs!

inglesonline_uy https://www.instagram.com/inglesonline_uy/

inglish_glossy https://www.instagram.com/english_glossy/

cyndi_elt https://www.instagram.com/cyndi_elt/

teacherbiavieira https://www.instagram.com/teacherbiavieira/

ielts_meshkateducation https://www.instagram.com/ielts_meshkateducation/

englishsahartaremiiiiiii https://www.instagram.com/englishsahartaremiiiiiii/

sanaz_english_teacher https://www.instagram.com/sanaz_english_teacher/

prof.larissacampos https://www.instagram.com/prof.larissacampos/

lynegiannoccaro https://www.instagram.com/lynegiannoccaro/

What does innovative teaching mean to you? Have you tried any new and exciting ways to teach and learn English in your classroom? Have you heard of Dogme teaching? This week, Gav and Em share some tips and tricks on recent innovations in teaching and learning English. Featuring their special guest Vitor Hugo #seu teacher agradece who talks about lip-syncing and being a queer online English teacher. Plus an amazing hit song from Shemsi! You'll be singing this until the end of summer. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/18iwS5nRsLe

and instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seuteacheragradece/

Shemsi's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcVVrL6qxnUFT6H04Pdx7KQ/videos

Vitor's references:

Gav and Em's references:

Happy holiday(s) everyone! Hope you're having a nice vacation or enjoying some free time. Gav & Em, this time, are sharing their thoughts on holidaying and how to teach and learn words, chunks of language, and grammar suitable for discussing this topic. With a special thanks to JD Levin for sharing his amazing song: Brian Wilson's Smile, featured at the end of the show. So relax, put your flip-flops on, wander down to the beach, and take a seat in a deck chair for this summery episode of How to English with Gav & Em. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/XFeQOKMaXKF

JD Levin's website: https://www.notsosilentlibrarian.com/

References:

Travel agent activity: Role Plays for Today, p. 20, Delta Publishing

Travel and Tourism vocabulary: English File, 3rd Edition, vocabulary bank, Advanced, Oxford

The Truth About Air Travel: English File 3rd Edition, 3A, p. 24, upper-intermediate, Oxford.

At the Airport: English File, 1st Edition, p. 150. Intermediate, Oxford.

An example of spot the difference at an airport: https://www.twinkl.es/resource/roi-l-745-up-up-and-away-spot-the-difference-activity-sheet

Beginner's Communication Games, Unit 33, Room Service, Longman

www.booking.com/

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