2023-09-01 Cheer vs. Applause
Hi there! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “cheers” and “applause.” Question: Hello VOA Learning English, I am Sina from Iran.…
2023-08-31 Support Grows for Bioeconomy in Amazon
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has long been home to small and mid-sized sustainable businesses. These companies use the area’s nuts, fruits and other materials. Now there is a push to increase…
2023-08-31 Study: Don’t Ask Voice Assistants for Lifesaving Measure
Voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri can be helpful when asking about something like the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call emergency services for…
2023-08-31 Climate Activists Campaign against Rich Lifestyles
Climate activists have spray painted a boat, blocked private planes from taking off and covered holes in golf courses over the summer. These actions are part of a campaign against…
2023-08-31 More Tenses in ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’
In today’s Everyday Grammar, we finish our discussion of Fallout Boy’s remake of the song We Didn’t Start the Fire, which was written and performed by Billy Joel. The new…