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A journey through two Englands
History & The Arts

A journey through two Englands

...English life, enough of English labors in town and country, enough aspects of earth and sky, to make episodes for a modern Odyssey. Suppose only that his journey took him through that central plain, watered at one extremity by the Avon, at the other by the Trent. As the morning silvered the meadows with their long lines of bushy willows marking the water-courses, or...
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Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...English lessons, in projects and in cross curricula and extra curricula contexts – pleasurable. But in order to foster reading for pleasure in schools, homes and community contexts, conceptual clarity is essential, alongside awareness of the subtle differences between reading for pleasure, pleasure in reading and their synergies. Children and young people’s...
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Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy and research. What makes the Open Centre different? The OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Why pulling out of the EU won't give Britain complete control over its affairs
Society, Politics & Law

Why pulling out of the EU won't give Britain complete control over its affairs

...English-speaking countries will be rekindled. But so far these grandiose promises have not been accompanied by any explanation of what exactly will happen after Brexit. No scenarios have been described apart from vague references to remaining part of the European free-trade zone. It’s about time they spelled out their case. Both the Leavers and Remainers make...
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Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging
Languages

Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging

...English courses Digital technologies such as WhatsApp and other messaging apps are now deeply embedded into many people’s daily lives. Mobile conversations interweave in complex ways with offline activities, interrupting and being interrupted by what we’re doing in the real world. Phone messaging adds another layering to our already busy lifestyles, both facilitating...
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Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature
Nature & Environment

Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature

...English, Swahili, Kichaga (the language of the Chaga people who live on Kilimanjaro), and scientific name written on it. It may seem strange, but that vision of something so organised, beautiful and yet unusual (for the area, and the image of the margarine lids) has stuck with me for nearly 30 years. Sebastian had gained his love of plants from his father, who was a...
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Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care

...English public health resource, All Our Health, has published a guide to promote healthy ageing. It contains tips for professionals working at the front line all the way to strategic roles. It may seem that an individual older person experiencing health inequalities is powerless to self-manage, but this is not always the case. While we should all be rightly concerned by...
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A Letter to Earth
Nature & Environment

A Letter to Earth

...English and address it directly to Earth. [Photo taken of Himalaya ] Dear Earth, We have been a part of you for eons and eons and you have nurtured many of our generations for all this time. We are conscious though that we have NOT inherited you from our ancestors but we have borrowed you from our descendants and we are deeply indebted to them for letting us live on...
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