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Teaching Languages for long-term memory
Languages

Teaching Languages for long-term memory

...la boulangerie (I go to the bakery) Je vais au stade (I go to the stadium) When introducing a new place such as ‘à la piscine’ (to the swimming pool), we teach it in the familiar sentence: ‘je vais à la piscine’ (I go to the swimming pool) to reduce the load on their working memory and allow them to concentrate on the new part ‘à la piscine’. This is quite...
Intermediate Italian: describing people
Languages

Intermediate Italian: describing people

...la bocca 2 gli occhi 3 i capelli 4 il mento 5 la fronte 6 il sopracciglio 7 l’orecchio 8 il viso 9 i baffi 10 gli occhiali Step 2 Match these words to the correct part of the face. Abbinate le parole alla parte del viso a cui si riferiscono. [Described image] Figure 2 i capelli (a) la fronte (b) il sopracciglio (c) gli occhi (d) gli occhiali (e) il naso (f) la bocca (g)...
Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster
Science, Maths & Technology

Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster

...de-railed through a combination of heavy wind and a weak girder. Tom Martin's Tay Bridge analysis Mathematician Tom Martin uses the modern method of 'structural computer analysis' to understand the failure of the bridge, and looks at how this failure started at the base columns due to heavy winds. Forensic Engineering Dr Pete Lewis explains how he believes the dynamic...
How to read a rock
Science, Maths & Technology

How to read a rock

...Based on simple observations we can interpret how the rock was formed. Sandstone Conglomerate OBSERVATION INTERPRETATION OBSERVATION INTERPRETATION Mainly quartz grains. Source material was rich in quartz. Made of pebbles of lots of different rock types. Source material included all these rock types. Small, rounded grains (mm sized). Sediment has been transported very...
Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic?

...de la fermiere (loosely translatable as wanting not only to have their cake and eat it, but also to kiss the baker’s daughter). But on the other hand, it is conceivable that Deal UK ought to be better than the deals granted to countries that have never been EU members. It would debase the status of EU membership to treat the UK worse than those who have never been...
How should we read Donald Trump's first Presidential speech?
Society, Politics & Law

How should we read Donald Trump's first Presidential speech?

...LA Times asked ahead of the ceremony whether the new president would rise to “a level of logic and eloquence that might bring the sceptical around to his view of the nation.” Based on Trump’s rhetorical track record, this was, the same paper admitted, a pipe dream. The “logic and eloquence” the LA Times hoped for are not what won Trump the presidency; nor are...
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy

...la diversità culturale e culinaria delle venti regioni. Tipica dell'Emilia Romagna è la piadina, un tipo di pane azzimo che risale ai tempi antichi e viene cotto su una piastra o testo. Alcuni dolci siciliani risalgono alla dominazione araba in Sicilia, per esempio la cassata - non è un gelato ma un dolce! La cassata è preparato con ingredienti esotici come zafferano,...
The history of Blaenau Gwent
History & The Arts

The history of Blaenau Gwent

...Based on discussions held by the BG REACH History group [A preview image of the ‘Blaenau Gwent Through the Ages’ timeline PDF.] Download Blaenau Gwent Through the Ages This timeline is based on the topics discussed by BG REACH participants in workshops on the local history of the area. It includes verbatim many of the phrases used by attendees at those sessions. In...