Archive for May, 2010
Michael Jackson, 1958-2009: He Amazed the World With His Music and Dancing
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Michael Jackson on June 23 at Staples Center in Los Angeles during rehearsals for planned shows in London And I’m Bob Doughty with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about one of the most famous performers in the world, Michael Jackson. Known as the [...]
Short Story: The Californian s Tale by Mark Twain
Now, the weekly Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called “The Californian’s Tale.” It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. STORYTELLER: When I was young, I went looking for gold in California. I never found enough to make me rich. But I did discover a [...]
How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley. In those days, paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant. Modern paper-making began in China about two thousand years ago. This process produced paper from cloth, [...]
