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. (MUS...
STEVE EMBER: This is Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we present t...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many people have low iron in their blood. But pregnant women need extra iron for their own health and t...
FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. Scientists who study the Eart...
People who do not get enough vitamin A in their diet may develop night blindness. But in the developing world a lack of vitamin A causes much more ser...
BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we pl...
An organization called the World Future Society publishes a yearly report about how technology, the economy and society are influencing the world. Tim...
FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we remember six interesting peop...
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive ...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. At the end of each year, the Associated Press releases a list of the top ten news stories of the year. Ame...
