VOA Learning English Podcast - VOA Learning English
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 - December 03, 2024
On today’s podcast, what to footprints of human ancestors found in Kenya tell scientists? Microsoft is pushing artificial intelligence ‘personal agents;’ researchers say 800 million people worldwide have diabetes; then, habitual past action on Lesson of the Day.
Learning English Podcast - December 02, 2024
On today’s podcast, scientists are mapping all the cells of the human body; an Argentinian rodent has made a home in Dubai; research on galaxies further confirms the general theory of relativity followed by a discussion about DESI; then, more about the present perfect on Lesson of the Day.
Learning English Podcast - December 01, 2024
On today’s podcast, what is GivingTuesday? Learn about the expressions ‘like gangbusters’ and ‘starting with a bang;’ using the words ‘it’ and ‘that’ to describe kinds of things followed by “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories.
Learning English Podcast - November 30, 2024
On today’s podcast, what is GivingTuesday? Learn about the expressions ‘like gangbusters’ and ‘starting with a bang;’ using the words ‘it’ and ‘that’ to describe kinds of things followed by “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories.
Learning English Podcast - November 29, 2024
On today’s podcast, scientists find a newly formed planet far from our own solar system; an asteroid passes close to Earth; the present progressive tense on Everyday Grammar followed by a discussion of stative verbs; then, using ‘either’ on Lesson of the Day.