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Thai Reading&Writing for Beginner

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Discover the captivating contrasts between British and American English in our podcast. Dive into the nuances of vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural influences that make these dialects unique. Join us on a journey of linguistic exploration, uncovering the differences that connect our two nations through words.

English Learner's Boost

The differences between British and American English

In this episode, I'd like to share a bit about myself and my family. My native language, as well as other languages that I speak .  

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Who am I ? 

日本語の先生のTinaです！
今日は、「お祝（いわ）い」と「おわび」という言葉を紹介します。
前回紹介した「お礼（れい）」といっしょに、おぼえてくださいね！

Podcastを聞いて、クイズに答えよう！
レッスンの予約もお待ちしています♪
いっしょに、日本語の勉強をがんばりましょう :)

エピソード内容のリクエストは、ぜひコメントしてくださいね。

Tina Japa Go!

Episode 6. おいわい・おわび

小明是一个很喜欢运动的人。他每天都会去健身房锻炼。他不仅喜欢锻炼，还喜欢踢足球。周末的时候，他经常和朋友们一起踢足球。他的朋友们也都很喜欢运动。
有一天，小明和朋友们决定去旅行。他们选择了去北京，因为九月去北京旅游最好。他们提前预约了酒店，并且安排了一些旅游景点的参观。小明特别期待这次旅行，因为他以前去过北京，成都，重庆旅游，他觉得这次的旅行一定会非常有趣。
旅行的前一天，小明感到有些不舒服。他去楼下的药店买了一些药，还给公司请了假。虽然身体有些不舒服，但他还是决定按计划进行旅行。为了不让朋友们担心，小明没有告诉他们自己生病了。
旅行结束后，小明觉得自己真的很需要好好休息一下。他回到家后，把自己喜欢的礼物送给了家人，并和他们分享了旅行中的趣事。
阅读理解题：
1.小明最喜欢的运动是什么？
A. 跑步
B. 篮球
C. 足球
D. 游泳

2.小明和朋友们选择去北京旅游的原因是什么？
A. 北京的天气很好
B. 九月去北京旅游最好
C. 北京的食物很好吃
D. 北京的酒店很便宜


3.小明旅行前做了什么准备？
A. 买了新衣服
B. 安排了旅游景点的参观
C. 买了很多礼物
D. 学习了北京的历史

4.小明旅行前一天为什么去药店？
A. 买药给朋友
B. 给家人买礼物
C. 自己生病了
D. 买一些零食

5.旅行结束后，小明做了什么？
A. 继续和朋友们踢足球
B. 去健身房锻炼
C. 给家人送礼物并分享旅行趣事
D. 再次去旅行


每日汉语练习

小明的运动与旅行生活

The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children's book written by Dav Pilkey. It is about the hilarious adventures of George and Harold as they try to trick their strict principal Mr. Krupp, but their trick ends up backfiring on them!

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Chapter 6 Busted

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.




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Finnish Capital Ranked Most Sustainable in Travel

There's an old English saying that goes: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

But according to a recent study, "late to bed and late to rise" may actually be better for your brain — though researchers didn't check if it does anything for your health or your wallet.

A study published in BMJ Public Health looked at data from nearly 27,000 people who reported how long they slept, and whether they were a "morning lark" — someone who wakes up early — or a "night owl," who sleeps late.

The participants, aged between 53 and 86, also did cognitive tests that checked their reasoning, memory, and how quickly they could process information.

It was found that night owls performed best on the cognitive tests — ahead of those who described themselves as neither morning people nor night people. And morning larks had the lowest cognitive scores of all.

People's bodies have times when they naturally prefer to sleep. And Raha West of Imperial College London, the study's lead author, said that while it's possible to gradually shift your sleeping times, it's very difficult to completely change from a morning person to a night person.

However, she also said the results just show the trend, and not the truth for every individual.

The authors also noted that their results, which focused on older adults, contrasted with past research on adolescents, which found that young morning larks actually had better health and better mental well-being.

Speaking to The Guardian, Jacqui-Ann Hanley of Alzheimer’s Research UK, who wasn't involved with the study, also said it isn't clear if being a morning person leads to poorer cognitive results in older adults, or if the weaker cognitive abilities that come with aging just make people get up earlier.

The study also found that people generally got better cognitive scores if they reported sleeping between seven and nine hours each night.