HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today we report about staycations, vacations close to home ... Answer a question about American presidents after they leave office And play music by Isaac Hayes, who
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Two different people -- one in Russia, the other in California -- recently asked us about raising sheep. So today we offer advice from some experts. (SOUND OF SHEEP) A group of four-day old lambs a
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Roanoke Island is off the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, in North Carolina. In fifteen eighty-seven, more than one hundred people arrived
VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Bo Diddley And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Bo Diddley was one of America's greatest rock and roll guitarists. His influence was so widespread that it is hard to imagine what
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russia has come under increasing international pressure in the week since it attacked Georgia. That followed a Georgian attempt to take control of the capital of South Ossetia, a pro-Russian area. Russian
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Credit cards let people buy things now and pay for them over months or even years. But some people get deep into debt. And critics say some banks have terms and charges that can make it harder for pe
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Detail of a mural by Allyn Cox in the Capitol building. The painting shows the burning of the Capitol in 1814. The United States declared war on Britain in eighteen twelve. I
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Twelve-year-old AIDS activist Keren Dunaway-Gonzalez spoke at the opening ceremony in Mexico City. The Honduran girl is HIV-positive. One thousand young people from around the world attended the Inte
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. As we described last week, British forces attacked Washington in the summer of eighteen fourteen. They burned the Capitol building, the White House and other public buildings
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we visit the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: The United States Botanic Ga
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Prices for many widely traded goods have fallen recently after big increases earlier in the year. Oil, the world's most widely traded commodity by value, led the way. Oil prices fell in part because
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. More than ever, college graduates are signing up to spend two years in America's poorest communities as part of Teach for America Teach for America is a non-profit program that places new teachers in
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Some American high schools are for students with special interests, like science or the arts. New York City even has a program for those interested in the food service industry, called Food and Finan
This the VOA Special English Health Report. The Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, has published its yearly issue on violence and human rights. One report is on a study of a mental health program for children affected by political
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Fifty million public school children in America are starting a new school year. The number is a record high. Yet, at the same time, school systems in many areas are facing budget problems. Two bus dr
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Deep inside each cell in our body is all the genetic information needed for life. Human genes are normally organized along forty-six chromosomes -- twenty-three from each parent. David Petersohn of Libe
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Northern Lights seen near Palmer, Alaska last year And I'm Barbara Klein. On our program this week, we will tell about the mystery of the aurora borealis, bet
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: One problem for schools is higher costs for bus transportation And I'm Barbara Klein. A new school year is beginning in the United States. On our program today
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In far northern Mongolia, the survival of the smallest ethnic group in the country depends on reindeer. Morgan Keay, right, with members of the Tsaatan community in Mongolia An American named Morga
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Lots of people have a favorite city. Maybe it is the city where they were born, or the place of their happiest memories. Or maybe it is just a place they would like to call home. Today, we present s
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