1 Le quatorze juillet The French national holiday on 14 July commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison (la prise de la Bastille) in 1789. The rioters’ victory, at the end of a day-long siege, marked the beginning of the Revolution. The day is celebrated with a variety of events, large and small, across the country: défilés militaires (military parades), retraites aux flambeaux (torch-light processions), feux d’artifices (fireworks) and bals publics (free dances open
Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: understand and give descriptions of events in the past understand and ask questions about events in the past understand and express intentions understand people talking about 14 July.
3.5 Additional resources Click on 'View document' to read Grammar glossary (PDF, 0.1 MB). 3.4.1 Describing characteristics The following expressions are useful when you are describing something. There is/are There is a large open-plan reception area. There are 55 parking spaces. Has/have [got] The site has 1,000 m2 of storage space. All the offices have outside windows. 3.2 Asking for and giving information on the telephone Here are some common phrases that people use when telephoning: Giving the reason for a call I'm phoning for some information on ... I'd like some more detailed material ... I'd like to meet someone from CNT ... I need some information ... I need to talk to an accountant. Making requests Stating desirable conditions This structure is used to show conditions which are desirable. Should + infinitive The site should be within one hour of an international airport. 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 Form and uses of language Mapping your journey Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment Introducing Health Sciences: Breast Screening Introduction The course begins by exploring the notion implied in the title that health pervades all parts of our public and private lives. It will become clear that although health is everywhere, it takes different forms and has different meanings for different people and in different contexts. We all have our own versions of health and you will be able to check yours against a range of other views, including the views of the team who were responsible for producing this course. We think this is important A question of ethics: right or wrong? Introducing public health Acknowledgements 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 Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce materia 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’: 4.10 Men and women communicating differently? Reread the summary and quotations from Tannen's and Gray's work on the previous screen, and then make notes in answer to the followi 4.9 The revival of gender essentialism After falling out of fashion in the wake of feminist influence in the 1970s and 1980s, there are signs that the notion of ‘essential’ gender differences is undergoing a revival. At an academic level, this has been stimulated by work within genetics, evolutionary psychology and neurology (see Baron-Cohen, 2003). At a more popular level, self-help manuals which apparently ‘explain’ the differences between men's and women's behaviours, and offer advice on coping with them, have become hu 4.8 Gender and difference The discussion above referred to some of the stereotypes about the ways in which men and women supposedly communicate and interact with each other. For example, there is a view that in meetings men tend to talk in a supposedly rational way, while women's talk is associated more with feelings and emotions. It was also suggested that male workers are more likely to be intimidating or overwhelming in their relationships with service users and, by implication, that female workers might be less in
In this free course, Form and uses of language, we will consider how language can be used in different ways for different purposes. To do this we will use the theme of memorial and commemoration. In the first section we briefly discuss the life of the poet Siegfried Sassoon before examining both his poetry and his prose. Through this we will see how Sassoon conveys meaning in different ways for different audiences using different forms. Following this we discuss more generally how different mean
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Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that occurs in 1 in every 375 African Americans. There is currently no cure for this life-shortening disease. These five video tracks will help you to understand exactly what sickle cell disease is and answer many of the questions surrounding it. They'll also explain its hereditary nature in people of African descent. This material forms part of The Open University course SK195 Human genetics and health issues.Author(s):
Partial or total loss of sight affects millions of people worldwide. Many cases are preventable or curable, but simple interventions are not available in some poorer countries. The 15 video tracks in this album explore the impact of visual impairment and corrective treatments. Derek Child explains how he learned to adapt to losing his sight and the training that helps him stay mobile and independent. Experts from Contamac reveal the science behind lens production. The Good Health Train brings b
Most women share a common fear - breast cancer. From the age of 53, they are invited by their GP to have a mammogram - a procedure that screens the breast for any abnormalities. But many women don't understand what this involves. The 3 video tracks on this album explain why it is important to have a mammogram, hear from women being screened, show the processes involved and demonstrate what happens should an abnormality be found.
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This free course, A question of ethics: right or wrong?, discusses ethical and professional principles in sport and fitness environments. Working closely with individuals and developing relationships is an inherent and often satisfying part of the work of a sports coach or exercise instructor. However, it can bring about ethical and professional challenges and can sometimes place practitioners in a difficult or uncomfortable position, e.g. a confidence shared and/or personal dilemmas. The course
This free course, Introducing public health, presents some key elements of public health and health promotion. It considers the scope and focus of public health and how it is subject to change and located within the wider global context.
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