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News in Slow English - Episode 5 - Learn English through current events

News in Slow English - Episode 5 - Learn English through current events

FromNews in Slow English


News in Slow English - Episode 5 - Learn English through current events

FromNews in Slow English

ratings:
Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Oct 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For the first part of our program, we are going to dive into this week’s headlines. We’ll start with the ongoing tension between Catalonia and the Spanish government. Next, we’re going to cover the firing of movie executive Harvey Weinstein last Sunday over allegations of sexual misconduct. After that, we’ll talk about the work of Richard Thaler, a US economist, and the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics. And finally, we’ll discuss the controversial decision by Austrian authorities to fine a man wearing a shark costume, accusing him of violating a new law which forbids people to wear any face covering in public. Uncertainty continues over Catalan secession Movie executive Harvey Weinstein fired following sexual allegations US economist Richard Thaler wins this year's Nobel Prize in Economics Man in shark costume fined under Austria's 'burqa ban' law The second part of our show will be dedicated to American culture and the English language. In the grammar section of our program, we’ll demonstrate the use of today’s topic: Units of Quantity -- Most, Almost, and Almost All. And we’ll end this week’s program with a brand new English expression: “To be a stick-in-the-mud.”
Released:
Oct 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (15)

Learn American English online with us! In our course we emphasize all aspects of language learning from listening comprehension, rapid vocabulary expansion, exposure to English grammar and common idiomatic expressions, to pronunciation practice and interactive grammar exercises. In our program we discuss the Weekly News, English grammar, and English expressions, and much more in simplified English at a slow pace so that you can understand almost every word and sentence.