People often enjoy going to crowded places like cities and concerts. Why do they do this?

Today Nick discuses this question to give you some ideas for the IELTS test

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Why do people enjoy going to crowded places?

Bienvenidos una vez más a este podcast donde poco a poco conoceremos Yucatán, la tierra donde nací y crecí, esto mientras practicamos español.
Hoy les voy a platicar de la Catedral de Mérida.
La Catedral de Mérida o Catedral de San Ildefonso fue construida en 1562 sobre las ruinas mayas de T’ho en el centro de la ciudad de Mérida, la construyeron los mayas bajo las órdenes de los españoles.
Para construirla, ellos utilizaron piedras de un templo maya.
En el frente diseñaron un escudo de armas que contuvo símbolos españoles, lamentablemente, durante la guerra de independencia, los revolucionarios destruyeron parcialmente este escudo como reflejo de un sentido antiespañol.
En la entrada, pusieron las estatuas de San Pedro y San Pablo, esta catedral es considerada la más antigua de México.
Por dentro es majestuosa, con una gran cúpula. En 1967, el pintor y escultor español Ramón Lapeyese del Río construyó un cristo de madera que mide 7.5 metros y descansa sobre una cruz de 12 metros de alto, obra que llamaron el “Cristo de la Unidad”  
Por las noches es iluminada resaltando su belleza arquitectónica e histórica.
Cuando visites Mérida, te recomiendo que visites esta obra tan hermosa ubicada en el centro histórico de la Ciudad.

Coméntame cuantos verbos en pretérito indefinido pudiste encontrar.
Fotografía de www.meridadeyucatan.com

Yuca-talk

Catedral de Mérida/pretérito indefinido

Today, we’re going to talk about a common and very useful Ukrainian phrase: "Можна, будь ласка?". It’s a polite way to ask for permission or make a request, and it’s something you can use in everyday situations.

First Steps in Ukrainian

Можна, будь ласка? Can I ... , please / May I ... , please

Listen and repeat then sing along.
The cub can hum in the tub. 

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Phonics Short Vowels

Phonics Short ub um 

「はなみ（花見）／おはなみ（お花見） 」52sec.
An outside story of わたしのいろいろなはなしLESSON 8

★Listening exercises★
Correct（〇） Incorrect（×）

1）きれいな　はなを　みて、たのしいじかんを　すごします。
　  それは「おはなみ」です。〇？×？

2）「おはなみ」では、
       とくに　さくらの　はなを　みます。〇？×？

3）さくらの　はなは、
      ハワイの　あかくて　おおきいはなです。〇？×？

4）「おはなみ」は、さくらの　きの　うえで　
      ともだちや　かぞくと　そら（sky）を　みます。〇？×？

5）「おはなみ」は、うちで　みんなで　おいしいものを　たべたり、
      おとなは　おさけを　のんだりします。〇？×？

6）「おはなみ」は、ひとりで　できません。〇？×？


★text★
みなさんは、はなみ、おはなみを　しっていますか。
きれいな　はなを　みて、たのしい　じかんを　すごします。

とくに、さくらの　はなを　みます。
にほんの　はるの　ピンクの　はな、
ちいさくて　かわいいはな、きれいなはな、
それが　さくらです。

さくらの　きの　したで　はなを　みながら、
かぞくや　ともだちと　はなして、
おいしいものを　たべたり、
おとなは　おさけを　のんだりします。

それから、はなを　みながら、
ひとりで　さんぽします。
「はなが　きれいだなぁ。はるだなぁ。」と　おもいます。
これも　おはなみです。

はるの　たのしい　じかんです。


★answer★
1）〇
2）〇
3）×　
さくらの　はな🌸は　にほんの　はるの　ピンクの　はな。
ちいさくて、きれいな　はなです。
ハワイの　あかくて　おおきいはなは　
たぶん　「ハイビスカス🌺」です^^
4）×
それも　たのしそうですね。
でも、「おはなみ」は、さくらの　きの　したで　はなを　みますよ。
5)×
ふつう、「おはなみ」は、うちで　しません。
でも、うちの　まどから　さくらの　はなが　みえます。
そして、はなを　みながら、うちで　すごします。
それも　「おはなみ」ですね！
6)×
おはなみは　ひとりでも　できます^^


わたしのホームページ（homepage）
「よしだとにほんご（yoshidatonihongo）」
＆Podcast「よしだとにほんご」も　よろしくおねがいします^^


みなさん、いつもありがとうございます！

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

おはなみ

Numbers 1-12, say thank you &amp; the possessive -s.
Paul helps Meili in the university and they look for Anna's office together. They find the office. What will happen when they go inside?

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週の呼び方の聞き流し
数字は出てきません

How to say weeks in Japanese.
There is no numbers in this episode.

まいにち日本語 Daily Japanese Phrases

週 Weeks

In this episode you will learn how to ask want。

HSK2

Learn how to ask want :要

During the summers not too long ago, when politicians were on vacation and schools were closed, news in the UK often featured stories about things like cats in trees and UFOs, because there wasn't much else to report.

It was called "silly season" in the UK — of course there was other news, but not the usual daily politics, so there was more time for happier stories.

But some may feel like there isn't time for silly season these days.

And according to a recent study, thinking about the news is making British people anxious, something that's causing some of them to avoid engaging with it.

It also means they're less likely to engage with politics, the study suggests.

Researchers spoke to 43 people in the UK who said they never or rarely engage with professionally made news, whether that's on television, in newspapers or online.

The research was published in September 2022, but the interviews took place between November 2016 and March 2017, not long after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU).

However, for most, it may not have been leaving the EU that caused them to avoid the news. Many reported feeling anxious or afraid when thinking about news stories featuring crime, war or terrorism.

People did think that they should know a little bit about global and national events, but this wasn't always enough to make them follow the news.

Many felt they could not understand the country's politics, or that political news was not relevant to them.

For politicians themselves, this could be a challenge, suggests the study — trying to communicate with those who avoid the news.