Learning English Broadcast - Voice Of America

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 explanation of negative prefixes on Lesson of the Day.

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.

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.

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.

On today’s podcast, hear about the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature, Pearl Buck; find out about new kinds of fruits and vegetables for gardeners; learn how to expand your vocabulary with prefixes and suffixes; then, using ‘whose’ correctly on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, learn about Robert Goddard, America’s first rocket scientist; France says it has taken a big step in nuclear fusion; get expert advice on how to avoid eye problems from computer screens; then, tricky partitive nouns on Lesson of the Day.

On this podcast, learn about the history of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor; find out what a ‘polar vortex’ is; hear about expressions from the past that are still in use, like ‘dialed in;’ scientists find lead pollution in ancient Greece; then, expressing probability on Lesson of the Day.

On this podcast, learn about the history of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor; find out what a ‘polar vortex’ is; hear about expressions from the past that are still in use, like ‘dialed in;’ scientists find lead pollution in ancient Greece; then, expressing probability on Lesson of the Day.

On this podcast, we answer a Chinese listener’s question about the words ‘extend,’ ‘expand,’ ‘stretch’ and ‘enlarge;’ how do English speakers talk about birthdays? Then, part one of ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne on American Stories.

On this podcast, we answer a Chinese listener’s question about the words ‘extend,’ ‘expand,’ ‘stretch’ and ‘enlarge;’ how do English speakers talk about birthdays? Then, part one of ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne on American Stories.

On today’s podcast, the long history of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show makes it special; Senegal starts English teaching in at the preschool level; learn how to protect the data that your smartphone collects; then, how -er endings change verbs to nouns on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, Mary Kay started a beauty product business that has international reach; learn intelligent ways to expand your vocabulary; European airplane maker Airbus delays its plans for a hydrogen-powered aircraft; then, interjections on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, Thomas Edison used teams to develop more than 100 inventions; saying ‘no’ is important to living and working well; the U.N. health agency wants to send cancer drugs to children in poor countries; climbing Mt. Everest will become costlier; then, comparatives on Lesson of the Day.

On this podcast, find out how eagles, hawks and owls appear in English expressions; learn about an ‘Einstein ring’ discovered around a nearby galaxy; hear about Yellowstone National Park on our All About America series followed by superlatives on Lesson of the Day.

On this podcast, find out how eagles, hawks and owls appear in English expressions; learn about an ‘Einstein ring’ discovered around a nearby galaxy; hear about Yellowstone National Park on our All About America series followed by superlatives on Lesson of the Day.

On this podcast, a listener asks about the word ‘regimen;’ learn more about common sentence patters in academic writing; a museum of laughter in Croatia brings out the child in everyone; then, the final part of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories.

On this podcast, a listener asks about the word ‘regimen;’ learn more about common sentence patters in academic writing; a museum of laughter in Croatia brings out the child in everyone; then, the final part of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories.

On today’s podcast, hear about America’s first president, George Washington; researchers warn of the dangers of heat in Europe; learn important terms in artificial intelligence; people and monkeys face problems at a Cambodian landmark; then, childhood dreams on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, a museum in Miami, Florida, is full of tricks on the eye and illusions on All About America; use online games to teach English; what is the healthiest way to cook vegetables? Then, find out how English speakers commonly express being nervous on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, learn about inventor Philo Farnsworth on our new All About America series; researchers in Michigan are trying to improve the apple tree; find out how to avoid dementia in middle age; then, how to sound like a native speaker when asking questions on Lesson of the Day.