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Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...phrases (J’ai horreur des champignons). You should now consider how you’ll remember vocabulary and find your favorite and most effective way of doing this. It takes practice and repetition to learn a language, and in order to remember vocabulary, French expressions and structures you’ll need to revise frequently and regularly. One good way for you to remember...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships

...TYPE OF DIAGRAMMING … WHEN I WANT TO: EXAMPLES OF USE identify structural factors of influence (including actors or agents) differentiate between strong and weak influences identify what might be obstacles (‘bad’ influences) To explore the strengths and weaknesses of the structural factors from different viewpoints. To identify factors that might need particular...
The Language of Brexit
Languages

The Language of Brexit

...de Brexit, ironically a turning off rue Robert Schuman and a short distance from avenue Jean Monnet, both named in honour of EU founding figures. Such a widely used word might be expected to have been around for some time. However the earliest use seems to be as recent as May 2012, when the term was used by the financial press for a possible British exit from the EU, and...
Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...de la mañana? What do you normally do at ten o’clock in the morning? Desayuno a las diez de la mañana. I have breakfast at ten o’clock in the morning. To say what you do in a specific part of the day: ¿Qué haces normalmente por la tarde? What do you normally do in the afternoon? Por la tarde paseo. I go for a walk in the afternoon. Note the contrast between a las...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study

...phrase or concept of dying that has been around in healthcare for decades. Dr Mannix has used the term ordinary dying to describe the modern dying process where symptoms are controlled well and people die peacefully. However, she observes that both those who are dying and those that care for them do not expect this ordinary death and therefore don’t recognise this as...
Beginners’ French: food and drink
Languages

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...
Using film music in the classroom
Education & Development

Using film music in the classroom

...type of theme created and hear the tune with harmonies. Trevor Herbert That's fine. I should say it's a 16-bar tune which is one of the most common sort of structures for um, for example 4 melody, is made up really of four phrases of four bars each, a sort of 'A A B A'... George Fenton Yeah, absolutely – this is really the simplest – I think the simplest –...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Hat makers, Greek gods and the great poisoners
Science, Maths & Technology

Hat makers, Greek gods and the great poisoners

...phrase 'as mad as a hatter' came from? We take a look at some infamous cases of poisoning. ...[A close-up photograph of the Mad Hatter, part of the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central park NYC.] Alice in Wonderland sculpture, Central Park NYC It is well known that the phrase “as mad as a hatter” originated because the people who made hats often appeared mad as a...