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Date
25 October 2018 - 07:25

Six ways to teach English grammar with voice recordings

The British Council's Louise Spratt teaches English to young learners in Madrid. These are her favourite activities that use audio made for the classroom.

Tags
English language, Teaching resources, Teaching
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Date
27 September 2018 - 07:57

One documentary filmmaker's advice for beginners

Baby Ruth Villarama is a documentary filmmaker whose recent film follows domestic workers competing in a beauty pageant. She shares her advice for new documentary makers.

Tags
Theatre, Study in the UK, Universities and higher education
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Date
26 September 2018 - 14:25

Words that sound like their meanings in six European languages

For European Day of Languages 2018, our colleagues across Europe told us some of the onomatopoeic words in their languages. 

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Date
26 September 2018 - 07:29

A few difficult words for English speakers to say in ten European languages

For European Day of Languages 2018, our colleagues across Europe told us some difficult words for an English speaker to say in their languages, with tips for pronunciation.

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Date
25 September 2018 - 07:22

Andrew Smyth's recipe for teaching science concepts

Andrew Smyth is an aerospace engineer, Famelab UK judge, and finalist of the Great British Bake Off. Here are his best ingredients for explaining tricky science concepts.

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Science
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Date
21 September 2018 - 08:12

How I forgave the man who murdered my father

Candice Mama tells her story of life after her father's murder in apartheid-era South Africa, and education's role in building a just society. 

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Justice, Conflict resolution, Cultural leadership
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Date
19 September 2018 - 08:05

Conflict-affected countries are more optimistic about future peace than UK and US

The Peace Perceptions Poll 2018 asked 100,000 people in 15 countries about their views on conflict and peace. Christine Wilson, the British Council's Research Portfolio Lead, summarises.

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Civil society, Justice, Security
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Date
13 September 2018 - 13:26

One Arabic-English translator shares his experience

Tony Calderbank has been translating from Arabic to English since 1992. He shares some of the knowledge he has acquired along the way. 

Tags
Literature, History
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Date
05 September 2018 - 10:34

Black Lives Matter Toronto founding member talks about his complex identity

Artist and activist Syrus Marcus Ware talks about black, transgender and disabled identity, and gives his best advice for effective activism. 

Tags
Performance, Equal opportunities and diversity
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Date
04 September 2018 - 12:03

How researchers developed an app that decodes babies' cries

Anastasia Ntracha is part of the team that developed the iCry2Talk app, which tells parents and carers what babies are saying when they cry. 

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Science
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