Enjoy the twenty-fourth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, we will uncover the well kept secrets behind seemingly ordinary aspects of daily life including: 

Have you ever wondered which hand should be used to show respect in Mongolia?

Why is buffalo allowed to be eaten, but not cows in Nepal? 

Are Polish people really unfriendly? 

And which country consumes the most meat per capita? 

Culture To Grow

Episode 24: Behind Closed Doors: Exploring the Secrets of Daily Life Around the World Part 2

Nick helps you with this speaking part 3 / writing part 2 topic today.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a globalised world? 

When you think about rainforests, you might think of somewhere with a tropical climate — somewhere like the Amazon or the Congo.

But in fact, a very large rainforest can be found in a country famous for its dreary weather: the UK.

The Eden Project, an attraction in southwest England, calls itself the world's largest indoor rainforest.

Sometimes referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the Eden Project was created in 2001 from an old clay pit. It's famous for its two enormous biomes, which are designed to look and feel like rainforests and tropical regions from all over the world.


Collage of the Eden Project's iconic biomes seen from the inside and outside.
The Rainforest Biome is about 16,000 square meters in size, and is full of plants found in tropical climates, like sugarcane, pineapples and bananas.

There are rare and unusual plants too, like the titan arum — a flower famous for its terrible smell that only blooms around once a year.

The Mediterranean Biome is a little smaller at 6,540 square meters, but has plants from the Mediterranean and regions with similar climates, such as California, South Africa and Australia.

The Eden Project is not just a place for people to look at plants, though — there is an environmental message behind the attraction, and it aims to teach visitors about the importance of looking after the environment.

As well as activities and workshops that teach visitors about the importance of living sustainably, the Eden Project even offers courses for a university degree!

And there's plenty of other things to see and do, too.

Throughout both biomes, visitors can find art and installations which focus on important topics like climate change.

And every year, the Eden Project hosts the Eden Sessions, a series of outdoor music concerts. Famous artists such as Amy Winehouse, Elton John and Oasis have performed at the Eden Sessions in the past.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

The Eden Project: The UK's Indoor Rainforest

CHISTES MEXICANOS

TRES NAUFRAGOS EN UNA ISLA DESIERTA.

孙子说：战争，是国家的头等大事，关系民众生死，决定国家存亡，不能不认真研究。 应该从五个方面分析，通过比较双方的五个方面来探讨战争的胜负：一是“道”，二是“天”，三是“地”，四是“将”，五是“法”。 “道”，就是从政治上使民众与君主的思想一致，“地”，就是指行程的远近、地势的险峻。“将”，就是看将领们是否具备智、信、仁、勇、严五种素质。所谓“法”，就是指部队的组织编制制度，军官的职责范围规定，军需物资的供应管理制度等。

《孙子兵法》

《孙子兵法》01

This folktale is from Wales, and tells the story of how water lilies came to grow in a lake in the Welsh mountains.

Folktale Friday

HOW WATER LILIES BEGAN

En este podcast hablamos de una iniciativa: UN blog solamente con  noticias positivas.

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

ESPERANZA Y FUERZA

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! Do you like tea? There are many kinds of tea in the world. The most famous Japanese tea is probably "green tea", but did you know that there are many different types of green tea as well?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/slow-japanese-14-63363665?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare