In this episode of How To English Pod, Gav and Em dive into the ups and downs of teaching. From juggling long‑term classes and welcoming new students, to grammar slip‑ups, medical vocabulary surprises, and the eternal mystery of whether books are brilliant or boring. They also chat about remembering (and forgetting!) student details, merging groups, and why a single yawn might say more about a lesson than any feedback form ever could. If you’d like to support the show and help keep the coffee flowing, you can visit ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodTimestamps00:00 – Warm welcome, rumbling stomachs01:06 Anywhere/anyone/anything5:10 Medical English & pronunciation discoveries 07:12 Remembering students’ personal info.15:39 Long‑term students vs. new students26:04 Books: useful tools or unnecessary burdens? 31:31 The yawn test for lesson success

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