Literacy heroes 文坛英雄

Rob: Hello I'm Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm joined today by Finn. Hello Finn. Finn: Hi Rob. Rob: Today we're talking about literacy - that means the ability to read and write. And one way to improve your literacy is to read books and literat

Improving Literacy Worldwide

By Jill Moss Broadcast: September 22, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. Literacy, by its most basic meaning, is the ability to read and write. The United Nati

VOA慢速英语2015 学习金融知识技受益一生

AS IT IS 2015-03-02 Financial Literacy Skills Last a Lifetime 学习金融知识技受益一生 Math is an important part of every Americans education. How to use math for planning a budget or managing money, however, is not often in the curriculum.

VOA标准英语2009年-American Grandmother Helps Educate Senegal

An American grandmother thought she was moving to Africa in order to homeschool her daughter's five children. As it turns out, Viola Vaughan is helping thousands of Senegalese girls with their school work, in a place where girls can often be left be

VOA标准英语2014--在非洲，新技术帮助教女人阅读

In Africa, New Technologies Help Teach Women to Read 在非洲，新技术帮助教女人阅读 More Africans are communicating via text, social media and email. In Senegal, literacy experts are using the new technologies to motivate and teach women

英语课程计划-International Literacy Day

September 8 is a very important day all around the world. It is International Literacy Day and it highlights the importance of reading. It was started in 1965 by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Its aim is

Supporting Literacy in Rwanda

The United States is working with its partner, Rwanda, to help children read. On February 16, the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, held a launch event at Groupe Scolaire Kinyinya to highlight the U.S. government's Early G

VOA标准英语10月-UN: Literacy Rates Not Rising Fast Enough

A new U.N. report warns that not enough progress is being made in raising literacy rates, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. U.S. First Lady Laura Bush was at U.N. headquarters in New York Tuesday to spotlight the need for improve

2006年VOA标准英语-Laura Bush to Hold Global Literacy Conference

By Amanda Cassandra New York 17 September 2006 On the eve of the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, First Lady Laura Bush will be in New York Monday to host an international conference on global literacy initiatives. Education officials fr

VOA慢速英语2015 How to Raise a Reader

How to Raise a Reader From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. For some people, the warmest memories from childhood come from being read a great story. But reading to children does more than create warm memories. It develops ch

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Promotes Global Literacy Program

By Michael Bowman Washington 18 September 2006 Laura Bush (left) and President Bush President Bush is promoting literacy as a key to prosperity and liberty around the world. The president and Mrs. Bush spoke in New York Monday at a global literacy e

VOA标准英语2010年-Big Sunday Projects Put 50,000 Volunte

Each year in late April or early May, more than 50,000 volunteers in Southern California help out at hundreds of non-profit organizations, from schools to community centers, at an annual event called Big Sunday. They paint, clean and garden to help l

生活英语：金融素养

年利率、基准利率、应偿还贷款总额、定期如果你要办理房贷手续的话，你会听到一大堆这样的词。在做其他与财务、理财相关的决定的时候，我们也不可避免地会遇到很多这样的专业术语，

生活英语：什么是金融素养？

年利率、基准利率、应偿还贷款总额、定期如果你要办理房贷手续的话，你会听到一大堆这样的词。在做其他与财务、理财相关的决定的时候，我们也不可避免地会遇到很多这样的专业术语，

UNESCO Literacy1 Campaign

Broadcast: April 14, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations has launched a new ten-year campaign to increase literacy around the world. People with li

学个词Learn a Word 第1683-literacy

今天我们要学的词是 literacy。Literacy 意思是读写能力。McDonalds stores in the UK will replace the toys which come with its Happy Meals with books to boost child literacy. 英国的麦当劳将把儿童套餐里的玩具换成书籍，

芬兰学校将不再开设写字课

Handwriting is dead, long live keyboard skills! 书写已逝，键盘技能万岁！ So says the Finnish education system. From 2016 handwriting will no longer be taught in Finnish schools. And when a high-performing country like Finland makes an edu

Keep in touch

Keep in touch 保持联络 Kate:Hello, Im Kate Colin and this is 6 minute English. Today I'm joined by Jackie Dalton and we'll be talking about keeping in touch the old-fashioned way. Hi Jackie, a quick question for you to begin with.I'd like to know wh

研究：女孩和男孩阅读习惯大不同

Girls have more firmly embraced digital literacy and formats such as Facebook, email and text message, while boys are more comfortable with traditional printed media such as comics, manuals and newspapers, according to a study published by the Nation

环球英语 — 215：International Literacy

Voice 1 Hello. Im Christy Van Arragon. Voice 2 And Im Marina Santee. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 In my vill