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Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema
Languages

Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema

...Centre méditerranéen du cinéma il y a une cinquantaine d’années. Et puis Paul Carpita qui au lendemain de la guerre a tourné un film dont le titre est “Sur les quais” qui racontait l’histoire des grévistes dockers de Marseille. Et puis celui qui aujourd’hui est très connu, qui est Robert Guédiguian, qui a lui aussi montré la vie des gens, la vie, la...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...research 20 minutes Arranged and led a planning meeting about forthcoming garden open day 45 minutes Helped move some boxes 10 minutes Talked to passers-by about the front garden 10 minutes Listened to a fellow volunteer’s concerns about the new expenses system 30 minutes Measured up space for a new shed 10 minutes Comment You may have found from doing this activity...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...researching any topic on the First World War. To learn more about the historiographical debate discussed in this section, you could explore 1914–1918 Online and read the article by William Mulligan: ‘The Historiography of the Origins of the First World War’. Discussion Hopefully you found this article useful and also took time to explore some other articles in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...centre of a large continent and their lack of rainfall is because they are a long distance from the sea. The Sahara (Figure 2) and Arabian deserts are arid because of persistent large high-pressure masses of dry air that prevent penetration of rain-bearing storm systems. A popular concept of deserts is based on the extreme Sahara, where huge areas of sand dunes support...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...Centre for Life in Newcastle. He is married to the neuroscientist Professor Anya Hurlbert. They have two children and live at Blagdon in Northumberland in the north of England. His latest book is 'The Evolution of Everything'. © The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Matt Ridley Interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer MR: = Matt Ridley,...
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Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...children. Using evidence on the hair and face, the eyes, the digestive system, the organs of reproduction and the feet, you'll explore topics with which society still wrestles, including the location of the 'self'; the relationship between mind and body; identity; food and drink; sanitation; sexuality, ageing and gender. There are no special requirements for this course,...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...research. So please jot down your responses to the following questions, answering first for the Arctic, and then the Antarctic. a.What three images or impressions come to mind? b.What three words, phrases or names do you first think of? c.What is the last news story you remember about each region? d.Who owns it? Answer The set of answers shown below is from one of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War

...researching the role of German decision-makers, and in particular Kaiser Wilhelm II, in the events that led to the outbreak of war. Christopher Clark published his acclaimed study The Sleepwalkers in 2012. In it he argues against the idea that we can identify a guilty party. ‘There is no smoking gun’ in the hands of the leaders of one country; rather, they were all...
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