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ELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESL


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ELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESL
Robert Chartrand and Bill Pellowe
Theme-based dialog podcasts include language practice for intermediate-level students of English, such as EFL, ESL and ESOL. These conversations have two or more speakers. Read transcripts and listen to mp3 files.
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Betting Weekly: EFL Championship


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English Championship Football League Picks & Predictions for Matchday 3, including Sunderland v Queens Park Rangers
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Check out English Championship Football League picks & predictions for Matchday 3 from Betting Weekly™: The Championship! You'll hear soccer betting odds and analysis from betting experts George Elek and Jack Wright. This week, picks for Sunderland v Queens Park Rangers and more! Score all of your English Championship Football League betting tips r…
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The Official EFL Podcast


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S5 Ep3: Reading’s Tom Ince is doing his dad proud and Walsall are off to a flyer as it’s win win for Mike Flynn!
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On this week’s official EFL podcast, Mark Clemmit has the pleasure of catching up with Reading’s Tom Ince, after he scored that worldie last weekend to make his dad super proud, and Mike Flynn’s Walsall sit top of Skybet League Two, with a maximum 6 points from their first two games!Door EFL
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Episode 84: Chunk that Grammar! with Harry Waters
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Yep, we're going lexical again in a very practical episode with the lovely fellow Brit and Friend of the Podcast, Harry Waters, of Renewable English fame. We play lexical ping-pong with chunks of grammar that we think your students will find very useful to build natural spoken English.The inevitable digressions include Chris Hemsworth, football T-s…
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The EFL Magazine Business Podcast


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Building an EdTech Company with 1.5 Million Registered Users, with Jarrad Merlo
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Jarrad Merlo is the principal consultant of Nouns n' Verbs.com where he helps schools, publishers and companies digitise their language learning and testing products, content, assessment, media, marketing, teaching and strategy. He co-founded and spent the last ten years building an EdTech company called E2 that specialises in B2C and B2B high-stak…
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Betting Weekly: EFL Championship


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English Championship Football League Picks & Predictions for Matchday 2, including QPR vs Middlesbrough
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Check out English Championship Football League picks & predictions for Matchday 2 from Betting Weekly™: The Championship! You'll hear soccer betting odds and analysis from betting experts George Elek and Jack Wright. After a wild first week of action, the field is wide open, but Norwich City looks like an early favorite. Middlesbrough also looks st…
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The Official EFL Podcast


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S5 Ep2: Lionesses, Hornets, Rovers and a Barrow load of possibilities!
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On this week’s official EFL podcast, Mark Clemmit has pulled out all the stops as he sits down with new Watford boss Rob Edwards about his big step up from Skybet division two to the championship. He also hears from Blackburn Rovers Ladies manager Gemma Donnelly, about proudly bringing through some of the Lionesses stars on their fantastic Euro win…
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Getting Your Money to Work for You through Strategic Investing, with Nicola Prentis
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Nicola Prentis started off in ELT as a teacher, bouncing around the world wherever she most wanted to go at the time: Czech Republic, Turkey, Australia, Spain, Thailand. She started writing EFL materials as a way to transition into working from her sofa and settled in Spain around 2012. Once she realised she could sell ideas to magazines, she branc…
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The Official EFL Podcast


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S5 Ep1: The New Season Preview with Curtis Davies
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The summer break is over in the football world, and Mark Clemmit returns for a brand new full EFL season preview with Derby County captain Curtis Davies!Door EFL
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Betting Weekly: EFL Championship


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2022 English Championship Football League futures betting analysis & odds
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Don't bet on soccer futures until you hear this episode of Betting Weekly: EFL Championship! George Elek and Jack Wright offer their insights on 2022 English Championship Football League futures before the new season starts this Friday. You'll hear all of the best odds to help you formulate a solid betting strategy. Get all of your English Champion…
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Betting Weekly: EFL Championship


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English Championship Football League Matchday 1 picks & analysis - Season kickoff special!
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Check out English Championship Football League Matchday 1 picks from Betting Weekly™! You'll hear soccer predictions and betting analysis from betting expert and broadcaster George Elek and Jack Wright. This season begins with new faces as Norwich City, Watford and Burnley are coming down from the Premier League. At the other end of the table, Wiga…
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Episode 83: The Power of Self-Selected Fiction by Stephen Krashen
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How do you see reading as part of your students' language acquisition? Stephen Krashen certainly knows more than I do about this, so who better to turn to than the world-renowned linguist, educational researcher and activist? In this episode, I delve into his ideas on the power of self-selected reading. I'm not saying he's right or wrong: I'm just …
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The EFL Magazine Business Podcast


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Becoming a Prosperous Online Teacher within 12 Months, with Jeff Johnson
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Jeff Johnson made the break into online teaching almost 2 years years ago and hasn't looked back since. By using his experience in education and aptitude for strategic planning, Jeff has carved out a thriving business within 2 years by being focused, measured, patient and on message with his offering. Jeff has hired a teacher recently, and is seein…
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Episode 82: 4 Ways to Ease the Pain of Writing Tasks
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Writing: a word that often strikes fear into the heart of the student. How do your students feel about writing? How do YOU feel about teaching it? In this episode, not only do I offer 4 things to consider when doing a writing task with your students, but I also throw in a bonus writing activity at the end. Enjoy! Download my freebies! Reflection le…
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Giving Power Back to Online Teachers through Collective Ownership, with John Hayes
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John Hayes is the creator of MyCoolClass Co-operative, a UK based learning platform cooperative owned collectively by its members. He is former private detective from California and has been living in Poland for the past 6 years teaching English online and at language schools. John has traveled to 32 countries and has a background in activism, comm…
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A Chat with Jane Dancaster, Managing Director of Wimbledon School of English
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Jane Dancaster is currently Managing Director of Wimbledon School of English (one of the UK’s top English language schools). She started her EFL career as a teacher 35 years ago and has worked in English language teaching and management both overseas and in the UK in a variety of organisations ranging from a co-operative school to a well-known grou…
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Episode 81: Get your Learners Hooked on English with Fluency MC (Jason Levine)
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Fluency MC, AKA Jason Levine, is one of a kind: he’s a teacher, trainer and knowledge entertainer. Firstly, he tells me about his unique use of hip-hop in French schools to promote repetition and rhythm in an engaging way and then we discuss the importance of learner autonomy and how to get your students hooked on English without forcing it on them…
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Self-Publishing and Building a Successful Publishing Company, with Dorothy Zemach
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Today's guest is Dorothy Zemach. Dorothy and I chat about her career, self-publishing, and running a successful publishing company. She also, give tips, advice, and encouragement to those who might want to write and publish an ELT book Dorothy Zemach taught ESL and other foreign languages for over 20 years, in Asia, Africa, and the US. She holds an…
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The Path to Building a Successful Online Teaching Platform, with Alex Asher
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Alex Asher is the CEO of Learncube. Originally from New Zealand and now living in London, Alex has successfully steered learn cube to the successful company it is today. We chat about Alex's life as an entrepreneur. In the chat he reflects on an initial business failure and the lessons he has learned from the experience. We also cover the important…
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Episode 80: For the Love of God, Stop Talking! How to Lower Your Teacher Talk Time
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One thing I've noticed that teachers do a lot is talk. Newsflash: that's NOT your job! In this quickie episode, I offer a few ways to lower your TTT so your students can breathe, process and think. Enjoy. Sign up to my twice-monthly newsletter for more teachy stuff: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/l5f8v6 Do me a solid and fill out m…
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Get More Leads and Clients through LinkedIn, with Rob Lally
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Rob Lally helps B2B consultants and service providers get more leads through LinkedIn. We sat down and had a chat about Rob's business and how best to use LinkedIn to improve your profile, build your brand, and ultimately bring in more business. "If you are looking to grow your business with great quality leads, Rob is the man to go." - Syed Saiful…
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The Official EFL Podcast


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S4 Ep46: The best of the guests part 2!
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It's that time of the year where we like to bring you a little compilation of the most memorable interviews that Mark Clemmit has done this season, so following our best of the guests part 1 which we gave you at Christmas, we hope you enjoy this part 2 episode as a little summer treat!Door EFL
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Teacher, Trainer, Rapper, Designer: Jason R Levine, A.K.A Fluency MC
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Jason R Levine an English language specialist for young learners and adults He runs workshops for teachers and shows for students worldwide. Best know as Fluency MC Jason has clocked up millions of views worldwide for his YouTube videos that help English learners tackle the often-tedious parts of learning the language through rap. A non-exhaustive …
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S4 Ep45: Season Review 2021-2022
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Now that everything has been concluded in all 3 divisions of the EFL, it's time for Mark Clemmit and David Prutton, to sit down and have a full and detailed review of the season that was 2021-2022!Door EFL
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Episode 79: Want to Start Implementing the Lexical Approach Here's How! With Hugh Dellar
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I am once again joined by the thoroughly lovely Hugh Dellar. In episode 60, we took a deep dive into what the lexical approach is and in this episode, we take it in turns suggesting some simple ways to actually implement it into your classroom practice. This episode is full of easy-to-use, low-to-no-prep ideas that you can start on straightaway. Di…
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Getting to 200 Million Podcast Downloads in Seven Years, with Lindsay McMahon
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Lindsay is an education technology (Edtech) entrepreneur in the field of ESL (English as a Second Language) as well as a teacher who strives to help clients reach their communication goals in order to achieve their dreams. As the producer and co-host of the award-winning All Ears English Podcast, Lindsay has built a digital brand that inspires stud…
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S4 Ep44: Playoff Finals Preview with Owen Coyle
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With the playoff finals for the Skybet Championship and League Two being held at Wembley this weekend, Mark Clemmit is joined by the brilliant Owen Coyle for some punditry perfection, as he gives his thoughts on Mansfield Town v Port Vale and Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest, to assess who he thinks have got the best chance of going up into th…
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Sunderland win at Wembley! Who else will be promoted?
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Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two in the final Sky Sports EFL Podcast of the season. Sunderland gained promotion from League One after beating Wycombe in the play-off final, and the panel look back at their Wembley win, wrapping up the key post-match re…
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Getting Organised, Focused, and Productive in Your Business, with Rachel Baker
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Rachel Baker is the founder and owner of Merciful Mornings, LLC, a wife, mom of two kids, and lifelong teacher. She has persevered through many difficult struggles, and it fills her cup to help others who are working through similar situations. Her BA and M.Ed. in early childhood special education have allowed her to work as a developmental therapi…
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The Official EFL Podcast


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S4 Ep43: Cowley’s league one playoff final preview, and Challinor’s relishing the challenge of the football league next season!
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With Saturday’s Wembley final between Sunderland and Wycombe Wanderers only days away, Mark Clemmit is joined by Portsmouth’s Danny Cowley to preview the tie and provide some expert punditry on all the week’s other big issues. Elsewhere, Stockport County manager Dave Challinor has begun the journey to bring the club back to where it belongs. Next y…
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Episode 78: Teaching or Coaching? Which is Better? With Csabi Berger
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I'm so happy to have Csabi Berger join me. He's a language coach. A what, I hear you cry? Don't worry - he'll explain the differences between teaching and coaching and how you can implement some simple strategies to promote learner autonomy. Because that's what we want, right? We want our students to develop an interest in language outside the clas…
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The Lowdown on Branding Your EFL Business for Success, with Korinne Algie
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Korinne is the founder of KAIE Marketing (korinnealgie.com), an international education marketing consultancy and Co-founder of the Education Marketing Collective, a membership platform providing digital skills training and support to education professionals. Korinne has over 20 years in international education and, having been an exchange student …
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S4 Ep42: Expert insight and analysis from Mark Robins and Jamille Matt lifts the lid on Forest Green Rovers’ title celebrations!
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Coventry City boss Mark Robins has been there and done it in the game, and there are few who know more about the inner workings of the football business than him. He sits down with Mark Clemmit to talk about the season they’ve just had personally, but also offers his thoughts on the Championship playoffs pack as things start to hot up. No playoffs …
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The play-offs have arrived!
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Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two. In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look back at the final day of the season, as Sheffield United and Luton sealed the final two play-off berths. They will face off against Nottingham Forest and …
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A Chat with Jamie Keddie on His Entrepreneurial Journey Building His Video Subscription Site
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Jamie Keddie studied biochemistry at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. That was followed by a degree in music at Leeds College of Music. For a while, he worked as a singer-piano player on ships, but nothing too glamorous. After getting tendonitis in his arms, Jamie was forced into a career change. He went to live in Spain and started working …
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The Official EFL Podcast


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S4 Ep41: Wigan are champions of League One and Mitrovic has set the Championship on fire!
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Wigan boss Leam Richardson has done an outstanding job with the Latics, and joins Mark Clemmit to talk about the extraordinary season that has seen his side top Skybet League One as their season comes to a close. Meanwhile 43 goals and counting, has seen Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic smash the 42 goal record held by Guy Whittingham for nearly 3 deca…
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Wigan & Rotherham promoted, Exeter also up & Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest preview
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Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Don Goodman to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two. In League One (from the start) we review the final day of the season as Wigan and Rotherham secured promotion. The play-offs are also set as MK Dons face Wycombe and Sunderland play Sheffield Wednesday. Who will join…
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Episode 77: Need to brush up on your CCQs and ICQs?
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I know, we don't have much time to cram everything in our lessons but some things are worth taking time over: checking your students' understanding of vocabulary and instructions. I mean, how hard is it? Not that hard, actually but I'm sure I'm not the only one who's guilty of neglecting a few concept-checking and instruction-checking questions fro…
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From BBC Producer to Digital Learning Content Entrepreneur, with Adam Salkeld
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Adam Salkeld is a former TV producer with the BBC and worked on such shows at Panorama and The Money Programme. After leaving the BBC, he founded Digital Learning Associates with Stephen Haggard. Digital Learning Associates are leaders in Authentic Video and Video First Resources for education. They operate globally with content and partners on 5 c…
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S4 Ep40: Job done by the The Guv'nor and Jobi McAnuff reflects on receiving the prestigious Sir Tom Finney Award 2022
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Reading's interim manager Paul Ince came in with the job of securing the Royals championship status for next season, and with games to spare he's done just that. Incy catches up with Clem about his plans for the future, and also shares the secrets of his great looking hair. Elsewhere, Jobi McAnuff was honoured at last Sunday's annual EFL Awards in …
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Fulham go up, Oldham go down & O’Brien’s superstitions
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Jonathan Oakes is joined by Gary Weaver and Jobi McAnuff to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two. In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look back at Fulham confirming their promotion, Huddersfield fan Richard Kosmala (@TakesThatChance) discusses their hopes for the rest of the season, and a round-u…
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S4 Ep39: The full fallout from a busy Easter weekend of fixtures
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David Prutton is in the Clem for another week, as he looks back on a busy weekend of fixtures across the EFL and the effect it’s had on the top and bottom of the tables. Joining him are Millwall manager Gary Rowett, whose side’s impressive run of form in the second half of the season, currently sees them sit seventh in the Skybet Championship, only…
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Can the Terriers and the Hatters prep for the play-offs?
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Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Dave Edwards to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two. In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look back at an enthralling Easter weekend of action, as Bournemouth tightened their grip on second spot, while Luton and Huddersfield also claimed back-to-ba…
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Episode 76: Is Reading the Best Way to Learn a Language? WIth Olly Richards
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Recorded in lockdown last year, I've been saving this one - Olly Richards is a linguistic powerhouse. What better person to ask about language learning? Do your students read? Do they dislike reading? Why? Olly gives you real food for thought on this fascinating episode. We covered so much ground. This episode may well change your approach to readi…
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An Interview with Sue Leather: ELT Consultant, Author, Educator, and Business Owner
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Sue Leather is a UK ELT consultant, teacher educator and author, now based in Vancouver. She runs an educational consultancy group, Sue Leather Associates ( www.sueleatherassociates.com ) specialising in teacher and trainer education, teacher’s professional development, and in the management of international ELT projects. She holds an MA in Educati…
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S4 Ep38: Prutts in for Clem with Boro's Chris Wilder, Wednesday's Barry Bannan and Vale's Andy Crosby
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With Mark Clemmit enjoying a well earned break for a fortnight, David Prutton comes straight off the bench to deputise, and he's brought some star guests with him this week! He kicks off with Middlesbrough's Chris Wilder who gives a frank and honest assessment of his side and the situation they find themselves in, as they continue their push for th…