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No, this is not about Karl Marx! Instead we are thinking about how teaching and learning can be more effective and more fun for both the teacher and the student. Based on what we read in \"The gardener and the carpenter\" we conclude this double episode with thoughts on how things need to change for and between teachers and learners.

One of Roger\'s book recommendations \"The Gardener and the Carpenter\" was picked up by Peter recently and so the two start thinking about a language teacher\'s gardening and woodworking - figuratively speaking. And so Roger recounts some experiences with English teachers he visited at school and tells us what he thinks made a great language class.

Roger and Peter are glad to welcome you to a new year of RoPeCast and English learning opportunities. To start off with, they make another new year\'s resolution concerning tips for teachers. Peter then starts with a tip for people into training their own or their students\' presentation skills: When it comes to rhetoric, watch and learn from president Obama! Obama\'s farewell address A prime example of his brilliance as an orator. An annotated transcript of the speech If you want more detailed information.