2023-11-11 Richard Nixon: Resigned
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Richard Nixon. Nixon is well-known to many Americans for one reason: he was the only president to resign from…
2023-11-11 Are You ‘Sitting Pretty’?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about being in a good place. And we begin with an old American pop singer. When Karen…
2023-11-11 English Professor Uses Board Games to Teach Climate Change
Isidora Djukic is a biology and chemistry student at John Carroll University near Cleveland, Ohio. She never thought that one day she would be in a classroom where an English…
2023-11-10 Swiss-designed Technology Helps Parkinson’s Patient Walk Again
Marc Gauthier has Parkinson’s disease. The disease affects his nervous system, weakens his muscles and causes his arms and legs to shake. The 63-year-old Gauthier had not been able to…
2023-11-10 Strikes End, But When Will Hollywood Get Back to Normal?
Hollywood actors reached a deal to end their four-month strike this week. But it could take some time before you will see your favorite actors on television and in movies…
2023-11-10 ‘The Return of a Private’ by Hamlin Garland
Our story today is called, “The Return of a Private. ” It was written by Hamlin Garland. Here is Harry Monroe with our story. The soldiers cheered as the train…
2023-11-10 The Many Uses of ‘Get’
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question about the use of the word “get.” Question Hello, I would like to know more about the use of…
2023-11-09 Should You ‘Leave the Leaves’ on the Ground?
There is a growing movement to leave leaves on the ground, instead of gathering them to be disposed of. The idea is to avoid sending bagged-up fallen leaves to landfills.…
2023-11-09 Industrial Robot Crushes Worker in South Korea
South Korean police said Thursday an industrial robot had crushed a worker to death at a vegetable processing center. The male worker suffered severe head and chest injuries after the…
2023-11-09 Florida Homes Built to Resist Hurricanes, Reduce Emissions
Hurricane Michael hit the American state of Florida five years ago. The major storm came with wind speed of 250 kilometers per hour. It damaged many homes, boats, cars and…
2023-11-09 Young, Educated Are Leaving as Turkey Marks Its 100th Anniversary
Economic problems and fears of repression in Turkey have caused Huseyin Buyukdag to make a decision. The teacher and his wife want to move to Germany to find a better…
2023-11-09 Grammar and Pessimism
In a recent lesson, we explored a point of connection between grammar and optimism – a good or hopeful opinion of the world and future events. In today’s lesson, we…
2023-11-08 Kenya Surprises Public with Holiday to Plant Trees
The government of Kenya says November 13th will be a public holiday for nationwide tree planting. The surprise holiday is part of a huge plan to grow 15 billion trees…