【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#173〉3月15日水曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/3℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
中央図書館/ちゅうおうとしょかん
・図書館は40ヶ所以上ある
・場所の数え方は一ヶ所二ヶ所
・一番大きいのは中央図書館
・街の中から路面電車
・街は、人や店がたくさん集まる場所
・路面電車は、道の上を走る列車
・だいたい17分
・たくさん本があった
・本を5冊借りました。
・いつもは、街の中の図書館を使ってる。
・いつもは、インターネットから予約
・ 札幌市の図書館はとても便利
・たとえば、私が借りたい本が、街の図書館にない時
・インターネットで予約することによって、札幌市にある別の図書館から街の図書館に本が行く。
・私はいつもの街の図書館に行って、その本を借りる。

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#173〉　中央図書館に行く

In this episode I’ll comment on an article titled: “Should You Take A Break From Social Media? Psychologists Reveal An Unlikely Suggestion” published on the web site of Inverse.
As usual don’t hesitate to give me your feedback if you want. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
well-being
short-term relaxing effects
anxiety and depression
scrolling on TikTok or Instagram
being sleep deprived
total abstinence
to point out
to keep you hooked on social media
to stay/keep in touch with friends and relatives
a false impression
a biased image
a feeling of inferiority
low self-esteem
to check in with your friends


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Is it really necessary to take a break from social media?

Examples of a range of more advanced, more formal, or more descriptive words and phrases that you can use as an alternative for "good"

Never at a Loss for Words

Episode 2 - Synonyms for good

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*This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, only for mature audiences*
In “The Squirrel and the Chipmunk,” a pair of star-crossed lovers is separated by prejudiced family members.
Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book and if you would like to discuss it. 


Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Squirrel and the Chipmunk (Adult 18+)

The articles, "a", "an" and "the" are important to show which object we are talking about.

My podcast episode that explains what they are and how to use them: https://www.italki.com/en/podcast/episode/coh1dyg1vpvszcpnwaecgn

The Social Evolutionary

"Weed" or "A Weed" - a BIG difference!

Learn the best vocabulary related to cars and driving as well as some modern language related to technology and innovation.

New English US

Learn English: Self-Driving Cars (pre-intermediate level)

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Dubai has begun work on a new $35 billion airport terminal that will become the world's busiest when it's finished, according to the state's ruler.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that the new terminal at Al Maktoum International airport will one day handle up to 260 million passengers per year.

But if that sounds like a travel nightmare, the CEO of Dubai Airports has different ideas. Paul Griffiths said that at the 400-gate airport there will be less walking, less waiting and no queues.

Griffiths said that airports around the world have gotten lazy and this one will change the way airports work.

His plan includes having security and passport checkpoints spread out around the terminal to save people time.

But 260 million is a lot of passengers. It's more than double the number that used the world's busiest airport in 2023. Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, handled 105 million passengers last year.

Dubai International Airport (DXB), the state's main airport at the moment, was second in that list with 87 million passengers.

However, all of that traffic will move to Al Maktoum over the next few years, according to Sheikh Mohammed.

Al Maktoum, which first opened in 2010, will be five times bigger than DXB when it's finished.

It's not only at the airport that building is taking place. Sheikh Mohammed said that an "entire city" will be built in the area around the airport, with homes for a million people.

"Dubai will be the world's airport," he said on X, and the world's "new global center."