Still Fighting Polio, School Attendance, Hesitation Noises

Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter Jr. host today's Learning English show.
(00:55) First: The recent discovery of the first polio case in Gaza in 25 years led world health officials to set new goals to end the disease. Bryan Lynn tells about the history of efforts to wipe out the polio virus permanently. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
(07:32) Next: Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance. More children and parents see no problem with staying home. Some schools aim to identify why students have poor attendance. They have offered payments, fun activities, and rides to school. Jill Robbins and Mario Ritter Jr. present the subject for the LE Education Report. Then, Mario and Ashley discuss some language used in the report. What does "absenteeism" mean? https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
(17:47) Finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series, Let's Learn English. Learn about small words and sounds that Americans often use at the beginning of sentences. Sometimes, these are hesitation noises we use to give ourselves a little more time to think about what we want to say and how we want to say it. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Ashley and Mario close the show.
---------
Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life.
We are not accepting comments here. You are welcome to comment on the stories at our website.

EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS:
» Learning English Podcast:    • Learning English Podcast  
» Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12)    • Let's Learn English with Anna  
» Let's Learn English Level 1    • Let's Learn English  
» Let's Learn English Level 2    • Let's Learn English Level 2  

» VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com
» LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:   / voalearningenglish  
» FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:   / voalearningenglish  
» FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   / voalearnenglish  
» SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.