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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 14 hours 47 minutes
episode 8: Wildfires in California | Russia banned from Olympics | English phrases 'crack down on' and 'caught up in'
A series of deadly wildfires has broken out in Southern California; they have been spread by strong, dry winds. The fires have caused over 200,000 people to evacuate their homes and have come dangerously close to the city’s famous Getty Museum. The...
episode 7: ‘Coco’ a hit in Mexico and US | Prince Harry engaged | English phrases ‘to go over well’ and ‘to die down’
Disney’s 3-D animated film “Coco”, which is rich with Mexican cultural references, is officially the highest-grossing film ever in Mexico and is popular in the United States. Its all-Latino cast, accurate portrayal of Mexican folklore, and rich...
episode 6: Serial killer Charles Manson dies | Sustainable city on Mars? | Learn English phrases “hold a grudge” and “come about”
Charles Manson, a cult leader whose followers brutally killed nine people and terrorized Los Angeles in 1969, died in jail of natural causes at age 83. A team of students submitted a design for constructing a sustainable city on Mars. The team...
episode 5: Louvre museum opens in Abu Dhabi | China’s Singles Day sets a global shopping record | Learn English phrases short up, spill into, and throw weight behind
The Louvre, one of the most famous museums in the world, opens a second location in Abu Dhabi that will tell the stories of eastern and western civilization through artwork. In China, shoppers spent a record $25 billion on Singles Day; what was...
episode 4: Family survives pirate attack | Selena gets Hollywood star | Plus English expressions on behalf and hitch a ride
An American family escaped a pirate attack in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon and survived in the jungle for three days. Selena, the Mexican-American artist known as the Queen of Tejano music received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this...
episode 3: Catalonia’s independence movement | Astros win World Series | Phrases stop short, a stretch
Catalonia’s leaders make a bid for independence, but regional president Carles Puigdemont is arrested. The Houston Astros won the World Series for the first time in their franchise history. In the second half of the program, we review the English...
episode 2: Las Vegas gets its first major sports team | Tom Petty, American musician, dies | English phrases "make a splash" and "take refuge"
The Vegas Golden Knights, a hockey team, became the first major league sports team to call Las Vegas home. Tom Petty, one of the most well-known rock and roll musicians, died at the age of 66. In the second half of the program, we review the English...
Mexico hit with 3 big earthquakes | Apple’s new iPhone X | English expressions "bundled up" and "comb through"
A series of three large earthquakes hit Mexico in the last month, including the strongest earthquake to hit the country in over a century. The new features of the iPhone X are impressive, including what is possibly the newest word in the English...
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