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Intermediate French: 14 July
Languages

Intermediate French: 14 July

...de la Bastille) in 1789...This free course, Intermediate French: 14 July, is taken from Ouverture, a language module that concentrates on French as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into French society and culture through authentic printed, audio and video materials. It will be of interest to all those who want to improve their language skills...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...de tourisme, l’hôtel de ville will all normally be found in large towns or cities. You will usually see la gendarmerie, le syndicat d’initiative and la mairie in smaller towns or villages, although this distinction is becoming less pronounced. La police nationale and la gendarmerie are both police forces, but they serve different government ministries and in theory...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...de seigle, wholemeal bread, pain complet, seeded bread, pain aux céréales and many regional specialities. French Dans la plupart des familles françaises, on achète son pain tous les jours. La baguette traditionnelle est bien meilleure lorsqu’elle est fraîche, ou même encore chaude, et c’est pour cette raison que les Français vont à la boulangerie de leur...
Getting started with Spanish 3
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Getting started with Spanish 3

...favor? With Ester García, please? TO ASK WHO IS CALLING OR SAY WHO IS SPEAKING: ¿De parte de quién? Who is calling? ¿Con quién hablo? Who am I speaking to? Soy Matilde Fernández. It’s Matilde Fernández. Habla Matilde Fernández (LAm). Matilde Fernández speaking. TO PUT PEOPLE THROUGH: Le pongo en seguida. I’m putting you through right away. Un momento, le paso. One moment, I’m putting you through. Activity 1 ......
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Beginners’ French: food and drink
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Beginners’ French: food and drink

...de mer white wine le vin blanc fish le poisson raw vegetables les crudités Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 9 items in each list. vegetables ice cream cheese red meat pineapple sea food white wine fish raw vegetables Match each of the previous list items with an item from the...
Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...malady, or by the influence of habit, which inures us to all that is detestable or perilous, but by a belief that this was as eligible an avenue to death as any other; and that life is a trivial sacrifice in the cause of duty. I passed from one room to the other. A portmanteau, marked with the initials of Wallace's name, at length attracted my notice. From this...
Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?
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Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?

...de la vida y del mundo. Al desaparecer, se pierde la cosmovisión y cosmogonía única de cada pueblo, perdiéndose una parte importante de la humanidad. The indigenous languages encompass a unique vision of life and of the world. Their disappearance would imply a loss of the unique world view and existence of each community; an important part of humanity. In this sense,...
Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists

...de Blogs de Ciencia nace con el propósito de reunir esfuerzos de divulgación científica realizada por blogueros de diversos países latinoamericanos que, desde sus distintas disciplinas e inquietudes, intentan reponer el valor de la ciencia en las redes sociales. La Red Latinoamericana de Blogs de Ciencia [The Latin ......