In this feature you can listen to a number of teachers from around the world talking about why they learnt English. 

These files are extracts from the audio recorded as part of the Snaps 2004 project developed to provide teacher educators and student teachers with a window into the experiences of teachers and students around the world.

• Teacher from China 1 - 66Kb Mp3 Part A,
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    125Kb Mp3 Part B
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• Teacher from China 2 - 83Kb Mp3 Part A,
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    214Kb Mp3 Part B
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• Teacher from China 3 - 101Kb Mp3 Part A,
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    102Kb Mp3 Part B
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• Teacher from Georgia 1 - 80Kb Mp3 Part A,
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    116Kb Mp3 Part B
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• Teacher from Georgia 2 - 129Kb Mp3 Part A,
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    111Kb Mp3 Part B
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• Teacher from Georgia 3 - 176Kb Mp3
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• Teacher from Sri Lanka - 185Kb Mp3
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Please note - file sizes for downloadable programmes may be very large and can take a long time to download depending on your connection speed. To download the audio file:-

• Right click on the download link (control + click for mac users)

• Select 'Save target as' or 'Save link as'

• Select location where you wish to save

• Click save

Your comments
If you would like to comment on any of the opinions expressed in these audio files then be sure to put 'Talking about why I learnt English'' in the subject line of your email and send your comments to: teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Copyright information - Please Read
These audio files are copyright Chris Tribble. You may download the files for your own personal or classroom use only. They may not be copied, distributed or made available to other websites. For any questions relating to the use of these programmes please email: teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

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