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Tuesday to Friday, 04.00 - 06.00 from 17th November 2009

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), playwright, poet and writer extraordinaire. Coming up on the Learning Zone - English, with a new Bitesize programme on Shakespeare, and some programmes on democracy and justice.
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Visit the Schools homepage for games, study tips, plus loads of help with Bitesize Revision. There's also a teacher's section and advice for parents.

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Tuesdays to Fridays, 04.00 - 06.00 from 11th May 2010

Explore a variety of foreign tongues in 2010. Languages and Travel programmes are off the air for some time, but will return in the year 2010 for more multi-lingual mayhem.
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Make sure to visit the Languages homepage for tips and tools to help with learning such languages as French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Chinese and more.

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Don your thinking caps! Questions are based on the programmes that we're showing this week.

Shakespeare's Hamlet
Which of these lines is said by Hamlet's mother Gertrude?
"This above all: to thine own self be true."
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
"To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub."
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Another Shakespeare question: What is the name of Shylock's daughter?
Portia
Viola
Jessica
Desdemona

Justice
What is the judicial term for a reduction of a legal penalty, for example, the lessening of a sentence?
Asportation
Misprision
Commutation
Pardon

Learning Zone Broadband - Class Clips

This new facility for primary and secondary schools and colleges, enables you to find the best clips to fit your lesson. Find the sequence you want, then stream it straight into your classroom to stimulate, engage, or to deliver a specific learning point.



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