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Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...adult mosquito hatches after a period of pupation and can transmit diseases such as malaria. Non-pathogenic bacteria are also part of the aquatic system. One such bacterium, Escherichia coli (E. coli), has various strains, most of which are non-pathogenic and exist in human and animal intestines in a symbiotic relationship, making substances needed by humans and animals....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...adult beetles have laid their eggs on trees killed by fire. It also nests in trees recently killed by fire (Collard, 2015)...Fire ecology: 3.3 Morphological traits for detecting fire - An interesting example of a morphological trait in animals that may be adaptive in fire-prone habitats is the presence of fire detectors in a number of insect species. The pyrophilic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...care’ μῦθος (mythos) – ‘tale’, ‘story’ στρατηγός (stratēgos) – ‘a general’ ὕπνος (hypnos) – ‘sleep’ Answer Here are some English derivations, although the list is by no means exhaustive. You may have found different examples. Greek words with English derivations GREEK WORDS ENGLISH DERIVATIONS βιβλίον (biblion) –...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...careful selection and screening procedures are needed. At the appointment stage references are usually requested and other checks made on potential employees, sometimes using ‘positive vetting’ procedures for sensitive appointments. In terms of day-to-day activities, a need-to-know policy might be followed to ensure that information is not needlessly disseminated...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...care? b.In which of the activities in Figure 5 would you expect to do your configuration management during a project? c.Why are there additional risks when developing large projects? d.What is added to a development process with the introduction of risk management? Answer a.Through specialisation, a software development company can foster experience in a given domain,...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...care in choosing his chief courtiers: see that they bee of a good fame and without blemish: otherwise, what can the people thinke? but that yee have chosen a companie unto you according to your owne humour, and so have preferred these men for the love of their vices and crimes that ye know them to be guyltie of … And nexte, see that they be indued with such honest...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...careful: couscous in French usually means the whole dish (a spicy meat and vegetable stew served on steamed couscous grains). Part 2 Now study the following shopping list and match each item to its English equivalent. You may need to use a dictionary. [Described image] Figure 2 Shopping list Entrées: Entrées Starters chips crisps œufs eggs fruits de mer seafood...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...careful layering of new and repeated material at the opening of the song. At the same time, a new musical process occurs across the elements at the end of the song. The music gradually increases in intensity: we hear more of the backing singer’s high falsetto vocal parts, the tambourine and trumpet parts become more prominent, and the drum part gets louder and more...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs