How to English TEFL Podcast

Welcome back to How To English: Teach and Learn with Gav & Em! In today’s episode, we dive into the reality of teaching English — from trying to make lessons “fun,” to accidentally stressing students out, to Gav’s brand‑new teaching concept: Cold Coffee Syndrome. We also explore how TEFL life leaks into our “normal” lives, how online teaching affects real‑world conversations, and how cancelled lessons make us really feel. Plus, Em attempts to entertain us with some questionable teacher jokes… 😅If you enjoy the show, buy us a hot drink (which may go cold while teaching!) at: 👉 https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Background music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbOkPxriS6sShort
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
00:57 – Interruption & DIScover
02:25 – Fun vs stress in the classroom
09:19 – Gav’s Cold Coffee Syndrome
14:19 – TEFL life and “real life”
21:38 – Online vs face‑to‑face skills
24:20 – How cancellations make teachers feel
28:29 – Em’s English teacher jokes
32:12 – Wrap‑up & Ko‑fi

Welcome to How To English: Teach & Learn with Gav & Em! A fun TEFL podcast where conversation lessons go wild, ideas run out, car parks become grammar topics, and teachers try to figure out how much personality is too much. Season 7 is all about relaxing, chatting, and seeing where the lesson leads! Support us at www.ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod 💛Timestamps00:00 — Welcome back & Season 7 begins01:45 — Conversation lessons: confidence vs planning04:15 — Balancing grammar and natural conversation15:51 — How teachers generate topics & avoid going blank24:26 — Low‑level learners & everyday phrases30:04 — Teacher personality: how much to share37:29 — Being adaptable vs rigid as a teacher39:41 — Wrap‑up & goodbye

It’s the final episode of Season 6, and Gav and Em finish the A–Z of TEFL by squeezing X, Y and Z into one playful, language-packed show. Expect tricky pronunciation, unusual words, classroom games, zeitgeist vocabulary, zero articles, zero conditionals, and plenty of laughs along the way. A fun and thoughtful wrap-up to the season, celebrating language, teaching and learning. If you’d like to support the podcast, you can buy them a coffee at ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Resources
AI voice: https://elevenlabs.io/
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt5YsCsv9Sc&list=RDQMRnuMug6asRQ&index=3

Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome & end-of-season reflections
03:26 – Em's X word
04:30 – Gav's X, Y, Z words
15:37 – Gav & Em's pronunciation rules
17:12 – The Yes/No questioning game
21:46 – Teaching value of the Yes/No game
22:35 – Zeitgeist Decade vocabulary
28:24 – Superstitious Zero articles
34:19 – Zero conditional and comparisons
38:43 – It was sooooo...
42:26 – Em's teaching tips
43:19 – Gav's tip
42:22 – Season wrap-up & thanks

Welcome to another wild ride on the Gav & Em TEFL train! This week, they explore the wonderful world of W. From worst-case lesson nightmares to WH-questions, wish structures, word order, and the moments when teaching really does start to wear a bit thin. Expect laughter, language tips, classroom chaos, and some spectacularly silly sentences (dragons, rollercoasters, and volcanoes included!). If you enjoy the show and want to show some support, you can do so at ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod

Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome aboard the W episode
01:22 – Worst lesson nightmares
08:42 – WH-question words & a mystery celebrity
13:57 – Wish sentences (present, past & would)
18:20 – “In time” vs “On time” – the great mix-up
22:13 – Emergency lesson: W is for Word Order!
30:43 – Wearing thin – is teaching ever boring?
35:57 – Negative WH-questions
38:20 – Tip of the episode: Warmers & candles
39:30 – Watch, Wait, Welcome – advice for teachers & learners
41:46 – Wrapping up W and looking ahead to X, Y, Z

Welcome back to the A–Z of TEFL, where this week Gav and Em tumble head-first into the wonderfully vibrant world of V! Expect variety, velvet vests, victorious vocabulary moments, and a VERY enthusiastic debate about voiced fricatives. There are visual coincidences, laughing puppies, identical cars, and a surprisingly deep chat about finding your authentic teacher voice. Grab a cuppa to support the show at ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod
Grammar Drops: https://www.youtube.com/@GrammarDrops
Whizbusters: https://whizbusters.teachable.com/
Game music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=951ZpDOP9VY&list=PL170TfEhZz-_GstI3bsghBfuD-u8nlHHD&index=13

Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
01:04 – Variety, spice, and T-shirts
04:58 – Shout-outs!
05:46 – Voiced letters & the /v/ vs /w/ showdown
13:06 – Visual coincidences picture task
22:54 – Finding your teacher voice
29:02 – Big & small teaching victories
31:07 – Vocabulary vs Lexis
35:14 – Body-action vocabulary game
39:48 – Vitality as a teacher
43:49 – Gav's tips and more Vs
43:13 – Em's tip
45:15 – Outro & next week’s teaser