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Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...la bellette la mange´’ or whatever, where ‘que’ is the French word for ‘that’ just like ‘quia’ is the popular Latin word for ‘that’ in the Satyricon. JC Right. And there’s another word, the word for ‘weasel’ I understood, mustela. But then the word for ‘eat’ in that sentence. What was that word? GH Yeah. That was ‘comedit’ which is a...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introduction to music theory 1: form
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 1: form

...la la’). Choruses also tend to contain a song’s most memorable and engaging musical material. In the next activity, you will try to identify verses and choruses in a new song. Activity 2 Listening to ‘I’ll Be Around’ Timing: Allow around 10 minutes Part 1 Listen to the first two minutes of Audio 2 and identify where the verses and choruses begin. Enter the track...
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...la Chine (The Chinese Orphan) before a bust of the then exiled author The philosophes saw themselves as engaged in a battle for minds; they appealed to something which they saw and cultivated as a new factor in European society: public opinion. It was with public opinion in mind that they criticised existing institutions in France and what they saw as a corrupt and...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...la Rue (c.1452–1518) (you will learn more about La Rue’s work later on). You can see the tenor and bass parts of the piece, as presented in the manuscript, in Figure 3. Activity 3 Now compare the images in Figures 3 and 4 of pages selected from each manuscript. How do these differ in their appearances? Are they decorated or do they just present the music? What might...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...la Guerre (War room), Château de Versailles, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, showing plaster relief by Antoine Coysevox of Louis XIV trampling over his enemies and lower part of the ceiling paintings by Charles Le Brun, 1678–86. Photo: © Château de Versailles/Giraudon/The Bridgeman Art Library. Artists continued to be employed by royal and princely courts for the...
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...la saucisson lyonnaise pour fabriquer une grande saucisson-brioche. Shop assistant: Yes. Alors, here. Dave Myers: Oui. Shop assistant: Ha ha ha. Si King: Now, fluent. See that? What he just said is good morning, Mrs. Have you got the sausages for my brioche? Shop assistant: For how many person? Dave Myers: Cinq saucissons, s’il vous plaît. Shop assistant: Yes, all...
Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...La Une du cahier éco ce vendredi pic.twitter.com/HHd388eVcu — LeMondeEcoEnt (@LeMondeEcoEnt) June 24, 2016 The independent website Médiapart used a brilliant oxymoron, describing the decision as a “welcome catastrophe” and arguing that Brexit offers a unique opportunity for reform of the long-criticised EU. The result highlighted how the political class in France...
Raymond Williams a Leonardo Sciascia: Cofio bywydau a gwaddolion
Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams a Leonardo Sciascia: Cofio bywydau a gwaddolion

...La Parrocchie de Regalpetra (a gyhoeddwyd yn Saesneg dan yr enw Salt in the Wound) yn seiliedig ar ei brofiad o weithio fel athro ysgol yn ei dref enedigol. Roedd ei ddisgrifiadau o dlodi, ffasgiaeth a llygredigaeth yn yr Eglwys a neuadd y dref yn seiliedig ar ddigwyddiadau go iawn, a byddent yn ffurfio themâu pwysig yn ei weithiau diweddarach. Addysg oedd yn llywio...