🎧 How to English TEFL Pod – S06E15: O Welcome to How to English: Teach and Learn with Gav & Em! In this episode, it’s the letter O – for one-to-ones, on-the-spot grammar, overcorrection, and more! Gav and Em share their usual mix of laughter, insights, and practical classroom tips, with a few onomatopoeic giggles and groans thrown in for good measure. 📣 Support the pod at: ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod – Buy Gav & Em a coffee and show your appreciation!

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome & What's the Letter?
00:58 – O is for One-to-Ones
05:02 – O is for On-the-Spot Grammar (With Error Cards!)
09:00 – Why Do We Say “Much Money” and Not “Many Money”?

10:11 – Overcorrection Skit (And How NOT to Handle Mistakes)
18:07 – One Minute Speaking Challenge
21:30 – Onomatopoeia: Giggles, Groans & More
25:06 – TEFL “O” Words: Objectives, Outcomes & Observations
27:46 – Open Cloze – Em’s Tip and Favourite Teaching Tool
29:36 – Gav’s Tip: Offer Options, Not Open-Ended Questions
32:46 – Wrapping Up & What’s Coming Next: P is for…

🎙️ S06E14 – N is for… Notes, Nuance, No & Nominalisation! 🎧 Welcome back to How To English TEFL Pod with Gav & Em! In this fun and thoughtful episode, we're (over) halfway through our A–Z of TEFL and celebrating with a bit of housekeeping, a few fruit-related debates, and some grammar goodies – including nominalisation, negative answers, and the power of a simple “No.” 🧠 Expect linguistic nuance, a quiz on nouns, and a surprise visit from AI Gav & Em with their Top 8 Tips for Teachers. Yes, really. ☕ Like what we do? Support the pod at ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod We’d love a tea, coffee or fruit-based ice cream (aubergine flavour, anyone?).

References:

Voice cloning: https://www.uberduck.ai/voice-cloning

Background music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W16EsK4JCKM&list=PL170TfEhZz-_GstI3bsghBfuD-u8nlHHD&index=1

Timestamps

00:00 – Alphabet confusion and intro
01:35 – Notes – aubergines, acai & accurate facts
08:01 – N is for Nuance – wicked vs bad, British indirectness
11:09 – Negative answers – hilarious grammar practice
14:48 – No – how to say it (without saying it)
17:38 – N is for Nominalisation – noun-forming game fun!
21:17 – Bonus! AI Gav & Em’s Top 8 Tips for TEFL Teachers
23:01 – Real Gav & Em react to their AI doubles
25:46 – Signing off with silliness

🎙️ This week on How To English with Gav & Em, it’s all about the letter M! From matching activities and mnemonics to a modal murder mystery, we explore how memory, meaning, and mindfulness can boost English teaching and learning. Expect laughs, learning, and the return of our matching game—with desserts! If you enjoy the show and want to support us, you can buy us a coffee at ☕ ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Resources: 22. Elementary, My Dear Watson, Advanced Grammar Games, Nelson

Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome and intro to the letter M
00:56 – Matching activities: fun or time-wasters?
04:30 – Dessert matching game 🍨
10:30 – Mnemonics and the FANBOYS trick
12:14 – What to do when students forget words
15:55 – Memory techniques and personalization
18:24 Modals through a murder mystery 🔍
24:09 – Movie Time: What happens next? 🎥
28:45 – Tip of the episode: Micro-teaching
30:08 – Tip of the episode: Mindful moments
32:59 – Final thoughts and wrap-up