VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. We continue our series of reports about efforts to keep alive traditional ways of doing things. Today we tell about building homes out of a simple n...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The American Academy of Pediatrics says all children should be tested for autism by the age of two. Ryan Taylor was diagnosed with autism in 2004; he is shown with his father, Craig, at their home in Co...
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Researchers at Ohio State University studied exercise-induced asthma among top athletes at the school. Ohio State football players practice earlier this year....
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Joe Jutras lives in a small state, Rhode Island, but he thinks big. This year he grew a pumpkin weighing seven hundred sixty kilograms. Joe Jutras and his winner His pumpkin broke the world record...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. It is autumn in the northern part of the world. So it is time to play some of our favorite songs about this season. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: P...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Last Monday, science journals around the world published what was called a Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development. Organizers at the Council of Science Editors said the project involve...
VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA 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 Walt Disney and th...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The White House A listener in Cambodia heard our recent call for questions about the process of electing an American president. Tath Sok in Phnom Penh wants to know about the duties and responsibilities of...
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Bob Doughty. On our show this week: We listen to some music from Annie Lennox /P Answer a question about an American actress /P And report about a holiday that honors the dead. Da...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, Microsoft agreed to end its fight against European Union competition officials. The world's largest software company withdrew its remaining appeals at a European court. European Commission...
VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Sarah Long with the MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. Today, we tell about early Native Americans. VOICE ONE: Scientists believe that...
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a gap year, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in the United States. Recent news reports ha...
VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the Washington, D.C. Green Festival that took place earlier this month. An estimated thirty thousand people attended this two-da...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Today we have two reports, both about children. We start in Sudan. Health officials are launching a campaign to vaccinate eight million children after a case of polio was reported there. A nurse prepare...
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Researchers believe cello music can help improve communications skills And I'm Pat Bodnar. This week, we will tell about a new finding about the value of musi...
