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Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris
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Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris

...les générations s’y côtoient, de l’enfant de trois ans jusqu’aux retraités curieux, en passant par les spécialistes. La vidéo qui accompagne cette unité vous donnera un aperçu de la grandeur des bâtiments et vous fera entrer avec les enfants dans la partie du musée qui leur est réservée. Nous visiterons ensuite la médiathèque de la Cité et un...
Soldering
Science, Maths & Technology

Soldering

...circuit mass-soldering Electric-lamp bases Electric cable conductors Wiped joints on lead cable-sheath K, F A, K V, W H, J L, D General Engineering General sheet-metal work (steel, copper, tinplate) General sheet-metalwork (brass, galvanised sheet) K, F, R, G, B, M, C K, F Automotive Heat-exchangers, automotive radiators, refrigerators Auto-body patching and filling G, J...
Article 10 mins
Photochemical Machining (Photo-fabrication; Chemical milling)
Science, Maths & Technology

Photochemical Machining (Photo-fabrication; Chemical milling)

...circuit boards (PCBs). Production of photo-masters and components readily adaptable for CAD/CAM techniques. Photo-masters can be ready in a few days, are easily modified, take up little room and do not deteriorate on storage. Metal removal rates are high: 2.76 kg h-1 has been achieved in 321 stainless steel sheet 1.6 mm thick. Metal removal rates in thick components are...
Getting started with French 2
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Getting started with French 2

...le, la, l’, les express dislikes...Introduction: Open Centre for Languages and Cultures - This course has been developed from extract parts of LGXF002 - Beginners French 2: bien sûr!. The Open University has launched a dedicated learning centre called The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. OpenLearn is supporting this project and is providing extracted units of...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema
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Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema

...les grands boulevards parisiens qu’a eu lieu la première projection publique du cinématographe, l’invention des frères Lumière qui allait révolutionner le XXe siècle. Aujourd’hui, que l’on soit adepte des multiplexes, des salles « d’art et d’essai » ou encore du téléchargement de films en ligne ou du « streaming », le cinéma fait partie de notre...
Intermediate French: 14 July
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Intermediate French: 14 July

...Le quatorze juillet - The French national holiday on 14 July commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison (la prise de la Bastille) in 1789. The rioters’ victory, at the end of a day-long siege, marked the beginning of the Revolution. The day is celebrated with a variety of events, large and small, across the country: défilés militaires (military parades),...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Beginners’ French: food and drink
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Beginners’ French: food and drink

...Le foie gras du sud-ouest Activité 1 Task 1 Can you work out what the following French food items are? Drag the English words against the French terms they correspond to. vegetables les légumes ice cream la glace cheese le fromage red meat la viande rouge pineapple l’ananas sea food les fruits de mer white wine le vin blanc fish le poisson raw ......
Intermediate French: Holiday plans
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Intermediate French: Holiday plans

...les Nantais), namely the beaches around La Baule on the Atlantic coast to the west of the city. Like all coastal areas of France, this one has a name: la Côte d'Amour. The opening video sequence uses archive and contemporary footage to show some of the ways in which the coast is used for leisure activities. It also traces a little of the history of holiday-making in...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs