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Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...writings as historical sources (for example, look at their dates of composition; you might need to do some background research to find out more about authors with whom you’re unfamiliar, but don’t spend more than half an hour on this), and note where the sources corroborate or contradict each other. Discussion Let’s take each of these sources in turn and try to...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...creative and destructive energies, was not what critics and public had come to expect of grand history painting. Its massive size (just under four by five metres) magnified its effect. In fact, the painting had only narrowly been voted into the exhibition by the Salon jury. The following critique, by Étienne-Jean Delécluze, a former pupil of David, was typical: M....
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...writing, when listening to an interlocutor and even when thinking. It is present in such simple tasks as remembering a phone number. Pronunciation improves listening. The mouth teaches the ear. Learning pronunciation “in the mouth” improves discrimination “in the ear”. According to a behaviourist view of language learning, the ear teaches the mouth so that...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...creative thinking to tackle it. Giant mirrors in space and artificial volcanic eruptions are just two ideas being proposed. What action would you take to limit future warming and save the planet? And what would be the consequences for society? In this free course you will imagine a future in which humanity has taken radical action to tackle the climate crisis: by...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...write down the correct rounding. ROUNDED TO NEAREST NUMBER 10 100 1000 254 987 254 980 254 990 255 087 12 345 12 350 12 400 12 000 963 960 1 000 1 060 Answer The corrected entries are in bold. ROUNDED TO NEAREST NUMBER 10 100 1000 254 987 254 990 255 000 255 000 12 345 12 350 12 300 12 000 963 960 1 000 1 000 Activity 3 The population of London in 1984 was 6696 000 (to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...Write down up to five words or phrases, or draw images, that you associate with ‘law’. Try to focus on what law means to you personally. (You may want to return to what you have written later on in the course and reflect on whether your thoughts have changed.) Once you have compiled a list, see if you can separate your observations into positive and negative...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...writing this article? Do you feel it is the coach’s role to influence participants’ moral values? What implications does this article have for coaching/instructing? Comment The authors are making a point that sport provides a context for individuals to explore the moral dimension of their character, and so sports coaches have a responsibility to positively influence...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Beginners’ French: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ French: food and drink

...Write a short message in French to tell her what kind of food you like and dislike. Answer Here is one possible answer. J’aime beaucoup les fruits de mer. J’aime aussi le poisson. J’adore la glace. Je n’aime pas du tout la viande rouge et je déteste les oignons. J’ai horreur des fast-foods ! Did you use a range of expressions from this section to express likes...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs