Hottest year, Black hole, Tutoring in China, Pete’s Interview

Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter Jr. host today's Learning English show. First: Europe’s climate agency says it is likely to report this year as the hottest year on record. Experts at the Copernicus agency also predicted 2024 will be the first year to be more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than what it calls the pre-industrial period. Bryan Lynn has the full story. (00:55) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/europe-scientists-predict-another-world-heat-record/7859792.html Then: New observations from the Webb telescope involve the largest kind of black hole, a supermassive black hole. It is called LID-568. Scientists say it existed when the universe was about 11 percent of its current age. John Russell reports on the discovery. (05:26) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/webb-telescope-shows-a-black-hole-breaking-a-theoretical-limit/7854182.html Next: China is quietly easing regulations on private education companies as the government aims to support a slowing economy. Government officials have not announced a policy change. But news reports say policymakers are now permitting the tutoring industry to grow. Anna Matteo and Mario Ritter Jr. have that story for the LE Education Report. (10:51) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/china-eases-pressure-on-private-teaching-companies/7846893.html The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series, Let's Learn English, Level 2. Today, they focus on episode 2, "The Interview." Stay tuned to explore phrasal verbs and hear new job-related terms! (18:47) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-level-2-lesson-2/3960471.html Caty and Mario close the show. --------- 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. We are not accepting comments here. You are welcome to comment on the stories at our website. 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.