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Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...write out full questions asking someone whether they want to go with you to these events. You can write in the boxes below, or in a notebook or similar. Use the day and activity given, and make up a possible time, as in the example. You can then practise asking the questions aloud. You may want to record yourself and then listen to it. Example Suggestion given: lunes /...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...Write single words or short notes; don’t worry about your spelling or other features of your language accuracy: in this task you are developing your listening comprehension skills, your ability to understand spoken French rather than your ability to write accurately. Je m’appelle Peggy. J’habite à Tours plus précisément à Tours-Nord, c’est la région Centre....
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...writing he is on remand in prison awaiting his trial. However, this was not the only consequence of the risk management failings at UBS. Shortly after the discovery of the losses, the Chief Executive of UBS, Oswald Grubel, resigned. The bank was also criticised for its risk management failures by some of its largest shareholders. UBS subsequently announced plans to reduce...
Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...write notes on the ‘voluntary’ aspects of the organisation using the NCVO’s definition: Does your chosen organisation have a board of unpaid trustees? What do the trustees do? Where does the organisation’s funding come from? For example, is it funded by donations from the public, membership fees or grants from government? Does the organisation involve volunteers...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...writing exercise is designed to help you develop a specific work problem or change statement. Go through the three steps suggested below. Step 1: Describe in two or three sentences the opportunity or change that you have identified. Step 2: Look at every describing word (and question as below) and define each that you feel are necessary. Note that this is an iterative...
Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...writing on the wall and that’s why we went out of it. Then higher energy efficiency measures, significantly higher energy efficiency measures, and then eventually, unavoidably, we have to capture carbon and store it. So these are the core things that would need to happen. Now what policy measures would policy makers, the world need to adopt and embrace in order for that...
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...writing the target language in a range of situations and contexts. They are also developing knowledge about language, such as grammar and syntax. Students learning a language also develop other skills: they learn about cultural awareness and may develop an ability to see the world from different perspectives; they also develop creativity and problem solving as they find...
Support for you and your mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Support for you and your mental health

...Write a letter if you are afraid to talk face-to-face. Talk to someone who doesn’t know you such as a GP, support service or therapist if you don’t feel comfortable talking to a loved one. Start by journaling and then transition to speaking. Practice speaking in the mirror before you talk to someone if you are struggling to do so. Remember that you will probably feel...