And the winners are: Chichen Itza, Christ the Redeemer, the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Petra, the Colosseum and the Taj Mahal.VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Two thousand five hundred years ago, the Greek historian Herodotus...
One of America's first female pilots was lost at sea 70 years ago while attempting to fly around the world, five years after her historic flight.VOICE ONE:This is Mary Tillotson.VOICE TWO:And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about Amelia Earhart. ...
The story of a group of female pilots who passed tests to become astronauts in the Mercury program, but never got the chance to go into space.VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a program in the nineteen sixties to t...
Some of the most modern kinds of parachutes give jumpers much more control over where they float. Jumpers can fall gently down -- or travel forward, while falling, at speeds of 40 kilometers an hour.VOICE ONE:EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.(MUSIC)Members of the ...
Record Number of Climbers Reach Top of World's Highest Mountain .They include an 18-year-old girl and a 71-year-old man.VOICE ONE:I'm Barbara Klein.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tellMount Everestabout efforts to climb Mount Everest. Last month, an ...
Join us as we explore the history and culture of coffee.VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:A capuccino made by Doug Wolfe at La Colombe And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At La Colombe coffeeshop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, you can enjoy a tasty cup of coffee as you ...
The Fish and Wildlife Service announces success in increasing the numbers of American's national bird, the bald eagle.VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the National Wildlife Refuge System that protects wildlife in ...
How events and cultural influences shaped his writing, and how his art, in turn, has influenced language and popular culture. Second of two programs.VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we complete our story about the influential ...
First of two programs about the British playwright and poet, who is considered by many to be the greatest writer in the history of the English language.VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about one of the most influential...
On May 21, 1927, he flew the Spirit of Saint Louis across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris and became the first pilot to make the flight without stopping.ANNOUNCER:EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.Today, Richard Rael and Shep O'Neal tell the story of one ...
Learning about volcanoes (active and inactive) at two national parks.VOICE ONE:This is Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And this is Sarah Long with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we visit two of the most unusual national parks in the United States. They are Volcanoes National Park and Hal...
VOICE ONE:I'm Barbara Klein.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we begin a series about ways older Americans are keeping mentally active. We tell about Elderhostel, an organization that considers the world its classroom.Elderhostel volunteers working as keep...
VOICE ONE:I'm Shirley Griffith.VOICE TWO:And I'm Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. We continue our series about ways older Americans are keeping mentally active. Today, we tell about lifelong learning programs. (MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Members of an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ...
VOICE ONE:I'm Barbara Klein.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. We continue the series about how older Americans are keeping their minds active. Today we tell about some of the adult education programs offered by colleges and universities.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Martin F...
VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we present another in our series about continuing education programs for older Americans. We tell about the Smithsonian Associates.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Every day, thousands of people walk along the...
VOICE ONE:I'm Doug Johnson.VOICE TWO:Art Workshops in Guatemala offers students a chance to learn about art while experiencing Guatemalan culture And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today in our series about continuing education for older adults we tell about organization...
VOICE ONE:I'm Barbara Klein.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about freedom of the press around the world. (MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Reporters in Harare, Zimbabwe, march last year as part of World Press Freedom Day In a perfect democracy, the news media ser...
VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:Safari explorers on the Chobe RiverAnd I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we go on safari to experience the sights and sounds of Africa's rich wildlife. The word "safari" comes from the Swahili and Arabic words for a trip or journey....
VOICE ONE:This is Bob Doughty.VOICE TWO:And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. (MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Our report today about Hoover Dam must begin with the Colorado River. This river made the dam necessary. The Colorado River begins high in the Ro...
