The Social Evolutionary

Is it true: "Money doesn't buy happiness"?

Заводить новые полезные привычки сложно, а избавляться от плохих привычек - еще сложнее. Что же делать? Сегодня слушаем статью о том, как работают привычки.
Текст статьи доступен по ссылке: https://trends.rbc.ru/trends/social/620107129a794785ffef4770
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Как работают привычки. B1-C1

Para esta entrega tuvimos el placer de hablar con uno de mis estudiantes, programador y curioso por el mundo de la inteligencia artificial. Acompáñanos para aprender un poco sobre este campo emergente y conocer algunas plataformas que puedes utilizar en línea. 

En el siguiente enlace, podrás encontrar el artículo del episodio y la transcripción de la entrevista: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V4Ja0eWov74xBfUZVtBvlrVhtjH8cCMRqUq63LRv0cw/edit#

Voces Difusora

Inteligencia Artificial Generativa: un mundo de posibilidades 

Debatimos con Martín, desde México, acerca de algunas ventajas y desventajas de ser famoso/a?
¿Te gustará serlo?

MARTIN: https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

Dale Play al Español

¿Ser famoso es buena o mala idea?

⭐️聞いたあとは、italkiのアプリでクイズに挑戦できます！

⭐️スクリプトはこちら↓
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今日は暖かくて天気が良かったので、梅の花を見に行ってきました。
ここ長野では、まだ桜は咲いていなくて、今は梅の花が満開なんです。

梅の花は桜と似ていてピンク色の花を咲かせますが、でも桜よりちょっと小さくて、丸くて、おとなしい感じがします。

風が吹くと、梅の花のなんだか清々しくて少し甘い、とてもいい香りがしました。
ミツバチたちがブンブンと元気いっぱいに花の周りを飛ぶ音も聞こえました。

体中で春をいっぱいに感じて、とても気持ちが良かったです。

 
梅の花は寒い冬の間、ずっと我慢してがんばってきたからこそ、春になって、やっときれいな花を咲かせていい香りを出すことができると昔から言われています。

つまり、難しいことがあっても、がんばり続ければ必ずいい結果になる、ということですね！

日本では多くの会社や学校で、4月から新しい一年が始まります。
私たちもすてきな花を咲かせられるように、がんばりましょうね！

まきのひとりごと Japanese Podcast 

2. 梅

In this episode learn how to correctly conjugate the pronoun "usted" in Spanish

Spanish with Jania

How to conjugate the pronoun "usted" in Spanish?

Nordic countries are often said to be some of the happiest in the world — and they may be some of the most sustainable places to visit too.

If you're not sure what it means to travel sustainably, the Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index may be able to help.

Now in its ninth year, it ranks places across the world based on things like destination management and environmental performance.

One hundred destinations were included in the 2024 index, with Helsinki in first place.

More than 50% of the Finnish capital's electricity is renewable, more than 30% of its buses are electric, and 49% of its waste is recycled.

Helsinki has also set a goal of being carbon neutral by 2030, and there are lots of green spaces around the city — almost 10,000 hectares per 100,000 people, according to Condé Nast Traveler.

Helsinki has previously ranked well in the GDS index, coming in fourth place in 2023, although this is the first time it's taken the top spot.

"Being named the world's most sustainable travel destination is proof of the long-term work that has been done in Helsinki," Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen said.

The other cities in the GDS' top five for 2024 are also in Nordic countries, with Gothenburg in second place. The city, which is in the west of Sweden, ranked first in 2023.

Copenhagen, Denmark, ranked third, Norway's Bergen came in fourth, and another Danish city, Arthus, was in fifth place.

Most of the top 20 cities were in Europe, too, with the exception of Singapore in seventh place, Sydney, Australia, in 10th place, and Goyang, South Korea, in 16th place.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Finnish Capital Ranked Most Sustainable in Travel

Hello, everyone. Today, I would like to have a short talk about the phrases from "Minna no Nihongo" Chapter 1. When you say, "I’m from Japan, 日本から来ました," it sounds natural. However, if you are Thai and living in Thailand, saying "タイからきました" sounds very strange. The phrase "～からきました" implies that you are not currently in that place.

Perhaps in English, it would be fine for a Canadian in Canada to say 'I’m from Canada' in a setting with people from various countries. This highlights a subtle difference between Japanese and English.

Thank you for listening today. Currently, my "Minna no Nihongo" course and the group lesson course are available at half price for the first session, so if you're interested, please feel free to message me.

Good luck with your studies!
