We're going to be looking at benefits of studying before going to bed in the light of recent research. A nice podcast episode with loads of new words to learn and revise!

All About English and How You Learn It!

Studying Before Bedtime: Quite a Beneficial Thing to Do!

In dieser Episode erzähle ich euch über meine zweite Wohnung in Japan (Tokyo) und warum ich mich für das letzte halbe Jahr in Japan doch nochmal für einen Umzug entschieden habe ...

Aju no doitsugo: Persönliche Geschichten in Japan

Meine zweite Wohnung in Japan (Tokyo)

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Practice listening and/or reading comprehension by answering the quiz questions.
❥ Today's fable is called “The Two Goats” and can be found here:
https://www.read.gov/aesop/013.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
“It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.”
https://www.read.gov/aesop/013.html
❥ 在这个播客中，梅洛朗读了《儿童伊索》，可在网上免费找到：https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥聆听并学习每个故事的寓意。
❥ 通过回答问答问题练习听力和/或阅读理解。
❥ 今天的寓言叫"两只山羊"，可以在这里找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/013.html
❥今天的寓言故事的寓意是： 
"与其因固执而遭遇不幸，不如屈服"。

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 12: The Two Goats

Oxitocina, serotonina y dopamina son liberadas causando una sensación elevada de bienestar con un abrazo. En este episodio te hablo sobre mi perspectiva de los abrazos y por supuesto te dejo unas preguntas para que pongas a prueba tu comprensión auditiva. 

La magia de la vida

Episodio 7: El poder de un abrazo

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

田舎派？都会派？

Maria is telling about her style of teaching (taken from her own Youtube channel, Russian C1-C2).

About Maria

Maria is telling about her style of teaching

You will know of a very famous telenovela in Colombia.

1.- Una de las mejores telenovelas. 

2.-La versión colombiana marcó pauta. 

3.-La fortaleza de Betty

4.- Es imposible no reírte. 

5.- Es una enseñanza de amor propio.

Remember that I also teach Spanish on italki, in case you want to book a class with me :)

Colombia

5 razones por qué “Yo soy Betty, la fea” es lo mejor

みなさん、あけましておめでとうございます。新年一発目のPodcastは、ポケモンについて話しました。国民的ゲームのポケモン、みなさんはやったことありますか？今回は子どもの頃やったポケモンシリーズや、好きなポケモン、またポケモンにまつわる思い出について話しました。みなさんもポケモンの思い出があったら、ぜひ教えてくださいね！

☆目次

0:00 オープニング
1:20 今までにやった/やりたいポケモンシリーズ
2:50 好きなポケモン
5:35 ポケモンの思い出

☆語彙
思い入れがある
異色
譲り受ける
卑怯
正々堂々
過程
裏技
判明
打算

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

ポケモンの思い出!

Is college worth the time and money? Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost, according to a new survey.

And most said they feel the US higher education system is moving in the "wrong direction."

Overall, only 36% of adults said they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education, according to a report released by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation. That confidence level has declined steadily from 57% in 2015.

Some of the same opinions have been reflected in declining enrollment numbers as colleges contend with the effects of the student debt crisis, concerns about the high cost of tuition and political debates over how they teach about race and other topics.

"It's so expensive, and I don't think colleges are teaching people what they need to get a job," said Randy Hill, a 59-year-old driver from Connecticut.

He added: "You graduate out of college, you're up to [your] eyeballs in debt, you can't get a job, then you can't pay it off. What's the point?"

The June 2024 survey's overall finding — that 36% of adults feel strong confidence in higher education — is the same as the year before.

But what concerns researchers is that more Americans — 32% — said they have "very little" or no confidence in higher education.

Experts say that fewer college graduates could lead to labor shortages in fields from health care to information technology.

For those who choose not to go to college, it often means lower lifetime earnings — 75% less compared with those who get bachelor's degrees, according to Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. And during an economic downturn, those without degrees are more likely to lose jobs.

However, others still see the value in higher education. College student Kristen Freeman from California told The Associated Press: "I think higher education can give students the spark to want to change the system."