Dog show, English in Senegal, Protect phone data, Actor verbs

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On today’s program, Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Caty tells listeners what they are going to hear. (:53) First, Anna Matteo has a story about a dog show in New York like no other. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is the most famous dog show in America. It is sometimes called the "Super Bowl" of dog shows. Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize in the 149th Westminster dog show. It is one of the oldest competitions of its kind in America. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/top-dog-takes-westminster-the-super-bowl-of-dog-shows/7975366.html (4:44) Then, Andrew smith has a story about efforts to improve education in a West African nation. Since mid-January, the education ministry in Senegal has been testing a program that teaches English in more than 600 nursery and primary school classes. It is part of a plan to better connect Senegal with the rest of the world. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/senegal-starts-introducing-english-in-preschools/7972239.html (12:55) Next, Bryan Lynn has some advice that owners of smartphones might be interested in. Smartphones have become valuable tools for helping us organize our lives. However, the devices can also make private information available to others. The Associated Press recently offered some tips to help smartphone users limit private data collection. They include turning off location services linked to apps and other tips. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/tech-tip-how-to-block-location-tracking-on-your-phone/7980470.html (19:52) Finally, Andrew and Jill Robbins discuss -er endings on Lesson of the Day. They use Lesson 32 and 33 of Let’s Learn English to talk about the language of baseball. It also gives them a chance to talk about how using the ending -er can turn a verb into a noun: bat/batter; pitch/pitcher. Using examples, they talk about forms that words can take depending on whether they are verbs or nouns. They also talk about complements. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-32-welcome-tree