Listen to an English language executive summary of the Time to Act report. This ground-breaking study, authored by On the Move and commissioned by the British Council as part of Europe Beyond Access -the world’s largest transnational arts and disability programme spanning 42 countries.

Time To Act provides the first transnational evidence that lack of knowledge in the mainstream cultural sector is a key barrier preventing disabled artists and arts professionals from participating equally in European culture. 

Now you can find out more about the study background and some of its findings in an accessible way by listening to this audio recording. 

You can also visit the Europe Beyond Access webpage to find and download the whole report in pdf and Yumpu formats: https://www.disabilityartsinternational.org/resources/time-to-act-final-results/

Watch the Time to Act report launch event recording on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm7044DMjr0&feature=youtu.be

Time to act report. Executive Summary in English

Does travel broaden the mind? 
Two English teachers from the UK in natural conversation. Improve English listening skills. Improve your vocabulary. Learn about British culture and the English way of thinking.
www.stgeorges.co.uk/blog

Does travel broaden the mind? - Real English conversation 41

This is dictation exercise 1 for the Blue Level. 

BL Dictation Exercise A

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Hitchhiking In Europe Conversation

How would you react when death dropped in unannounced?


Episode 6- Death Knocks

Rule 5

In this lesson, you will learn how to get what you want in English from a conversation between two people who are acquaintances. There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglishClass101.com: http://www.englishclass101.com/2011/01/17/survival-phrases-3-getting-what-you-want-using-english/

Survival Phrases Season 1 #3 - Getting What You Want Using English

3 Dress code

When someone says the phrase 'done and dusted', do they mean doing some proper cleaning? Published on April 14, 2015.

Done and dusted

Switzerland looks set to be the first country in Europe to halt routine breast screening; yet in the UK a review of the same evidence came to the opposite conclusion. Dr Mark Porter asks how two groups of experts can arrive at such different decisions, and examines the harms and benefits of screening for breast cancer. Published on July 15, 2014.

Screening for Breast Cancer

In episode 23 of the IELTS VIP Podcast I will look at some really good research I looked at.

It looks at the question of whether academic success can be determined by habit or whether this is something you are born with.

Can you learn some habits and strategies that will help you outperform others in the IELTS test? This podcast will give you an answer to this question.

The research is drawn from a few different research articles which you can find here:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285864991_Giftedness_Predicting_the_speed_of_expertise_acquisition_by_intellectual_ability_and_metacognitive_skillfulness_of_novices

https://www.jstor.org/stable/258875?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797616659930

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Episode 23: Is it Possible to Learn Strategies to Pass the IELTS Test?

We build connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

Arts is a cornerstone of the British Council’s mission to create a friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and the wider world. We find new ways of connecting with and understanding each other through the arts, to develop stronger creative sectors around the world that are better connected with the UK. 

Find out more about British Council Arts:
www.britishcouncil.org/arts