WordsandTheirStories:IfaStudent'sGradesHitBottom,ItIsTimetoHittheBooks
Expressionsinvolvingthewordhit.Transcriptofradiobroadcast:
18September2009
Now,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES-aVOASpecialEnglishprogramaboutAmericanexpressions.I'mRichKleinfeldtwithsomeexpressionscontainingthewordhit.(MUSIC)Hitisasmallwordbutithasalotofpower.Baseballplayershittheball.Missileshitanairplane.Acarh...[
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name[(1)toappoint;(2)tonominate;(3)togiveanameto;(4)awordbywhichaperson,animalorthingisknownorcalled]
TheGovernornamedhimtobeajusticeonthestateSupremeCourt.(1)
ShesaidthePresidentwillnamehertobeanambassador.(2)
WenamedoursonJohn,afterhisgrandfather.(3)
Herdog'snameisElmo.(4)narrow[(1)limitedinsizeoramount;(2)notwide;(3)havingashortdistancefromonesidetotheother]
T...[
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Title:BlameCanada
Artist:RobinWilliams
Movie:SouthPark:Bigger,Longer&Uncut
(mumbling)Ah!Ohmygod,theykilledKenny!Timeshavechanged,ourkidsaregetingworse.
Theywon'tobeytheirparents,theyjustwannafartandcurse!
Shouldweblamethegovernment,orblamesociety?
OrshouldweblametheimagesonTV?
NO!BlameCanada,BlameCanada
Itseemsthateverything'sgonewrong,
sinceCanadacamea...[
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DeficitsFoundinBrain'sRewardSysteminA.D.H.D.Patients
Researchersgainnewunderstandingofattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder.Transcriptofradiobroadcast:
15September2009
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.A.D.H.D.isattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder.ChildrenwithA.D.H.D.mighthavetroublepayingattention.Theymightnotseemtolisten.Theymightforgetthings.Theymightnotbeablet...[
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HowWeAreConnectingWithSocialNetworks
Alookatsomeoftheways(goodandnotsogood)thatsiteslikeFacebook,LinkedInandTwitterarereshapingcommunications.Transcriptofradiobroadcast:
13September2009
VOICEONE:WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndI'mFaithLapidus.Thisweekonourprogram:theworldofsocialmedia.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Peopleusesocialnetworkingsites...[
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