Episode 86: Anonymous donor gifts 21kg of gold to help repair Japanese city’s water system

About this episode

This episode discusses a significant anonymous donation in Japan aimed at repairing a city's water system and highlights other major donations worldwide.

In today's episode, a huge secret donation has been made in Japan to repair a city's water system. We'll also look at three other HUGE donations to communities around the world. This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners (B1–B2+) who want to improve vocabulary, grammar, and listening comprehension with real news in English. Get the full transcript, vocabulary glossary, and a comprehension quiz at patreon.com/learnenglishwithben Other links:– Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/learnenglishwithben– Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithben– Website: learnenglishwithben.com– Email: learnenglishwithben88@gmail.com (for private classes) Keywords / Tags: English listening practice, ESL, EFL, grammar explained, vocabulary building, news in English

Topics covered

• donations
• water system repair
• community support

Keywords

• English listening practice
• ESL
• EFL
• grammar explained
• vocabulary building
• news in English

Mentioned in this episode

Products: comprehension quiz, transcript, vocabulary glossary

Places: Japan

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