Geothermal energy, Spanish Scrabble winner, High cost of learning in Africa, Adjectives

Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter Jr. host the VOA Learning English podcast.
First: Indonesia and the Philippines aim to increase the use of geothermal energy to move away from highly polluting fossil fuels. However, financial issues, governmental rules, and protests from communities living near project sites have slowed the growth of geothermal energy production. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins report. (:55) learningenglis...
Then: A man from New Zealand recently won the world championship in Spanish Scrabble. The popular board game is based on a language’s words. But the winner, Nigel Richards, does not speak actually speak Spanish. How did he come up victorious? Anna Matteo has the answer. (7:02) learningenglis...
Next: The Education Report. The World Bank says African countries south of the Sahara Desert have the highest rates of children out of school. In Uganda, parents say school costs are high, and they increase for many reasons. Schools regularly ask for additional money to pay for different projects. Mario Ritter has the story for the LE Education Report. (13:07) learningenglis...
Then: Jill Robbins and Andrew Smith return with the Lesson of the Day. Today's lesson is based on Lesson 26 of the series Let’s Learn English - Level Two. Learn about adjectives that describe two very different kinds of people, phrases like "give a chance," the meaning of the word "connotation," and more. (19:55) learningenglis...
Mario and Caty then close out the program
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