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Speak in colours!
Languages

Speak in colours!

...out expressions that are similar or the same in English and focus on ones that you might find tricky. A literal translation will not always help you work out the meaning. Amusez-vous bien! White [Image of snow with French idioms concerning the colour white written across the image] Un marriage blanc- (lit. a white marriage), a sham marriage/ a marriage of convenience...
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How long would it take to colonise the galaxy?
Science, Maths & Technology

How long would it take to colonise the galaxy?

...out, but 4 × 2000 = 8000 great-grandchildren are born. In 75 years, the number of additions now doubles to 16,000 great-great-grandchildren, but the second generation have now died out. This leaves a population of 24,000, composed of two generations: 16,000 humans in their mid-twenties and 8000 humans around the age of fifty. Covering 10 light-years in 100 years, the...
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Is trick-or-treating legal or not?
Society, Politics & Law

Is trick-or-treating legal or not?

...out trick-or-treating unsupervised (either alone or with friends of a similar age), or with adult supervision. Again, it is the responsibility of parents to make the decision for their own children about appropriate supervision. There is equally no restriction on the timing of Halloween activities, although again, for children it is the parents who decide when their child...
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Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child
Education & Development

Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child

...out their thoughts and feelings through imaginative play is very natural for them. They call it playing! What is the point of this game? You may have heard about experts using play as a therapy with children, but in fact there is no great mystery to this activity. It can be a fun way for you to get involved in your child’s world. The games may well give hints about...
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Ten tips for students starting university
Education & Development

Ten tips for students starting university

...out, but healthy eating will impact your overall health and wellbeing. Learn more about nutrition and the science behind it with this free course... The science of nutrition and healthy eating 3: Manage your time more effectively [Clock on a pink and blue background] Having a lot of assignments, lectures and seminars can feel overwhelming. We can offer you some advice on...
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How to help your child become a future Olympian
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to help your child become a future Olympian

...out how you can help them 1. Mix it up Research shows that doing lots of different sports and activities during childhood is more likely to produce an elite athlete than just doing one. This is because over-practicing one set of skills or actions is more likely to result in injury, and it gets boring! All sports have a whole range of transferable skills that are important...
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Year of the Dragon: Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Dragon: Lunar New Year

...outs and couplets written on red paper devoted to the popular themes of ‘happiness’, ‘wealth’ and ‘longevity’ are used to decorate windows and doors. Children wear brand new clothes on this day and receive money in red envelopes, known as 红包 (hóng bāo), from their parents and grandparents. The most common new year's greetings are: 新年快乐 (xīn nián...
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Leadership and followership Badge icon
Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...burning out’. Aviva Business Perspectives.Available at: https://www.aviva.co.uk/business/business-perspectives/expert-view-hub/employees-burning-out/ (Accessed 27 October 2023). Zhou, W. (2023) ‘Adapting to Change: Exploring Zappos’ Self-Management Structure and its Impact on Innovation and Cultural Diversity’. Modern Economy, 14, pp. 293–304. Available at:...
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