Episode 9

For the first part of our program, we're going to look at what's happening around the world this week. We will begin with two tragedies that took place in the U.S., one in Texas and the other in New York. Next, we'll look into the results of the elections in Italy that present an opportunity for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to re-enter national politics. Following that, we'll talk about the new iPhone X which went on sale last Friday and drew thousands to Apple Stores around the world. And finally, we'll talk about the 2017 World Series and the victory of the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers. - Church shooting, truck attack kill dozens in two separate incidents in the U.S. - Silvio Berlusconi begins political comeback - Crowds worldwide rush to buy latest iPhone - Houston Astros win World Series As always, 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: Gender Neutral Nouns. And we'll close this week's program with a new English expression: "A cock and bull story."

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Episode 9 is an episode from News in Slow English by Linguistica 360.

This episode is 08:07 long.

This episode was published on Nov 9, 2017.

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