FASCINATING CONVERSATION WITH GIDEON from LET THEM TALK TV English teachers' advice.

Gideon from @LetThemTalkTV joins me for a thoroughly enjoyable chat today and kindly answers my probing questions such as, "Why do people watch your videos?", "Is KZread good for learning English?", "What is the most challenging aspect of learning English for students?", "What is your opinion of English exams?" and more.
I'm sure you are already very familiar with Gideon's channel Let Them Talk TV. If not... where have you been??? Go and check it out!
Idioms Gideon uses in the chat:
To milk it = to take full advantage of something
By hook or by crook = by any means necessary
To be washed up = to be no longer successful/popular
Time stamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:12 What do you do for a living?
2:32 What is your teaching background?
6:56 First KZread video
13:51 Why do people watch your videos?
18:10 Deciding what types of videos to make
22:23 British English or American English?
25:26 Is watching KZread videos a good way to learn English?
29:19 Most challenging aspect of English learning
33:14 Advice for English learners
36:15 What's your opinion on English exam
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Ben Gill
English teacher
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Пікірлер: 53

  • @LetThemTalkTV
    @LetThemTalkTV Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Ben. It was an honour and a privilege to be invited onto your channel. It seems that we have so much in common. Not only did we both start our teaching in Madrid but we also share the same perspective as to how English should be taught.

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed! Great minds think alike 😃

  • @freddiemercury8700

    @freddiemercury8700

    Жыл бұрын

    Good to see you here Gideon. Stay mellow 😂😉

  • @raoulkurvitz6305

    @raoulkurvitz6305

    Жыл бұрын

    @@freddiemercury8700 "Stay mellow!" - the best expression I've ever learnt from you, Gideon! 😁

  • @isabelatence7035

    @isabelatence7035

    Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this interview, my favorite master in learning the English language

  • @Crisguay
    @Crisguay Жыл бұрын

    I'm blown away! A "grammarian" and a "to the pointer" sharing a screen. What a milestone! Thanks to both of you! 🤗

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, Cristina!

  • @maritzajimenez6690
    @maritzajimenez66909 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this wonderful chat! I do believe Gideon is the best English teacher in KZread, a real professional who knows how to teach and motivate his students. I "go" to his classes every night

  • @Garm6176
    @Garm6176 Жыл бұрын

    Ohhhh my two favourite channels in one video!✨

  • @yvonnesmith8245
    @yvonnesmith82456 ай бұрын

    Gideon is such a wonderful speaker. He has a delightful accent and a nice voice.❤️

  • @RurikRossiEnglishTeacher
    @RurikRossiEnglishTeacher Жыл бұрын

    It's such a pleasure to watch these two inspiring English teachers have a lovely chat. Great job Ben!

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Rurik 🙂

  • @aslbakrc3038
    @aslbakrc3038 Жыл бұрын

    Ben, you really got me with Plexit:) Gosh, it cracked me up real bad:) That was so much fun. Loved this conversation series (I assume it is gonna be a thing from this day on if it hasn't been already). Keep it going!

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @OceanChild75
    @OceanChild75 Жыл бұрын

    Ben + Gideon + Jon = Holy Trinity when it comes to English learning ❤

  • @englishforadvancedlearners
    @englishforadvancedlearners Жыл бұрын

    Nice, two of my favourite English teachers in one video, thanks to both of you! I really appreciate this kind of interviews / spontaneous conversations, I hope this will be continued or repeated once in a while. Good luck and happy teaching!

  • @ericban842
    @ericban842 Жыл бұрын

    what a great and low key interview. I can listen to both of you for hours. thank you very much for this video.

  • @edilsonluizpereira2421
    @edilsonluizpereira2421 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for giving us this amazing chat. The best one I have seen. Informal, easy to understand and with lots of pieces of advice.

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @nkprimavera
    @nkprimavera Жыл бұрын

    Charisma and Good looks - 👑100%🎉Thank you very much!:)))❤You are both Wonderful Nature-Born Teachers!!! Class.Quality. Approach.I am really grateful for your work.🙏🙏🙏

  • @markethrubesova
    @markethrubesova Жыл бұрын

    No way!!! Awesome. Thank you, guys!!! I love you both

  • @isabelmagadan9387
    @isabelmagadan9387 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the pleasant chat. In an ideal situation, whitout preassure or obsession to pass now (that made me sick at school, etc), exams should be the means. The pourpose should be to continue learning and integrating the language as a routine of life, so i'm totally agree with you. Motivation and to work for it are our task, I'm aware ( Sorry to all of you for the mistakes , i'm beginer )

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Well said, Isabel!

  • @freddiemercury8700
    @freddiemercury8700 Жыл бұрын

    Of course! We love Gideon. I am one of his big fans. I learned a lot of him. He is an Eggcellent funny cockney geezer. Greetings from Casablanca, by the way; I wonder where his mate Jon Monty is 🤔🤔🤔

  • @Call0fMaxi
    @Call0fMaxi Жыл бұрын

    Awesome conversation! Plus, as a Spanish native, I concurr with Ben about that inborn fear we spanish people fight with. If more of us could lose that initial fear to actually speaking english, we would be really surprised of what we can achieve ! Keep up the good work!

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!!

  • @dianaivosevic1165
    @dianaivosevic1165 Жыл бұрын

    My two favorite English teacher! Thank you, both! pls, Carry on!

  • @dianaivosevic1165

    @dianaivosevic1165

    Жыл бұрын

    TeacherS!

  • @raoulkurvitz6305
    @raoulkurvitz6305 Жыл бұрын

    Wow!!!!! So great to see the two of you together! Gideon IS a legend, and besides of all he is such a funny guy (we may say even "hysterical", may-be- !? 🙂) Anyways, you both are my favourite teachers of English, btw. Alongside with Lucy the Blonde - none of you does get even close being that beautiful however, I'm so sorry... 😭 Greetings from 🇪🇪 ! R.

  • @causilvestrini7000
    @causilvestrini7000 Жыл бұрын

    My two favourite teachers in one video, great!

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😃

  • @ursulafischer4238
    @ursulafischer4238 Жыл бұрын

    Yes, Loom of the Language or Die Sprachen der Welt! A great fascinating and easy to read book by the Swiss linguist Frederick Bodmer, predecessor to Noam Chomsky at the MIT. Still worth reading today!

  • @nastya3280
    @nastya3280 Жыл бұрын

    What a collaboration😱😱😱😱😱

  • @turicoppola9815
    @turicoppola9815 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Ben! I appreciate it.

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it, Turi!

  • @Phulanitos
    @Phulanitos Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ben!

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome 🙂

  • @marylkap6498
    @marylkap6498 Жыл бұрын

    Follow your bliss & enjoy it ☺️

  • @freddiemercury8700
    @freddiemercury8700 Жыл бұрын

    No Gideon, we watch your videos simply because, not only are you a great grammarian, but also a comedian that makes us laugh more than Charlie Chaplin 😂🤣

  • @ericban842
    @ericban842 Жыл бұрын

    as you said beeing a teacher doesn't mean you can't make mistakes. you are human not a robot. it happens.

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    True

  • @Kej.9
    @Kej.9 Жыл бұрын

    I follow both of you :) great to see you together :)

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, K!

  • @Maria-tl1lm
    @Maria-tl1lm Жыл бұрын

    It happens a lot in Spain. Language Schools hire native speakers who are not teachers to teach English. Some of them haven't got a clue. I think it's a huge mistake because being a navite speaker of English doesn't make you a teacher at all. "Intrusismo profesional", it's called. Not everybody is able to teach.

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree.

  • @finn405
    @finn405 Жыл бұрын

    Hi, I got the results for my CAE exam yesterday and managed to score 199 points, therefore I missed out on C2 by just one point. I remember having some trouble with the essay, as I went way off topic and also exaggerated with the amount of words, having to restart the essay with only a couple of minutes left and very limited space on the exam sheet. That's why I'm pretty sure that I'd be able to get C2 on my next attempt, but I don't know if I should try. I mainly did the exam in order to have my English skills confirmed on my CV and I'm pretty sure C1 level is more than enough. Would you recommend taking the CPE and if so, should I retry the CAE aiming for the perfect score or should I just go for the CPE exam?

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    The C1 Advanced is enough for most situations, as you said. If you find exam preparation motivating, you can go ahead and try the C2. However, English exams are short-term and you need to find extrinsic, long-term motivation in order to sustain your relationship with English.

  • @paulmcpaul1584
    @paulmcpaul1584 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I was wondering if you offered one-to-one private video lessons. I have passed my Proficiency mock exams with good marks but I think I'd need help with writing and speaking. Let me know, please.

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm afraid I don't have any time available for private lessons at the moment. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @swamitripurari-lectures
    @swamitripurari-lectures Жыл бұрын

    Is this a stand up comedy or what? Haha 😄 👍

  • @tothepointenglishwithben.

    @tothepointenglishwithben.

    Жыл бұрын

    😃

  • @lilianvechetini659
    @lilianvechetini65911 ай бұрын

    What's Gideon's full name?