Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember, and today we bring you music for the New Year. (MUSIC) In the United States and other countries, this old Scottish song, Auld Lang Syne is played when a new year begins. It is about...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Today we have the second of two reports explaining how to prepare fish by drying or smoking them for future use. We talked last week about the first steps of cleaning and salting freshly caught fis...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On December twentieth, the editors and news directors of the Associated Press voted for the top ten news stories of two thousand seven. On April 23, a moment of silence was observed for each of the 32 Virg...
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Bob Doughty. On our show this week: Sharon Leal (l), Beyonc Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose We look back at two thousand seven -- some stories we have reported, listener questions we...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A Chinese worker smokes a cigarette while carrying bags in Beijing China has one of the world's fastest growing economies. In two thousand seven, the Chinese economy grew by more than eleven percent...
VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Ray Freeman with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. Today, we continue the story of the American Revolution against Britain in the...
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we have the second of two reports about the education of college athletes in the United States. Millions of Americans follow college sports, mainly football and basketball. Schools with good te...
VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This is the last in our series of reports about efforts to keep traditional ways alive. Today we tell about attempts to preserve Native American cul...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. What do you think of health in your country? Researchers asked people in forty-seven countries around the world. They also asked them what they think of the efforts of donor nations. The findings are in...
HOST: Im Shirley Griffith with a VOA Special English program for the Christmas holiday. Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christians around the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. In the United States, people are observing the Christmas holiday i...
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. December twenty-fifth is Christmas. The holiday has many traditions. Some special trees and plants are part of the Christmas tradition. One of the most popular is the evergreen tree. It is usually...
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. Music is traditionally a big part of Christmas celebrations. This week on our program, we have songs from some of the new holiday albums that came out in two thousand seven. (MUSI...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Canning and freezing are not the only ways to keep fish for future use. Today we have the first of two reports describing, step by step, how to prepare dried or smoked fish. Begin with fish that ar...
VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about world famous country music performer Johnny Cash. (MUSIC: I Walk The Line) VOICE ONE: Johnny Cash That was Johnny...
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We listen to some holiday music that has been nominated for a Grammy Award /P Answer a question about how Americans celebrate Christmas /P And...
