2008-06-25 Teaching With Technology in the Information Age
I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we finish our three-part series about communications. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: In our first two…
2008-06-18 The Information Age: The Internet
VOICE ONE: I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we present the second part of our series about communications. We tell…
2008-06-11 The Way People Communicate Has Changed Over Time
VOICE ONE: I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we begin a series of three programs about the Information Age. Our…
2008-06-04 The Story of Cinderella Is Popular Around the World
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we The Washington Ballet’s Brianne Bland as Cinderella explore the ballet version…
2008-05-28 Film Festivals Around the World Celebrate the Art and Industry of Movies
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel to film festivals around the world to learn about their…
2008-05-21 International Red Cross Helps Victims of Natural Disasters
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. International aid organizations are helping survivors of two disasters this month — a…
2008-05-14 A Visit to Two National Parks: Mount Rainier and Valley Forge
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about two areas that are popular with visitors to the…
2008-05-07 Jackie Cochran Traveled With the Wind and Stars
VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Jacqueline Cochran And this is Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English.set more speed, distance and altitude records than any other…
2008-04-30 At the Indiana Dunes, the Hills Are Alive With the Music of the Sand
VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we visit the Indiana Dunes. These hills of sand…
2008-04-23 World Food Crisis Could Push Millions of People Into Poverty
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about growing food problems around the world. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE:…
2008-04-16 Five Building Designers Who Are Redefining Modern Architecture
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about five important building designers widely considered some of the…
2008-04-09 The World of Cars Is Changing Fast
VOICE ONE: I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week we look at an industry that is facing major changes —…
2008-04-02 The Story of Longitude
VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about how people learned an important piece…
2008-03-26 Tenement Museum Recreates Old Immigrant Life in New York City
VOICE ONE: I’m Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about a museum in New York City. It explores and…
2008-03-19 Cities Around the World Are ‘Going Green’
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we explore ways in which local governments around the world are working…