- Date
- 30 June 2015 - 00:01
What young Ukrainians think
Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov comments on the findings of a survey about young Ukrainians, who are apparently not that different from their UK peers.
- Tags
- Cultural relations, Publications
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 25 June 2015 - 05:52
How English learners can improve intonation
What is intonation and how can you improve this aspect of your pronunciation? Fazle Muniem, a teacher at the British Council in Bangladesh, explains.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 25 June 2015 - 04:41
Why song and dance are essential for children’s development
How do children benefit from music and dance? Lin Marsh, a singing leader with the British Council's World Voice programme, explains.
- Tags
- Music, Teaching resources, Arts, Education
- Date
- 24 June 2015 - 13:30
What do Syrian refugees think about their country's crisis?
We asked Abed, a Syrian who has been talking to fellow Syrian refugees, what they thought.
- Tags
- Education, Arts
- Date
- 18 June 2015 - 16:08
Five essential listening skills for English learners
How can learners improve their listening comprehension? Teacher Raphael Ahmed shares some useful strategies in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson.
- Tags
- Teaching, English language
- Date
- 18 June 2015 - 15:22
Ever wondered what goes on in a performance artist's head?
Theatre maker, performance artist, activist and self-proclaimed loudmouth Bryony Kimmings invites us into her creative process.
- Tags
- Arts, Theatre, Dance
- Date
- 15 June 2015 - 14:37
Why teach empathy?
To mark World Refugee Day on 20 June 2015, the British Council's Emily Reynolds looks at why empathy is so important and how teachers can help children develop the ability.
- Tags
- Schools, Primary school, Secondary school
- Date
- 09 June 2015 - 05:52
Was Shakespeare as popular in his own time as he is now?
Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular play in modern times, but how did Shakespeare's contemporaries rate his works? Professor Laura Estill looks at how attitudes to Shakespeare have changed.
- Tags
- Arts, Theatre, Literature, Shakespeare
- Date
- 09 June 2015 - 05:31
What I learned from being on a Chinese TV dating show
How did an English Language Assistant from the UK working in China suddenly find himself before an audience of millions? Robbie Stanley-Smith explains.
- Tags
- Schools, Work outside the UK, English language, Teaching
- Date
- 05 June 2015 - 10:33
A few discussion activities for English language students
What discussion activities work in class? Tekhnologic, winner of the British Council’s Teaching English blog award, shares a few ideas in one of our top five articles of all time.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching