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#TravelThursday – Thanksgiving Traffic!

Posted November 26th, 2014 at 12:15 pm (UTC-4)
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Hello, and happy #TravelThursday! We are in the middle of one of the busiest travel weeks of the year here in the U.S., as people travel to see families and friends for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nearly 44 million people travel during the Thanksgiving holiday, with about 90 percent traveling by car! Here are a few […]

Part 5 of Special Report: Why He Chose to Leave this Good Land?

Posted November 21st, 2014 at 4:18 pm (UTC-4)
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Our colleagues at VOA have recently produced “Why He Chose To Leave This Good Land?” a  special report on the radicalization of some young Somali-Americans. This week, we have focused on one section of the article each day. Please note that this report is not adapted to the Special English style, so it is more appropriate for advanced learners […]

Part 4 of Special Report: Why He Chose to Leave this Good Land?

Posted November 20th, 2014 at 4:17 pm (UTC-4)
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Our colleagues at VOA have recently produced “Why He Chose To Leave This Good Land?” a  special report on the radicalization of some young Somali-Americans. This week, we are focusing on one section of the article each day. Please note that this report is not adapted to the Special English style, so it is more appropriate for advanced learners […]

Part 3 of Special Report: Why He Chose To Leave This Good Land?

Posted November 19th, 2014 at 4:16 pm (UTC-4)
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Our colleagues at VOA have recently produced “Why He Chose To Leave This Good Land?” a  special report on the radicalization of some young Somali-Americans. This week, we are focusing on one section of the article each day. Please note that this report is not adapted to the Special English style, so it is more appropriate for advanced learners […]

Part 2 of Special Report: Why He Chose to Leave this Good Land?

Posted November 18th, 2014 at 4:14 pm (UTC-4)
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We are following up on the VOA Special Report on the radicalization of Somali refugees in the US.   Our colleagues at VOA have recently produced “Why He Chose To Leave This Good Land?” a  special report on the radicalization of some young Somali-Americans. This week, we are focusing on one section of the article each day. Please […]

Special Report: Why He Chose To Leave This Good Land?

Posted November 17th, 2014 at 5:08 pm (UTC-4)
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Dear Readers, Our colleagues at VOA have recently produced “Why He Chose To Leave This Good Land?” a  special report on the radicalization of some young Somali-Americans. This week, VOA Learning English will post some quotes and ask for your comments on the article. Each day we will focus on one section of the article, to […]

What would you do with a $1,000 inheritance?

Posted November 14th, 2014 at 4:37 pm (UTC-4)
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Our American Stories episode for this week is the O. Henry story, “One Thousand Dollars.” The main character, Gillian,  (spoiler alert!) gets an inheritance, $1,000.00, from his rich uncle who has died. But he is not too happy, because he knows his uncle was very rich and had “over a half a million,” according to […]

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#TravelThursday: Phrasal verbs all about travel!

Posted November 6th, 2014 at 2:44 pm (UTC-4)
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Happy #TravelThursday, friends! As you already know from studying English, phrasal verbs are everywhere! Tomorrow on TALK2US, my friend Caty Weaver and I will be discussing phrasal verbs that are related to traveling. I  thought I would give you a little preview here. Hopefully you can practice these phrasal verbs with us tomorrow (Friday) on […]

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