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Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter Jr. host today’s Learning English show.
First: Anna Matteo reports about a recent work from Brazilian artist and activist Mundano. His large new mural in Sao Paulo includes some unusual substances for painting: ash and mud collected from weather disasters. The work is a message about the effects of climate change (00:58) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/brazilian-artist-s-mural-shows-climate-disasters/7839332.html
Then: Researchers say a large fish thought to have disappeared from Asia’s Mekong River has been seen in recent years. The fish, called a giant salmon carp, was thought be have been seen last in 2005. But local communities reported seeing the fish at least three times between 2020 and 2023. Bryan Lynn has the full story (07:23) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/large-fish-thought-to-have-disappeared-found-in-mekong-river/7845327.html
Next: The LE report Everyday Grammar. Jill Robbins and Ashley Thompson return to the world of phrasal verbs in American English. Today they talk about some common, and often confusing, prepositions in English. Learn the many uses and usages of the very short words in, on and at! Then, Mario and Jill chat about the report and other popular prepositions!(12:25) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/learn-prepositions-in-on-at/3073690.html
Finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series, Let’s Learn English. Today they focus on episode 46. Learn about the useful verbs “lend” and “borrow” and more. (19:03) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-46-may-i-borrow-that/3723588.html
Mario and Ashley close the show.
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