Robotic Vehicles in Ukraine War, Growing Tea Year Round, Polite Requests

Podcast for Tuesday, July 23, 2024

On today’s podcast, Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Ashley tells listeners what they are going to hear.

00:52 First Bryan Lynn has a story about effort by Ukrainians to support the war effort. Many new Ukrainian businesses are reportedly developing unmanned military vehicles for the war against Russia. The AP said operations aim to make up for soldier and equipment shortages, as well as uneven international military assistance to Ukraine. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

07:48 Then, Anna Matteo and Andrew Smith have a report on tea. It’s possible to grow your own tea, process it and enjoy it. Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world. But many people do not know you can grow your own tea plant, also called the camellia. There are also ideas about how to take care of tea plants. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

16:01 Following the report, Andrew joins Ashley to discuss how different kinds of tea can come from the same plant. Andrew gives detailed instructions on how to prepare tea leaves to make tea.

Then, Ashley has a promotional message for the VOA Learning English program Let’s Learn English with Anna. And, Ashley looks ahead to tomorrow’s Education Report.

19:41 Finally, Jill Robbins and Andrew present the Lesson of the Day. This week, the two discuss Lesson 19 of Level 2 of the series Let’s Learn English. Jill and Andrew talk about polite requests: ways that people ask for things often related to behavior. In the lesson, Pete gets thrown out of a movie theater because of things that Anna did, which is “ironic” as Andrew observes. There’s a full lesson plan for the episode on our website: learningenglish.voanews.com. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

Then, Ashley and Mario signoff. ---------

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