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Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...out breakfast. This week you will build on that and say what food and drink you actually like and what you are not so keen on. [Described image] To express likes and dislikes, the adverb gern or gerne (both versions are used by native speakers and there is absolutely no difference between them) is extremely useful. To use the adverb in a sentence, you’ll need to look at...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...out to say that not everyone is in agreement with the status quo. a form of collective action. none of the above. a. a means by which people signal that they are happy with the way society is organised. b. a means by which people try to speak out to say that not everyone is in agreement with the status quo. c. a form of collective action. d. none of the above. The correct...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Building gender diverse programmes: Introduction - On International Women’s Day (8 March) in 2017 sisters Róisín...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...out, followed by Connell, and then Lambert, and Kiama Uka there just crossing the line. But Angie Ballard too strong over this 100 metres. Video 1 Speed and power Now answer the following questions and write them in the box below. What is speed? What is power? What sports/activities require speed and power? Discussion Speed can be defined as a measure of the rate of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...was in only a medium-sized earthquake in 1978, but even that had the power to throw me out of bed onto the floor and make the building sway from side to side; an awesome experience. One of the most destructive earthquakes of the 1990s occurred near Kobe, Japan, on 17 January 1995. This killed over 5 000 people, injured 25 000 and made a quarter of a million homeless. It was the most destructive Japanese earthquake since the ......
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...out and the resources at their disposal to travel, or to gain entrance to live events. The following activity pursues some of these ideas Activity 1 Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Think of how people listened to music before the advent of sound recording. Try to put yourself in their place and make a list of the various ways in which you might hear music. Is there a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...out of what Knights and Willmott (2012) call ‘direct control’ (Taylorism), where ‘foremen’ and supervisors were employed to watch staff at all times. In contemporary times, both coercion and direct supervision are still both used, but less often because other methods are also available. These different techniques are seductive because they entice employees to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...out about some of the characteristics that make them so like us: their physiology, complex social interactions, large brains and intelligence. This is the ninth course in the Studying mammals series...Monkeys have long fascinated us because of their similarities to the human race. In this free course, Studying mammals: The social climbers, you will find out about some of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs