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We are 70!BBC英語教學慶祝成立70周年
We are 70!
BBC英語教學慶祝成立70周年
[ 2013-09-16 14:19 ]
In 1943, the Central Department of BBC World Service started broadcasting English language teaching programmes. This department was the forerunner of BBC Learning English. Over time, the department's name changed to, amongst other things, English by Radio (or ExR), English by Radio and Television and BBC English before becoming BBC Learning English.
This week, to celebrate the last 70 years of the department and to look forward to the next 70 years, we will be publishing a number of special programmes and materials. We have photo galleries and interviews with you, our audience, bi-lingual celebrities talking about what English means to them, English at Work returning for a 5 part special, The Teacher investigating the future of English language teaching and much more. There will also be our regular content; most with a special 70th birthday twist.
We hope that you like it.
However long you have studied English with us, we thank you and we look forward to you being part of our English language learning community long into the future.
Bi-lingual celebrities talking about learning English
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Anastasia Volochkova was born in Saint Petersburg and fell in love with dance at the age of five when her mother took her to see The Nutcracker.
Her tip for those learning English is initiative. "It's very necessary to be a teacher for yourself.
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Brazilian singer and songwriter Monica Vasconcelos has been living in the UK for over a decade. She has recorded seven albums to date and has performed at major venues such as Ronnie Scott's jazz club, the Barbican Hall and the Jazz Cafe.
The first word she learnt in English was 'cat'.
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Gao Leilei, a former professional footballer from China, played for numerous clubs in China, New Zealand and Finland.
Gao Leilei started learning English about 5 years ago. He started learning English because he needed to understand his coach and teammates when playing abroad.
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Ece Temelkuran is an award-winning Turkish writer and journalist. Ece writes in both Turkish and English. She speaks Turkish, English, some Arabic and French.
Ece started learning English when she was 13 and says she is still learning.
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