2025-03-14 Sew and Knit
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Rohullah in Afghanistan about using the words “sew” and…
2025-03-13 Common Adverbs in Conversation: Amplifiers, Downtoners
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Imagine you are at a business meeting. You have just presented a…
2025-03-12 Researchers: South Korea’s Birth Rate Increase Last Year Unclear
In 2024, the number of babies born in South Korea increased for the first time in nine years. The change…
2025-03-12 Methods for Protecting Earth against an Asteroid Strike
Astronomers following asteroid activity in space estimate there is a very small chance an object large enough to destroy a…
2025-03-12 The Goodyear Blimp Has Been Flying Over America for 100 Years
The Goodyear Blimp is an airship that is also a traveling advertisement for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The…
2025-03-11 Australian Navy Rescues Rower Crossing Pacific from California
A Lithuanian rower attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean has been rescued by an Australian warship after hitting stormy waters…
2025-03-11 Total Lunar Eclipse to Turn Moon Red
A total lunar eclipse is about to make the moon appear a reddish color across the Western Hemisphere. The event…
2025-03-11 Images Can Help You Retain Vocabulary
Suppose you are listening to a program in English and hear the word “borrow.” You have heard this word many…
2025-03-11 James Madison, Father of America’s Constitution
The men who created America’s Constitution are often called the nation’s “founders.” But only one of those men, James Madison,…
2025-03-10 Study Shows How Earth’s Orbit Affects Ice Ages
A recent study suggests the next ice age will likely begin in about 11,000 years unless emissions change the effects…