Early humans in Tibet, Protein from Indian tree, Hedging

On today's podcast, Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Ashley tells listeners what they will hear.
00:53 First, Mario reports on a recent discovery of an ancestor of modern man. International researchers have discovered evidence of the early human ancestors known as Denisovans in a cave in Tibet. They also found the bones of many different animals suggesting that these early humans hunted a lot. learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
07:41 Then, Bryan Lynn reports on a new agricultural development in the U.S. American farmers are using an ancient tree from India to produce beans that can be used to make protein-rich foods and biofuels. The tree, called pongamia, is native to India, Southeast Asia and Australia. But it is now being used in Florida to replace some failed citrus crops. learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
12:53 After that, Jill Robbins presents Everyday Grammar. This week she takes a look at qualifiers, the words that help a speaker hedge, change or limit the meanings of statements to make them seem less forceful. URL
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17:24 Following that, Ashley and Jill discuss hedging and how to soften factual statements.
19:45 Finally, Jill and Andrew Smith team up to talk about conditional statements and how to use them. They use dialogue from Lesson 12 of Level 2 of Let's Learn English to teach them. Anna Matteo, one of the characters, has an adventure involving bees. Jill and Andrew use the discussions to talk about conditional statements. learningenglish.voanews.com/a...
Then, Ashley and Mario sign off.
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