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Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...becomes ‘elderly’? Discussion In this video, the ‘elderly’ are those who are 60+. What do you think about this way of classifying people as ‘old’? Is it fair? Using this classification, the video then goes onto show how for the first time, there will be more older people than there of working age people in societies across the globe. b.What are the benefits of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Datblygu strategaethau astudio effeithiol
Education & Development

Datblygu strategaethau astudio effeithiol

...OU Study yn http://www.open.ac.uk/ skillsforstudy/. Er bod dulliau dysgu sy’n gweithio’n dda yn ôl pob tebyg ar gyfer amrywiaeth o weithgareddau astudio, fe welwch fod rhai pynciau lle mae angen datblygu sgiliau dysgu penodol ar eu cyfer. Er enghraifft, gallwch geisio dysgu rhaglenni cyfrifiadurol drwy ddarllen amdanynt (mae llyfrau ar ieithoedd cyfrifiadurol), ond...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Intermediate French: 14 July
Languages

Intermediate French: 14 July

...ou pas?). 1 Verb (avoir/être) + subject + past participle (formal French) Avez-vous vécu longtemps aux États-Unis? Did you live/have you lived in the States for a long time? Êtes-vous allé(e) en Inde? Have you been to India? 2 Est-ce que + subject + verb (avoir/être) + past participle Est-ce qu’il a réussi à son examen? Did he pass his exam? 3 Subject + verb...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...become quite a popular position and quite well known from people like Matt Ridley. There’s an independent scientist called Nick Lewis. And it’s this idea that they completely agree that CO2 is a greenhouse gas; they completely agree that there’s warming; they agree that humans are causing some part of that warming and that we should probably do something about that,...
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Audio 5 mins
Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...become what’s now known as a cliché, as a legacy issue, it’s one of things he wants to say, ‘I achieved in Office.’ And he has been able to do this because he has got executive authority to act on climate change under the Clean Air Act which he doesn’t have in other areas of policy. So as we know, he’s not been able to do everything he would like because...
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Audio 5 mins
Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...become quite a buzzword in recent years. Before you go any further, watch this video created by The Open University about what mindfulness is and why we should care about it. [MUSIC PLAYING] NARRATOR Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness. Mindfulness is about focusing on the present moment, whilst at the same time accepting your feelings, thoughts, and body...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...become the more familiar of the two characters as the ancient high-flyer who fell from the sky when the wax that secured his wings was melted by the sun. Icarus’ story connects up with a number of narrative passageways centred on the island of Crete (where Daedalus, the legendary artificer and craftsman, constructed a maze, the Labyrinth, to conceal and control the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...become no more than a small depression on the rocky sea bed. Now let's look at the components of our rockpool ecosystem in more detail. Remember, any ecosystem contains living things, a physical environment and a source of energy. The most obvious living things will tend to be the largest ones: seaweeds, sea anemones, whelks, shrimps, fish and so on. But this shouldn't...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs