Power out at world’s busiest airport | Spain’s lottery | English words ‘stranded’ and ‘fundraiser’ - a podcast by Jeff B. | PlainEnglish.com

from 2017-12-28T12:00

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An electrical fire below ground knocked out power at the Atlanta airport—the world’s busiest—for eleven hours just eight days before Christmas. Passengers were left in the dark, wondering what to do; many had to sleep in the airport that night.

Spain’s annual Christmas lottery is a national event and has thousands of winners; the results are sung out by children on national television.

Plus we review English vocabulary words “stranded” and “fundraiser.”

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