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Reading Comprehension For ESL Students: "The Origins of English, Part One" from Voice of America
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Reading Comprehension For ESL Students. Resources for English Learners. Wednesday, January 5, 2011. The Origins of English, Part One" from Voice of America. STEVE EMBER: This is Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we present the first of two programs about the history of the English Language. In countries where many different languages are spoken, English is often used as an official language to help people communicate. ...
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Cool Stuff For ESL Students: March 2011
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Cool Stuff For ESL Students. Saturday, March 26, 2011. Natalie Cole/Nat Cole: "Unforgettable". Unfortunately, the Natalie/Nat Cole version of this song has been removed by Youtube. Here is the original version sung by Nat King Cole. Unforgettable, that's what you are. Unforgettable, though near or far. Like a song of love that clings to me. How the thought of you does things to me. Never before has someone been more. Unforgettable, in every way. And forevermore, (and forevermore). Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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ESL FIVE: "Feathertop" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, from Voice of America.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009. Feathertop" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, from Voice of America. Left;" margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="http:/ 1.bp.blogspot.com/ xEehooYC6Rk/SwX-4KwhFRI/AAAAAAAABHY/NVv5-TMcsYs/s320/scarecrow(%C2%A9milot).jpg" border="0" alt=" id="BLOGGER PHOTO ID 5406007168642127122" /. ANNOUNCER: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. Then she made the head. She put a pumpkin, a vegetable the size of a foo...
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teacher's corner: Fall 2014
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Resources for English Learners. Sunday, August 24, 2014. From VOA's Words and Their Stories. 8/22/14 - Money Matters. 9/2/14 - Cesar Chavez. Best way to learn Englis. From VOA'S "Words and Their Stories". 72 Hour Emergency Kit". From Randall Davis's ESL Lab. Swallowed by a Whale". 9/12/14 - "San Francisco Maritime Museum". 9/18/14 - The Constitution. Native Americans Fight for Their Lands". 9/24/14 - Lincoln Frees the Slaves. 9/25/14 - English in a Minute. Idioms from VOA, Dialog practice. This is SCIENC...
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esl audio files: June 2010
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010. The Lewis and Clark Expedition, Early 1800s". This is Steve Ember. And this is Shirley Griffith, with the VOA Special English program, Explorations. Today we continue our story of Lewis and Clark. Their exploration in the early 1800s led to the opening of the American West. Today, visitors to President Jefferson's home in the southeastern state of Virginia can see many things collected by Lewis and Clark. Animal heads and weapons made by the Mandan Indian tribe are among them.
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ESL FIVE: "American Songwriter, Cole Porter" from Voice of America
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Friday, July 30, 2010. American Songwriter, Cole Porter" from Voice of America. This is Faith Lapidus. And this is Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the life and music of American songwriter Cole Porter. MUSIC: "Begin the Beguine"). That was "Begin the Beguine" played by Artie Shaw's orchestra in nineteen thirty-eight. After finishing his studies at Yale, Cole Porter went to Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts to study law. That plan lasted only...
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ESL FIVE: April 2012
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Sunday, April 15, 2012. The Greatest Baby Doctor" from Voice of America. I'm Faith Lapidus. And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the world's most famous doctor for children, Benjamin Spock. Doctor Spock's book was very different. He gave gentle advice to ease the fears of new parents. Doctor Spock said his work was an effort to help parents trust their own natural abilities in caring for their children. Doctor Spock said babies should be fed when they are...
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ESL FIVE: December 2011
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Friday, December 30, 2011. Black People in America Seek Change: 1920s from VOA. THE MAKING OF A NATION – a program in Special English by the Voice of America. The early years of the twentieth century were a time of movement for many black Americans. Traditionally, most blacks lived in the Southeastern states. But in the 1920s, many blacks moved to cities in the North. The life of black Americans forms a special piece of the history of the 1920s. That will be our story today. The violence lasted for two w...
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Real World ESL: "The History of Jazz, Part Two"
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010. The History of Jazz, Part Two". Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. Today we have the second of two reports about the history of jazz. Last week, we talked about how this kind of music began. As the years passed, jazz changed and grew in many directions. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith talk about American jazz since World War Two. In the nineteen fifties, hard bebop gained popularity. This music borrowed from traditional jazz sounds ...
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ESL Listening: "A Princess of Mars, Part Two" by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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A Menu of Links: Resources for English Learners. Sunday, July 1, 2012. A Princess of Mars, Part Two" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Last week we brought you the first of four programs called "A Princess of Mars." Our story is from a series of books by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. They are science fiction stories, a mix of imagination and science. And now, the second program in our series, "A Princess of Mars.". The one with the large spear got down from the back of his animal and began walking toward ...
