Learning English Broadcast - Voice Of America

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 9:58:46
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Synopsis

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.

Episodes

  • Learning English Podcast - October 27, 2024

    27/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On the weekend podcast, everything you wanted to know about the Halloween holiday; how to think in English; find out what ‘the butterfly effect’ is; then, the famous Halloween story 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 26, 2024

    26/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On the weekend podcast, everything you wanted to know about the Halloween holiday; how to think in English; find out what ‘the butterfly effect’ is; then, the famous Halloween story 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 25, 2024

    25/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, polio cases rise in Pakistan just before an vaccination campaign; this year’s baseball World Series is for the world; the grammar of Halloween followed by a discussion of terms for the American holiday; then, polite requests on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 24, 2024

    24/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, North Korean troops reportedly have gone to Russia to support its war in Ukraine; A New Zealand airport limits goodbyes; Anguilla is making a lot from its internet domain name followed by a discussion about internet domains; then, all about feedback on Let’s Learn English.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 23, 2024

    23/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, big technology companies are interested in small nuclear reactors to secure enough energy; school registration and illegal immigrants followed by a discussion about legal status; then, resolutions and auditions on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 22, 2024

    22/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, can artificial intelligence improve weather predictions? New research suggests ways the brain cleans itself while we sleep followed by a discussion on how that happens; then, catching up and more about superlatives on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 21, 2024

    21/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, researchers wonder if human life expectancy has reached its limit; researchers breed coral to resist ‘marine heatwaves’ followed by a discussion about where the study took place; then, negative prefixes and bad hair on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 20, 2024

    20/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, microdramas are a new, popular art form in China; the difference between ‘legal’ and ‘law’ on Words and Their Stories; what does it mean to be ‘head and shoulders above the rest?’ then, 'Mammon and the Archer' by O. Henry on American Stories.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 19, 2024

    19/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, microdramas are a new, popular art form in China; the difference between ‘legal’ and ‘law’ on Words and Their Stories; what does it mean to be ‘head and shoulders above the rest?’ then, 'Mammon and the Archer' by O. Henry on American Stories.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 18, 2024

    18/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, illegal goldmines are a problem in Ghana; a huge Egyptian museum is opening for the first time; using phrasal verbs on Everyday Grammar; then, agreeing and disagreeing agreeably on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 17, 2024

    17/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, scientist recreate the head of a huge ancient insect-like creature; a new ancient reptile is discovered in Brazil; SpaceX declares its latest test of Starship to be a success followed by a discussion on ‘booster’ and ‘bold;’ then, possessive adjectives on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 16, 2024

    16/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, a blind pianist finds meaning in music; the Nobel prize in economics goes to three for work on why countries grow rich, poor followed by a chat about ‘wealth’ and ‘prosperity;’ some preschools aim to make better citizens; then, measure words, partitive nouns on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 15, 2024

    15/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, a company in Tennessee uses sheep to control unwanted plant growth; scientists map a fruitfly’s brain; pregnancy affects a woman’s brain followed by a discussion of the future of brain research during pregnancy; then, probability on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 14, 2024

    14/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, a family aims to prove its painting is by Pablo Picasso; the European space agency launches a spacecraft to visit a near-Earth asteroid followed by a discussion on what scientists hope to find out; then, probability on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 13, 2024

    13/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, a Japanese atomic bomb survivors group wins the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize; ways to improve your spelling on Ask a Teacher; what it means when you hear someone say: ‘When in Rome…’ followed by 'Transients in Arcadia' by O. Henry on American Stories.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 12, 2024

    12/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, a Japanese atomic bomb survivors group wins the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize; ways to improve your spelling on Ask a Teacher; what it means when you hear someone say: ‘When in Rome…’ followed by 'Transients in Arcadia' by O. Henry on American Stories.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 11, 2024

    11/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, Southeast Asian crime groups are using Telegram, the U.N. says; South Korea’s Han Kang wins the Nobel literature prize; phrasal verbs on Everyday Grammar followed by a discussion on why they are so difficult; then –er endings on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 10, 2024

    10/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, three scientists win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research on protein; Meta announces tools to make Instagram safer for kids followed by a discussion on what critics are saying; then, interjections and indirect objects on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 09, 2024

    09/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, two researchers who developed important methods for artificial intelligence receive the Nobel Prize in Physics; U.S. teachers are assigning fewer long books followed by a discussion about ‘pinnacle’; then, comparatives and transport on Lesson of the Day.

  • Learning English Podcast - October 08, 2024

    08/10/2024 Duration: 29min

    On today’s podcast, a theater exchange between Japan and Britain brings cultural knowledge; two Americans win the Nobel prize for microRNA discovery; U.S. severe obesity is rising followed by a discussion of ‘prevalent;’ then, superlatives on Lesson of the Day.