Welcome to Learning English, a daily 30-minute program from the Voice of America.

I'm Katie Weaver.

And I'm Mario Ritter Jr.

This program is designed for English learners, so we speak a little slower and we use words

and phrases especially written for people learning English.

On this program, Andrew Smith answers a listener's question about the difference between

so and knit Jill Robbins and John Russell tell about ways to intensify or

down tone adverbs Andrew is back to tell us about America's first national park

then we finish the open boat by Steve is back to tell us about America's first national park.

Then we finish the open boat by Stephen Crane on American Stories.

But first...

This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Rojolla in Afghanistan about using the words sew and knit and related terms.

Dear VOA learning English, I am sending this email to know what the differences are between sewing and knitting or sew and knit.

Besides that, I wanted to know what I can call a woman or a man that makes clothes.

Thank you.

I'm happy to answer this question, Rojala.

An important difference between sewing and knitting

is that when we sew, we connect pieces of fabric or cloth that are already made.

When we knit, we make the cloth itself from strings called yarn.

Also, the word sewing can describe many ways people connect or repair, fabric, and clothes.

For example, people can sew many kinds of clothes, such as socks,

shirts, dresses, hats, and gloves. People can also sew larger things, such as window coverings or tents.

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