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EVERYTHING EFL

I’m passionate about serving teachers. There’s no one size fits all lesson plan or solution to your class needs and issues. But, you’ve got a friend and support system in me. I can help reduce your overwhelm, give you some teachy inspo and improve your work-life balance. How? With solid takeaways you can try out immediately AND some much needed teacher love. Because your wellbeing is important too. You can find my contact details in the show notes if you"d like me to work with your institution and

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00:17:35

Episode 61: Teaching Grammar Lexically

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/08/30

In the second episode of my teaching lexically series, I tackle grammar. How can we get away from the dreaded rules + exercises + sentence-level production and get students using real-world phrases? Fear not! I give you the briefest of backgrounds to’ grammaticalizing’ lexis, and then I dive into a few simple activities and ways you can incorporate this directly into your teaching. It takes time and more than a little courage to change your teaching style but I think this series will help you and

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00:47:43

Episode 60: Teaching Lexically with Hugh Dellar

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/08/23

It’s a long one but it’s TOTALLY worth the listen. My guest is the mighty Hugh Dellar, co-author of Teaching Lexically. The lexical approach is something we should all be working towards to some degree. Here are Hugh’s thoughts on this approach (it’s better than traditional PPP), his opinion on teaching grammar in a traditional way (don’t do it), and some advice for teachers who would like to start incorporating this into their teaching practice (yes you can). If you enjoyed this episode, I’ll be

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00:36:28

Episode 59: So you Want to Teach in Chile? With...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/08/09

Recorded in January of this year, I talked to Jose-Luis and Daniel of ELT in Chile Podcast. If you are interested in living and working in Chile, this episode will let you know which Chilean wine to buy, the subtle nuances of Chilean social exchanges and dispelling or confirming the common myths surrounding Chilean culture. Oh, we talk about teaching in Chile too: the working conditions, linguistic issues, and things you should know about Chilean students. And most importantly, food. Enjoy! If you

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00:40:07

Episode 58: How to Incorporate Sustainability and the...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/08/02

Do you and your students groan when you reach the ‘environment’ unit in your course book? Well, this cracker of an episode is for you. I spoke to the thoroughly lovely Harry Waters of Renewable English about his career, his passion for the environment and how teachers can approach this topic in a different way to the boring old course book approach of ‘Here’s Our Unit on the Environment’. Forgive us for not always staying on topic. Digressions include: our love of teacher training, mindfulness, our

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00:16:18

Episode 57: Summer Madness: My Experience, Advice and...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/07/26

Summer’s here: cue the insanity. I can’t promise I’ll solve all your summer issues, but I what I can do is share a little advice and some activities to get you through, especially if you’re a first time teacher in a summer school. If you are more experienced, you might recognise some of the things that went awry during my first summer school way back in the early 2000s. I’d also love to know what your go-to summer activities are. You know the ones: you repeat them every couple of weeks as you are

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00:32:16

Episode 56: Give Your Students More Autonomy with...

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2021/07/12

Whatever your class demographic, I’m sure you can use your adaptive teacher skills and take something from this episode. My guest this week is the wonderful Wanda Atkins from Wanda’s #saywhat Podcast. She loves to get her students to teach something or to lead. She has some really nice ideas and advice to give students more autonomy and to flex their creative muscles, including what to do with a Mr Potato Head! Digressions include different ways students learn, our responsibilities as teachers,

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00:09:14

Episode 55: When Self-Doubt Creeps in......

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/06/30

Self doubt: it creeps in and tells you you’re not doing a good job. Fear not! I give you now only my, but some lovely people from LinkedIn’s tips to dispel the doubt and celebrate your fabulousness. I finish with a cheesy floor stomper of a tune that always lifts me up when I’m in need of some self-love. What’s your favourite pick-me-up song? Enjoy! Thanks to the following lovelies on LinkedIn: Elizabeth Mackie, Ellen Baker Dubois, Rasha Awad, Harry Waters, Silvina Mascitti, Ian Brownlee. Episode

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00:07:55

Episode 54: Get Your Students Lip-Synching!

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/06/21

This a short but real sweet one. Let's get away from presenting your students with a song of your choice. Let's do it a different way and get them to let go and lip-synch as a grand finale! This is what I did with my class: steal, adapt and tweak according to your students' needs. If you liked this episode, try this freebie. 10 Easy Ways to Add Positivity to your Class: https://www.subscribepage.com/p5j4r6 Episode Shownotes: Theme music by @sean.cass (Instagram). Like, share, DM me

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00:24:31

Episode 53: Authentic Board Games with Zdenek Lukas

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/06/14

Board gamer, much? This week I’m joined by English teacher and board games fanatic Zdenek Lukas of teacherzdenek.com We talk about why board games are such a positive addition to a class and then Zdenek recommends 5 games for you to try. Find Zdenek and all his social media links at www.teacherzdenek.com If you liked this episode, try this freebie. 10 Easy Ways to Add Positivity to your Class: https://www.subscribepage.com/p5j4r6 Show

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00:43:22

Episode 52: What Authentic Materials Can I Use for...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/05/31

My guest this week is ELT Trainer, author, vlogger, presenter and all-round wonderful John Hughes. We chat about what kinds of authentic materials to use on lower levels. If you’re fed up with using just menus and maps, you will find a wealth of great resources and ideas here. Topics include photos, videos, social media and simplifying more complex text, with a small digression into how to deliver instructions. Enjoy! If you liked this episode, try this freebie. Video and Discussion Lesson Plan

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00:11:07

Episode 51: Bite-sized learning

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2021/05/24

Every wonder why your students forget everything the day after your amazing, impactful lesson? As a teacher, I’m constantly trying new things and changing things up. This idea of doing more bite-sized learning is still in its trial phase but I think it suits the way that information is communicated and received. What do you think? If you liked this episode, try this freebie. 10 Easy Ways to Add Positivity to your Class: https://www.subscribepage.com/p5j4r6 Theme music by @sean.cass

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00:09:59

Episode 50: Let’s get our Jamboard on!

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2021/05/17

If you’ve never used Jamboard with your online learners, fear not! This episode is just a snapshot of what I’ve been doing with it. If you’re a seasoned veteran of Jamboard, let me know what I’ve missed. I know you have hundreds of great ideas. Comment on the following posts: @https://www.instagram.com/p/CO98a_2AYSE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link @https://www.linkedin.com/posts/erin-o-byrne-90b58a55_jamboard-onlinelearning-activity-6799979896698355712-W5iJ @https://twitter.com/Everything_EFL If you

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00:52:49

Episode 49: Advice for ALL New Teachers with Melinda...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/05/02

I love this episode! I chatted with the wonderful Melinda Thomas from newteachersconnect in a long-form version of last week’s quickie about advice for new teachers. She approaches this from a more global, state school perspective and I say a lot of stuff from last week as well as also chiming in on Melinda’s ideas. We don’t know what each other is going to say – how far do we meet in the middle simply, as teachers? It’s a long one but worth it. I got all the feels chatting to Melinda. She’s a

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00:13:17

Episode 48: New to Teaching? Here are a Few Tips...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/04/25

Need a few tips? These are my top tips on being a new teacher. If you’re not new to teaching, what did I miss? If you liked this episode, try this freebie. A worksheet using common present perfect phrases so students can review this difficult grammar point in terms of institutionalized phrases, building their own context around them. https://www.subscribepage.com/presentperfectlexicallesson Theme music by @sean.cass (Instagram). Like, share, DM me and follow me on Instagram

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00:10:41

Episode 47: Teaching or Human-Centred Learning?

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/04/19

Need some inspo this week? Are you teaching or really TEACHING? Do you see students in your class or do you see people? Do you tick off the contents of your syllabus or allow your students to learn? This my philosophical look at how teaching should be rather than what our schools expect us to do in terms of a syllabus and structure. Damn rules and regulations. Always cramping our style.... If you liked this episode, try this freebie. Video and Discussion Lesson Plan Based on a YouTube Short, Take a

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00:16:04

Episode 46: Outgoing Students VS Shy Students Online...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/04/05

It’s hard enough in a physical classroom to get shy students to talk, but when you’re online and there are outgoing students in the class, it’s even harder. As I continue my journey teaching online and learning as I go, here’s what I’ve been doing to overcome this problem: not just to make my life easier, but to build different communication skills for my lovely B2 students. What would you do differently? If you liked this episode, try this freebie. Video and Discussion Lesson Plan Based on a

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00:47:48

Episode 45: Critical Thinking Activities with Radhika...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/03/28

Not too sure if you’re doing enough critical thinking in class? Even if you teach in a non-EFL environment, there are plenty ideas to steal in this week’s episode. I’m excited about this one! In January 2021, I was joined once again by the fabulous Radhika Iyer (see episode 34). We start by having a good natter about the concept of critical thinking in the classroom and then Radhika gives you loads of fab activities to try out with your students, mainly B1 and up. I throw in a few ideas of my own

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00:18:26

Episode 44: Mental Health and Online Teaching: My...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/03/21

What a rollercoaster it’s been. I asked for your advice and boy, did you give it! Did I follow it? You bet I did! I also had a bunch of unanticipated feelings and experiences. Join me as I talk about the journey of my first week teaching online after a year’s unemployment and how I tried to navigate this alongside a personal event that affected my mental health. Can you relate? Language warning: I use a couple of naughty words. Language references: CCQs – Concept checking questions and ICQs =

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00:33:53

Episode 43: Using Drama in Your Lessons with Aoife...

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/03/07

Have you ever felt like spicing things up a bit but not sure how? I'm talking about drama - the good kind. The lovely Aoife Maguire gives you some simple, doable tips to try out in your class. These activities can be adapted for online teaching too! Aoife Maguire has been an English language teacher, Drama facilitator and writer for more than two and a half decades. She is also currently training to be a psychotherapist. You can find her here on Linkedin:

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00:12:45

Episode 42B: Future Forms Part 2

EVERYTHING EFL ·

2021/03/01

Still with me? Thirsty for more? Let's talk about the dreaded moment when you have to try and explain the real difference between present continuous and be going to. Also, a bonus idea for won’t or wouldn’t... I’ve also added in a little bonus idea for using won’t or wouldn’t – not really connected to the future but I just like throwing stuff out there. Again, a pen and paper may be handy.. Materials Referenced: 700 Activities, Seymour and Popova, MacMillan Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate Teacher's

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