S1E5 - Drought in France and Bangladeshi Books

03/15/23 • 7 min

The Loire River is low, and new inclusive textbooks are published in Bangladesh.
The waters of France’s longest river are very low after an extremely dry winter, and Bangladesh has published new inclusive school textbooks featuring transgender people.
Hear about these recent events in English with news clips sourced from Reuters, including guidance to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3ZZSZ4O

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S1E4 - Charcoal in Benin and Artifacts in Miami

A new kind of charcoal helps protect forests, and archeologists dig under Miami.
An entrepreneur in Benin, Africa, has found a way to make charcoal without destroying forests, and community members in Miami work to preserve prehistoric artifacts.
Hear about these recent events in English with news clips sourced from Reuters, including guidance to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3EZ7yxk

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S1E6 - Princess Petition and Plastic from Rice

An advocate hopes for a Disney princess with disabilities, and rice becomes plastic.
A young Australian woman is working to convince Disney to create a new princess with disabilities, and in Japan, rice grown near Fukushima is being used to make low-carbon plastic.
Hear about these recent events in English with news clips sourced from Reuters, including guidance to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your listening skills.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3FDh4GF