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Teaching Languages for long-term memory
Languages

Teaching Languages for long-term memory

...course of a series of 3 or 4 lessons, pupils will encounter the same phrases in reading tasks and listening tasks as well. Over the next year, the phrase will be recapped at regular intervals. For example, the swimming pool phrase might return in future plans (Je vais nager à la piscine – I’m going to swim at the pool) or in the topic of sport (Je suis sportif donc...
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5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...course 'The Science of Alcohol.' [Banner of a £2 coin on a pink background. The word 'Money' is embedded on the right.] 2. Money How much you can save will depend on where and what you drink, but as an example, if you had three medium (175ml) glasses of wine at an average bar, pub or restaurant per week, you could save nearly £50 per month using an average cost of...
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In smokiest Sheffield
History & The Arts

In smokiest Sheffield

...opened the valves of my hansom for me. My explanation to my soul was that I had no penny in my pocket, and that it would have been folly little short of crime to give so needy a wretch sixpence. But would it? Would it have corrupted him, since pauperize him further it could not? I advise the reader who finds himself in the like case to give the sixpence, and if he cares...
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The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it
Society, Politics & Law

The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it

...opening, the man who many Democrats reckoned would carry the party’s standard in the November showdown with Reagan was Senator Gary Hart. The Irish National Caucus had been busy again and the year was shiny and new when Hart responded to the INC with a statement. It was dated January 2. In it, Hart stated that the complex and centuries-old socioeconomic divisions in the...
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Oxygen, blood and the body
Science, Maths & Technology

Oxygen, blood and the body

...Open University level 3 course S315 Chemistry: further concepts and applications where this article was adapted from. Explore articles and free courses or study with the OU References Flexman, A.M., Del Vicario, G. and Schwarz, S.K.W. (2007) ‘Dark Green Blood in the Operating Theatre’, The Lancet, vol. 369, p. 1972. Hazes B., Kalk K. H., Hol W. G. J., Magnus K. A.,...
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W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...courses that look at African American experience, is one way in which the line can be crossed. ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ and ‘The Souls of Black Folk’ I’m looking here at two of the prolific canon of work that Du Bois produced, his study of African American urban life, The Philadelphia Negro, and his Homeric account (i.e. epic and poetic), The Souls of Black...
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Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...open to talent from all countries. The rhetoric was strong and the jokes were feeble. What was required – and what was lacking – was a long-term plan on how to deal with the challenges ahead. Simon Wren-Lewis, Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University What any macroeconomist should ask of this budget is: has the chancellor...
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The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Society, Politics & Law

The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication

...open space for conversation, around what could have been a very confrontational work. Giota Alevizou: In addition to being photographed with the flag, or marching with it, you also developed workshops recently, which will be part of the installation at Tate Exchange. How are these workshops adding to the project? Gil Mualem-Doron: The workshops until know have been...
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