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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...de Benito. Radio programme 2: Water, a natural resource A radio-style programme where presenter Juan Carlos Jaramillo travels round various Latin-American capitals to find out how people are using and abusing this vital resource. Radio programme 2: Spanish in the world A short talk by Eduardo de Benito resuming the origins of Spanish, the adoption of words from Latin...
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Audio 1 hr 28 mins
OpenLearn supports Get Online Week
Education & Development

OpenLearn supports Get Online Week

...FAQ page, under the heading 'What alternative formats are available?' We are pleased to offer these resources in conjunction with Get Online Week, and we do encourage new users to explore the rest of the site. This page is designed as a simple starting point with some recommended resources, but there are thousands of courses, interactives, video and articles to explore if...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to Spanish
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Introduction to Spanish

...de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. (e) —¿Cuál es su profesión? —Soy profesor de música. (f) —¿Cuál es su profesión? —Estoy en paro. Audio 2 ama de casa (housewife) barrendero/a (road sweeper) catedrático/a de universidad (university professor) estudiante (student) jubilado/a (retired person) parado/a (unemployed) pensionista (pensioner) ......
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Getting started with French 2
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Getting started with French 2

...de mer… INTERVIEWER Vous aimez la cuisine italienne ? LIONEL Oui, beaucoup, surtout les spaghetti. We asked Colette, Maryse, Philippe and Lionel what they like eating using the question: Qu’est-ce que vous aimez manger ? Listen to what they say and then answer the following questions. Select the answer for Question 1a here Who likes fish? Colette Maryse Philippe...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Portales: beginners' Spanish
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Portales: beginners' Spanish

...de las Artes y las Ciencias (Arts and Science Museum) in Valencia: one of the most visited attractions on the Mediterranean Coast of Spain. Public Sector Employees What public sector employees do in Spain and their reputation. Emblematic Buildings in Valencia A description of some of the most emblematic buildings in Valencia. Firstly, the barraca or thatched building,...
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Audio 48 mins
Designing the Spanish nation
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Designing the Spanish nation

...de la Vega, Puerta de la Mezquita, Puerta de la Sagra) to the mostly symbolic arches of the 20th century gate (Puerta de la Ilustración), Madrid has built and destroyed numerous gates in its ever expanding territories. From all the current gates in Madrid, probably most iconic are Puerta de Alcalá, ......
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Article 15 mins
Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...De La Warr Pavilion and Highpoint One are good examples. Conversely, there is more than a handful of buildings that have achieved iconic status for all the wrong reasons: buildings which are so widely loathed that they have come to symbolise what the public at large dislike about Modernist architecture: for years, Trellick Tower held this dubious honour. Not far behind...
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Article 5 mins
Speak in colours!
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Speak in colours!

...des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas’ (‘each to their own’). Whilst this expression suggests that we should never quibble over colours, chromatic terms can nonetheless provide a rich source of discussion for language learners who want to extend their knowledge of idiomatic expressions in the target language. Indeed, there are many descriptions and...
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Article 10 mins