2021-10-17 Have Your ‘Chickens Come Home to Roost?’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Like many languages, English loves to use animals in expressions.…
2021-10-25 ‘The Harder They Fall’ Updates the Western Movie
These. People. Existed. Those three words appear at the beginning of the new movie The Harder They Fall, directed by…
2021-10-23 Large White Statue Invites People to Stop and Listen
A large statue of a woman’s head with her finger pressing on her lips now faces lower Manhattan, in New…
2021-10-25 New Evidence Suggests Humans Used Tobacco 12,000 Years Ago
Scientists have discovered new evidence that humans used tobacco at least 12,000 years ago. The evidence was found by an…
2021-10-25 Health Problems Tied to Climate Change Are Getting Worse
Health problems related to climate change are getting worse, says two recently published reports by the medical publication Lancet. The…
2021-10-23 Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Safe for Children Aged 5 to 11
American drug-maker Pfizer says a smaller dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and 91 percent effective at preventing infections…
2021-10-23 Will and Want
Hello! Today’s question for Ask a Teacher comes from Ademir in Brazil. Question: When can I use “will” with the…
2021-10-16 Anyway and Similar Words
Hello! This week’s question on Ask a Teacher comes from Nitin in India. He asked us on You Tube: Question:…
2021-10-09 Each Other and One Another
Hello! This week we answer a question from Umut in Turkey. Question: I would like to learn the difference between…
2021-10-02 Drop By and Drop In
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Tien in Vietnam. Question: Drop By and Drop…
2021-09-25 Everyone and Every One
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Abdumajid in Uzbekistan. Question: Can you tell me…
2021-09-18 Is It ‘by Train’ or ‘with Train’?
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Sajjad in Iran. He asks: Question: Hello, could you…
2021-09-11 Can You Start a Sentence with ‘Because’?
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Achmad in Suriname. He asks: Question: Can you start…
2021-09-04 What Are ‘Clergymen’?
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Ichiro in Japan. He writes: Question: Dear VOA, Japanese…
2021-08-28 America’s People and American People
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Shohei from Japan. He says: Question: I would like…