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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...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...
History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...de Sévigné’s letters with Byron’s verse: ‘I do not admire “Madame de Sévigné’s letters,” though the French is excellent [...] yet the sentiment is not novel […] the last Canto of “Childe Harold” (certainly much superior to the others) has delighted me more than I can express. The description of the waterfall is the most exquisite piece of poetry that...
Geometry
Science, Maths & Technology

Geometry

...table shows the average number of minutes spent in each hour on various activities. ACTIVITY TIME TAKEN ON AVERAGE IN ONE HOUR/MINS Keyboarding 35 Answering telephone 12 Talking with colleagues 10 Other 3 The data is to be displayed as a pie chart. Work out the angle at the centre for each slice. Answer Since one hour will be represented by 360° on the pie chart, 1...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...Table 1. Table 1 PANPIPE ENSEMBLES IN CONIMA, PERU SUYá UNISON SONG, BRAZIL NEWARI RITUAL MUSIC, NEPAL JALI PERFORMANCES, MALI 1 Is there an audience? Yes No Yes Yes 2 Is the audience necessary for performance? Collectivity is important; the presence of a separate audience group probably not. Not applicable Probably not Yes 3 Is the audience socially distinct from the...
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...De Roure, Andrew Cusworth and Hugo Leal. It was funded by the Open-Oxford-Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence...
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...de Football Association, or FIFA as it is more commonly known, itself has experienced significant controversy relating to the internal politics (or the small ‘p’ politics) of the organisation. However, before you delve into FIFA, take a moment to explore what is meant by ‘political’ in this course. Activity 1 Identifying political themes relating to this course...
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...table. WOMAN A little bit of gravy. Without pouring out [INAUDIBLE]. RONKE I just think it's nice for my client because she's not always the happiest bunny and it's nice to see her when she's happy. Video 3 Were you impressed with the way Ronke pieced together little bits of information to find a way to make her ‘client’ happy? In the next activity, you will try using...
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...table was laid in the couple’s flat. We chatted a little, anticipation mounting. And then his wife proudly produced the food – boiled potatoes, boiled green vegetables and ham, boiled ham. Now I like boiled potatoes, boiled ham, boiled vegetables even. But it is not what you would have expected in a similar British dinner. That would have been a feast, produced to the...
Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs