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Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...think of the three as comprising a spectrum, with repetition at one end, contrast at the other, and variation in between, as shown in Figure 1. As this suggests, variation contains elements of both repetition and contrast. [This figure shows a horizontal bar that is coloured in a horizontal progression from yellow, through green, to blue (from left to right). These...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German
Languages

Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German

...think about whether you personally agree or disagree with the statements. Note down any thoughts you have in the box below. Having the subtitles turned off made this harder for me. Having the subtitles turned off didn’t make any difference to me. Having the subtitles turned off made it easier for me to concentrate on what was actually being said. I missed having the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...Think about the kind of information you might give when presenting yourself. Make a list of five or six areas of your life that you might mention. Discussion Responses to this question might vary, but it is likely that you might have included several of the following topics: Your given name and family name Your age Where you live Where you were born or brought up Who you...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Education & Development

Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver

...system and subsequently were clueless about taking care of a baby. These young women, on attending clinical appointments, would remain at the surgery socialising with each other until closing time. This became a daily occurrence which was problematic for the nurses and other staff working at the surgery. Dr Margaret Clarke, the paediatrician at the surgery, recognised...
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Article 15 mins
Support for you and your mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Support for you and your mental health

...think more deeply about different perspectives on death; as well as expressions of grief, to help you better understand the emotional processes yourself, or someone else, may be going through. It is also important to take care of your own wellbeing whilst supporting others. If you, or someone you’re supporting, are struggling you can contact the services below for...
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Article 10 mins
The Life of Saint Patrick
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Patrick

...think he had travelled into Gaul before he undertook his mission, and we find that, whilst he preached in Ireland, he had a great desire to visit his brethren in Gaul, and to see those whom he calls the saints of God, having been formerly acquainted with them. The authors of his life say, that after his second captivity, he travelled into Gaul and Italy, and had seen St....
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Article 10 mins
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...system o weithio wrth sawl gweithfan ac wrth chwilio am le i weithio. Nid oes amheuaeth bod gweithio hybrid yma i aros ac, os caiff gefnogaeth, gall fod yn newid cadarnhaol iawn i sefydliad, ond mae angen i arweinwyr fabwysiadu cynhwysiant a magu cysylltiadau gyda’u gweithluoedd hybrid. Mae’r cwrs rhad ac am ddim hwn, sy’n rhan o’r casgliad Cefnogi gweithio hybrid...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...think it, one of the most beautiful of [Dickens’s] works’ (UK RED: 17606). Further, despite the common claim that he united Victorian families in the practice of shared reading, Dickens actually sometimes divided them. The mother of Thomas Jackson despised Dickens and suggested that her son read Thackeray as an antidote to the novels recommended by his Dickens-mad...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr