2Ts in a pod

This time on the podcast Katy and Tim explore some hypothetical scenarios and what they would do in them. Download the transcript and useful vocabulary here: https://shorturl.at/6Lowf

This time on the podcast Katy and Tim discuss the weird and wonderful world of online dating and learn some useful vocabulary to describe all too common experiences on dating apps and platforms. Download the transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/4wjy27sm

This time on the show, Katy and Tim tell some more spooky tales for Halloween! Also featuring a new creepy story from master storyteller Wilf Merttens! Follow this link to download the transcript and glossary for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/54n8rnmx

This time on the pod Katy & Tim discuss another marital dispute from the excellent Guardian series "You Be The Judge". We now offer full transcripts of the podcast complete with 6 useful expressions from the episode. Download it here: https://shorturl.at/iGaqz Check out this link if you want to read the article Katy & Tim discuss: https://shorturl.at/JA8pS

This time on the podcast Katy & Tim debate a situation from an edition of "You Be The Judge" from the Guardian newspaper in which a couple presents their marital dispute for judgement. If you want to read more editions of "You Be The Judge", check them out here on the Guardian website. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/you-be-the-judge

This time on the podcast Katy and Tim explore some of the most remote places on Earth. Check out this link to explore the Son Doong Cave in Vietnam: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news-features/son-doong-cave/2/#s=pano37

This time on the podcast Katy & Tim discuss some urban legends; strange, unsettling stories that have been passed down over the years. Are they true? Who knows?...

This time on the pod Katy and Tim take a look at some more English expressions and their fascinating origins.

This time on the podcast, Katy and Tim recommend some good books to read on the beach or in a hammock during the hot summer months! Here are the books they recommend: Katy: The Guest List by Lucy Foley One Day by David Nicholls The Marcus Didius Falco Series by Lindsey Davis Tim: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

This time on the pod, Katy and Tim discuss some weird laws from the UK. Does your country have any strange old laws that are still on the books?

This time on the podcast Katy & Tim look at some classic joke formats in English and have a right old laugh!

This time on the podcast Katy and Tim look at the world of agony aunt advice columns from popular newspapers and magazines.

This time on the podcast Katy and Tim discuss various expressions and words in English that come from other cultures and languages.

This time on 2Ts in a Pod Katy & Tim look at some stories of people who have won a Darwin Award for dying in the most stupid way possible. If you want to read more Darwin Award stories, follow this link: https://darwinawards.com/

This time on 2Ts in a Pod Katy & Tim delve back into Reddit to examine some more scenarios where people aren't sure if they're in the wrong or not.

The wait is over! Katy & Tim are back with a brand new episode of 2Ts in a Pod! This time they discuss 6 expressions and their surprising origins.

This time on the pod Katy and Tim discuss atomic study habits; small changes and tweaks students can make to aid their learning and language acquisition.

This time on the pod Katy & Tim talk to Ed Aldcroft about the history of the Barcelona English Choir and all its upcoming events! If you're interested in learning more about the choir, attending their upcoming concert or watching some of their music videos, just follow the links below: Tickets for 19th June concert, Barcelona. Buy them here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/becevents/699450 Barcelona English Choir - read more about the choir here and see what else we're getting up to: https://barcelonaenglishchoir.com Music videos and concert recordings: https://youtube.com/user/bcnenglishchoir

This time on the pod Katy & Tim talk to teacher, materials developer, teacher trainer and master storyteller Jamie Keddie about how to use images and stories in the English classroom. Check out Lessonstream, Jamie's online community below: https://lessonstream.com/ Also, check out Jamie's video class based on the streaker photo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH6rCbd9RI

This time on the pod Katy and Tim discuss some dilemmas from the popular Reddit thread AITA (Am I the Asshole?). Listen along and decide who you think is in the wrong in each of the situations.

We're always hearing about the downsides of social media, well this time on the podcast Katy & Tim discuss some of the good things that being connected online has made possible. Here are some links to the things we spoke about: https://www.kubbco.com/13-positive-effects-of-social-media-on-our-society-today/

This time on the podcast Katy & Tim discuss crazy inventions, some real, some completely made up! Can you tell the difference?

This time on the pod Katy and Tim talk to Mike Coppock, the long distance mountain runner, about his experiences completing the Island Munros Triathlon and setting a new record for crossing the Pyrenees mountains from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean coast. If you want to read more about Mike's adventures, or watch the excellent short film of the Island Munros Triathlon, follow the links below: https://cutt.ly/xA5ypvm - Island Munros Triathlon & The Martin Moran Foundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK3bdOVBW78 - Island Munros Triathlon short film https://cutt.ly/SA5y0ua - The full story of Mike's Pyrenees crossing

This time on the pod we're doing a special interview for Pride month. The 2Ts sit down with Oscar/Lana Vuli from Science Queers to talk about his/her experiences in the world of Drag. We hope you enjoy the episode, catch Oscar/Lana's act if you can and check out his/her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWR22076Osunb7hiTHfhr1Q

We're back with another instalment of our book club series. You know how this goes by now as the 2Ts continue reading the fantastic Richard Osman book and discover even more about this strange group of people!

We're back with our 50th episode!!! We've got a special 50th episode week this week as we release 2 book club episodes for your listening pleasure. Thanks to all our listeners over the past 3 years. We're super happy to have arrived at 50 episodes and hopefully we'll have 50 more for your enjoyment! Thanks for listening and if you're a new listener, make sure you go back and check out our back catalogue!

We're back with our second part of our 2 part about green movements in ELT. We hope you enjoy the other 2 interviews we did and let us know your thoughts on the climate and how you try to help reduce your carbon footprint and help keep the planet as green as possible. For more information about organisations, follow the links below: Colm Downes - British Council - Climate Action in Language Education Website: https://www.britishcouncil.org/climate-connection/get-involved/action-language-education The Climate Connection Podcast: https://www.britishcouncil.cn/en/teach/climate-connection/CALE/podcast Daniel Barber - ELT Footprint Worldwide Website: https://eltfootprint.org/ Twitter: @ELTfootprint Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eltfootprint

This time on the pod we have a 2 part special for you! This pod had so many great guests we decided it would be far better divided into 2 so you could enjoy both independently. Part 2 will be released later this week. Please check out the links to our guests' projects that they spoke about during the episode. Enjoy! Harry Waters - Renewable English Website: https://renewableenglish.com/ Twitter: @Renewablenglish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Renewable-English-100488502126874 Johanna Stirling & Christopher Etchells - ELT Footprint UK Website: https://eltfootprint.uk/ Twitter: @ELTFootprintUK

This time out on the pod the 2Ts talk about some of the world's unluckiest people and the concept of luck in general. They take a deep dive into some of their favourite stories of bad luck. Let us know if you consider yourself unlucky, lucky or generally believe that luck is something you make for yourself!

This time on the pod the 2Ts carry one with their book club series as they delve even deeper into the Thursday Murder Club. The plot thickens, strange things occur and as ever, the 2Ts have a bloody good laugh as they analyse what they think will happen next!

2Ts Episode 45 - shopping by A fun, natural way to practise learning English

This time on the pod the 2Ts delve back into their book club series to start the new year(albeit a little later than most!)with some good old reading. We hope you're following along and enjoying our book club series as much as we are!

We're back again with another instalment of our book club. This time the Ts tackle another few chapters of the book, go through the vocabulary and provide excellent insight as the story begins to unfold.

This time on the pod, Tim and Katy carry on with their book club. They read the next 3 chapters of their book, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, and give their opinions on it and go through some interesting vocabulary as well as trying to see if they can guess what's going to happen next!

This time on the pod Tim and Katy begin another book club. This time, instead of choosing short stories, they've decided to go all in on a full novel so this episode will be a great starting place for anyone who wants to get stuck in to a novel but isn't sure where to begin. We start with chapters 1 & 2 but we'll be bringing you the whole book over a series of episodes as well as our usual episodes so even more content from our Ts! Enjoy and follow along with the story with us!

This time on the pod our Ts dive into some spooky stories and scary tales as they trade Halloween stories and try to scare each other to death! We see a return to the pod of expert storyteller Wilf who delivers a spine-tingling tale that will make all the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.... Enjoy! This episode of the podcast was edited and mixed by Anna Cantero.

This time on the pod Katy and Tim take a break and we sit back, relax and listen to some of their favourite moments from Season 3 of the 2Ts' podcast. We'll be back in the next couple of weeks, recharged and refreshed from our summer break to bring you more quality content!

This time on the pod Tim and Katy continue with their 2Ts' book club. The idea is to encourage English language learners to read more and enjoy the huge plethora of English language books out there. This time, we continue with a 'creepy classic' by renowned author H.P Lovecraft. The Ts want you to join in so before you listen to the episode give the book a read then come and join us to examine the writing and story behind the book and all it's odd qualities.

This time on the pod Tim and Katy start a brand new series of episodes. The 2Ts' book club. The idea is to encourage English language learners to read more and enjoy the huge plethora of English language books out there. This time, we begin with a firm favourite from a much beloved author, Roald Dahl. The Ts want you to join in so before you listen to the episode give 'The landlady' by Roald Dahl a read then come and join us to examine the writing and story behind the book.

This time on the pod we have a bumper episode for you as the 2Ts play a guessing game. The game asks pairs to answer questions about each other to see who knows whom best. We have some great interactive activities for you to join in with or adapt and play the game yourself with friends and/or family to see how well you know them! As ever it's lots of laughs on the pod and plenty of fun is had by all!

This time on the pod Tim and Katy talk us through their experiences leaving the house for the first time in 7 weeks! They also chat to a few guests about how they've experienced this strange phenomenon. Let us know your experiences of this wherever in the world you are listening from!

This time on the pod Katy and Tim play some games to keep you all entertained during this period of being at home. There's the usual fun and literal games from the Ts this time and they chat about how life is during the Covid-19 lockdown while bringing some fun things to do to improve your English

This time on the Pod Tim and Katy are recording from home due to the Corona Virus lockdown here in Barcelona, Spain. They're both in high spirits as they talk about the different ways we can keep our spirits up in the tricky time and provide some great ideas of games to play, activities to do and challenges to participate in. They also speak to some guests about how they are coping with being in doors for weeks at a time.

This time on the pod, Katy and Tim talk about their favourite podcasts and recommend ones to listen to if you're interested in the format and or you're keen to improve your English comprehension. As ever there's fun and games and lots of chocolate eaten!

We're back after the new year and Tim still thinks it's acceptable to wish everyone a happy new year! This time the 2Ts are going to take a positive look ahead for the new decade by focusing on what we have to celebrate regarding society, politics and general well being.

This time on the pod Katy and Tim have a chat about their Christmas traditions. As it's the festive time of the year, they delve into each other's family plans and go through the must-know vocab around x-mas. As ever there are the usual jokes and japes as the 2Ts close out 2019.

This week on the pod Katy and Tim talk about stress. They get deep into how they feel and deal with stress and offer some suggestions of ways to alleviate it, something we should all try and do when possible. As ever they have fun while having this chat and we have our usual array of vocab and phrases for you to learn and use!

This time on the pod Tim and Katy chat about climate change and what they and you could be doing to aid the cause of saving the planet. Heavy stuff but brought, as ever, with some great fun and excellent banter from our Ts. Enjoy!

This week on the pod, Katy and Tim delve into the murky world of the FCE Use of English paper. Thought to be the trickiest of all the papers on the FCE exam, they go into great detail about how best to approach it as well as offering up great tips as to how best to tackle this aspect of the test.

We're back in the pod studio with Tim and Katy post summer hols for a quick catch up of what they've been up to. We'll be back later this week with another FCE focused episode and then from now on with more fresh content for your listening pleasure!

This week on the Pod Katy and Tim talk about freak accidents, sharing their experiences of weird situations they've been witness to. They also try to guess which of the most famous 'freak deaths' have occurred in their game which is not for the faint-hearted! Plus the usual amount of great vocab and fun times. Enjoy!