Dinosaur frog, Carter and Afghanistan, AI tools for learning disabilities

Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter host today's program. First: A large frog species that lived alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is now losing ground in its native Chile. Climate change and human actions are damaging the creature's living environment, or habitat. John Russell reports about the situation of the helmeted water toad. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Next: Former American President Jimmy Carter’s aid to rebel groups in Afghanistan in 1979 started a policy that the leader who followed him, President Ronald Reagan, would continue in the 1980s. The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan helped lead to the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Caty Weaver and Andrew Smith report about this piece of history. (3:08) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Then: Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help students with visual, speech, language and hearing disabilities. Schools in the United States are developing methods for how to use AI and are trying out new applications. Jill Robbins and Mario Ritter present the subject in this week's Education Tips. (11:24) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Finally: The Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series, Let's Learn English. Today Andrew and Jill teach about the words "enthusiastic" and "fantastic." They also go over some expressions and short words that Americans tend to say very fast. (18:08) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... 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:    • Learning English Podcast   » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12)    • Let's Learn English with Anna   » Let's Learn English Level 1    • Let's Learn English   » Let's Learn English Level 2    • Let's Learn English Level 2   » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:   / voalearningenglish   » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:   / voalearningenglish   » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   / voalearnenglish   » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/v... 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.