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October 24, 2025 β€’ 44 mins

🎧 How to English: Teach and Learn with Gav & Em β€” Episode 20: T Welcome to another tea-fuelled episode of How to English β€” the podcast for teachers and learners of English as a foreign language! β˜•οΈ This week, Gav & Em tackle the letter T, exploring TEFL, timelines, tone, task-based learning, and a treasure trove of teaching tips from students themselves. Expect laughter, tongue twisters, biscuits, and plenty of teacherly tangents!πŸ’¬ Support the show: ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome & tea talk

01:06 – TEFL: Be prepared & Don’t stress

08:06 – T for Timelines: visualising grammar

16:55 – T for Tone: intonation, emotion, and the magic of meaning

20:18 – May and Will

25:04 – Teaching tips from learners (the student perspective!)

32:47 – T for Task-Based Learning: fun, communicative activities

39:17 – Gav's T Tip: Test Your Articles

42:00 – Em's T Tip: Transcription & IPA

43:13 – The hardest tongue twister ever

44:22 – Outro and Roller disco

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