This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we harvest some words. We are going to explain some commonly used terms for plants and farm animals. If you miss any, or if you want to test yourself, you can find a transcript and MP3 of our
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we tell you about a popular area for outdoor activities in the state of West Virginia. (MUSIC: Country Roads)
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Some of the longest-lasting effects of colonization can be found in the health of the native people who were colonized. Indigenous and aboriginal groups are often less healthy than the people whose
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears headed for confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings this week to consider her nomination by President Obama. Judge Sotomay
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Google, the Internet search leader, will now offer a free operating system for personal computers. The company hopes to loosen Microsoft's hold on the market. Microsoft Windows is on more than ninety
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. For ten months, we have talking about coming to study in the United States. This week, we complete that series and repeat some of the advice. The goal of all that work: Caps are thrown into the air a
VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we continue our history of the American space program with the flight of Apollo Eleven. (SOUND) VOICE ONE: The launch of Apollo 11 A rock
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading cause of death. It includes heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure. Over the years, researchers have identified several substances in the blood that c
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Summer is a busy time for travel. Today, we discuss ideas about how to stay healthy on a long trip. VOICE ONE: For years, people have w
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley. In those days, paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant. Modern paper-making began
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, China delayed an order to require Internet-filtering software in all new personal computers. News of the delay turned a planned Internet boycott into an all-day celebration at a restaurant in Be
VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we continue the history of the American space program with the flight of Apollo Thirteen, the flight that almost did not return home. (MUSIC
VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about the Marx Brothers. They made many funny movies in the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties that are still pop
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Traditional baby names are not as popular as they used to be. And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we talk about baby names in America. (MUSIC)
VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Michael Jackson during rehearsals for planned shows at Staples Centre in Los Angeles, 23 Jun 2009 And Im Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about one of the most famous pe
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The last time the United States Education Department asked young people how long they took to finish college was in two thousand one. Fifty-seven percent graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in f
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Amizade volunteers learn about local culture and make friends as they work in communities throughout the world Amizade means friendship in Portuguese. It is also the name of a service organization
VOICE ONE: I'm Ray Freeman. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with the Special English program, People in America. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United States. Today we tell about a woman who spent her l
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama continued to push for health reform as debate over his plan intensified. He still wants legislation to sign into law by the end of the year. But he had to give up hope for both h
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today, we play new music from Mos Def ... And answer a question about some American presidents ... But first, we visit the newly re-opened museum in Washington that h
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