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Show notes:Where would we be without students? Where would we be without teachers? Why are you learning English, and do you have any learning or teaching tips? Gav and Em, along with their amazing students, do their best to answer these and many other questions in this week's How to English.

References: 

"I am still learning," quote: ⁠https://www.maryellencarsley.com/blog/i-am-still-learning-misattributed-to-michelangelo-di-lodovico-buonarroti-simoni⁠

Statistics on language learners: https://www.elc-schools.com/blog/4-reasons-why-learning-english-is-so-important/#:~:text=Knowing%20English%20increases%20your%20chances,entertainment%20as%20well%20as%20work! 

Why are students learning English: https://www.knowblereader.com/why-learn-english 

The world languages: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/04/23/the-worlds-languages-in-7-maps-and-charts/ 2 Billion 

English learners: https://www.internationalteflacademy.com/blog/report-from-tesol-2-billion-english-learners-worldwide 

How many people speak English?: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/how-many-people-speak-english-and-where-is-it-spoken#:~:text=Out%20of%20the%20world's%20approximately,English%20as%20their%20first%20language. 

Positive adjectives (PDF): http://www.cytss.edu.hk/cytss97pyl/car/testimonial%20reference.pdf 

Negative adjectives: https://www.speakconfidentenglish.com/describe-people-negatively-english/