VOA Learning English Podcast - VOA Learning English VOA Learning English
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Learning English programs use a limited vocabulary and short sentences. They are read at a slower pace than VOA's other English broadcasts. Our broadcasts were formerly known as Special English.
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Learning English Podcast - April 28, 2024
On today’s podcast, a new ‘pillbot’ can look inside the human body; a study says nearly half of China’s cities are sinking; U.S. universities are conflicted over student protests and student safety; then, expressions about telling the hard truth followed by a chat on not ‘pulling punches.’
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Learning English Podcast - April 27, 2024
On today’s podcast, the World Health Organization redefines ‘spread through the air’ for diseases; AI used to mix coffee in Finland; all about ‘young’ and ‘younger’ followed by a discussion on ‘younger than’; then, part one of ‘A Princess of Mars’ by Edgar Rice Burroughs on American Stories.
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Learning English Podcast - April 26, 2024
On today’s podcast, what happened when India banned video sharing service TikTok?; state lawmakers aim to make it harder to object to books in public libraries; indigenous Brazilians are unsure about oil drilling plan; where does ‘million’ come from? followed by a discussion on Everyday Grammar.
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Learning English Podcast - April 25, 2024
On today’s podcast, German researchers say climate change will cut everyone’s pay by 19 percent; GPS signals are being interfered with in combat areas followed by a discussion about the danger to civilian aircraft; then, ‘should,’ ‘ought to’ on Lesson of the Day.
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Learning English Podcast - April 24, 2024
On today’s podcast, the United Nations wants a treaty that controls plastics manufacturing to fight pollution; a program in Senegal puts deaf student with hearing students followed by a discussion about the term ‘opportunity’; then, ‘extinction’ on Lesson of the Day.
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Learning English Podcast - April 23, 2024
On today’s podcast, 2023 was a record year for wind energy projects; April is a big gardening month in the norther half of the world followed by a discussion about the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; then shortened forms and an unusual festival on Lesson of the Day.
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Listening to this podcast in the past three days and already fell in love with it. Awesome listening practice for fun and practice of English exams