2019-03-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hi everyone! Do you feel like playing a little word game today? I do.OK, here it is: I will give you the words. Your job is to identify the meanings without searching the Internet.

2019-03-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Jacqueline Landaverde, age 17, hopes to study political science and law in college. Kevin Palma, also 17, wants to become a doctor.The two young people are in their final year of h

2019-03-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Cambodian government has rejected a demand from a major opposition party to release its leader from detention.Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that Kem Sokha, leader of Cambo

2019-03-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting Islamic State militants said they freed more than 12 Yazidi children from IS last week. The children were released when the Syrian Democratic For

2019-03-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Pavel Otdelnov remembers that as a child he saw his mother heating water to clean his parents' bedding every day.His father worked in the factories of Dzerzhinsk, a Russian city a

2019-03-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The old center of Benghazi suffered severe damage during Libya's civil war. Most people living there were more concerned with getting fuel and moving to safer areas than they were

2019-03-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hello and welcome to Ask a Teacher! In today's program, we compare two things that sound and look the same but are used a little differently. Listen to our reader's request:Quest

2019-03-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

If you read and listen to our Everyday Grammar program each week, you know it has detailed explanations of grammar, sentence structure and language usage. The show provides a lot o

2019-02-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Some young American rabbinical students have added a new activity to the year of study in Israel.In the past, students would visit holy sites, learn Hebrew and read religious books

2019-02-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Scientists have provided new evidence to help solve one of the world's oldest mysteries: why does a zebra have stripes? It appears that all those lines cause problems for insects

2019-02-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Diversity is making uneven progress in leadership positions of American business. Women increasingly are getting positions on boards of companies. Members of racial and ethnic mino

2019-02-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

More than four years after a Malaysian passenger plane was shot down in eastern Ukraine, airlines still need better information to fly safely over conflict areas.The Dutch Safety B

2019-02-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In today's Ask a Teacher, our reader Leopoldo asks about three commonly confused travel words. Here is the question:Question:Hi! Can you explain when it is correct to use "trip,"

2019-02-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Wow, I sure do love cats! I suppose I didn't know how much until my social media service informed me I had "liked" eight pictures of cats this week. Maybe I should get a cat &ndas

2019-02-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Joaquin ‘El Chapo' Guzman has a record of breaking out of prisons. The head of an illegal drugs organization escaped from two high-security Mexican prisons before being capt

2019-02-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A traditional dress worn by Palestinian women was not the kind of clothing one would expect to become a sign of political expression.The brightly colored, embroidered woman's dres

2019-02-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In the months before the 2016 presidential election in the United States, American psychologist Laurie Helgoe grew increasingly concerned. She worried a little about the campaigns.

2019-02-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Water is a necessity of life. Rain, especially, helps plants grow and stay green. But too much rain -- especially in cities -- can lead to flooding. That can cause waste water syst

2019-02-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Many women around the world use skin-lightening beauty products in an effort to improve their looks.The World Health Organization, or WHO, reports that the country with the highest

2019-02-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today on Ask a Teacher, a reader from Brazil asks about two common adverbs. Here is his question:Question:Hello from Brazil! Teacher, could you explain to us how and when to use "a

2019-02-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The middle of February is winter here in Washington, DC. I walked outside this morning and the temperature was below freezing! And I made the mistake of wearing light clothing. So

2019-02-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Two men in their 70s are candidates in the Nigerian presidential election on Saturday. Yet half of the country's registered voters are young people between 18 and 35 years of age.

2019-02-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Reports from Turkey say the government has launched one of its largest operations against people suspected of supporting Muslim clergyman Fethullah Gulen.State media say Turkish of

2019-02-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

"Parkland Strong" and "MSD Strong" signs can still be found all over the Florida town where 17 people were killed in a school shooting last year.The attack on February 14, 2018, at

2019-02-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In March, United States officials will move forward with plans to sell leases for oil and gas exploration in two states: New Mexico and Oklahoma.The leases include land near the Ch