2021-12-04 Vaccine or Vax for Word of the Year
The word “vaccine” can bring out emotions and discussions in ways it never did before the start of the pandemic.…
2021-12-04 University of California Will No Longer Require SAT or ACT
The University of California system will continue not to require widely-used tests to decide which students it will accept. The…
2021-12-04 Cardboard Christmas Tree Gets Mixed Reviews in New Jersey Town
Every year, workers put up a big, freshly cut evergreen tree in a historic building in Asbury Park, New Jersey…
2021-12-04 Tel Aviv Named World’s Costliest City
The Israeli city of Tel Aviv is the world’s costliest place to live, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research group…
2021-12-04 China Launches Campaign to Increase Mandarin Language Use
China has launched a campaign to get 85 percent of its citizens using Mandarin, the country’s national language, by 2025.…
2021-12-03 China to Target Journalists, Foreign Students with Surveillance System
Security officials in China’s Henan province are working toward a new surveillance system meant to follow international students, reporters and…
2021-12-03 Music Show in Mexico Combines Sound and Silence
A conductor in Mexico hopes to gain listeners through a new work in which a clown performs with musicians. Alondra…
2021-12-03 ‘Don’t Get Caught Sleeping’ as Pillow Fighting Becoming Sport
Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring. The Pillow Fight Championship, or PFC, plans…
2021-12-03 Pretend and Imitation
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Shinji in Japan. Question: I am unsure about…
2021-12-02 Verbs, Nouns, and Pronunciation
Consider the words building, window, and garden. What do all of them have in common? Now consider the words produce,…
2021-12-02 Some Asian Countries Have Highest Vaccination Rates
When Cambodia first began offering COVID-19 vaccinations, people waited in long lines. But three months into its campaign, just 11…
2021-12-02 Actor: ‘I Didn’t Pull the Trigger’ in Deadly Movie Incident
Actor Alec Baldwin says he did not pull the trigger of a gun when it fired, killing a worker during…
2021-12-02 South Korea, US Defense Chiefs Discuss New War Plans
The U.S. and South Korea said on Thursday that they would update their plans to deter North Korea aggression. North…