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From: communications@britishcouncil.or.th <communications@britishcouncil.or.th>
Date: ส.ค. 5, 2009 5:07 หลังเที่ยง
Subject: British Council Thailand - Newsletter - August 2009
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AUGUST2009

IN THIS ISSUE

Talk on “Inside out Beauty” by Khun Acharapan Paiboonsuwan

Learn English in the UK October 2009

Explore Darwin’s life in Darwin Now Exhibition

Climate Cool - keen to take action to reduce or adapt to climate change?

Global Changemakers - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the Global Youth Summit in the UK

Word of the Month

PEOPLE & PARTNERS

"I'm thrilled to be part of this project to help promote this electricity saving campaign. I'd like to invite all Thais to help save energy for a better world, and you can start in your home. We are all in this together and we need to make it a habit. And most importantly, I'd like to invite people in Bangkok and the vicinity to participate in the Bangkok Big Switch competition. You will not only help the planet but you will have a chance to win big prizes too."

Savika Chaidej, actress and Environment Ambassador for the Bangkok Big Switch campaign.

Thai-UK Network

Talk on “Inside out Beauty” By Khun Acharapan Paiboonsuwan

29 August 2009, 1000 - 1200hrs, Landmark Hotel
Registration fee: THB 350

Khun Acharapan Paiboonsuwan is a famous actress in Thailand who is also recognised in Thailand as a beauty guru. At the age of 60, she's still vibrant and in perfect health. As a part of personal development for professional development, Khun Acharapan will feature how to keep yourself looking good from the inside out. She will also demonstrate how to do absolute Yoga at home.

Enquiries and reservations: 02 657 5634

EDUCATION UK

Expanding Your Horizons, Learn English in the UK October 2009

16 August 2009, 1400 - 1600hrs, British Council, Siam Square

The British Council, in collaboration with the Thai International Education Consultants Association (TIECA), is hosting the Expanding Your Horizons, Learn English in the UK October 2009 programme. The programme invites young learners aged from 7 upwards to enhance their knowledge of and proficiency in the English language by attending an English-language course in the UK during October 2009 at British Council accredited schools. Come and join the Information Day and Tea Party on the above dates and also the exclusive Parents’ Workshop led by Khun Laura (Sasithorn Wattanakul), held in conjunction with the information day on 16 August at the same time and venue.

Enquiries and reservations: 02 657 5678
or visit www.britishcouncil.or.th

SCIENCE

Darwin Now Exhibition

8 - 23 August 2009, 1000 - 2000 hrs
Impact Exhibition and Convention Centre

The exhibition explores Darwin's life, how he came up with his ground-breaking theory, and how his ideas are still relevant today. The exhibition sheds light on contemporary reactions to Darwin's theories of evolution and how advances in fields as diverse as geology and economics influenced his thinking. The exhibition explores the importance of the theory of evolution to the contemporary world and modern science and highlights the work of several UK-based researchers who are pushing back the boundaries of evolutionary science.

Enquiries: 02 657 5625

CLIMATE COOL

Application date: now until 11 September

Climate Cool is a project initiated by the British Council in collaboration with Youth Venture Thailand, a day magazine, and the British Embassy Bangkok, targeting emerging leaders aged 18 – 35 who are keen to take action to reduce or adapt to climate change. We will be giving you the skills, resources and connections to engage large numbers of people in action to develop climate solutions and to represent the voice of young people in the international climate change debate, while raising awareness of climate change in your community. More>>

Enquiries: 02 657 5625

EDUCATION

Global Changemakers

The British Council Thailand is now giving young talents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the Global Youth Summit in the UK. They will get a chance to take part in an intensive one week leadership programme in the UK comprising training in project management, fundraising, media relations research, monitoring and evaluation, and to meet high-profile mentors, including politicians and business leaders. If you are a Thai student aged 16-19 who aspires to make positive changes in the society, we are looking for you.

For more information and online applications, please visit www.global-changemakers.net

Enquiries and reservations: 02 657 5634

WORD OF THE MONTH

to black out (phrase): to fall unconscious.

For example:

I had a car accident yesterday but I completely blacked out and I don't remember anything at all.

To get messages like this every day sent directly to your mobile phone, try our Everyday English service. You can choose a level to match your skills. Sign up now for a free 15-day trial.

Joing instructions and examples

RECENT HIGHLIGHT

Teaching Knowledge Test for Thai teachers

The British Council organised the Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) for 4,500 teachers in Thailand earlier this month. They were trained using one of the British Council’s global products called TKT Essentials to help them prepare for the test. More than 20,000 Thai teachers of English have now taken the Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) with the British Council since 2007. This specially designed test aims to increase teachers' confidence and strengthen the key areas of their teaching knowledge. This test also helps the Ministry of Education in identifying the English language proficiency levels of English language teaching staff and determining the next steps in the development programme for them. The project has been a success which resulted in the request from the Ministry asking the British Council to administer more tests this year.

THE BANGKOK BIG SWITCH

HSBC in Thailand partners with the British Embassy, British Council Thailand, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and leading business partners to launch a large-scaled environmentally-friendly project, ‘The Bangkok Big Switch’, aiming at encouraging the public to reduce the electricity consumption for alleviation of global warming challenge. People who live in Bangkok and its vicinity can take part in this electricity conservation competition and have a chance to win more than 1 Million Baht worth of environmentally friendly products.

For more information, please visit www.hsbc.co.th. Application deadline is 30 September 2009.

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