It was the first day of school. Pete was in the first grade. He got on the school bus. It was a big yellow school bus. He did not know the kids on the bus. The kids on the bus did not know him. Many kids were talking. They were talking with one anoth...
One day at school Harry pushed Scott. Scott pushed Harry back. Harry punched Scott in the face. Scott went home with a bruise on his face. He had a red bruise on his face. His mom said, Who did this to you? Who hit you? His dad asked, Did you hit him...
Tommy hated school and was always looking for excuses not to go. If he sneezed, he asked his mother to write a note saying he had a cold. If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to the d...
Mr. Rich: Excuse me. My wife and I would like to look around this place, if possible. Who should we talk to? Mrs.Newman: I'm the principal here. They call me Mrs. Newman. Mr. Rich : How do you do, Mrs...
By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: November 27, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. More than nine-million children in the United States attend public middle schools. Mid...
By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: September 18, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. In the United States, the third week of September is the 1)observance of what is call...
By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: September 11, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. About one-in-four people age three and older in the United States is a student. The g...
Broadcast: May 15, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The United States Agency for International Development, U-S-A-I-D, has begun a project to rebuild education...
Lesson 19 Why Go to School? Text A MATTHEW: Lesley, you're a teacher. How does the English school system work? LESLEY: Um, well, first of all most children start school at the age of five and they can...
DIALOGUE 81 1--Go really fast,Cindy! 2--I can'. The speed limit here is thirty miles an hour. 1--What a pity! I love going fast. 2--How do you usually get to school? 1--We never go by car! We usually...