Welcome to English in a Minute! Z is the last letter of the alphabet. So, what does it mean to catch some z’s? Let’s find out. D: What time did you go to bed last night?  A: Too late! I practiced my accordion all night.  D: Well, we have a lot of work to do today. A: Just let me catch some z’s at my desk.   D: That's not a good idea.  A: Hmm, you’re right! I’ll sleep in the recording studio instead. It’s quieter there.   To “catch some z’s” means to sleep. Some people snore when they sleep. So, this term comes from the buzzing sound of snoring. Comics and even emojis use z’s to represent sleep.  And that’s English in a Minute.   --------- Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS: » Learning English Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hZxGsu5etKF6bZ9w4Ap2hl » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5gfXecA2uPRsKv9q5L5nQng&si=-gF1wuzIxhLQUwFQ » Let's Learn English Level 1 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5it4a-RMzhlwNJ-edf5HU3Q&si=aVUuvvUsDPe41jBp » Let's Learn English Level 2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hWkRym8sljiEvEBJ1JGIu5&si=3jEjCFfVRNfMbJ3j » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/voalearningenglish » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/voalearningenglish/ » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/voalearnenglish » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voa-special-english-tv/id419005656 Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.

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Lesson 39: Where are the dinosaurs? This video is part of our Let's Learn English with Anna series. You can see all the languages in which we produce the lessons here: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/p/8326.html --------- Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS: » Learning English Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hZxGsu5etKF6bZ9w4Ap2hl » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5gfXecA2uPRsKv9q5L5nQng&si=-gF1wuzIxhLQUwFQ » Let's Learn English Level 1 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5it4a-RMzhlwNJ-edf5HU3Q&si=aVUuvvUsDPe41jBp » Let's Learn English Level 2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hWkRym8sljiEvEBJ1JGIu5&si=3jEjCFfVRNfMbJ3j » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/voalearningenglish » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/voalearningenglish/ » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/voalearnenglish » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voa-special-english-tv/id419005656 Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.

Lesson 38: How can you help the environment? This video is part of our Let's Learn English with Anna series. You can see all the languages in which we produce the lessons here: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/p/8326.html --------- Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS: » Learning English Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hZxGsu5etKF6bZ9w4Ap2hl » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5gfXecA2uPRsKv9q5L5nQng&si=-gF1wuzIxhLQUwFQ » Let's Learn English Level 1 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5it4a-RMzhlwNJ-edf5HU3Q&si=aVUuvvUsDPe41jBp » Let's Learn English Level 2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hWkRym8sljiEvEBJ1JGIu5&si=3jEjCFfVRNfMbJ3j » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/voalearningenglish » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/voalearningenglish/ » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/voalearnenglish » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voa-special-english-tv/id419005656 Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.

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Israel's military intelligence chief, Aharon Haliva, resigns over his service’s failure to prevent Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people. In the Philippines, U.S. and Philippine forces launch a military exercise also involving French and Australian troops. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Iraq's president in Baghdad as Turkey seeks cooperation in its fight with Kurdish militants in Northern Iraq. And in East Africa, heavy rains hit Kenya and Burundi. The United Nations estimates over 200,000 people have been displaced by flooding since September 2023. --------- Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS: » Learning English Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hZxGsu5etKF6bZ9w4Ap2hl » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5gfXecA2uPRsKv9q5L5nQng&si=-gF1wuzIxhLQUwFQ » Let's Learn English Level 1 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5it4a-RMzhlwNJ-edf5HU3Q&si=aVUuvvUsDPe41jBp » Let's Learn English Level 2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hWkRym8sljiEvEBJ1JGIu5&si=3jEjCFfVRNfMbJ3j » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/voalearningenglish » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/voalearningenglish/ » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/voalearnenglish » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voa-special-english-tv/id419005656 Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.

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Hello! I’m John Russell. Let’s continue our exploration of common words, phrases, and questions in American English. In recent lessons, we explored this common phrase: excuse me. We also explored this common question: do you speak English? Today, we can work on putting them together. How should we put them together? I like to use an activity called acceleration. The basic idea is to say something extremely slowly. Then you say it a little faster. This is just like pushing a little more on the accelerator of a car. You want to slowly increase your speed. You don’t want to push the accelerator all the way down – the results could be bad. Let’s work together. We will start very slowly. Excuse me. Do you speak English? Excuse me. Do you speak English? Then we can accelerate a little bit. Repeat after me. Excuse me. Do you speak English? Excuse me. Do you speak English? One last time. This will be the fastest. Note how I connect some of the words. Excuse me. Do you speak English? Excuse me. Do you speak English? Please note that you should never try to speak too quickly. But you do not also want to speak extremely slowly. The goal is to find a nice middle ground. That's all for today! Keep up the good work! --------- Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS: » Learning English Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hZxGsu5etKF6bZ9w4Ap2hl » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5gfXecA2uPRsKv9q5L5nQng&si=-gF1wuzIxhLQUwFQ » Let's Learn English Level 1 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5it4a-RMzhlwNJ-edf5HU3Q&si=aVUuvvUsDPe41jBp » Let's Learn English Level 2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hWkRym8sljiEvEBJ1JGIu5&si=3jEjCFfVRNfMbJ3j » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/voalearningenglish » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/voalearningenglish/ » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/voalearnenglish » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voa-special-english-tv/id419005656 Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.

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