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Unit 13 The Culture Content of Vocabulary One of the earliest word sets that a student will learn is colors. Later on the intermediate student learns that in English yellow signifies cowardice and green signifies inexperience and jealousy. It is impo
By Steve Schy Turin, Italy 24 February 2006 At any Olympic Games, some of the favorites falter, while lowly-regarded athletes and teams appear to come from nowhere to end up on the medals podium. Duri
Culture unit 2 What did you have for dinner? [00:05.38]5a Read the article. [00:11.15]Underline the examples off bad table manners around the world. [00:16.90]Mind your manners! [00:20.38]Around the world,people have different ideas about what good't
Culture unit 1 Growing up around the world. [00:05.30]1 Read about Ross. [00:10.34]Do you have anything in common? [00:13.98]Fill in the diagram. [00:17.42]Hi! I'm Ross and I live in Washington,D.C.,the capital of the U.S. [00:25.89]Bet you don't kno
In Beijing, American Michael Phelps has won his third swimming event in as many days, to tie the record for most career Olympic gold medals. Phelps now has nine in his impressive collection. As VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, the U.S. swimmer is nearly
Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th, 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games. P: My name is Pausania
Unit 47 Texas Cowboy Culture The culture of the western United States, which many consider the epitome of American-ness, is in origin a synthesis of Anglo and Hispanic cultures which was created in Texas the days of the Texas Republic and spread with
AMERICANMOSAIC-China'sMoYanWinsNobelinLiterature;RomaCultureinNewYork;American Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play some music nominated for American Music Awards. We also take a look at Rom
Olympic Games Hurt Business in London The street performers at Londons Covent Garden can still draw a crowd. But in the middle of the summer tourist season, those crowds are smaller than usual. And the nearby market seems almost empty compared to the
'Toxic Culture' May Have Led to Government Spending Scandal The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is caught up in a scandal, accused of wasteful spending on lavish conferences and executive travel to exotic locations. It's the perfect exampl
Algeria is preparing to host the second Pan-African Culture Festival, and the first in 40 years. The event hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of people to Algiers this July to celebrate Africa's artistic renaissance. Khalida Toumi was a young girl
After Sochi, Olympic Flame Heads to Brazil, South Korea, Japan 奥运圣火索契后前往巴西,韩国,日本 WASHINGTON As the 2014 Winter Olympics wrap up in Russia, the next three Olympic destinations already are known. Where the Summer and Winte
'Courage To Soar': Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles' Says It's Not Easy Being Gold play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:02repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or upd
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To set the mood for the pageantry of the Olympic Games in Beijing, a competition was held to select an official musical overture. More than 100 entries were received and The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Sport selected a composition by Swedish com
By Steve Schy Turin, Italy 13 February 2006 Shani Davis The make-up of the U.S. Olympic team competing at the Winter Games in Italy has changed considerably from years past. Rather than an almost excl
By Steve Schy Washington 03 May 2006 Trainer Michael Matz, right, leads his Kentucky Derby hopeful Barbaro, with Peter Brette up, left Michael Matz has packed a lifetime of accomplishments into his 55
The popularity of South Korean movies and dramas has spread throughout Asia - including North Korea, which strictly bans watching foreign television programs. Jason Strother in Seoul introduces us to a North Korean refugee who says South Korean dram
By Parke Brewer Chicago 02 November 2007 All 80 Beijing Olympics berths available have been determined with the completion of the quarterfinals at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is covering the tournament in
By David Byrd Washington 05 October 2007 Former U.S. sprint star Marion Jones has admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs during her storied sprint career. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Jones pleaded guilty in a New York Court to lying to U.S. gov