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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we discuss the greenhouse effect. Farmers and gardeners have long used greenhouses to extend the growing season in cold weather. Now, hoop houses are gaining popularity. Hoop houses are someti
This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A new website plans to use social media to help women in Egypt fight unwanted sexual attention. The site is harassmap.org. The idea is to offer different ways for women to report sexual harassment as
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama gave his first State of the Union speech Wednesday night. He talked mostly about the economy, and he repeated some of his message the next day in Florida. BARACK OBAMA: The worst of the stor
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week the world's lowest-priced passenger car was launched in Mumbai, India. The Nano, made by Tata Motors, is expected to cause a transportation revolution for millions of Indian families. Tata Chairma
THIS IS AMERICA - Disabilities in America From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Jim Tedder. Today we look at what's happening with employment, education and entertainment for people wi
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Graduate students often work as teaching assistants while they study in the United States. Teaching assistants may get money or get to take classes for free, or both. A T.A. usually works about twenty
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Americans gather with family and friends to share a meal. Some celebrate the holiday by telling what they are most thankful for. This holiday
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Scientists have discovered more details about how plants use water. Their findings could help to engineer plants that grow better and more effectively in conditions with higher levels of carbon diox
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. It has been one year since President Obama signed the economic recovery bill aimed at pulling the country out of recession. The new bill promised jobs -- including many in the nuclear energy industry.
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we report about poetry and jazz because April is a special month for both arts in the United States. Poetry Slams The United States is celebrating National
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Charter schools operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern traditional public schools. In the United States the rules for charter schools differ from state to state. But in ge
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A college is more than just classrooms and laboratories. It represents a working community with a population that can be greater than that of many towns. And college communities have to deal with many
Last year, 150,000 foreign college students took part in this J-1 visa exchange program during their summer vacations. Transcript of radio broadcast: 09 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week, we answer a question from
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When the undesirable qualities outweigh the good qualities. Consider that crops generally produce several hu
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today we begin the first of two programs about classical music composers at work today in the United States. Some continue the traditions of Europea
Songs teach language. Consider a song like Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega. An American teaching English overseas once told us that students love it. (MUSIC) Recently we asked people on Facebook to suggest other songs that English learners might like. No
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An eye care organization in India is being honored for its efforts. On Tuesday, Aravind Eye Care System will receive the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. The award will be presented in Redwood C
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Mangroves are unusual looking trees. They have roots that stand in saltwater and look like cables or ropes laid one on top of another. Mangroves are not just pretty -- they help the environment. But
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. An old problem is getting new attention in the United States: bullying. Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland. Phoebe Prince hanged herself i
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Not all research begins with a plan. Some studies begin by accident. Meredith Schafer says that is what happened with her and Cynthia Sagers. Cynthia Sagers is a biology professor at the University