Ever considered teaching or taking a one-to-one English lesson or course? Maybe you have plenty of experience with one-to-one classes. Come and listen to this week's episode of How to English with Gav & Em to learn what needs to be taken into account.

References: 

Business One:One, Oxford University Press (2008)

Gav & Em are back with another exciting and educational chat on the topic of teaching and learning in groups. Sit back and enjoy their discussion on the finer details from both the students' and teacher's point of view. 

Welcome back to our regular listeners and thanks for joining us if you're new to the podcast. This week, Gav & Em speak about... speaking! What makes speaking difficult? Are there any games we can play in the classroom? Find out the answer to these and more questions in this week's episode of How to English: Teach and Learn with Gav & Em. 

References:

Taboos and Issues, Richard MacAndrew and Ron Martínez, Thomson, Heinle.

Find a speaking partner: https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-speaking-online/

Voice recording online app.: https://vocaroo.com/

Just a Minute Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2asXQnUvrGc

Taboo Game: https://eslgames.com/esl-taboo/

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 listening and learning wherever you are around the world.

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/

Books, articles, Instagram quotes, what do you read? In this episode, Gav & Em delve into the world of words. Hear them discuss a wide range of materials and suggest ways both the student and the teacher can approach reading in and outside the classroom. Enjoy this week's episode of How to English: Teach and Learn with Gav & Em.

References:

Dan Brown

Nick Hornby

John Lancaster

JK Rowling

Marian Keyes

Haruki Murakami

Ernest Hemingway

Ken Follet

John Steinbeck

JRR Tolken

Jane Austen

Shakespeare

Arthur Conan Doyle

George RR Martin

Twitter http://twitter.com/

https://www.instagram.com/howtoenglishpod/

https://facebook.com

https://google.com

https://bbc.com

VOA News https://www.voanews.com/

Penguin Readers https://www.penguinreaders.co.uk/

Cambridge exams: CAE, FCE, 

IELTS Exam

TOEFL Exam

English File, Pearson 

Jigsaw Reading exercise https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/jigsaw-reading

https://www.ikea.com/

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. Still got questions? Find them on Instagram/Facebook/YouTube: #howtoenglishpod.

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

Words? Vocabulary? Phrases? Just what does it all mean? You know you can rely on Gav & Em to guide you to a better understanding of everything English. Take a journey with two knowledgeable educators as they spell out how to teach and learn words in this week's episode of How to English: Teach and learn with Gav & Em. 

Resources:

Taboo (game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agdd3PR8zgo

Pictionary (game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTslIbA2JF4

Board Race (game): https://teachingrecipes.com/board-race/

Pelmanism (game): https://busyteacher.org/22375-memory-pelmanism-17-great-ways-to-use.html

English Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises with Answers, Hashemi Louise and Raymond Murphy, Cambridge, 2012

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/en-gb

Need some tips on teaching or learning grammar? Look no further, they've got just what you've been looking for. In this episode of How to English with Gav and Em, you'll hear two experienced teachers reveal the secrets of what makes a good teacher or learner where grammar is concerned. Saddle up and hold on tight for another episode of How to English!

References:

Parts of speech: https://www.lexico.com/grammar/word-classes-or-parts-of-speech

English Grammar in Use, Raymond Murphy and Surai Pongtongcharoen, Cambridge.

Using timelines: https://eflrecipes.com/2014/06/21/timelines/

Differences between British and American English with present perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0KWEAWwASQ

Intermediate Language Practice, Michael Vince, Macmillan. 

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

Stuck at home? Here's an episode of How to English: Teach and Learn with Gav & Em that you really need to hear. If you're pacing the living room worrying about how to continue your English lessons, don't fear. Gav & Em will share their knowledge of communication apps, strategies, and what to keep in mind during these challenging times.

References:

Zoom: https://zoom.us/

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

Skype for Business: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/skype-for-business/download-app

Webex: https://www.webex.com/

Microsoft Teams: https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software

Whereby: https://whereby.com/

Whatsapp Web: https://web.whatsapp.com/

Google Hangouts: https://hangouts.google.com/

Foxit PDF Reader: https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-reader/