Practice English everyday with VOA Special Englishnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Mon, 8 Jun 2026 02:40:10 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com680125http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/en-usnoPractice English everyday with VOA Special Englishnoreply@blogger.comhttp://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2019/06/everyday-grammar-irregular-plurals.htmlEveryday Grammarnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:16:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-607066746298280295 - Kaveh: This is everyday grammar. I'm Kaveh. - Lucija: And I'm Lucija. Today we're talking about irregular plurals. - Kaveh: What? I thought we were gonna talk about the new Pixar movie featured in our new program English at the Movies. - Lucija: No, Kaveh, this is Everyday Grammar, remember? - Kaveh: Oh, so what's the topic again? Maybe I can help? - Lucija: We are talking about irregular 3http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2019/06/lets-learn-english-lesson-1-welcome.htmlLet's learn English 1noreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:10:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-9220416011382682369 Let's Learn English is a course for English learners. Certified American English teachers designed the course for beginners. There are 52 lessons. Every fifth lesson, there is a review of the previous lessons. Pete: Hi! Are you Anna? Anna: Yes! Hi there! Are you Pete? Pete: I am Pete Anna: Nice to meet you Anna: Let's try that again. I'm Anna Pete: I'm Pete. "Anna" Is that A-N-A? Anna: No. 1http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2016/02/new-satellite-collects-sea-level.htmlScience Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:36:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-902651780796508642 From VOA Learning English, this is the Science Report. American and European scientists have new equipment to watch the world's oceans. The Jason-3 satellite launched in January. It is designed to record rising sea levels. Scientists say satellite information recorded over the last twenty years shows sea levels rising fast. They say the fast rising seas are an indicator of climate change. 5http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2016/02/businesses-weak-on-computer-crime.htmlTechnology Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Sun, 14 Feb 2016 10:00:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-2280241933254485694 For VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. A new report says businesses around the world are not keeping up with new and tricky methods of computer crime. The international technology company Cisco Systems released the report. It said businesses are trying to prevent computer system security breaks using old technology and policies. The report describes big mistakes businesses 5http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/06/environmental-group-opposes-genetically.htmlScience Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Sun, 14 Jun 2015 16:22:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-3607074844918577722 For VOA Learning English, this is the Science Report. Scientists in the Philippines are working to change rice. They hope this will help solve one of the world's biggest health issues, the lack of Vitamin A. It is called "golden rice" because the rice is yellow. It has been genetically changed, or modified, to produce beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A. Opponents of genetically-modified 4http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-china-continuing-big-spending-to.htmlEconomics Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Fri, 12 Jun 2015 01:22:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-6226258341617276865 For VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Chinese officials have predicted lower economic growth again this year. They say that huge government spending programs are coming to a close. Instead, officials say they are seeking what they call “higher quality” but more modest growth. The goal is to increase spending at home in China, and grow the economy in a more balanced way. In 21http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/06/arizona-law-to-require-high-school.htmlEducation Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Wed, 10 Jun 2015 01:16:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-539907518835827592 For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. A new law in Arizona requires high school students to pass the United States’ naturalization test. Immigrants to the United States must pass this test to become a citizen. It contains 100 questions on U.S. history and government. The Joe Foss Institute, a non-profit organization in Arizona, worked with legislators to create the law. 3http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/06/program-gives-low-cost-glasses-to.htmlHealth Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Mon, 8 Jun 2015 10:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-2725723385778275821 For VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Most people in developed countries have no problems getting prescription eyeglasses. They go to an ophthalmologist -- a trained specialist who treats problems and diseases of the eye. They may receive a prescription, which gives the patient permission to buy and use eyeglasses. But in poor countries like Rwanda, it may take a lot more time, 2http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/06/us-west-coast-ports-working-again.htmlEconomics Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Mon, 1 Jun 2015 11:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-6159331145531978159 For VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. West Coast ports in the United States are busy again. Recently, negotiators reached a version of a settlement in a nine-month labor dispute and work slowdown. Now that goods again are being unloaded the dockworkers and employers say they can talk about long-term problems. Many ships have been docked or have been waiting offshore at 29 3http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/05/britain-permits-three-person-babies.htmlScience Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Fri, 22 May 2015 10:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-8813503179241227919 For VOA Learning English, this is the Science Report. Britain is the first country to permit doctors to use genetic material from three people to create human embryos. The process is called mitochondrial replacement therapy, or MRT. Some call it making "three-person babies." The treatment is meant to help women avoid passing certain diseases and disorders to their children. After the British 2http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/05/capturing-co2-gas-is-not-easy.htmlTechnology Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Wed, 20 May 2015 10:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-4673546745086130002 For VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Most scientists agree that increasing amounts of carbon-dioxide gas in Earth’s atmosphere is partly to blame for rising temperatures, also known as climate change. The most cost effective way to get power still comes from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. But burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, known to 2http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/04/killing-of-rhinos-in-south-africa.htmlScience Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-7381720418618027370 For VOA Learning English, this is the Science Report. The poaching, or illegal killing, of rhinos in South Africa is growing worse each year. The government recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2014. The killings continue even though the government has increased efforts to try to stop poachers. Edna Molewa is South Africa’s environmental issues minister. She said 1http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/04/will-we-taste-smell-and-touch-with.htmlTechnology Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-7335439944332428176 For VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. We can express thoughts and feelings and send sounds and pictures on our smartphones today. We also communicate using programs like Skype and Face Time. We cannot send tastes, smells or touch, of course. But scientists in Britain are trying to develop a way for smartphones to do just that. Adrian David Cheok is a professor at City 2http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/04/taiwan-makes-changes-to-college.htmlEducation Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:06:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-3302611123776270806 For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Taiwan’s yearly university admissions tests have just taken place. Tens of thousands of students tried to give the right answers to math and language questions. High scores permit students to enter top schools. The current examinations require that students memorize facts in high school classes. They do not test critical thinking or 1http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/03/foreign-companies-feel-increasingly.htmlEconomics Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-4425523068402271213 For VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. About 500 American companies operating in China say they are making a profit. But top-level officials with the companies say they increasingly feel unwelcome and targeted by the Chinese government. The American Chamber of Commerce in China, known as AmCham China, recently released the survey results of its members. Fifty-seven percent 33http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-pomegranate-healthy-food-for-last.htmlHealth Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Mon, 9 Mar 2015 23:09:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-3045333074240858522 For VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Pomegranates are found in ancient writings and pictured in the ancient art of many cultures and religions. Experts think the pomegranate is a native to northern India, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. The pomegranate grows on trees. The skin of the fruit is strong. The inside is filled with1http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/03/tips-for-writing-they-say-i-say.htmlEducation Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Thu, 5 Mar 2015 23:02:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-5085111014691698496 For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Sometimes students make writing harder than it has to be. That is what Gerald Graff says. He and Cathy Birkenstein are the writers of a best-selling book about college writing. It is called They Say, I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. The book has had a major effect on the way writing is taught in the United States. It is a2http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/01/herders-in-kenya-turn-to-farming.htmlAgriculture Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:00:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-6394261760985801756 For VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The northern part of the East African nation of Kenya is hot and gets little rain. The area has been suffering from little rainfall or drought for many years. People who live in the Kenya say the droughts are becoming more severe. Herders are among those suffering the most. They are people who move with their animals from place to place0http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/01/labor-group-says-wages-in-developed.htmlEconomics Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:52:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-6260559776373025153 For VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. The International Labor Organization recently released a report suggesting that real wage growth in developed economies is nearly unchanged. Real wage measure includes the effects of inflation. Developing economies are mainly responsible for world wage growth. The ILO report says world wage growth is below the three percent rate that 0http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/01/who-indoor-air-pollution-major-threat.htmlHealth Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:29:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-6409699966744548214 For VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The World Health Organization says about three billion people use solid fuels for heating and cooking in their homes. The practice creates dangerous indoor air pollution. WHO officials say more than 4.3 million people die from household air pollution a year. Most are in developing countries. WHO officials say indoor pollution leads to 0http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2015/01/cambodian-thai-rice-voted-best-in-world.htmlAgriculture Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:00:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-6582606487990873238 For VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Cambodia takes the rice prize again. For the third straight year, the World Rice Conference voted Cambodian rice the world's best. This year it shared the award with Thailand. Cambodia produced just one percent of the world's rice in 2012. This award may help it increase that amount. The country's rice industry is small and not 1http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2014/10/cocoa-smuggling-increases-in-west-africa.htmlAgriculture Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-8308336320707232783 For VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Ivory coast is the world's largest producer and exporter of the cocoa bean. But, people have been illegally transporting, or smuggling, cocoa beans between Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana for many years. Ivorian growers smuggled their cocoa beans into Ghana because prices were higher and more dependable there. But that has changed. 0http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2014/10/turn-negative-writing-experiences-into.htmlEducation Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-8263918631046521637 For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Today we hear expert suggestions for academic writing. Jennifer Ahern-Dodson is an assistant professor of the Practice in Writing Studies at Duke University in North Carolina. Ms. Ahern-Dodson likes to start a discussion with both students and professors planning to write a paper or essay. She asks about their earlier writing experiences.0http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2014/10/higher-education-opens-to-more-people.htmlEconomics Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-9139183215116934526 For VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. More people are able to receive higher education worldwide than in the past. but the amount of higher education is causing social and economic divisions in many countries. A recent study by the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, or OECD, also finds that some developing countries are making progress. Five years ago, the0http://voaspecialenglish.blogspot.com/2014/10/chinas-internet-addiction-camps.htmlTechnology Reportnoreply@blogger.com (Nhan Dao)Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307505618115173636.post-2856701763964731054 For VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. The internet is one of the most popular forms of technology. But can using the internet have the same effect as taking a drug? The answer seems to be "yes" in at least one country. China says many teenagers have grown dependent on the internet. China calls them internet addicts. In fact, China says that internet addiction is the biggest 0