1.2.3 Basic principles Whatever resource you choose to use to find information on the internet, many of the same principles apply. Each source that you use will probably look quite different from the one you tried before, but you'll notice that there are always features that are similar – a box to type your search terms in, for instance, or a clickable help button. Different resources refer to the same functions using different terminology, but the principles behind them are exactly the same. The trick is to chec
1.2.1 Planning your search Your approach to searching will depend to a great extent on what kind of person you are. In an ideal world, when searching for information for a specific purpose, we would all find what exactly we were looking for at the first attempt, especially if we are in a hurry. However, it’s always a good idea to have some kind of plan when you are searching for information, if only to help you plan your time and make sure you find the information you need. If I was starting to search for material on
1.1.5 Organising information How confident are you that you know when it is appropriate to cite references (refer to the work of other people) in your written work? 5 – Very confident 4 – Confident 3 – Fairly confident 2 – Not very confident 1 – Not confident at all How confident do you feel about producing bibliographies (lists of references) in an appropriate format to accompany you
1.1.3 Searching for information on Modern Languages How well does the following statement match what you do when you begin a new search for information?
Before I begin a new search for information (maybe for an assignment, or to help you choose your next holiday destination), I spend some time thinking about what I already know, what the gaps in my knowledge are, and the best types of information to meet my needs.
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1.2.1 Stating essential conditions These structures are used to show conditions that are essential.
Must + infinitive
The location must have good road communications.
Must not + infinitive
It must not be more than two hours by lorry from London.
Have to + infinitive
2.8.2 Purchasing goods and services Here are some phrases used in photography. Match the French and English equivalents
Cherchez les équivalents. 2.8.1 Learning about verbs
You and Christine go to a shop to buy a film for your visit to the museum.
Key Learning Points
Talking about time Asking for goods and services Learning about verbs Using verb forms: nous a 2.7.4 Telling the time To ask the time, you say:
Quelle heure est-il? What time is it? When telling the time, you use the expression il est…
For full hours:
Il est une heure.
2.7.1 Les musées d'Avignon In this session, you decide to visit one of the museums in Avignon.
Key Learning Points
Telling the time Buying tickets Paying for goods and services 2.5.3 Une brochure de détails d'hôtel Look at the brochure, which you picked up at the tourist information office in Avignon, and answer the questions below. Note: Canal + is a French subscription channel. Find 2.3.1 Les nombres, les jours et les dates In this session, you will be studying numbers, days and dates.
Key Learning Points
Using the numbers 20 to 69 Talking about dates Pronouncing the sound [ã] Using possessive adjectives: votre, mon, son
Using quel, quelle
2.2.4 Getting about Earlier (Session 1) you met the expression:
à pied on foot Other ways of saying how people get about include:
à bicyclette by bicycle
2.1.1 Activité 8 1. In Extract 43 you heard some of the language you will need to book a hotel room. Match the French with the English.
Trouvez les équivalents.
3 Partir ou pas? Another aspect of holiday-making is the type of holiday that people choose. Here we look at how trends are changing among the French, and then hear people talk about their favourite destinations.
1 Lise Forensic science and fingerprints Young people’s wellbeing The science behind wheeled sports 5.4 The politics of disability Below you will find links to three support groups. You can select just one of the groups or you may choose to look at all three. Answer the two question 4.13 Gender and parenting Other feminist writers have used psychodynamic ideas to support their argument that gender differences, while ‘real’, are not inevitable but the result of the ways in which children are socialised in contemporary western societies. Nancy Chodorow, for example, claims that the isolated nuclear family in contemporary capitalist society is responsible for creating ‘specific personality characteristics in men’: 2.2.12 Activity: living through change 1908 – Royal Commission on the Care and Control of the Feeble-Minded 1910 – James Lappin born 1913 – Mental Deficiency Act (England and Scotland) 1915 – Colin Sproul born
Activité 41
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Activité 32
Activité 28
Saying how to get about
Activité 11 EXTRAIT 5
This unit covers how science can make fingerprints easier to study, how they are used in court and some of the questions about the extent to which fingerprint identification is sound and scientific. Students will learn the principles used in classifying and matching fingerprints (often called 'marks'). First published on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 as Author(s):
What do we mean by ‘wellbeing’ for young people? How is it shaped by social differences and inequalities, and how can we improve young people's mental and physical health? This unit will examine the range of factors affecting young people’s wellbeing, such as obesity, binge drinking, depression and behavioural problems. First published on Fri, 2
This unit focuses on cycling and wheelchair racing: what we might collectively call 'wheeled sports'. The Scientific concepts such as force, acceleration and speed are also useful for understanding these sports. However, cycling and wheelchair racing differ from the sports you have studied so far in that technology more obviously plays an important role.Author(s):
Activity 26
Living through changes
