British Council English
You can now receive the British Council English (British Council English SMS) service via SMS or listen to the British Council English (British Council English IVR) lessons via an IVR (Interactive Voice Response).
You can simply register and use the British Council English (British Council English SMS) service via SMS commands. Through this method you will receive questions which need to be replied to correctly via SMS. Depending on the current level and the amount of correct answers you send, you will be automatically upgraded to a higher level to further your academic development.
Register for the service under 3 levels: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced.
How do I activate the British Council English service?
British Council English SMS Service - Type REG[space]BCE and SMS to 678 (Default for elementary level).
British Council English IVR Service - Dial 555.
How do I deactivate the British Council English service?
British Council English SMS Service - Type UNREG[space]BCE and SMS to 678.
British Council English IVR Service - Dial 555.
Charges
Registration: No Registration Fee
Rental:
SMS: Rs. 2.40 +tax per day
IVR: Rs. 36 + tax per month or Rs. 6 + tax per minute. (Based on preferred charging method)
How do I use the British Council English SMS Service?
Register to the service by choosing one of the below mentioned levels
- Elementary.
- Intermediate.
- Advanced.
This is further facilitated with three types of services;
- Push SMS: General English messages such as learning tips, interesting facts, collocations, idioms, expressions and vocabulary.
- Pull SMS: Multiple choice questions including odd one out and gap filling. Subscribers can reply back with their preferred question.
- Conversational English: Sending five messages based on the subscriber’s language followed with a linked question. This category is only applicable for Elementary Level.
Incoming SMS Port Details
You will receive SMS's via the below ports
- BC English: Daily Tips to improve your English
- 7447: Get exercises based on the registered level.
Below are usage commands for the service to send the SMS's as per the given port numbers.
| Action | Commands | SMS Port |
|---|---|---|
| Register (Default for Elementary Level – English Language) | BCE | 678 |
| Register or Level Change to Elementary | BCE[space]ELE | 7447 |
| Register or Level Change to Intermediate | BCE[space]INT | 7447 |
| Register or Level Change to Advance | BCE[space]ADV | 7447 |
| Language Change to Sinhala | BCE[space]SIN | 7447 |
| Language Change to Tamil | BCE[space]TAM | 7447 |
| Answer to Pull | BCE[space]A or BCE[space]B or BCE[space]C |
7447 |
| Conversational English service | BCE[space]Answer | 7447 |
| Help | BCE[space]HELP | 7447 |
| Help in English | BCE[space]E | 7447 |
| Help in Sinhala | BCE[space]S | 7447 |
| Help in Tamil | BCE[space]T | 7447 |
| Deregister | OFF[space]BCE | 678 |
How do I use the British Council English IVR Service?
Register for the British Council English IVR service and listen to daily English lessons on your Dialog mobile.
Dial 555 and simply follow the IVR instructions
