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Hello everyone and welcome back to the Teachify podcast.  

In this episode, Lewis speaks all about money as he reviews some common money vocabulary, discusses a few topics we did in class earlier this year. provides some useful YouTube channel recommendations and teaches 4 phrasal verbs and 3 idioms. 

Today's there's no transcript as he goes on and on and there's not enough characters to cover it but below you have access to some of the complicated words and phrases used.  

1. To be engaged - to be motivated, interested and committed. 
2. Get down to business - get to the point, begin with the important things. 
3. Inherit - receive money, property or companies from members of your family.
4. Invest (in) - spend money (on) something with the idea of the value increasing.
5. Borrow - take money with the intention of giving it back.
6. Lend - give money with the intention of getting it back. 
7. Mortgage - a loan to buy a house. 
8. The stock market - wall street, the market to buy or sell shares in companies.
9. Splash out - spend a lot of money on something. 
10. Save up - try not to spend and increase your savings. 
11. Pay off - to return borrowed money. 
12. Rip off - to charge more money than the real value. 
13. Make a living - earn money to survive. 
14. Make a killing - make a lot of money. 
15. Hit the jackpot - win a lot of money or get lucky. 

There you have the majority of the complex financial words and phrases, let's see if you can listen to them in the podcast and then use them yourself. 

Stay tuned for another podcast this week and I hope you enjoyed the terrible joke.  

Welcome back to the Teachify Podcast everyone, below you can read the transcription...BUT only after I give an introduction, therefore you can read the transcription from 4:55 to help you.  Also, be patient for the joke towards the end of the podcast.  Enjoy!

Starting with the first question, I’m sure you’ve all heard and used the word feedback, but how could we define it?  Feedback is a neutral term that describes a message we send, verbally or non-verbally about what is happening around us.  Usually it is employed to give opinions or updates on work or tasks that have been carried out or performed, done basically.  The majority of people tend to associate feedback with telling someone what they’ve done wrong so it’s almost always negative, but this is not the case.  There are many different types of feedback and ways to give it. 

Secondly, why is it important?  Why does feedback matter? The bottom line, the most important thing is that, feedback is crucial to creating an environment of growth, development and success.  In order for a team to be successful, team members have to embrace their expectations, objectives and the main goal and to achieve this, we need help.  That’s why it’s key for colleagues, friends or partners to help us get closer to the goals we set.  That way we can change our behaviour, adjust what we’re doing and approach the desired outcome. 

Now then, thirdly, why are we always so uncomfortable and awkward with feedback? Perhaps, this depends on where people are from and some cultural differences.  However, for most Brits, giving feedback is challenging because there is a fine line between feeling like your helping someone and criticising someone, being mean.  Not only this, but also the fact that a lot of people get defensive and hostile…most of the time we just don’t know how to respond in that moment despite wanting to grow and develop as people and professionals and we know we NEED to receive feedback for us to be able to do so. 

Next up, how can we make it more effective? Improve the way we give feedback? One thing to bear in mind here is that each case will differ and we’ll have to adapt our approach according to each person we speak to and what kind of feedback we plan on giving. That being said, here are some tips to make sure we’re on the right track, that we’re following the correct routine to succeed.  If feedback takes place regularly with praise and criticism, people get used to it and expect to receive it, making it something they might even look forward to, thus eliminating the anxiety and stress that sometimes surrounds it.  Another thing to remember is that when you provide feedback, it should be specific, objective and clear so that the one who receives the feedback can make the appropriate changes without confusion. Moreover, the importance of using multiple methods shouldn’t be underestimated.  Nobody wants to be called into your boss’ office knowing that it’s ‘feedback time’, which can cause you to fear the place and get nervous every time you go.  That’s why we should mix it up and send emails, talk to someone by having a walking meeting or even a group meeting. 

Now, to finish off, what about me?  How do I give and receive feedback? If you’ve listened to any of the previous podcasts, you might know that I can be a little bit shy, not all the time but from time to time I get a bit uncomfortable so as you’ll imagine, this can happen to me when giving and receiving feedback.  As far as I’m concerned, you can only improve and overcome this sensation with practice and doing it over and over again.  Therefore, I try to welcome feedback at every opportunity.  Now you’ve listened to me talking, please, give us some feedback! 

It's Easter, and what a strange Easter it is.  Here at Teachify we're trying to stay productive and continue to adapt to this situation by giving you as many resources as possible to keep you busy.  This episode is all about our memories of Easter back home, therefore you'll listen to a short recording from each of our teachers.  Every teacher tells you about the things that stand out most after they were told to look back and summarise Easter growing up.  

Your task is to try to take notes, or a mental note or what everyone says.  In addition to that, write down the words you don't understand.  Below, you can find a listen of the most complex vocabulary and the context.  However, it's your job to do your research to find synonyms and possibly, the translation in your language.  Enjoy! 

1. Country boy - I'm a bit of a country boy, I grew up in the countryside. 
2. Drown - We would drown ourselves in chocolate. 
3. Sweet tooth - I have a very big sweet tooth.  
4. Shed - It's like storage in the back of the garden. 
5. Melt - She would melt all of the chocolate. 
6. Set - We would leave them in the fridge to set. 
7. Come together - We would come together and everyone had to bring a plate. 
8. Altar boy - I can remember that I was an altar boy. 
9. Vividly - I remember this very vividly.

Hello everyone, and it's great to have you back listening to another episode of the Teachify podcast.  In this episode, Lewis talks about holy week in Spain and in Seville.  Despite never actually spending Semana Santa in Sevilla, he did some research and tried to explain it as well as possible.  In spite of that, we know that you know more about it than we do so please contact us to give us more information.  

For this podcast, instead of giving you the meaning of some of the difficult words, we're setting you a challenge.  Try to listen and figure out what the following words mean based on the context they're used in.  

1. Embarrassing
2. Over-the-top
3. Madness
4. Date back to 
5. Floats 
6. Robe 
7. Sins
8. Pilgrimage 
9. Wander through 
10. Whopping 
11. Woven lace veils 
12. Comb
13. Weave
14. Witness
15. Wrap up 

Did you hear the joke at the end of the podcast?  

How do you organise a party in Space? 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for the next episode this week with the participation of ALL of our teachers telling you about their most memorable Easter memories.  

Welcome back to the official Teachify podcast, I’m delighted to be recording another episode because right now, this has become one of the most exciting things I do while stuck in quarantine. That’s to say that I actually look forward to recording these podcasts, however sad that might sound. For those of you who are listening to this episode before checking out the previous ones, I would like to invite you to go back to the first episode called ‘Teachify your life’ in which Mickey and I introduce ourselves, the podcast and our company.  Once you’ve listened to the podcast you’ll be able to answer questions like the following; who’s Mickey? How long has Lewis lived in Seville? Where are they from and more.  Let’s stop beating around the bush and get straight to the point of this episode.  This week we’ve been teaching our lovely students whilst focussing on the way we work, both nowadays in quarantine and before this happened by analysing different aspects of work in the 21st century such as feedback, burnout, creativity and other intriguing facets of work. Besides that, we have found some fascinating TED Talks about the topic which provide some great vocabulary and grammar structures.  Have you heard of TED Talks? What are TED Talks?  What type of talks are you most interested in?  Well, according to their website…TED is a non-profit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world. Honestly, I can’t praise TED enough for the work they do and I always recommend their videos, and podcasts to my students once they reach an intermediate level in order to consume authentic content on a range of topics so that they keep their motivation up by watching or listening to talks they’re curious about.  Another one of the advantages of TED is that they have a team of translators that are volunteers who subtitle TED Talks to help disseminate knowledge, research and big ideas across languages and borders.  What this means is that if you’re paying attention to one of these presentations you can do it without subtitles, with subtitles in English or in Spanish or plenty of other languages.  Whilst I would always suggest subtitles in English, there are some benefits of subtitles in your language just in case you come across some strange words or expressions that are complicated to translate.  Most of the time, I’d say that the translations are useful more than anything just to set your mind at ease to know what the equivalent of a word is in your language. I, for one, often find myself going a bit crazy if I hear or see a word in another language that I understand in the context but I can’t, for the life of me, think of the translation in my mother tongue. The bottom line is that TED Talks are a wonderful resource to have a look at and a listen to over the days, weeks, months and years to come.  Now, to conclude this week’s episode of the podcast, did anyone tune in to take part in the live class that Will and I taught last Friday?  If you did, you’ll know that we explained conditionals, had a general chitchat and before I left to have a much-needed nap, I told a joke.  Do you remember it?  Here goes, why did the scarecrow get promoted? Because he was outstanding in his field! It’s terrible, I know, but I like to think that that is what makes it funny.  Don’t you agree? ...

Welcome back for another episode of The Official Teachify Podcast and another conversation between Mickey and Lewis. This week we've been speaking about socialising and social networking in a business context. Therefore, the teachers discuss their experiences going to conferences and networking events, but also the importance of social networks and how to make the most of them.  Are you ready to listen?  When you do so, test yourself to try to answer the five comprehension questions below and send us your answers. 

• Note - This episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago, no quarantine or lockdown laws were broken in the making of this podcast, stay at home and stay safe! 

1. How did the teachers begin the podcast?
2. What's Mickey's experience in going to networking events?
3. How does Lewis usually feel about conferences and social gatherings?
4. What advice do they provide for people who might be nervous about going to networking events?
5. Do they enjoy using social media? Why?

Enjoy :)

Welcome back Teachifiers to another Official Teachify English Podcast, this time Lewis thought he would share some of his thoughts and reflections during this period of quarantine.  Therefore, he decided to dedicate this episode of the pod to learning lessons from this time of difficulty.  A warning, however, there are quite a lot of tricky words used so we've decided to lend you a hand and write them down below.  However, we'd like to challenge you to listen to the podcast without checking out the key terms below, at least the first time.  Then you can have a look at the complicated vocabulary to solve any doubts you might still have.  Anyway, enjoy the pod and feel free to get in touch with us on social media if you have any questions.  :) 

Ah, and Lewis forgot about his joke of the day...

Why did the scarecrow get promoted? Send us your ideas ;) 

1) Stock up on - buy large amounts to have plenty in stock. 
2) Kill two birds with one stone - do two productive things at the same time. 
3) Hold on to - protect and not let go. 
4) Reluctant - hesitant or cautious. 
5) Get promoted - to go up to a superior division in sport or at work. 
6) It's not a big deal - it's not important, it doesn't matter. 
7) Stockpile, hoard - to buy TOO much of something in a negative way. 
8) Bog roll - toilet paper. 
9) Threat - warning, danger. 
10) Flee - to escape or run away. 
11) Spread - to expand, scatter or propagate. 
12) Bear in mind - take into account. 
13) Lockdown - quarantine, being stuck at home. 
14) Do your bit - participate, contribute or do your part. 
15) Blow over - to be forgotten or to pass. 
16) Is bound to be - is guaranteed to be. 
17) Shake one's hand - to greet someone by giving them a handshake. 
18) Take for granted - to not appreciate or value someone or something. 
19) The bottom line - the main point. 
20) Cherish - to love, appreciate or value. 

Hello again,

The Official Teachify English Podcast is back! 

Given the current situation, we thought we would up our podcast and social media game by being more active, thus providing you with additional content so that you can keep studying and improving your English despite Spain being in quarantine. 

Listen carefully and repeat it a few times to really understand everything and we encourage you to try to imitate and copy Lewis' speaking until you sound like his twin. 

In the pod, Lewis gives you an insight into life during the lockdown and how Teachify is adapting by creating extra content on YouTube and right here!  

Enjoy listening and spread the word if you know anyone who might enjoy the episode :)

Finally, always remember to look on the bright side of life! 

Sit back, relax and enjoy listening to our first Teachify weekly podcast with Mickey and Lewis. 

- An introduction to the teachers
- The vision of the podcast
- What is Teachify? 
- What we're going to talk about in upcoming episodes 
- Our joke of the day :)