Learning English programs use a limited vocabulary and short sentences. They are read at a slower pace than VOA's other English broadcasts. Our broadcasts were formerly known as Special English.
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2025-03-08 | On this podcast, hear the answer to a listener’s question about terms for coastal areas; learn a lot about adjectives and adverbs; find out how daylight savings time affects health; then, part one of ‘The Open Boat’ by Stephen Crane on American Stories... |
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2025-03-07 | On this podcast, hear the answer to a listener’s question about terms for coastal areas; learn a lot about adjectives and adverbs; find out how daylight savings time affects health; then, part one of ‘The Open Boat’ by Stephen Crane on American Stories... |
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2025-03-06 | On today’s podcast, learn about America’s national bird, the bald eagle; hear how a private spaceship has safely landed on the moon; people around the world are having fun knitting and watching movies at the same time; then, understanding feedback on L... |
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2025-03-05 | On today’s podcast, hear about Virginia Hall, an honored spy during World War II; grow your vocabulary by learning about root words; learn how to prepare your garden during the winter for the job of spring planting; then, ‘resolutions’ on Lesson of the... |
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2025-03-04 | On today’s podcast, what was the first skyscraper? Learn more about the condition known as ADHD; gardeners can choose from many new kinds of flowers this year; then, more about superlatives on Lesson of the Day. |
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2025-03-03 | On this podcast, find out some of the meanings of the common term ‘dish;’ scientists say they might have discovered what makes Mars the ‘Red Planet;’ learn all about one of America’s most famous skyscrapers, the Empire State Building; then, an explana... |
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2025-03-02 | On this podcast, find out some of the meanings of the common term ‘dish;’ scientists say they might have discovered what makes Mars the ‘Red Planet;’ learn all about one of America’s most famous skyscrapers, the Empire State Building; then, an explana... |
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2025-03-01 | On this podcast, explore the term "appeal;" learn how to express birthday wishes; hear about the discovery in Denmark of a Stonehenge-like circle; then, the final part of Nathaniel Hawthorne's ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ on American Stories. |
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2025-02-28 | On this podcast, explore the term "appeal;" learn how to express birthday wishes; hear about the discovery in Denmark of a Stonehenge-like circle; then, the final part of Nathaniel Hawthorne's ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ on American Stories. |
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2025-02-27 | On today’s podcast, hear about the huge celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, known as Mardi Gras; learn how to ease problems from poor quality air; find out about an experimental ‘city’ in Japan; then, disagreeing agreeably on Lesson of the Day. |
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