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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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Washington, DC

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VOA

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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.

Language:

English

Contact:

2022034984


Episodes
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Learning English Podcast - December 12, 2024

12/11/2024
On today’s podcast, Europe’s climate agency says 2024 will likely be the hottest year on record; find out about commonly mispronounced names; TikTok asks a court to delay U.S. legal action against it followed by a discussion on ‘divest’ and ‘essential;’ then, ‘tell’ and ‘say’ on Lesson of the Day.

Duration:00:29:56

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Learning English Podcast - December 11, 2024

12/10/2024
On today’s podcast, power outages hurt an Ecuadorian town’s ice cream businesses; an aquarium in Massachusetts rescues sea turtles; find out how question improve language learning followed by a discussion about deep processing; then, ‘speak’ and ‘talk’ on Lesson of the Day.

Duration:00:29:56

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Learning English Podcast - December 10, 2024

12/9/2024
On today’s podcast, the number of billionaires in the world increased in 2024; a handwriting expert and a religious worker might have solved a Byzantine art mystery; deep breathing exercised could improve your health; then, polite requests on Lesson of the Day.

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Learning English Podcast - December 09, 2024

12/8/2024
On today’s podcast, new research suggest Venus might never have had liquid water; learn about English expressions that come from card games; California proposes new restrictions on land to protect Joshua trees; then, how reported speech works on Lesson of the Day.

Duration:00:29:57

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Learning English Podcast - December 08, 2024

12/7/2024
On today’s podcast, new research suggest Venus might never have had liquid water; learn about English expressions that come from card games; California proposes new restrictions on land to protect Joshua trees; then, how reported speech works on Lesson of the Day.

Duration:00:29:57

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Learning English Podcast - December 07, 2024

12/6/2024
On Friday and Saturday’s podcast, Peruvian women use songs and art to heal; learn about the simple past tense on Everyday Grammar; then, explaining uses of ‘being’ on Ask a Teacher; finally, called ‘How the Animals Lost Their Tails’ by Carl Sandburg on Ask a Teacher.

Duration:00:29:55

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Learning English Podcast - December 06, 2024

12/5/2024
On Friday and Saturday’s podcast, Peruvian women use songs and art to heal; learn about the simple past tense on Everyday Grammar; then, explaining uses of ‘being’ on Ask a Teacher; finally, called ‘How the Animals Lost Their Tails’ by Carl Sandburg on Ask a Teacher.

Duration:00:29:57

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Learning English Podcast - December 05, 2024

12/4/2024
On today’s podcast, South Korea’s martial law incident; Notre Dame Cathedral reopens to the public; calls for more international cooperation on space traffic in low Earth orbit; then, reflexive pronouns on Lesson of the Day.

Duration:00:29:56

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Learning English Podcast - December 04, 2024

12/3/2024
On today’s podcast, a South Korean court finds a man guilty of gaining weight to avoid military service; Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are turning to militancy; tips on writing in college followed by a discussion about formula; then, reflexive pronouns on Lesson of the Day.

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Learning English Podcast - December 03, 2024

12/2/2024
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.

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Learning English Podcast - December 02, 2024

12/1/2024
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.

Duration:00:29:57

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Learning English Podcast - December 01, 2024

11/30/2024
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.

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Learning English Podcast - November 30, 2024

11/29/2024
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.

Duration:00:29:55

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Learning English Podcast - November 29, 2024

11/28/2024
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.

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Learning English Podcast - November 28, 2024

11/27/2024
On today’s podcast, Thanksgiving in America celebrates traditional food; Japanese police solve a mysterious case of missing shoes; details of the U.S. government’s anti-competition case against Google; then, more about real and unreal conditions on Lesson of the Day.

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Learning English Podcast - November 27, 2024

11/26/2024
On today’s podcast, U.N. delegates to a meeting call for $300 billion in climate spending; group outdoor exercise is popular these days in America; improve your English pronunciation by ‘shadowing’ the speech others; then, conditional statements on Lesson of the Day.

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Learning English Podcast - November 26, 2024

11/25/2024
On today’s podcast, new details about an ancient flying reptile are discovered in Germany; would you pay $344 for a cup of coffee? The U.S. government offers new guidelines for preventing strokes; then, ‘affect’ and ‘effect’ on Lesson of the Day.

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Learning English Podcast - November 25, 2024

11/24/2024
On today’s podcast, American companies are developing unmanned aircraft for use in agriculture; scientists have found the detailed remains of an ancient bird; NASA reconnects with the Voyager spacecraft; then, how to express wishes on Lesson of the Day.

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Learning English Podcast - November 24, 2024

11/23/2024
On today’s podcast, a baby hippopotamus in Thailand is a social media star; learn about propositions on Ask a Teacher; do some expression ‘rub you the wrong way?’ then, 'Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen' by O. Henry on American stories.

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Learning English Podcast - November 23, 2024

11/22/2024
On today’s podcast, a baby hippopotamus in Thailand is a social media star; learn about propositions on Ask a Teacher; do some expression ‘rub you the wrong way?’ then, 'Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen' by O. Henry on American stories.

Duration:00:29:57