In the British political system, elections must be held every five years, though it can be sooner than that in some situations. The UK is divided into 650 political areas, and in each area people vote for ~ person representing the political patty they want co see in power. The politician with the most votes becomes the Member of Parliament (known as an MP) for that area. Parliament, therefore, has 650 MPs, and the party with the majority of MPs usually forms the government. The leader of that party also becomes prime minister

English Mini Lessons

Politics

第5回のテーマは、相手との心の距離を縮める「耳」を使ったこちらの言葉です！

🎧 今回の至高の慣用句
「耳を傾ける（みみを かたむける）」

意味：相手の話を真剣に、注意深くしっかりと聴くこと。

「耳を傾ける」の由来は、言葉通り「少しでも相手の声を聞き漏らさないように、自分の耳や頭を相手の方向に斜めに傾ける動作」から来ています。

ただなんとなく「聞く（Hear）」のではなく、自分の気持ちを相手に向け、心を込めて「聴く（Listen）」姿勢そのものを表す美しい言葉です。

至高の慣用句 -Ultimate Japanese Idioms

第5回：相手の信頼をグッと引き寄せる「耳を傾ける」

みんなは田舎と都会、どっちが好き？ おれはねぇ、けっこうどっちも好きなんだけど、どっちかっていうと田舎の方が好きなんだよなぁ。 なんか小さい頃は田舎って正直つまんないなぁって思ってたんだけど、大人になってからは都会で人が多すぎるとちょっとストレスになっちゃうからあんまり都会は好きじゃなくなっちゃったわ。 まぁいま住んでるとこみたいに田舎過ぎても、そんなに好きじゃないんだけどね。 でも、どっちかっていうと田舎の方が好きだな。 今日も聞いてくれてありがとう！ バイバイ

Super Casual Japanese with Teppei

Casual Japanese 田舎派？都会派？

HSK 3-6 Text Audios

HSK 3 Lesson 16 Text 2 

There are many things we can do to make a house into a home, such as decorating and redesigning. Why do people enjoy doing this?

IN this episode, Nick helps you with ideas for this question, which could come up in Speaking Part 3 or Writing Part 2 of the IELTS test. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What are some of the pleasures involved in making a home for ourselves?

Hejsan! Välkommen till min podd för dig som lär dig svenska. 

Idag har jag en lista med mina 30 favoritord. Följ med språkresan mot flytande svenska och njut av några av de finaste orden på svenska.  

Svenska är ett vackert språk. Det finns inga tvivel på det. Jag har fortfarande aldrig hört någon som sagt det motsatta. 

Visst finns det fula ljud som schö, -sj ljudet, och andra, men i helhet känns språket vackert, trevligt, lite elegant med alla franska och latinska ord och med sjungande vokaler och dubbla konsonanter som pausar orden och ger dem lyft igen, som en berg- och dalbana, upp och ner. 

Language Level: B2   
















Prata Flytande Svenska/Speak Swedish Fluently  

Mina Favoritord på Svenska

CHISTES MEXICANOS

COSTUMBRE POLICIAL.

People in Switzerland eat more chocolate than anyone else in the world.

According to data from World Population Review, the average Swiss person eats nearly 9 kilograms of chocolate a year — almost twice as much as people in America.

So it might be no surprise that a Swiss university is doing research on chocolate — looking for ways to make it healthier and better for the planet!

Chocolate is made using cocoa beans, which grow in pods on the cacao tree. Each pod holds 20 to 60 seeds — or beans — that are covered in sweet white pulp.

Researchers from the university ETH Zurich have found a way to mix the pulp with part of the pod to make a sweet gel, which can be used instead of the powdered sugar that's usually added to cocoa beans when making chocolate.

Typical dark chocolate might be made of 30% to 40% powdered sugar. Testing different recipes, the researchers found they could make chocolate that was up to 20% gel and about as sweet as chocolate with 5% to 10% powdered sugar.

The new chocolate also had 20% more fiber and 30% less saturated fat than typical European dark chocolate — meaning it's healthier to eat.

Main study writer, Kim Mishra, told The Guardian that the new chocolate has a fruitier taste than typical dark chocolate — although it also tastes more acidic.

The researchers said using parts of the cocoa plant that are usually thrown away reduces waste, while using the new gel would let cocoa farmers get money not just from their beans, but by selling the pulp and pod parts needed for the gel as well.

It may be a while before we can try this chocolate for ourselves. However, ETH Zurich has already filed a patent for the recipe.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Scientists Make Healthier, Less Wasteful Chocolate

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7rRVlSDLH4vik_Ve_jAeRSh2Sl1nfVm/view?usp=drivesdk