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English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcasts

These are the 30 newest podcasts for ESL learners.

Study Supports Home Care for Severe Pneumonia in Children

2008-01-16

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

The single largest killer of children ...

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These Modern Structures Are Wonders of the World (Third of Three Parts)

2008-01-16



This is Faith Lapidus.



And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA ...

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More Europeans Enjoy Open Borders

2008-01-16

Rudolf Karnis, aged 71, remembers the days when a holiday outside of his native ...

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Did Sarkozy Tie the Knot?

2008-01-16

A French newspaper reported yesterday that Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni got married ...

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In the Job of Good Health, Vitamins Are Some of the Most Important Helpers

2008-01-15




This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.



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#183 Buying a Car (Intermediate)

2008-01-15

Jill and Mark discuss their recent car buying experiences. </p>
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Giving Grasslands a Rest

2008-01-15

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

Grasslands need time to rest ...

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A Diner Bit Into a Pearl

2008-01-15

Mike McHenry thought he had bitten into part of an oyster shell while eating at a ...

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Kayakers Have Arrived in New Zealand

2008-01-15

In November, we wrote a story about two young men who planned to be the first people to ...

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A Hockey Player Will Skip a Game for His Wife

2008-01-15


Sir Edmund Hillary became the first man to climb to the top of Mount Everest on May 29, ...

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Sir Edmund Hillary

2008-01-15

One of the best players in ice hockey will miss this year's All-Star Game so that he ...

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338 - Refusing an Invitation


2008-01-14

Learn how to say no to an invitation politely in English in this episode.

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Nicknames: America's 50 States (Second of Four Parts)

2008-01-14

Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.



As we told you ...

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Can a Strong Legislature Prevent Civil War?


2008-01-14

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.

Governments are always judged by ...

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Kids, Before the Age of TV There Was a Funny Thing Called Radio

2008-01-14



Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.



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BEP 80 INT - Travel: Checking In to a Hotel


2008-01-13

Arriving at a hotel after a long, hard day of travel, you need to do one last thing ...

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Divided-at-birth twins marry each other

2008-01-13

Text, vocabulary exercises and communicative activities are at ...

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Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910: The Anti-Slavery Activist Wrote One of the Great Civil War Songs


2008-01-13



I'm Ray Freeman.



And I'm Shirley Griffith with the Special English ...

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