Episode 15

In the first part of our program, we're going to discuss current events. We will begin with a discussion about the vote on Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal rules that ensure a fair and open internet, also called "net neutrality." Next, we'll talk about the Norwegian Parliament's decision to decriminalize all drug use. Then, we'll have a conversation about the discovery of a solar system that is more than 2,500 light years away. The discovery was made by NASA scientists using artificial intelligence developed by Google. And finally, we'll talk about a new item added to UNESCO's "intangible heritage" list -- the Neapolitan technique of pizza twirling. Net neutrality rules repealed in the U.S. Norwegian Parliament votes to decriminalize drugs Scientists discover a "twin" solar system with eight planets Naples pizza-twirling wins UNESCO heritage status The second part of our show will be dedicated to American culture and the English language. In the grammar section of our program, we'll illustrate the use of today's topic: Superlatives. And we'll conclude our program with another English expression: "To get out of hand."

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Episode 15 is an episode from News in Slow English by Linguistica 360.

This episode is 0:29 long.

This episode was published on Dec 22, 2017.

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