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Showing posts with label English Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Culture. Show all posts
It is always a pleasure to listen to Mr. David Crystal.
We were joined by renowned linguist, David Crystal, for a conversation about the future of the English language. David was interviewed by two PhD students as part of the Future of English Research Forum 2025. Find out more about the Future of English programme on our website: https://www.britishcouncil.org/future...
On December 28th, Spain celebrates Día de los Santos Inocentes. This holiday, similar to April Fools' Day, encourages pranks and jokes, known as inocentadas. April Fool’s Day is celebrated on 1 April in many countries around the world. On this day,
people traditionally play practical jokes on each other and have fun trying to make other
people believe things that are not true.
Do this activity to find the vocabulary used on this day:
Want to understand English people and their culture better? In this listening and culture lesson, I’ll talk you through some of the things you might not already know about life in England. For example, I’ll explain to you why some English people wear paper red flowers in the month of November. I’ll explain some of the things you may have observed, but don’t quite understand if you are new to English culture – such as some of the weird adverts you may have seen on television with talking meerkats in them. There are lots of topics to cover in this lesson: holidays, life events, the big brother state, culture, and more. Join me and learn more about life in England, while improving your listening comprehension at the same time. See how well you understood the lesson by taking the quiz here.
