Learning English Podcast - Writing Contest, Gaza Famine, AI Searches

Dan Novak and Ashley Thompson host today's Learning English show. First: Jill Robbins reads a winning entry in VOA Learning English and Go Global's joint contest, Teach Us about Ukraine. Liudmyla Shylova, a long-time teacher of English in Nizhyn, Ukraine, wrote about that city's famous and delicious pickles. Then: Dan Novak tells about the current threat of famine in war-torn Gaza. A UN official reports that almost the entire population there is dependent on food aid for survival. Another warns that child malnutrition is worse in Gaza Strip right now than anywhere else in the world. Next: Internet search companies have already built artificial intelligence (AI) tools into their systems. But are these tools truly improving the search process? On the LE Science and Technology Report, Bryan Lynn offers some guidance for users seeking to experiment with new AI search systems. Then, Bryan joins Dan Novak in the studio to answer some questions about his report. And finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series Let's Learn English. Today's study covers a visit to a fire station by series star Anna Matteo and teaches about the words monitor, maintain, drill and more! Dan and Ashley close the show. UN: Famine Is Certain in Gaza without Cease-fire learningenglish.voanews.com/a/un-famine-is-certain… How to Use AI Tools to Improve Quality of Internet Searches learningenglish.voanews.com/a/how-to-use-ai-tools-…