Triathlon in Seine, Reducing Smartphones in Schools, African Cooling Systems

Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter, Jr. host today's podcast.

0:56 First: The organization supervising the Olympic triathlon event at the Paris Olympics has postponed the event because of water quality in the Seine River. As Caty Weaver reports the French capital has already spent $1.4 billion to clean up its famous waterway. But, recent river testing found unsafe levels of pollution. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

7:00 Next: Bryan Lynn reports that rising demand for cooling systems in Nigeria and other African nations might be making existing pollution problems worse. Some say a lack of effective education and training about the possible harms of cooling refrigerants is to blame.
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12:44 Then: Parent groups in Europe say they want to make it normal for young kids to live without smartphones. They say they should not have the devices until ages 14 or 16. And they want parents to sign agreements not to buy the devices for teenagers. Mario Ritter, Jr. and Jill Robbins present the subject in today's Education Report. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

19:44 Finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on Level Two of the LE video series Let's Learn English. Today, a fun study based on "look-alikes." We'll learn many adjectives used to describe people, review an important verb tense and more!
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Ashley and Mario close the show.

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