Spotlight English
Spotlight English
Spotlight is an audio program for learning English. It uses a special method of broadcasting that makes it easier to understand for listeners worldwide.If you want to try faster programs, please subscribe to our Spotlight Advanced podcast (https://www.spreaker.com/show/spotlight-english-advanced)
Episodes
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Aug 16, 2019 • 15min
Age is Just a Number
What will you do when you are old? Spotlight tells about very old people doing very amazing things!
Aug 15, 2019 • 15min
Music for Marching
Adam Navis and Liz Waid tell about a kind of music that makes people move – the march. This music began as a way to move soldiers, but today people use it in competitions.
Aug 14, 2019 • 15min
Laughter For Exercise
Have you laughed today? Adam Navis and Liz Waid look at an exercise that makes people laugh - laughter yoga! They also look at the good effects of laughter.
Aug 13, 2019 • 15min
Global Teacher Prize - We Play and Learn
Colin Lowther and Anne Muir tell about a winner of the Global Teacher Prize. Hanan Al-Hroub shows how teaching can encourage peace.
Aug 12, 2019 • 15min
Dementia Care
Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid tell about a modern way to treat dementia. But it is moral?
Aug 9, 2019 • 15min
The Sport of Speed Climbing
Could you run up a wall? Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at a new sport for the 2020 Olympics – speed climbing. Athletes for this sport look like they are running up a wall!
Aug 8, 2019 • 15min
The World and Nuclear Weapons
Today's Spotlight looks at who has nuclear weapons, who does not, and why these bombs exist.
Aug 7, 2019 • 15min
Saying Sorry
Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at an English word that many people do not want to say – "sorry". Spotlight looks at when, why, and how people say say “I’m sorry”.
Aug 6, 2019 • 15min
Coffee Pod Problems
Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at a fast, fresh way to make coffee. This method is very popular, but it may be creating too much waste.
Aug 2, 2019 • 15min
Does a Beard Make You a Man?
Megan Nollet and Bruce Gulland look at the history and meaning of beards. Does having a beard make you more of a man?
