🎙️ 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