2022-07-01 To Me vs. For Me
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Maria, a teacher from Brazil, about the…
2022-07-01 Producers Trying to Keep Up with Growing Vinyl Record Sales
The invention of the Compact Disc (CD) caused vinyl music records to fall out of popularity over 30 years ago.…
2022-07-01 WHO Says Omicron Variant Pushing Up World COVID Cases, Deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) says COVID cases increased by 18 percent around the world in the last week. The…
2022-07-01 With World Facing a Wheat Shortage, Argentina Farmers Struggle
Dry weather, increasing fertilizer costs, and concerns over export rules are pushing farmers in Argentina to plant less wheat. They…
2022-06-30 Hong Kong Factory Last to Carry On a Disappearing Art
Yuet Tung China Works is Hong Kong’s last remaining hand-painted porcelain factory. It is filled with dinnerware – plates, bowls,…
2022-06-30 Another Marcos Sworn in as Philippine President
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was sworn in as the next Philippine president on Thursday. He is the son of the former…
2022-06-30 Food Export Bans Risk Fueling Inflation in Many Countries
In April, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was ready to increase exports of wheat to “feed the world.”…
2022-06-30 US Supreme Court Places Limits on Environmental Agency
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday established limits on the federal government’s power to reduce carbon emissions from power plants.…
2022-06-30 Sentence Length: Are Short Sentences Childish?
Do English speakers consider short sentences to be childish? A reader sent us a message asking about that very question.…
2022-06-29 Technology-related Privacy Concerns Surround US Abortion Ruling
Major U.S. technology companies have expressed support for employees affected by the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v.…