What helps you keep learning English when your confidence takes a dip? A little encouragement, somewhere comfortable to practise and a reminder that you’re already doing something impressive!
In this episode of How to English with Gav & Em, we celebrate our community with five guest teachers. Originally recorded at the end of 2022, this year-end special offers practical mini-lessons for teachers and learners.
Aleksandra shares phrases for cheering someone on. Mahi suggests ways to practise when speaking English feels embarrassing. Veronica explores gonna, wanna and other reductions in American English. Tanguy untangles beside and besides, while Dr Anne challenges the idea that learning more than one language causes confusion.
We also discuss active listening, revisit your lovely feedback and remember that first lessons can feel daunting for students too. And yes, Em even treats us to a little singing!
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How Can English Speakers Encourage Someone Without Choosing the Wrong Tone? With Aleksandra
https://howtoenglishpod.com/how-can-english-speakers-encourage-someone-without-choosing-the-wrong-tone-with-aleksandra-s03e25/
How Can English Learners Take a First Speaking Step When They Feel Embarrassed? With Mahi
https://howtoenglishpod.com/how-can-english-learners-take-a-first-speaking-step-when-they-feel-embarrassed-with-mahi-s03e25/
How Can Learners Recognise Gonna, Wanna and Other Reduced Forms in Spoken English? With Veronica
https://howtoenglishpod.com/how-can-learners-recognise-gonna-wanna-and-other-reduced-forms-in-spoken-english-with-veronica-s03e25/
What Is the Difference Between Beside and Besides? With Tanguy
https://howtoenglishpod.com/what-is-the-difference-between-beside-and-besides-with-tanguy-s03e25/
Does Using a Home Language Have to Conflict with Learning English? With Dr Anne
https://howtoenglishpod.com/does-using-a-home-language-have-to-conflict-with-learning-english-with-dr-anne-s03e25/
Episode guide:
https://howtoenglishpod.com/episode-guide-december-special-s03e25/
GUESTS
Aleksandra:
https://www.instagram.com/distant_eng/
http://distanteng.tilda.ws/
Mahi:
https://www.instagram.com/english.withmahi/
Veronica:
https://www.instagram.com/wannaspeakbyveroniq/
https://www.youtube.com/@wannaspeakbyveroniq
Tanguy:
https://www.instagram.com/nextlevelearning_/
https://www.nextlevelearning.fr/
Dr Anne:
https://www.instagram.com/laenglishtutor/
https://linktr.ee/laenglishtutor
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Thank you to everyone who listened, shared an activity, contributed a lesson or sent us a kind word. Your encouragement keeps us going!
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome and supporting the show
00:58 Celebrating teachers and learners
02:06 Listener feedback and welcoming first lessons
08:08 Why active listening matters
10:48 Introducing our five guest teachers
12:17 Aleksandra: phrases to encourage learners
14:39 Mahi: overcoming embarrassment when speaking English
16:48 Veronica: reductions in American English
18:11 Reductions versus contractions
26:25 Tanguy: beside or besides?
29:56 Dr Anne: learning more than one language
33:49 More listener feedback and thank-yous
37:14 Looking ahead to the next year
38:04 Final goodbyes
