Yes or No?

1 If something is constant, it happens from time to time......
2 Equality is about how good or bad something is.....
3 A lack of something is when you haven't got enough of something.....
4 Statistics give you information through numbers.....
s When couples separate, they stay together....
6 If things vary, they don't change....

English Mini Lessons

Divorce

This story is about a day in the life of a Japanese office worker, using the expression “なければならない” (must/ have to). There are two types of sentences: the formal “なければなりません” and the casual “なきゃ,” so please listen for both.

＜たんごwords＞
 会社員（かいしゃいん）– office worker　
 起きる（おきる）– to wake up
 電車（でんしゃ）– train
 乗る（のる）– to get on / to ride
ラッシュ – rush hour
混む（こむ）– to be crowded
なければなりません – must / have to (formal)
なきゃなりません – must / gotta (casual, spoken)
 着く（つく）– to arrive
メール – email
チェックする – to check
返信（へんしん）– reply
会議（かいぎ）– meeting
上司（じょうし）– boss, superior
予定（よてい）– schedule, plan
説明する（せつめいする）– to explain
お昼（おひる）– lunch
資料（しりょう）– documents, materials
急ぐ（いそぐ）– to hurry
プレッシャー – pressure, stress
夕方（ゆうがた）– evening
終わらせる（おわらせる）– to finish (something)
定時（ていじ）– fixed working hours / regular closing time
残業（ざんぎょう）– overtime work
生活（せいかつ）– daily life / living

A short story in Japanese

会社員の一日　 a day in the life of a Japanese office worker

Paris attend les Jeux olympiques! (Paris awaits the Olympic Games!)
Les Américains aiment le sport, et cette année, le monde du sport se tourne vers la France ! Savez-vous pourquoi ?  Les Jeux olympiques d'été auront lieu à Paris du 26 juillet au 11 août 2024. C'est la troisième fois que la Ville Lumière accueille cet événement international important.

En ce moment, Paris se prépare pour les Jeux. On peut voir le compte à rebours s'afficher dans la ville.  Les athlètes du monde entier s'entraînent dur pour être prêts à concourir.  Bientôt, la France vibrera au rythme des Jeux !

Êtes-vous intéressé par les Jeux olympiques ?  Si oui, vous pouvez suivre l'actualité sur le site internet des Jeux [jeuxolympiques.paris.fr] (website unavailable in English).  Vous pourrez y trouver des informations sur les sports, les athlètes et comment acheter des billets (tickets) pour assister aux compétitions.

Alors, on se retrouve à Paris pour célébrer le sport et l'amitié internationale !  (See you in Paris to celebrate sports and international friendship!)


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If you have goals, whether it is short-term or long-term, it is important to have  a monk mode protocol. This means , three things that you must do in a day, no matter how busy you are.


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MONK MODE PROTOCOL

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CHIHUACHUA, MÉXICO.

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SWE 119  Learning multiple languages and musical instruments

If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It's easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human connection and creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases, they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?

British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students' faces, movements and maybe even brain signals. Then they will adapt the information to each student. It's not a popular opinion and it's unlikely robots will ever have empathy and the ability to really connect with humans like another human can.

One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren't enough teachers and 9–16 per cent of children under the age of 14 don't go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won't get stressed, or tired, or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.

Teachers all over the world are leaving because it is a difficult job and they feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not 'Will robots replace teachers?' but 'How can robots help teachers?' Office workers can use software to do things like organise and answer emails, arrange meetings and update calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.