Welcome to English in a Minute from Home! Things like this peanut butter lid screw on to the right and off to the left. To remember this, we have a little expression. Let's listen. Speaker A: Anna, how's the repair going?Speaker B: I'm trying to loosen this screw but it's stuck.Speaker A: Remember lefty loosey, righty tighty.Speaker B: I know, Jonathan.Speaker A: No, your … [Read more...] about Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty (Idioms)
Archives for December 2021
Environmentally Friendly Burial Choice: Body Composting
Outside of the city of Denver, Colorado, a large industrial building sits between an auto repair business and a used computer business. In that building, a man deals daily with life and death. Seth Viddal and his employees have built a burial container, or “vessel.” Recently they told reporters from the Associated Press that they hope this vessel will be the start of a … [Read more...] about Environmentally Friendly Burial Choice: Body Composting
Profound (News Words)
Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. Canadian actor William Shatner recently became the oldest person in space at 90 years old. Profound Shatner played in the television series Star Trek. The ride on the Blue Origin rocket ship lasted about 10 minutes. Shatner was emotional with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos after the flight. What you have given me is the … [Read more...] about Profound (News Words)
Machine Learning Helps NASA Confirm 301 New Exoplanets
The American space agency NASA says it has used a new technology method to help confirm the existence of 301 new exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars other than the sun. Before the latest discoveries, NASA had confirmed the existence of more than 4,569 such planets. Thousands of other “candidate” exoplanets have been identified. But these require additional … [Read more...] about Machine Learning Helps NASA Confirm 301 New Exoplanets
Small Potatoes (Idioms)
Welcome to English in a Minute from Home! I tried to grow potatoes this year. They were extremely small. But do you know what "small potatoes" means as an idiom? Speaker A: Jonathan, last night's storm was crazy! My electricity kept shutting off.Speaker B: Losing power is small potatoes compared to what happened to my neighbor. A huge tree fell on her house and her car. … [Read more...] about Small Potatoes (Idioms)
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