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Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...families and friends. And then it's obviously not good for their mental and physical health as well. SPEAKER 3 It’s the reduction of hormones, isn't it? So it would be maybe feeling very tired, mood swings, things like that. INTERVIEWER Are there any other symptoms that typically relate? SPEAKER 3 I think hair loss, weight gain, hot flushes, mood swings. These are all...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...history of Oropos and the Amphiareion we mainly rely on material culture (that is, physical objects which come down to us from the ancient world) rather than literary evidence. For example, objects tell us about the Great Amphiaraia, a festival celebrated in Amphiaraos’ honour which included an event in which competitors leapt in and out of moving chariots. More than...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...family. In any case, these words are far more likely to be spoken, when intonation would take the place of punctuation in helping to make sure that listeners do not misinterpret. We can use this example to illustrate that not all grammatical changes affect meaning. For example, if we left out the apostrophe in Let’s, which indicates that the u in us has been left out,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...history of mathematics and that of more empirical subjects.)...Babylonian mathematics: 1.4 A remarkable numeration system - The Babylonian numeral system was described in Section 3 as ‘remarkable’. It is worth spelling out the reasons for this judgement. Although what we notice first is that it was a place-value system (see Box 1), what is perhaps more striking is the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...family. Those are the most important things. And finish my uni course, and qualify to be a journalist. And from there, see what happens. SHAUNA MUAMBA Fundamentally, I think what makes Fabrice Fabrice is just all of the obstacles that he's overcome. Fabrice is a fighter. He's a warrior. And anything that you put in front of him, he takes it as a challenge. Motivation...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...families who would be expected to marry into a similarly wealthy family. Girls from poorer backgrounds would be expected to work, which would be impossible with bound feet. Similarly in Renaissance Europe women would often blacken their teeth to appear more attractive. The explanation for this is that sugar was only available to the very wealthy and sugar did cause teeth...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...family plays in the learning process. If you have already studied courses on language analysis, be as specific as you can about the language used. ASPECT OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION NOTES Grammatical structures Vocabulary Pronunciation Interaction Acquiring knowledge Words: 0 Once you have written your notes, click on ‘Reveal discussion’ button below to read a commentary...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...family home (scan from p. 10 of Joy in People catalogue) Fundamental to the way all these works operate is that domains have particular discourse and text genres, which are composed of elements such as text organisation, font, colour, etc. The conventions associated with communication in these genres cue us into expectations about the meaning and function of the texts;...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs