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Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)
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Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)

...le a tha nise san dùthaich, uile a’ toirt buaidh air mar a tha sluagh Alba a’ bruidhinn ri chèile agus ris a’ chòrr dhen t-saoghal. Chaidh an t-aonad seo - a tha ri fhaotainn an Gàidhlig agus am Beurla - a chruthachadh le misneachadh bho Bhòrd na Gàidhlig agus le taic bhon a’ BhBC. Tha e na ghoireas do dhuine sam bith aig a bheil ùidh phearsanta no...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
What does President Macron mean for Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

What does President Macron mean for Brexit?

...Le Pen. Where these two candidates also differed markedly, therefore, was on their attitude to how the UK should leave the EU. During the tetchy drama of the presidential TV debate, Macron was at pains to explain to Le Pen that leaving the EU – which she had threatened to do by calling a British-style In/Out referendum – inevitably carries a large exit bill. In other...
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Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...Le Corbusier criticised the Americans' lack of urban planning). The response of European architects to the Americans' technological advances (including bridges and other building forms as well as skyscrapers) would lead to the development of Modernism. And in the early twentieth century, technological advances were rapidly changing western society. Road and rail networks...
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Getting started with Italian 3
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Getting started with Italian 3

...le stazioni e collegano i piccoli centri. Hanno solo la seconda classe e costano poco ma viaggiano lentamente, a circa 100 km orari. Però c’è anche un regionale veloce, economico ma meno frequente. Su molti treni si può portare la bicicletta pagando il supplemento bici. I treni nazionali (Intercity e Frecciabianca) collegano città grandi e medie su tutto il...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...Le Monde saw the upswing in Conservative popularity as an opportunity for the party to “shake off Thatcher’s legacy” and to “smother” the Labour opposition. Its centre-right counterpart Le Figaro pointed to May’s opportunism. It saw the election as a chance for her to strengthen her hand in the fractious leadership relations within the Conservative Party. The...
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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...le hiarracht a dhéanamh moill a chur ar an chreimeadh teanga. I 1984, nuair a thosaigh Oideas Gael, thiocfadh linn siúl trasna an bhealaigh go Tigh Bhiddy agus gan ach Gaeilge a chluinstin ón fhoireann agus ón chuideachta ann. Sa lá inniu (2015) tá an tírdreach teanga imithe as a riocht go hiomlán seachas mar a bhí. Níl ach cupla teaglach lóistín anois le hais...
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Star Wars: La syntaxe du français avec Maître Yoda
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Star Wars: La syntaxe du français avec Maître Yoda

...Le maître et son apprenti. Always two there are, no more, no less: a master and an apprentice. - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace / La guerre des étoiles : épisode I — La Menace fantôme (1999) toujours par deux ils vont Reveal Answer Ils vont toujours par deux 2) Beaucoup encore il te reste à apprendre. Much to learn, you still have. - Star Wars: Episode...
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What was the impact of 'Spanish flu' on the armistice?
History & The Arts

What was the impact of 'Spanish flu' on the armistice?

...les-Bains, France, in 1918] Victims of the Spanish flu at a U.S. Army Camp Hospital in Aix-les-Bains, France, in 1918 The 1918 influenza pandemic (also called ‘Spanish flu’) infected 500 million people around the world and resulted in the deaths of three to five percent of the world’s population. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history....
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