Learning English isnt just about acquiring new skills: it can lead to better employment opportunities and salaries; plus it helps individuals take part in global conversations and connect with people from different cultures.
On 7 July 2011, the British Council invited Professor David Crystal to speak at the English-Speaking Union in London about the influence of the King James Bible on the English language and especially its idioms.
'I began to think about ways in which we might actually try to tackle the process of listening rather than just test learners on whether they had roughly understood a text.'