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Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...la porte) A Entrez ! Bonjour monsieur B Bonjour madame A Allez-y, asseyez-vous B Je vous remercie A Bonjour B Bonjour (On frappe à la porte) A Oui entrez ! B Bonjour, madame la Principale A Bonjour, monsieur le Principal adjoint It is unlikely that you’ll understand, or even hear, every word, but listen out for the use of vous and tu and how these words are pronounced....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...class sharing power was replaced by one man – the emperor Augustus – monopolising power and politics. In Block 3 you study the history of Republican Rome. How the republic was organised politically; how political rivalry turned into civil war; and also how culture and the arts flourished alongside the civil discord. Cities were built across Italy, spreading Roman ways...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...classes of words. The key classes are nouns and verbs. Nouns typically denote objects. Book, chair, man, cloud and water are all nouns. Verbs typically denote actions or processes. Go, come, ask, eat, harass are all verbs. Verbs have a subject, the person or thing doing the action, and they may have an object, the person or thing to which the action is done. A verb with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...classed as development land, generally used for building housing or commercial properties. CHRISTOPHER MILES: Land prices were pretty level for many years, up to around about 2005. When the rest of the economy would be doing very well, we saw development land massively increase in value. So the disparity between agricultural land and other assets was growing by the day....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...De Fine Licht (1968). Figure 10 Front designs of the Pantheon. Drawing by Mark Wilson Jones. Figure 11 Comparison of the hypothetical original project for the Pantheon (left) and the building as executed (right). Drawing by Mark Wilson Jones. Discussion The Pantheon as we see it today has inspired architects for almost the last 2,000 years. It is a well-studied monument,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

...class books in the pilot-house, and he read the same ones over and over again, and did not care to change to newer and fresher ones. He played well on the flute, and greatly enjoyed hearing himself play. So did I. He had a notion that a flute would keep its health better if you took it apart when it was not standing a watch; and so, when it was not on duty it took its...
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Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...class ones who are suffering economically. He may have even appealed to those who are doing fine, but believe that the economy is headed in the wrong direction. Trump also harshly criticized Clinton on trade deals such as NAFTA, calling it the “worst deal ever” in a strong and aggressive manner. Clinton’s calm response that Trump is “inaccurate,” without good...
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Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...classed as second tier key workers, some were able to get places for their children in nurseries, but many others had to call upon family members and friends as sources of additional help. As the pandemic took hold and more restrictions were introduced, including new limits on numbers allowed to meet indoors and on household mixing, women workers without nursery provision...
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Article 10 mins