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En rumbo: intermediate Spanish
Languages

En rumbo: intermediate Spanish

...course L140 En rumbo: intermediate Spanish... Introduction ¡Hola! Bienvenidos a los materiales de En Rumbo, el curso de español de nivel intermedio de la Open University. Personal information part 1 We’re going to listen to street interviews with eight people from different parts of the world giving basic personal information. Personal information part 2 Here are...
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Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...Course Y161 Introducing environment... Introducing environment A short introduction to the album. Unseen impacts Find out more about the consequences of the way you shop. Shopping by car Short car journeys are the most environmentally damaging, yet a quarter of journeys are less than 2 miles. Shopping by bus The more people replace car journeys with buses, the more eco-...
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Beginners’ Chinese
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Beginners’ Chinese

...course: L197: Beginners’ Chinese You can also download transcripts for all the tracks... Beginners' Chinese A short introduction to this album. Beginners Chinese: Pronunciation and tone Mandarin Chinese speech sounds and tones. Learn how to pronounce Chinese vowels, consonants and the four tones. Beginners Chinese: Numbers from zero to ten Learn to count from zero to...
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Why is it dangerous when Trump sees people as objects?
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Why is it dangerous when Trump sees people as objects?

...course, is a thing, not a person. A thing that he might kiss or grab, even without its consent. A thing can’t give its consent, after all. The comments on the tape suggest that he might, at times, not wait for any at all. When Anderson Cooper asked Trump about the comments about women at the second presidential debate, Trump’s ensuing apologia – a speech of...
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Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...sports experience that hopefully continues into adulthood. To learn more about sports and fitness, find videos, articles, games and free courses on OpenLearn. If you're interested in studying Sports and Fitness with the Open University, explore more courses and qualifications we offer in this subject area. This article was first published on the OU Sports & Fitness blog....
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...courses and qualifications Interested in the technology of music? You can study that with The Open University What is the science of music? Music is generally thought to be an art rather than a science but what is the science behind the production of music? And can three 'tone-deaf' scientists use these principles to make musical instruments and maybe even play a tune?...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...courses and qualifications If so, you are not alone. Everyday superstitions are widespread, with surveys regularly finding at least a quarter of the UK population being actively superstitious. Often, they take the form of harmless habits. But it’s worth considering what superstitions are and how they come about. As we will see, they rely on a magical view of reality...
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A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...courses and qualifications. Rachael Hamp and Grace Richards are members of AstrobiologyOU. Their research focusses on another icy moon orbiting a gas giant planet – Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. They discussed their work and what they hope might come from the JUICE mission with Ann Grand, a fellow member of AstrobiologyOU. Tell me something about your current work …...
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