– Manuscript – Large fields of water lilies will grow in a New York City neighborhood this autumn, at least digitally. A very large show celebrating French painter Claude Monet will open in November in a building once used as a bank in the Wall Street area. The name of the show is “Monet’s Garden: The Immersive Experience.” The immersive experience uses digital technology … [Read more...] about Immersive Exhibit of Monet Coming to New York City
Archives for October 2022
Bells and Whistles (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Bells make this noise. And whistles make this noise. But does this expression have to do with noises? Bells and Whistles Speaker A: My friend's new car is amazing! It has all the latest bells and whistles.Speaker B: Really? What features does it have?Speaker A: Well, it has a karaoke machine, self parking…Speaker B: … [Read more...] about Bells and Whistles (Idioms)
Vaccine Group Setting up Plans for Future Pandemics
– Manuscript – The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, or GAVI, struggled to buy vaccines for needy countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization said it has now set up plans to draw money immediately if it needs to buy vaccines for future pandemics. GAVI Chief Executive Seth Berkley said that, in 2020 and 2021, GAVI was limited in its ability to buy … [Read more...] about Vaccine Group Setting up Plans for Future Pandemics
Lexicon (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. A new research project aims to publish the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English. Lexicon The new dictionary, to be produced in three years, will give a historical background to the lexicon of African American English. A lexicon is a group of words used by a person, people, or that is … [Read more...] about Lexicon (News Words)
NASA Spacecraft Crashes into Asteroid to Test Earth Defense
– Manuscript – A spacecraft from the American space agency NASA crashed into an asteroid about 11 million kilometers from Earth on Monday. The mission is part of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART. The agency called it “the world’s first mission to test technology for defending Earth” against asteroids or other space dangers. The spacecraft traveled at a … [Read more...] about NASA Spacecraft Crashes into Asteroid to Test Earth Defense
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