【北海道Hokkaido生活】
7月20日水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/22℃ 

小平町/おびらちょう
・化石の町として知られる
・めずらしい化石が発見される町
・小学生が化石の発掘作業をした

［単語］
化石/かせき…むかしの動物や虫の死んだ体
発見/はっけん…みつける
発掘/はっくつ…山や川の下から出す
作業/さぎょう…仕事をする


〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#93〉7月20日水曜日　小学生が化石を発掘！

Listening to some new words on your way home or on your way to work

English My Way

New Words

Boost Your Language Skills with 5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词 

Ready to add more depth to your vocabulary? Episode 38 is here with dynamic verbs that cover everything from lending a hand to facing challenges. Today’s verbs are all about action and interaction—perfect for real-life conversations!

🔹 Help – 帮助 (Bāngzhù) 🤝
🔹 Hide – 藏 (Cáng) 🕵️
🔹 Hire – 雇用 (Gùyòng) 💼
🔹 Hit – 打 (Dǎ) 🥊
🔹 Hobble – 蹒跚 (Pánshān) 🐢

For more practice, hop on to our resources : 
📘 C(38) Vocabulary Flash Cards: Visualize and Memorize – Get quick, visual reminders to make these verbs stick!
🎯 C(38) Verbs Quiz: Test Your Knowledge – See how well you’ve mastered these verbs and put them to use!

Listen to Episode 38 now, and let’s level up your language toolkit!

5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(38) Verbs Set : Help Hide Hire Hit Hobble

马上要过节了，大家是不是要开始吃吃吃了？吃完以后，一起健身起来吧！


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

健身 Fitness and working out

You will know of some Colombian artists who stand out outside the country.

1. Jorge Villamizar

2. Margarita Hernández

3. Fernando Montaño

4. Carlos Jaramillo Vega

5. René Gamboa

Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

Cinco artistas colombianos que se destacan en el exterior

Before you take your IELTS speaking exam don’t you think it would be a a good idea to know what the examiners are looking for? What’s the difference between a band 5 and a band 6 ? What do you have to do to get a band 7 ? Why do some people get band 8? What’s the difference between a 7 and 8, or the difference between 8 and 9?

IELTS Speaking Practice

What are the examiners looking for?

I share a story of an experience I had trying to visit Osaka castle in Japan. 

You can read the transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pp0yIH4MvNIXwfu6QhTd7CBlbGHVZ5-V/view?usp=sharing

My teacher profile on iTalki: www.italki.com/teacher/2889545

My Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/TEA_Time_Tayvin

T.E.A. Time with Tayvin Bayless 

Journey to the castle

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.


