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Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...write them down in the box. Edad Nacionalidad Lugar de origen Nombre Profesión Lugar de residencia Answer Any of these types of information could be used by someone providing basic information about themselves so in situations such as introductions to other people you need to get ready to listen to relevant language in those areas. Actividad 2 Which expressions would you...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...writing about the films you have just watched. Answer the three questions below. Write one paragraph of about 100 words for each question. 1. What similarities did you identify between the three films? 2. What differences did you notice? 3. Did anything surprise you about these films? Discussion A student wrote the following answers: I noticed that both Kevin and Anita...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band
History & The Arts

Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band

...writing campaign, many of which were published in the popular press. Laibach did not take heed. At the Novi Rock Festival in Ljubljana in 1982, Laibach took it up a notch with a spectacle that came to be characteristic of their concerts: a militant authoritarian performance, the lead singer playing the role of a dictator. Extreme noise, sirens, horns and smoke bombs...
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Article 5 mins
Oliver Sacks: "Don't skip the footnotes"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Don't skip the footnotes"

...writing after Oliver Sacks had revealed his prognosis, but before his death - celebrated the life of the "stray Santa" who loved understanding the passions of others...In the preface to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1998), popular neurologist Oliver Sacks outlines the rationale behind his brand of “romantic science”. Borrowed from friend and mentor AR Luria,...
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Article 5 mins
What actually happens if Britain leaves the EU?
Society, Politics & Law

What actually happens if Britain leaves the EU?

...Writing before the vote, Christopher Grey suggested what the next steps might be...[Eurostar trains line up to head under the Channel] Eurostar trains line up to head under the Channel Europe is always a heated topic at a Conservative party conference. This year much debate has focused on David Cameron’s ongoing renegotiation of terms for staying in. By contrast,...
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Article 10 mins
Climate change’s costs are still escalating
Nature & Environment

Climate change’s costs are still escalating

...write that humanity faces “substantial health risks from the degradation of the natural life support systems which are critical for human survival. It has become increasingly apparent that actions to mitigate environmental change have powerful co-benefits for health.” The author of the paper on heat stress, Tord Kjellstrom, director of the New Zealand-based Health and...
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Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures
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Stories from Vienna: 6 key figures

...Stojka] Ceija Stojka was a traveller, painter and writer. As a girl she survived the Nazi concentration camps where her family was incarcerated as ethnic Roma. She wrote books about her experience and about the fate of Roma during the Nazi regime and was awarded the Bruno-Kreisky medal for political writing. A square in Vienna is named after her. [Ceija Stojka Platz]...
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Article 10 mins
How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?

...Singapore law and home affairs Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam. Shanmugam says he was inspired by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to introduce legislation to “force social media companies to withdraw fake news stories from the Internet in as fast as 24 hours or else face penalties.” That is the writing on the wall. This article was originally published by SciDevNet...
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