Tunis is missing those Teaching English Radio programmes!

Dalel recently told me she was disappointed with British Council Tunis's new radio programmes.

Thanks Jihene and Fares for writing on the blog!

Thanks for you introduction Jihene!

Hi Fares!

It's great that you've learnt lots of useful things!

Keep up the studying!

Patric

what I learned in british council?

hi!my name is Fares Mallek and I'm 18 year old.                                                                                           in this three weeks in british council ,I have learned many things and I have  developed my knowledge.
first,I learned a lot of vocabulary like  the names of jobs .Moreover,I improve my spelling for example I learned how to spell the verb in the past .Besides, I improve my speaking because of the practising with my friends. but what I learn isn't enough so I have to practise more and more.

Hello everybody

My name is Jihene Attia , I'm a Tunisian student , I'm 18 years old ,I decided  to study English at the British Council .I would like to improve my English .I'm very happy because I study here !
 My favorite hobbit is cooking , dancing ,but also I  like watching TV especially Tv shower ,my favorite singer is Shakira , she is the best singer in the word , So my favorite job Is President because firstly he has a power secondly he must found a good solution then he has a lot of money and he has to be intelligent and well knowledgeable 
thank you everybody
Jihene .    

Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a good weekend!

Patric

Thanks Ahmed,Marwa and Gilles for writing on the blog!

Lots of interesting suggestions for best job in the world!

Do you agree with Marwa,Ahmed and Gilles?

Patric

Best JOB

To apply for this job You need to be tallented and have many skills. Also You need to be brilliant. I think Football player is the best job in the world because You can earn a lot of money and You can travel all over the world. In this job you have to learn many language and you can discover many cultures. You usually have to do sport and You don't have to smoke or drink alcohol. So You live in a healthy and fit way and be a milionnaire.

Ahmed DJEBBI

best job in the world :D

Pilot is the most exciting job and the dream of many kids like when I was young until now. I love travelling, speed and prestige of uniform , but it’s maybe difficult to achieve it so  I think that is the best job in the world ; first it’s need  a  responsibility  and patient  which are  the most important  part of  the job. also the pilot has to have a good vision and has to be in a good health to manage the plane  while the trip.

It’s logic to find all this condition to insure the life of more than 200 persons .

                                                                                           Ters   Marwa 

Hi friends!!!!!

I'm agree with Giles because they risk their life to protect their family’s life, even our lives. They have to be in the best physical condition. I hope God protect them.

I think also one of the best works is a pilot because he can travel around the world. He has to study for a long time. He can discover new countries, other cultures and enjoy himself.

I hope you are agree with me…

See you soon my friends.

Your friend Ahmed JAOUADI 

Hi! I'm Mariem Ben Arfa ,I'm 17 years old , I'm Tunisian. My favourite hobies are listenning to music and surfing the net and my favourite subjects are Maths and arabic I would like to visit Switzerland and Spain
Now I'm studing in British council I'am happy because it helps me to  improuve my english and meet new friends
thanks 

The best job (soldier for the peace)

I thing a soldier for the peace is the best job in the world because he fights for the peace. It's very difficult job. He doesn't earn a lot of moeney , he has to be in good physical form and has a strong character.All the people in this job know they must die one day when they do their job but people in a lot of country  continous to become a soldier for the peace.Sometime the soldiers for the peace  travel over the world to make the peace,they sometime die when they want to protect some people in many crisis aboard.I don't like the War,but I thing soldier for the peace is very important for ce peace over the world."Who wants the peace prepar the war".

Gilles

Thanks Cyrine for writing on the class blog!

It's great that you're enjoying the lessons!

Patric

Hi,i'm Cyrine Grati, i'm 18 years old. My favourite hobby is swimming but also i like listenning to music and palying tennis. I decided to study in British Council to improve my English and i'm so happy because it's the only way to pactise it,i learned some news then i met a new friends. Thank you Patric for this wonderful moments..

The best job in the world

What's the best job in the world?

What qualities do you have to have?

Watch this video: do you think this is the best job in the world?

Thanks Samar for your introduction!

Well done Samar for writing your introduction.

Good luck with your studies!

Patric

HI Patric
I am Jaouabi  samar , I am 20 years old , I am from tunis . Actualy I study english at the British Council .I would like to improve my english . My favourit hobie is cooking ,but also I  like watching TV especialy cartoon and tennis . Traveling all ovre the word is also a dream for me ,I would like to visit many places  and country . Now , I still  study in  the university (IHEC CARTHAGE) .Finaly , I am so happy because I  met a new friends from other country and with other mantalities .NICE TO MEET YOU :) 

Thanks Riadh and Ahmed for writing about your favourite TV programmes!

I've never actually seen the 'Breaking Bad ' series but many of the teachers here have seen and have said it's very good. One day I'll watch it , perhaps on YOU TUBE?

Hi Patric,

I'm Bechir Riadh Henchiri, Breaking Bad is my favorite TV program.I look at all the weekends in american channel ,this is the best series in usa where you will discover a very beautiful story of a chemistry teacher who became a dilleur Junkie to finance the treatment of his cancer.

Thanks.

TV Programmes

I usually watch comedy program bacause I need to relax after a hard day at work. waching comedy programme make me laugh and help me to recover some enrgies. Also I wach cartoon programme because it makes me live in virtuel world and escape from the reality. Sometimes I watch documentary. It helps me to improve my knowledge and discover new cultures and traditions.
I have chosen only this programmes because I haven't much time. Maybe if I hava much time I will wach other programmes.

Djebbi Ahmed

What's your favourite TV programme?

My favourite TV programme is 'Doctor Who' because I love science fiction.
The main character is an alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space and has lots of exciting adventures!

Well done Ahmed!

That's great you wrote on the Class Blog! Hope you had a good weekend!

By the way everybody check out the British Council's Johnny Grammar Movies!

Patric

Hi! English Team

Hi! I'm Ahmed JAOUADI. I’m from Tunisia. I’m engineer on computer science. I started English courses with British Council from January till now. One of my most ambitions is to improve and speak English fluently. My hobbies are watching films, travelling and discovering other cultures…. So friends lets share our ambitions and practice more English… Your friend Ahmed JAOUADI

Well done Gilles and Ahmed for writing on the Tunis Class Blog!

The second semi-finals

Tomorrow, we will watch the second semi-finals. This match is between Netherland and Argentina. It's one of the best match of this world cup. Argentina has a good team with a tallented players like Messi, Aguero, Di maria and Higuin..Also Netherland has a good team.
I can't guess who will be the winner because they have the same chance : Argentina with the brilliant player Messi and Netherland with the terrific player Robben.
Netherland's players play together and enjoy the game. But, Argentina's players have their special style of play and they show a nice game.
We'll discover the winner after this match.


Djebbi Ahmed

How to improve my english

To improve your English. You should work hard. Like any other language, you should listen, listen and listen because you're like a baby who want to talk but he can't. He takes more than one year of listenning to say some words. So the first thing is listen. The second thing, you should to pronounciate this words correctly by using talkative dictionnary or by asking your teacher. After that, you should make sentence, phrases and short paragraphs. Also, you should learn grammar and vocabulary because you'll use it in writing and speaking. Reading books and short stories can help you to improve your language.



Djebbi Ahmed

The first Semi-finals

One day and we will watch the first semi final : Brazil against Germany. In this hand, I thinh that the winner will be Germany. Because Germany has a good team and Germanie's players are better than Brazil's players. In the other hand, I think also that Brazilia team has a chance to win because they paly in their country but after the injury of Neymar. I guess and I hope that the winner will be Germany.

Djebbi Ahmed

Intro myfriend

Zakia is healthy because she has a good breakfast in the morning. She doesn't drink any coffe. Of course, she doesn't smoke and she doesn't drink alcohol. But she doesn't do sport because she is busy.




Djebbi Ahmed

Intro myself

Hi !
I am Ahmed Djebbi. I'm from Tunisia. I'm a mechanical engineer. My favorite subjects are mathematica and Mechanic. I'm usually doing sport. If I have a free time I enjoy walking along the beach. I love climbing and playing football.


Djebbi Ahmed

When the Time was stop in Brazil

In  the football match,Brazil against Columbia the famous Brazil football player Neymar slept after a blow of knee of  his opponent Columbiana player Zuninga.Neymar couldn't continous play,so he went outside playground.After this terrible loss ,Brazil won 2-1 Columbia.The players weren't happy after this victory,because they knew loss a great player.The team Doctor said the wold cup was finish for Neymar,after some medical exam, he could play just after 3 weeks of rest.
Gilles

Thanks Teacher

I try just 

Well done Gilles!

Well done for being the first student from your class to write on the class blog!

Hope you enjoy the football!

Have a good weekend!

Patric

Brasil FIFA world cup 2014

Gilles : Our 2 matches of the day : FRANCE vs GERMANY / BRAZIL vs COLUMBIA
In my opinion the really World cup start today,the first match's historic because those countries are competing in many things,politic,food,sport.......the second match est very important,because Brazil organize this worl cup.I'am keen of Branzilian team so I think if Brazil win this afternoon,we're going to be take this cup .

Welcome to the class blog!

Hi everyone!

I hope you enjoy the classes at the British Council and that you enjoy writing on the Tunis Class Blog!

Here's a little introduction about me:

I'm half Malaysian and half Irish.
I was born in London.
I've lived in lots of different countries: Nigeria,Hong Kong.Malaysia,Thailand,Spain and now Tunisia.
There are some really beautiful beaches in Malaysia and Thailand ! You should go there!
I like drawing,painting and photography.
By the way,I'm a keen fan of the science fiction ' Doctor Who' TV series!

Patric

By the way don't forget to write your introduction.

This is one of the places I've been to in Tunisia.

Morocco win the ' Tunisia Mini World Cup for Children ' !



The Trophy!



Morocco celebrate!

 

In an exciting climax to the ' Mini World Cup for Children '  2014 tournament at Club Nautique, Les Berges du Lac,Tunis on 7th June , Morocco beat Tunisia 3-1 to win the tournament. Although the Tunisia kids had impressed everyone with their attacking football, in an earlier match they had beaten Algeria 8 - 0 , they missed the opportunity to be the first winners of this special tournament. One supporter said the Tunisian's passing and team work had been like watching Barcelona ! .





Tunisian player about to head the ball!











The Indonesians warm up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perhaps that opening match against Canada earlier in the afternoon, which they won 5 - 0 , and the sweltering hot conditions had drained the energy out of the players.  One of the boys was tearfully overcome with sadness and disappointment at missing out on the chance to be champions. Although Morocco hadn't scored as many goals as Tunisia in the previous matches they gradually improved and in the final they showed some fast attacking football .

 

The referees!

The Lines-Women!

 The 15-minute matches were officiated by the Tunisian Premier Skills female referees and lines-women and were kept busy by the numerous matches.    
The children who played represented 20 different countries and were aged 9 - 13 years old and despite the temperature of 34 degrees they played lots of exciting football.

There was plenty of action on and off the pitch!  In the match against Tunisia ,the Turkish players were flabbergasted by the referee's decision to award an penalty to Tunisia ;which  they successfully converted to beat Turkey 1 -0.. As usual parents who are passionate about their children can get upset if their children don't play and in one case one man was really upset that his nephew hadn't played. Later on the boy, who was playing for the German team actually played in a later match and showed off his dribbling skills.

 

 

The Tunisia Mini World Cup for Children had proved to be a great success.
Perhaps Tunisia will win it the next time!

' World Cup Premier Skills ' radio programme

Today there was a special ' World Cup Premier Skills ' programme on RTCI and in the studio Hayet and me were joined by local teacher Dalel.  Apart from an update on recent Premier Skills projects there was a discussion on who would win World Cup 2014. Dalel predicted Italy but as she's from Algeria she was supporting them and hoped that they would do well.

We also discussed the qualities of a good player and what's necessary to keep in good shape.

Hayet mentioned the use of  modern technology to help the referee avoid those controversial decisions when teams have not been awarded a goal!

The ball has been redesigned so maybe the players will need time to get used to it; apparently it will aid better ball control.

During the programme Hayet mentioned some of the unusual things that the teams have requested for their hotel room ; the Ecuador team have asked for Ecuadorian bananas to be put in their rooms  ; perhaps the bananas have special qualities !

At the end of the programme I mentioned the useful resources on the Premier Skills web site.
                

Teaching English Radio RTCI 'Enjoying Your Teaching '

Many teachers enter the profession because of the human aspect. We all care for our students and enjoy seeing them progress and succeed.

Others share a love of language and want to pass this on to their students in order to give them better opportunities in life.Whatever your motivation, as long as you feel passionately about teaching English, your enthusiasm will undoubtedly rub off onto your students and make you feel better teacher! Today was the final Teaching English Radio programme of series 3 on RTCI. There was a lively discussion in the studio on the topic of 'Enjoying your teaching ' and also the factor of motivation in regards to enjoying your teaching and being a good teacher.

 

 

 

 

If you missed the programme then click the following link:( by the way the programme starts after a few minutes of music and an advertisement re the programme)

http://www.radiotunisienne.tn/rtci/sounds/anglais/ang02052014.mp3

' Refresh your ELT project planning know-how

This seminar looks interesting especially as I wasn't able to go on that Project Management Course earlier on this year!

' Using songs in the classroom '

' The picture and the story '

' Remembering New Language ' by Herbert Puchta

' Global Issues ' by Ken Wilson

Ken Wilson usually gives entertaining, useful presentations often providing food for thought and interesting ideas.




20/20 Presentations!



























 

Teaching English Radio ' Live from El Kef ! '

Hi Everyone ! Hope you managed to listen to today's Teaching English Radio programme ' Live from El Kef !'. Today's topic was all about effective error correction techniques so I hope it was useful and interesting for you! In the studio with me were Ramzi, a Prep School teacher, Naima, a Primary School teacher and Olfa, a Secondary School teacher and of course the presenter Hayet. There was a lively discussion on what to correct and when /how to correct for speaking and writing activities.

By the way there's only one more Teaching English Radio programme in this series so listen out for it in May; your last chance to win any prizes!

' Tech Tools to Improve Crictical Thinking '

Demand High!

 

' gamification and chocolate covered broccoli '

Well,it's certainly an eye-catching title but is the video worth watching?







 

Hello and Welcome to ITEFL Harrogate 2014!

Well, here's a little taster of Nik Peachy's forthcoming session 'Digital Skills for Employability'
on Wednesday, he also talks about his efforts to get funding for his digital publishing project!

Although this interview and the other interviews on the ITEFL website are interesting the sound quality isn't that brilliant as there's a lot of echo and background noises; I suppose it gives you the atmosphere of the conference.


 

Premier Skills on Radio RTCI

Premier Skills is a international partnership with the Premier League operating in 25 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas from Afghanistan to Zambia.

The project focuses on developing community coaches and referees and on supporting community projects. The programme has also created a range of materials, including a dedicated website, using football-based content for teachers and learners of English. A key element of the project is week-long training activities for local community-level coaches and referees, which are delivered by professional coaches from the Premier League clubs. Since 2007 Premier Skills has created training opportunities benefitting 2,300 grassroots coaches and referees.

The participants are supported to develop their own community-focused football projects, with many gaining the skills needed to cascade training to other coaches working with the community.

Today there was a special programme on RTCI about the Premier Skills Coach Educator Training programme and also the qualities of a good football manager. In the studio today was Patric Fawcett,ICT and ELT Coordinator, David McNally,Senior Teacher, and Rachel May, a student studying Arabic who is also assists the Premier Skills coaches with the coaching activities.
There was a lively interesting discussion on the Premier Skills project and the qualities of a good football manager. 

From 24 - 28 Marchin Tunis phase 3 of the Premier Skills Coach Educator training took place.This was a review, assessment and certification by Premier League coaches,Jes Weeks and Steven Howey,this was the 3^rd and last of a three-stage course of Premier Skills.10  participants took responsibility as a team to deliver a significant part of a Premier Skills Community Coach’s course to a group of potential Premier Skills Coaches ;
The coaches who had completed all three phases successfully qualified as Coach Educators  therefore being able to take over the role of the Premier League coaches in the delivery of the phase 1 training of the Premier Skills Coaching and thus sustaining the Premier Skills programme and cascading their skills throughout Tunisia

http://www.radiotunisienne.tn/rtci/sounds/anglais/ang03282014.mp3

 

Teaching English Radio in Sfax

Today the Teaching English programme was in the town of Sfax.

Not everyone thinks homework is a good thing. However, those teachers that do give homework agree that class time is often very short so it is needed to allow students to reflect on what they’ve learnt.Homework can reinforce what we have taught and is a chance for weaker students to catch up.The result of the homework will also tell you how your students are doing.

It can be a bridge between the school and the home. Parents can be encouraged to help students find time to study.Homework tasks can vary enormously: the follow up exercises in the text book, some sentences written by students using

a grammar point you’ve taught, a letter to a friend or a research task to find things out and bring back ideas or information to class.

It is important to make your instructions clear and, according to some teachers, give out homework regularly and for it to reflect what you have taught and practised in class. 
 

click  http://www.radiotunisienne.tn/rtci/sounds/anglais/ang07032014.mp3
to listen to the programme

 

' Teaching English Radio RTCI in Monastir ! '

 click the following link to listen to the programme:

http://www.radiotunisienne.tn/rtci/sounds/anglais/anglais07032014.MP3

Premier Skills on Radio RTCI

Premier Skills is a international partnership with the Premier League operating in 25 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas from Afghanistan to Zambia.

The project focuses on developing community coaches and referees and on supporting community projects. The programme has also created a range of materials, including a dedicated website, using football-based content for teachers and learners of English. A key element of the project is week-long training activities for local community-level coaches and referees, which are delivered by professional coaches from the Premier League clubs. Since 2007 Premier Skills has created training opportunities benefitting 2,300 grassroots coaches and referees.

The participants are supported to develop their own community-focused football projects, with many gaining the skills needed to cascade training to other coaches working with the community.

In an recent interview with Hamadi, he said he had learned a lot from participating on the various Premier Skills coaching courses for instance improving his management skills as well as working with the community and passing on his knowledge and different skills.

Today the British Council and RTCI broadcasted a special 'Premier Skills' programme.

As well as talking about the impact of Premier Skills , Patric mentioned the useful resources on the Premier Skills website. In a interview with Philip, one of the teachers at British Council, he said he often uses the resources including the phonemic chart and the 'Beat the Keeper ' game.
 

During the programme there was a quiz question and a chance to win a Premier Skills NIKE kit!
The winner turned out to be a non-football fan! , Meriem said she was going to give the prize to her sister - very generous of her!

 

At the end of the programme a national web quest competition was introduced.
The prizes will be a Netbook computer or a mini-Tablet!

By the way if you missed the programme check out this link:
http://www.radiotunisienne.tn/rtci/sounds/anglais/ang010222014.mp3

By the way here's a Premier Skills Radio programme on the topic of being a good manager!