– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Double means two. But why would you double down? Double Down Speaker A: Anna, I took your advice. I asked my soccer coach if he could cut our practice hours.Speaker B: Practicing three days a week is way too much. Good for you!Speaker A: No. Bad for me! He doubled down. Now we have to practice four days a week.Speaker … [Read more...] about Double Down (Idioms)
Archives for October 2022
Women in Zimbabwe Protect Children with Secret Vaccinations
– Manuscript – At a health center in Zimbabwe, a large group of women holding babies hurried to take their places on wooden seats. Separately, a health worker took a different group of worried mothers and their children through a back door and into another room, quickly closing the door behind them. The women were all at the Mbare Polyclinic in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. … [Read more...] about Women in Zimbabwe Protect Children with Secret Vaccinations
Essential (News Words)
– Manuscript – The pandemic has been hard on small businesses like Bigelow Apothecaries in New York City. Essential The medicine and personal care store began in 1838. Owner Ian Ginsberg says restrictions caused by the pandemic have hurt the family business. But it is considered to be an essential business and remains open. Essential describes something that is … [Read more...] about Essential (News Words)
Kenya Using Mobile App to Help Track Animals
– Manuscript – Kenya’s wildlife officials have made a free mobile phone app to help track wild animals in the country. They plan to use information from the app to help protect the animals. Kenya is home to nearly 400 species of mammals. Officials say it is getting more difficult to protect them, as climate change and human activities damage their natural … [Read more...] about Kenya Using Mobile App to Help Track Animals
Experimental Drug Slows Decline among Alzheimer’s Patients
– Manuscript – Drugmakers Biogen and Eisai say their experimental drug lecanemab slowed the progress of Alzheimer’s disease in a large human study the companies did. The results could mean a rare victory in a field filled with failed experiments to find an effective treatment for the disease. The companies said early results showed that the treatment reduced cognitive … [Read more...] about Experimental Drug Slows Decline among Alzheimer’s Patients
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