HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On today's program, we tell about an artist who uses everyday objects to make sculptures Answer a question about the store Wal-Mart And hear banjo music by Steve Mart...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Google, the Internet search leader, will now offer a free operating system for personal computers. The company hopes to loosen Microsoft's hold on the market. Microsoft Windows is on more than ninety...
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in November of eighteen sixty. When he took office several months later, he faced the most serious crisis in American history. T...
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. For ten months, we have talking about coming to study in the United States. This week, we complete that series and repeat some of the advice. The goal of all that work: Caps are thrown into the air a...
VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we continue our history of the American space program with the flight of Apollo Eleven. (SOUND) VOICE ONE: The launch of Apollo 11 A rock...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading cause of death. It includes heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure. Over the years, researchers have identified several substances in the blood that c...
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Summer is a busy time for travel. Today, we discuss ideas about how to stay healthy on a long trip. VOICE ONE: For years, people have w...
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Growers around the world are using new methods to grow grapes to make wine. These include natural and organic methods to control harmful insects and weeds instead of using chemicals. Now, a winery...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we look at how times have changed for the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A writer once called it hell. Now...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A market in Dakar, Senegal In Senegal, some people receive medical coverage from large employers. Some buy their own insurance. But most Senegalese are uninsured, especially the poor -- a common st...