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Suggest a trendy way to learn English and win an iPhone!
British Council’s English services aim to help you to become a confident English communicator, no matter how old you are or in what ways you are using English in your daily life. To engage you with the fun of learning English in an interactive way, we would like to ask you to suggest a trendy way of learning English in Hong Kong through our online game on or before 21 February 2010. The person with the best suggestion will win an iPhone 3GS. Act now! |
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Last call for registration of English Course in February term
Registrations for February term English courses are still available with limited places.
Our teaching centre provides a wide range of English classes that cater for the needs of people of different ages and occupations. Students are guided by our internationally qualified teachers who use a communicative approach to learning English in the most interactive and engaging way possible. Our newly developed exams-preparation courses and the new Senior Secondary English classes are especially popular. We are still recruiting students for February term, but places are limited. Check out our website for more information now! |
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Inside Copenhagen
7.00–8.30 p.m. | Room 401–2, 4/F, British Council
The climate change talks in Copenhagen have generated a lot of media attention recently, but have you wondered what it was like to be there? What were the feelings and attitudes of the participants? Were there inspiring stories of true co-operation and a realisation that climate change affects us all? Fontane Lau will share her experience, insights and analysis on COP15 as a youth representative from a well-known environmental organisation. |
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Access, Inclusivity and Involvement : workshops led by the English National Ballet
10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. | The Providence Garden for Rehab, No.82 Tsun Wen Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories
The British Council is organising a three-day train-the-trainers workshop for social workers, caregivers, special-education needs teachers and teaching artists, to be delivered by the specialists from English National Ballet’s Learning and Participation team. The workshops will focus on enhancing participants’ skills base and equipping them with new ideas and processes to develop creative dance work for people with disabilities. Limited seats for professional trainers are available, with the selection process favouring those with previous work experience. |
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British Council PLUS Series at the 38th Hong Kong Arts Festival
On The Waterfront performances: 13 – 15 & 17 – 20 March 2010 | Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Tickets are available at all URBTIX outlets now. (Places are limited, so book a place now.)
British Council PLUS Series: Rooms 307–308, 3/F, British Council and Meet-the-artist session after the performance on 19 March 2010
In this year’s British Council PLUS Series at the 38th Hong Kong Arts Festival, world-renowned and award-winning actor and theatre director, Steven Berkoff, will get up-close and personal with drama enthusiasts and practitioners in Hong Kong through a series of theatre exploration events. These events include Devising Physical Theatre, a workshop and demonstration on craft philosophy, devising concepts and rehearsal methods of Berkoff’s signature physical style; Theatre and Society, a talk on theatre appreciation and analysis focusing on reading the social dimensions of On the Waterfront; and Berkoff Meeting the Audience where Berkoff will share his thoughts on theatre and more. Places are limited so book now through our website!
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The Merchants of Bollywood
2 – 14 February 2010 | Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Tickets: from HK$395 to HK$795 HK Ticketing – Student Tickets available
The Merchants of Bollywood charts the world’s largest and most prolific film industry in India with a story written by British writer-director Toby Gough, based on the conflicts and passions of a real-life merchant family. Expect a night with all the dance, glamour, glitter and music of Bollywood!
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A pair of A Reserve tickets (HK$595 each ticket, two winners in total). Login and answer a simple question before 5 February 2010.
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Hotel China – One hotel • twenty-six stories
Priced at HK$120 | Available from leading Hong Kong booksellers
‘Behind every door, there’s a story.’ British Council teacher, Simon Overton, together with some more of Hong Kong’s finest writers share 26 brilliant new stories that are all set in the same (fictional) four-star hotel in Wan Chai in their newly published book, Hotel China. This anthology will provide you with all the excitement of a foreign trip (and more) without having to leave the comfort of your armchair. |
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China Oxford Scholarship Fund
Application starts now
Invitations for applications for the 2010 China Oxford Scholarship Fund Awards are now open to all Chinese graduates from Greater China who intend to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford. Interested students can download the application form and FAQ document from www.ChinaOxford.org along with details of available awards, eligibility and selection criteria. Please submit your applications before 15 April 2010.
Enquiries: laustephanie@i-cable.com or hk@chinaoxford.org (Ms Stephanie Lau)
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British Council English Club
3.00 - 6.00 p.m., Sundays | Room 503, British Council
The British Council English Club (BCEC) is a student association administered by current and past students of the British Council with the dual objectives of helping members keep up their English and promoting friendship among fellow students of the British Council. Meetings are held on Sundays and the membership fee is HK$50 per year. All past and present students of the British Council at intermediate level or higher are welcome to join.
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The British Council has launched its first International English Language Testing System (IELTS) online registration system in Hong Kong. Candidates can now register any time, anywhere for an IELTS test online. Candidates registered with the British Council online registration system will receive an exclusive online preparation course called ‘Road to IELTS’ free. What you have to do now is...
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Register for IELTS and win a HK$100 voucher________________
Customers who register for an IELTS session taken on 6 March or 20 March with the British Council during 28 Jan - 27 Feb 2010 and complete an online quiz can enter into the competition. 50 participants who provide the best answers to the quiz will be selected and awarded with a HK$100 voucher each.
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February term starts from 23 Feb. Registration are still available with limited places.
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