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MISSION LANGUAGE LAB: Chief Joseph, Great Native American, from VOA
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Saturday, November 17, 2012. Chief Joseph, Great Native American, from VOA. Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Tribe. SHEP O’NEAL: People in America - a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Every week at this time, we tell the story of a man or a woman who played an important part in the history of the United States. Today, Larry West and Warren Scheer begin the story of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians. He is remembered as a hero of all American Indian people. Nez Perce couple, 1900.
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MISSION LANGUAGE LAB: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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Monday, October 8, 2012. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce. FAITH LAPIDUS: Now, the V.O.A. Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. Our story today is called, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. " It was written by Ambrose Bierce. In the last moments of his life, the southern prisoner dreams he has escaped. And everything that happens in the story is really the images in the prisoner's mind just before he dies. Here is Shep O’Neal with our story. He wanted his last thoughts to be of ...
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MISSION LANGUAGE LAB: "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part One
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012. A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part One. Shep O'Neal begins the story of "A Princess of Mars.". JOHN CARTER: I am a very old man. How old I do not know. It is possible I am a hundred, maybe more. I cannot tell because I have never aged as other men do. My name is John Carter. I am from the state of Virginia. At the close of the Civil War I found myself without a home, without money and without work. Not much later I looked across the valley. I was surprised to se...
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esl audio files: January 2013
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Monday, January 14, 2013. A Menu of Links. Blue Water Lillies" by Claude Monet, 1916. These are some links to important indexes for convenient reference. 1 Pronunciation: Listen and fill the blanks. Index of the Vowel Sounds. Index of the Consonant Sounds. 2 Grammar Practice: Basic to High Intermediate. 3 Conversation Practice: Listen, repeat, practice. American Short Story Index. Art and Architecture Index. Music and Musicians Index. 5 Improve your English by learning new words and idioms. The treatment...
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MISSION LANGUAGE LAB: "Susan B. Anthony" from Voice of America
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Thursday, November 4, 2010. Susan B. Anthony" from Voice of America. PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. In the eighteen fifties, women in the United States began to try to gain the same rights as men. One woman was a leader in the campaign to gain women the right to vote. I'm Stan Busby. And I'm Shirley Griffith. Today we tell about a fighter for rights for women, Susan B. Anthony. For example, everything a woman owned when she got married belonged to her husband....
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MISSION LANGUAGE LAB: Preposition Practice
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Choose the correct prepositions: in, on, at, to, from, next to, before, or after. Check your answers by clicking on the little box to the right of each sentence. 2 She always goes to the supermarket. 3 Bill went to the movies. 4 Sue and Jan went for a walk. 5 Mary is writing a letter. 6 Always wash your hands. 7 What time do you get up. 8 The Jones family lives. The movies every Saturday. 10 Bob is waiting. 11 She is going to Puerto Rico. 14 John likes to sit. 15 The bank is. Welco...
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esl audio files: A Menu of Links
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Monday, January 14, 2013. A Menu of Links. Blue Water Lillies" by Claude Monet, 1916. These are some links to important indexes for convenient reference. 1 Pronunciation: Listen and fill the blanks. Index of the Vowel Sounds. Index of the Consonant Sounds. 2 Grammar Practice: Basic to High Intermediate. 3 Conversation Practice: Listen, repeat, practice. American Short Story Index. Art and Architecture Index. Music and Musicians Index. 5 Improve your English by learning new words and idioms. The Mobile Ph...
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MISSION LANGUAGE LAB: December 2009
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Christmas in America: Music and Traditions of a Merry Season. Christmas Tree at Rockerfeller Center, New York City. Welcome to the Mission Language Lab Network of websites. For the story you're looking for, click on Christmas Traditions. WELCOME TO MISSION LANGUAGE LAB. Hope you enjoy the article you wanted to read and that you'll explore more articles and exercises here. Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Philo Farnsworth - The Inventor of The Television. The Moon on TV, 1969. Every m...
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MISSION LANGUAGE LAB: Isaac Stern, 1920 - 2001: One of the Most Honored Musicians in the World.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009. Isaac Stern, 1920 - 2001: One of the Most Honored Musicians in the World. Id="BLOGGER PHOTO ID 5404063614569301186" /. I’m Sarah Long. And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about one of the world’s greatest musicians, violinist Isaac Stern. Isaac Stern was born in nineteen twenty in what is now Ukraine. His parents moved to San Francisco, California the following year. His mother began teaching Isaac the piano when ...Durin...
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MISSION LANGUAGE LAB: Ella Fitzgerald: She Was America's First Lady of Song. Critics said she raised the American popular song to the level of art.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009. Ella Fitzgerald: She Was America's First Lady of Song. Critics said she raised the American popular song to the level of art. Now, the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember tell about the jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald. She was known as America's first lady of song. MUSIC: "How High The Moon"). Ella Fitzgerald was born in the southern city of Newport News, Virginia in nineteen seventeen. Her father left soon after her birth&...