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Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...public and private celebrations, and café and restaurant culture. The word actually refers to both the drink and the convivial moment before a meal. If you are invited out for l’apéritif, don’t expect a full meal. [Described image] Figure 3 L’apéritif Activity 9 Food is a very important part of French culture. As such, there are many French idiomatic expressions...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...public. Activity 6 Greetings Listen to these different short expressions and select their English equivalents. You can listen to them as many times as you need to: just click on each one again to repeat it. If it is helpful, you can also look at the pinyin at the same time by clicking on ‘Transcript’. Select the answer for Question 1a here 你好 nǐ hǎo Audio 6 Hello...
Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...public if you’re meeting that person for the very first time, regardless of age. Similarly, French Muslims may not exchange kisses as often as other French people do. Activity 4 Look at the photos carefully and, for each one, drag and drop the appropriate description beside the photo. Two young boys leave their grandparents and they all wave goodbye. [Photo of a man and...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...health. Links to the Digital Geology Kit appear at relevant points within this course. When you first access the tool you will be prompted to either sign in (if you are already an Open University student), or to register with you email address to create an account free of charge. This only takes a few minutes to do. Note that the interactive activities on the OpenScience...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer trawsnewid digidol
Digital & Computing

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer trawsnewid digidol

...health outcomes and a lower life expectancy, increased loneliness and social isolation, less access to jobs and education. It can mean paying more for essentials, financial exclusion, an increased risk of experiencing poverty. People who are digitally excluded also lack a voice and visibility in the modern world, as government services and democracy increasingly move...
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...public imagination. This free course, Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere, examines the emergence of icy satellites of distant planets as potential sites of extraterrestrial life, looks at the potential for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, and speculates on the ethics of searching for life elsewhere in the solar system...The new discipline of astrobiology that is, the science...
Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Engineering: environmental fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: environmental fluids

...Public Sector Information (OPSI): Figure 21: The Norwegian Public Roads Administration. / Vianova Video Video 1: European Space Agency, NASA, Cambridge University Spaceflight, Red Bull Media House, RSC Energia taken from European Space Agency, ESA YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/-l7MM9yoxII Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been...
Introduction to finite element analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to finite element analysis

...publication]. This is not to say that regular engineers cannot become top rate analysts without a PhD. Some analysts have a Masters degree, but most have no more than a bachelor’s degree. The key to good analyses is knowledge of the limitations of the method and an understanding of the physical phenomena under investigation. Superior results are usually difficult to...