Listen and Read Along Videos in VOA Special English
Produced by David Keltner Using VOA's Special English Radio Programs
Agriculture Report
- Cattle - Surviving the Drought
- Growing Wheat in Sub-Saharan Africa
- In Eastern DRC, Ex-Fighters Make a New Life With Coffee
- Keeping Agriculture Healthy - Drip by Drip
- Mangrove Trees Fight Poverty in Eritrean Village
- Overfishing Threatens Asia's Wild Fish Stocks
- Protecting Rhinos in South Africa
- Solving the Sahel food crisis
- US Turkey Farmers Aren't Celebrating
- Vietnam - King of Coffee
Animals
- "Cod Academy." - Fish Farming (Explorations)
- Bats - Flying Mammals (Explorations)
- Preparing Pets for Natural Disasters (American Mosaic)
- Rin Tin Tin - Dog Star of the 50's - VOA Mosaic in Special English 2012
Conversations / Dialogs
- Excerpts from English USA (Lessons from VOA)
- English USA - Lessons 1 & 2
- Beginning Conversational English - Introductions
- Beginning Conversational English - Meet Brad Foster, Musician
- Beginning Conversational English - Meet Jim O'brien
- Beginning Conversational English - Basic Introductions - Meet Miss Genaux
- Beginning Conversational English - More Basic Greetings
- Beginning Conversational English - Basic Greetings: Hello, Good Morning, Thank you
- English USA, Lesson ?? - Wendell Interviewed while Woodworking
- English USA, Lesson 03, Part 2 - More Introductions - Pardon - VOA Learning English
- English USA, Lesson 04, Part 1 - Pool Party Introductions
- English USA, Lesson 04, Part 2 Pardon? Getting names
- English USA, Lesson 05, Part 1 - Greetings - Goodbye
- English USA, Lesson 05, Part 2- Greetings - Goodbye - Thank you
- English USA, Lesson 06, Part 1- Directions to museum
- English USA, Lesson 06, Part 2- More Directions - to coffee shop
- English USA, Lesson 07, Part 1- Interviewing Polish Student
- English USA, Lesson 07, Part 2 More Interviewing Polish Student
- English USA, Lesson 08 - Part 1 - Car Wreck - Interview - Address
- English USA, Lesson 08 - Part 2 - Interview - Address - Directions
- English USA, Lesson 09 - Part 1 - Directions - Stolen Car
- English USA, Lesson 09 - Part 2 - Directions - Instructions at the Police Station
- English USA, Lesson 10 - Part 1 - Reading Map - Directions
- English USA, Lesson 10 - Part 2 - More Map - Directions
- English USA, Lesson 21 - Likes and Dislikes - Music Couple Interview
- English USA, Lesson 22, Part 1 - Martin Calls Home - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 22, Part 2 - Martin Calls Parents - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 23, Part 1- Watch Baseball - Swim meet - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 23, Part 2 Jazz at Harbor - Swim meet - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 24, Part 1 - Flying with Karl - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 24, Part 2 - More Flying with Karl - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 25, Part 1 - Meeting Dr Mamoulishvili - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 25, Part 2 - More Dr Mamoulishvili - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 26, Part 1 - Fun getting a license - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 26, Part 2 - Buying Car Insurance - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 27, Part 1 - Talking Tennis with Daoud
- English USA, Lesson 27, Part 2 - More Talking with Daoud
- English USA, Lesson 28, Part 1 - Yellowstone National Park
- English USA, Lesson 28, Part 2 - More Yellowstone National Park
- English USA, Lesson 29, Part 1 - Colors and Clothes
- English USA, Lesson 29, Part 2 - Colors, Clothes and Coffee
- English USA, Lesson 30, Part 1 - Interviewing a Football Coach - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 30, Part 2 - More Interviewing a Football Coach - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 31a - Loud Music - Likes and Dislikes *
- English USA, Lesson 32, Part 1 - Martin home before dinner - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 32, Part 2 - Martin home during dinner - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 36, Part 1 - Pollution in the River - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 36, Part 2 - Demonstration - Pollution in the River - Conversational English
- English USA, Lesson 91, Part 1- Talking about the future
- English USA, Lesson 91, Part 2- More Future Talk
- English USA, Lesson 97 - Driving a Car - Discussing Abilities *
- English USA, Lesson 99-101, Part 1 - At the Gymnastics Meet
- English USA, Lesson 99-101, Part 2 - More Gymnastics Meet
- English USA, Lesson 277 - Dialog about Driving Rules *
- English USA, Lesson 278 - Seashore *
- More to come ...
- English USA - Lessons 1 & 2
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Education
- Chinese Students in the U.S. (American Mosaic)
- Confessions of an English Learner (American Mosaic)
- High School Debating (American Mosaic)
Food
- Very Good Gouda Cheese (American Mosaic)
- Rockin' History of Candy - This is America
Health
- A UN Warning About Chemical Dangers
- Breast Cancer (Health Report)
- Family Planning
- Fewer Children Under the Age of Five are Dying
- Medical Tape Reduces Pain
- Playing God with Corn - Does it work? (Health Report)
- Russia Tries Banning Smoking (Health Report)
- Seeking HIV Tests for All in US Age 15-65
- Translators Without Borders (Health Report)
- Science - Cancer Vaccine for Head and Neck - March 2013
- Science - Bilingual Seniors - Better Mental Skills
- Science - Malaria Research - Big Progress - Need Money
- Science - Malaria Drug Update - 14 Mar 2013
History
- The Rush for Gold in the Yukon (Explorations)
- The Making of a Nation - A Series of 15-minute Radio Shows in VOA Special English
- Part 1 - Overview (You could skip this one.)
- Part 2 - Columbus (The history lessons start here.)
- Part 3 - Settlers in America
- Part 4 - Plains Indians
- Part 5 - Clash of Cultures
- Part 6 - Colonization
- Part 7 - Southern Colonies
- Part 8 - Slavery in the American South
- Part 9 - British - French Wars
- Part 10 - Rebellion Brewing - The Stamp Act
- Part 11 - Shot Heard 'Round the World
- Part 12 - Let the Revolution Begin!
- Part 13 - Patriots vs Tories - Divided Families
- Part 14 - British are Defeated
- Part 15 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 1
- Part 16 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 2
- Part 17 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 3
- Part 18 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 4 - Executive Branch
- Part 19 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 5 - Big State vs Small State
- Part 20 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 6 - Slaves
- Part 21 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 7 - States Ratify
- Part 22 - Bill of Rights
- Part 23 - George Washington - Hero to Legend
- Part 24 - Alexander Hamilton - Financial Genius - 1 of 2
- Part 25 - Alexander Hamilton - Creates a National Bank - 2 of 2
- Part 26 - Rise of the Political Machine
- Part 27 - Jefferson vs Hamilton - Making of a Nation in VOA Special English
Holidays
- Christmas
- Christmas - A New Tradition (This is America)
- Christmas - American-Portuguese Style (This is America)
- Christmas - On the Streets (This is America)
- Christmas in Hell - Michigan (This is America)
- Evolution of Santa Claus (Words and Their Stories)
- Christmas Story - Gift of the Magi - 15 minutes
- Christmas Story - Angelina's Dress - 15 minutes
- Christmas - Holiday Volunteering - This is America
- Christmas - Cruisin Carolling - This is America
- Christmas - Decorate a Vet - Helping Vets - This is America
- Other Holidays
- Halloween - Day of the Dead (American Mosaic)
People
- Biography - AS - Susan B Anthony - Leader of Womens Rights Movement
- Biography - BD - Salute to Dave Brubeck -
- Biography - BP - Vatican - All About Pope Benedict Part 1 of 2
- Biography - BP - Vatican - All About Pope Benedict Part 2 of 2
- Biography - CC - Cesar Chavez - Hero of the Migrant Farm Workers Labor Union
- Biography - CE - Eleanor Creesy - Fastest Ship in the World
- Biography - DC - Charles Darwin - The Father of Evolution Turns 200
- Biography - EA - Albert Einstein - Light years ahead of everyone
- Biography - ET - Thomas Edison - Father of Movies, Electricity and Light Bulbs
- Biography - FB - Betty Friedan - Modern Women's Rights Activist - ERA champion
- Biography - HB - Bob Hope - Comedian to the World - VOA People in America
- Biography - HE - Edwin Hubble Changed Our Ideas About the Universe -
- Biography - HE - Ernest Hemingway - Part 1 of 2 - Famous American Author
- Biography - HE - Ernest Hemingway - Part 2 of 2 - Famous American Author
- Biography - KH - Helen Keller - Savior to the Blind and Deaf- Part 1 of 2
- Biography - KH - Helen Keller - Savior to the Blind and Deaf- Part 2 of 2
- Biography - KM - Martin Luther King, Junior, Part 1 of 2 - Legacy of a Leader -
- Biography - KM - Martin Luther King, Junior, Part 2 of 2 - Legacy of a Leader -
- Biography - OJ - Jesse Owens - Olympic Hero 1936
- Biography - PR - Rosa Parks - Mother of American Civil Rights
- Biography - RB - Babe Ruth - Worlds Greatest Baseball Player -
- Biography - SC - Carl Sagan - Guide to the Cosmos
- Biography - SR - Ravi Shankar - Godfather of World Music
- Biography - TM - Mark Twain - Famous American Author
- Biography - VL - Leonardo da Vinci: One of the Greatest Thinkers in History -
- Biography - WB - The Wright Brothers - Invented the Airplane
- Biography - YM - Mo Yan - 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature -
- Dale Chihuly - Glass Blower (American Mosaic)
- Felix Baumgartner - Austrian Skydiver Breaks Sound Barrier (American Mosaic)
- Ray Stanford - Dinosaur Fossil Hunter (American Mosaic)
- American Roma (Gypsies) in New York (American Mosaic)
Places
- Everglades National Parks
- Mystery of Brown Mountain (American Mosaic)
- Places - England - Stonehenge - Mysterious Stone Circles
- Places - Seven Modern Man-Made Wonders
- Places - Ancient World - 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Songs
Stories
- Luck by Mark Twain
- The Story of John Henry
- Raggedy Ann- Chapter 2 of 13 - US State Department American English
- Tom Sawyer 00 - A Few Words to Begin - Introduction - US State Department - American English
- Tom Sawyer 01 - Aunt Polly Decides Her Duty - US State Department - American English
- Raggedy Ann- Chapter 1 of 13 - US State Department American English
- Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox - American Stories
- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Mark Twain - VOA Stories
Words and Their Stories
- About the English Expression "Down to Earth"
- About the English Expression "Top Brass"
- Baloney, Blarney, Pull the Wool Over Someones Eyes
- Military Expressions
- State Nicknames - Part 1
- State Nicknames - Part 2
- State Nicknames - Part 3
- State Nicknames - Part 4
Misc. Features
- All About Superbowl 2013 - In the News - 2013-02-02
- How-to Make a Solar Water Heater - VOA Special English Development Report.
- Emancipation Proclamation Exhibit (American Mosaic)
- The Impossible - Movie - Review (American Mosaic)
- Cirque du Soleil "Totem" (American Mosaic)
- Condition of Oceans Affects Human Health & Medicines from Underwater Organisms (Science in the News)
- Corn Maze Craze (American Mosaic)
- Earthworm compost
- New African-American Museum (American Mosaic)
- Presidential Security (American Mosaic)
- Presidential Travel (American Mosaic)
- Soccer Balls for Africa (This Is America)
- Stressed Parents Find Help from Churches (American Mosaic)
- The BIG BANG was ...boring? - VOA Science News
- UCLA Medical Students Help Homeless (This Is America)
- "Wreck-It Ralph" & "Life of Pi" - Thanksgiving 2012 Movies in the U.S. (American Mosaic)
President Obama * Not in VOA Special English
- President Obama March 30th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130330
- President Obama March 23rd, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130323
- President Obama March 16th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130316
- President Obama March 9th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130309
- President Obama March 2nd, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130302
- President Obama February 23rd, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130223
- President Obama February 16th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130216
- President Obama February 9th, 2013 Weekly Address
- President Obama February 2nd, 2013 Weekly Address
- President Obama January 26, 2013 Weekly Address
- 2013 Inauguration Speech of President Barack Obama
- President Obama January 19, 2013 Weekly Address
- President Obama Weekly Address - January 12, 2013
- President Obama Weekly Address - January 4, 2013
- 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama
News
- AS IT IS - Egypt - Police coercion - 20130219
- AS IT IS - Somalia - al-Shabab retreats - 20130219
- AS IT IS - Rwanda - Film "Open Heart" - 20130219
- AS IT IS - Sierre Leone - Disabled Jobs with Police - 20130215
- AS IT IS - S Sudan - Box Banking - 20130215
- AS IT IS - S Africa - Democracy Pauses - 20130215
- AS IT IS - Outer Space - Doomsday Delayed - Asteroid to Miss - 20130214
- AS IT IS - S Korea - Dragons Saving Seoul - Abrams Tank Company - 20130214
- AS IT IS - China - Sea Bully - 20130214
- AS IT IS - Libya - Constitution Crafting - 20130213
- AS IT IS - India - Tiger Tourism 20130213
- AS IT IS - US - Maine - End of Cod - 13 Feb 2013
- AS IT IS - U.S. - Common Sense Immigration Reform 2013 - Feb 5, 2013 - 20130205
- AS IT IS - Kenya. - Evolution of Devolution - Feb 5, 2013 - 20130205
- AS IT IS - U.S. - Senate Confirmation Process - Feb 5, 2013 - 20130205
- AS IT IS - Afghanistan - Weaving President Obama - Feb 3, 2013 - 20130203
- AS IT IS - South Africa - Student Voices helping make Choices - Feb 3, 2013 - 20130203
- AS IT IS - Afghanistan - Womens Writing Group - Feb 3, 2013 - 20130203
- China Censuring Movies - AS IT IS - 2013-02-02
- United Nations of Breads - AS IT IS - 2013-02-02
- Killing Lion King - AS IT IS - 2013-02-02
- China's "Little Emperors" 1 Child Policy - AS IT IS - 2013-02-01
- China's Water Pollution Problem - AS IT IS - 2013-02-01
- China's Reeducation thru Labor - AS IT IS - 2013-02-01
- U.S. Economic Summary for 2012
- Meningitis in the US - November 16, 2012
- New York after Sandy - November 10, 2012
- January 31, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English
- January 30, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English
- January 29, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English
- January 28, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English
Not Yet Sorted
- How-to - Prune Plants
- How-to - Nonelectric refrigerator - Prevent Food Spoilage - cheap
- State of the Union 2013 - Entire Speech Unedited - 20130212
- State of the Union 2013- On being a U.S. Citizen
- State of the Union - 2013 Gun Control - Voting Rights
- State of the Union 2013- Foreign Policy - Opportunities
- State of the Union 2013 - National Security
- State of the Union 2013 - Womens Rights - Living Wage
- State of Union 2013 - Education - 20130212
- State of the Union 2013 - Fix-It-First - Infrastructure-housing - 20130212
- State of the Union 2013 - Jobs - Energy - 20130212
- State of the Union 2013 - On the Budget - 20130212
- State of the Union 2013 - Introduction
- State of the Union 2013 - College - Immigration - 20130212
- Education - Immigration - Brain Drain - Nov 2011 VOA Education Report
- Inauguration of John F Kennedy - Jan 1961
- VOA-Technology Report-Recycling in Special English 2012
- VOA - News for 25 November 2012 - Special English
- VOA Special English - News for 24 Nov 2012
- VOA - News in Special English - 19 Nov 2012
- VOA Special English Daily News for 18 November 2012
- VOA- News - 17 Nov 12
- VOA Special English Daily News for 16 Nov 2012
- VOA 10 Minute News for 15 Nov 2012
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