Fairy Tales
Paul Robeson, 1898-1976: He Traveled the World Singing Songs to Support Peace and Equal Rights for Black Americans
ANNOUNCER: Now,the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember finish the story of the life of Paul Robeson. He was a singer and international political activist. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Paul Robeson By the late nineteen twenties, Paul Robeson had become the most highly praised black [...]
Web Site Brings Attention to Wildlife and Wild Places
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Twelve years ago, a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco, California, visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. In one area of the rainforest, he watched as an orangutan moved through the trees. It was a sight to remember, in a place to remember. But [...]
Foreign Student Series: College, University or Institute?
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Americans use the term “college students” to mean students either in colleges or universities. Not only that, Americans almost never say “going off to university” or “when I was in university.” That sounds British. Instead, they say “going off to college” and “when [...]
