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