Wooden satellite, Floating gardens, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Budget Cuts

Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter Jr. host today's Learning English show.
First: An experimental satellite made out of wood has been launched into space. Developed by Japanese researchers, it aims to see whether wood material can be used over metal to build more environmentally friendly space equipment. Bryan Lynn has the story. (00:50) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Then: Hundreds of years ago, native Aztecs built islands in the lakes that surrounded their capital. Today, farmers grow crops on the islands although most of the lakes disappeared a long time ago. The farmers want to save their way of life. Jill Robbins reports. (06:40) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Next: The LE Health and Lifestyle Report. As fall and winter come to some parts of the world, daylight hours grow shorter. This lack of light can cause what is called seasonal affective disorder. Anna Matteo and Andrew Smith have the story. Then, Anna joins Mario to talk further about the report. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series Let's Learn English, Level 2. They focus on episode 1 today. Learn how Americans talk about work, jobs, occupations and more! (19:58) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Caty and Mario close the show.
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