Learning English Podcast - March 08, 2025

VOA Learning English Podcast - VOA Learning English

VOA Learning English

Language Learning, Education

4.4 • 874 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On this podcast, hear the answer to a listener’s question about terms for coastal areas; learn a lot about adjectives and adverbs; find out how daylight savings time affects health; then, part one of ‘The Open Boat’ by Stephen Crane on American Stories.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Learning English, a daily 30-minute program from the Voice of America.
0:11.8	I'm Katie Weaver.
0:13.2	And I'm Mario Ritter Jr.
0:15.9	This program is designed for English learners, so we speak a little slower and we use words and phrases
0:24.6	especially written for people learning English.
0:32.6	On this program, we answer a listener's question about the terms coast, shore, and beach. We explain
0:41.0	usage of adjectives and adverbs in conversation. Next, learn the health effects of daylight
0:48.8	savings time. Then, hear the open boat on American stories. But first, this week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from
1:02.0	Doyen in Korea about the usage of three similar words. Here is the question. Hello. I want to know the differences between the beach, coast, and shore.
1:19.8	Thank you. You ask a useful question, Doyen. Beach, shore, and Coast are related words, but they have some important differences.
1:35.3	Beach
1:37.3	The word beach is the most specific of the three words.
1:43.3	The Collins Online Dictionary defines the most specific of the three words the collins online dictionary defines beach as a nearly level stretch of pebbles and sand beside a sea lake etc
1:57.2	often washed by high water.
2:04.2	Ocean beaches are popular places to visit.
2:08.6	We often use the phrase at the beach to express the idea of spending time
2:12.3	in the general area of the beach,
2:15.7	as in the following example. They will vacation at the beach, as in the following example.
2:18.3	They will vacation at the beach this summer.
2:23.3	We usually say on the beach when describing specific activities we do there.
2:32.3	She went for a walk on the beach.
2:37.0	I'm going to spend my afternoon on the beach.
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