Afrikaans Gedigte

Daar's nie Broccoli op Mars nie

This lesson is about the steps to consider when opening your own business.
This is a two-part series, so be sure to listen to part 2. 

Enjoy!

Say Hi English! With Teacher Duran.

English on demand (Business English: Starting Your own Business) Part one

They say you can't have too much of a good thing — but according to a new study, maybe you can!

Researchers from the University of Toronto in Canada found that people are feeling more bored than in the past, even though there are endless types of entertainment available.

Could this endless entertainment actually be causing increased feelings of boredom?

Possibly, the researchers say.

In their study, published in Communications Psychology, Katy Tam and Michael Inzlicht looked at data from 2009 to 2020. They also looked at the relationship between digital media and reported feelings of boredom.

They found that people are reporting higher levels of boredom than ever before, with young people and college students feeling bored more often.

Many people reported feelings of boredom after engaging with digital media, leading Tam and Inzlicht to believe this type of entertainment is increasing feelings of boredom.

Digital media, they explain, is highly stimulating, which could cause people to be less interested in activities with lower stimulation, like reading a book.

And with technology offering so many distractions, people find it more difficult to focus on a single activity and take enjoyment from it, the researchers added.

For example, looking at your phone while watching television makes it difficult to focus on what you're watching on TV, which makes it more difficult to enjoy the show.

There's also so much information available online that people often engage with quick, unrelated pieces of media, instead of longer, more meaningful information, which can leave people feeling unsatisfied and bored.

Earlier research by Tam and Inzlicht supports this idea, after it showed that switching between short videos resulted in increased feelings of boredom.

The researchers said we may need to become more comfortable with feeling bored — since not everything in life is meant to be constantly interesting!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Endless Entertainment' May Actually Increase Boredom

¿En qué equipo estás?
Charlamos sobre ventajas y desventajas de cada estación.
MARTIN me acompaña, como siempre https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

Dale Play al Español

¿Invierno o Verano?

Three words today to talk about clothing. These are garb, garment, and get up. 

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

They won't let you in wearing a get up like that!

お待たせしました、日本語大好きなみなさん。すずまりの「きき耳ずきん」が、帰ってきました。
シーズン2は、中級から上級レベルの学習者の皆さんに向けてお届けします。
テーマは「GPTハルカちゃんと日本一周」
日本全国47都道府県（とどうふけん）について、行きたくなるような魅力（みりょく）を探りながら、「すずまり」と「chatGPT ハルカちゃん」が話します。
＊ご注意：OpenAIで数回話した結果を、最後にまとめています。そのまま、1回で話せた内容ではないので、ご理解ください。

第1話は　静岡県です。実は「すずまり」は大阪からこちらに引っ越したばかりなんです。
どこにあるのかな？　何があるのかな？　さっそく、お聞きください。
スクリプトはこちら。
https://www.notion.so/0a86bca68bc54046bac572560c634f36?pvs=4
文法と言葉のリストはまだですが、そのうちつくります。
楽しみ方はS１と同じ。こちらを見てください。
https://www.notion.so/S2-1114d60c575442768615bc975767fd41?pvs=4

いやあ、ハルカちゃん、ていねいなのはいいんだけど、まじめすぎる…



すずまりの日本語「きき耳ずきん」S2

第1話　静岡でバンジージャンプ⁈

Today’s tip is a melodious and enjoyable approach to your language learning—you will use music to enhance your language skills. 
Singing along to songs in your target language can make learning fun and effective. 
Let’s explore how this method can boost your fluency.

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 35 – Sing a song to Language Fluency

Greet people and introduce yourself

Andrea:
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Jesus:
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/5211013