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Lesson 4: Who is this? 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Lesson 4: Who is this?Bài 4: Ai ?ây? I. Conversations II. Grammar III. Practice IV. Reading Comprehension V. Exercises I. H?I THO?I (CONVERSATIONS) (Download) 1. Gi?i thi?u nh?ng ng??i trong ?nh(Introducing people in the album) A. Ðây là ai? Who is this?B. Ðây là bà t?. This is my grandmother.A. Ai ?ây? Who is this?B. Ðây là ông t?. This is my grandfather.A. Còn ?ây là b? c?u ph?i không? And this is your father, isn't it?B. ?, KHÔNG. Ð?y là bác t?. Oh, no. That is my uncle.A. Bác c?u trông gi?ng b? c?u quá. Your uncle takes after your father very much. Ông ?y làm ngh? gì? What is his job?B. Ông ?y là lu?t s?. He is a lawyer. C?u có bi?t ai ?ây không? Do you know who this is?A. Nhà báo Phan Quang ph?i không? Is he journalist Phan Quang?B. Không. Ðây là giáo s? Võ Quý. No. This is Prof. Vo Quy. Ông ?y nghiên c?u chim Vi?t Nam. He does his research on bi ...

Lesson 9: On the Flight to Osaka 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Lesson 9: On the Flight to OsakaBài 9: Trên chuy?n bay ?i Osaka I. Conversations II. Grammar III. Practice IV. Reading Comprehension V. Exercises I. H?I THO?I (CONVERSATIONS) (Download, you need Real Player to play this file) 1. H?i v? các chuy?n bay (Asking about flights) (Qu?c Chiêm g?p H?i Ð?ng - Quoc Chiem meets Hai Dang) Q Ô. Chào anh H?i Ð?ng! Oh. Good morning, Mr. Hai Dang! H Chào em Qu?c Chiêm! Em ?i ?âu ??y? Hello, Quoc Chiem! Where are you going? Q Em ?i ??n hãng hàng không. I am going to the Airline office. H ?. EM S?P BAY ÐI ?âu ??y? Oh. Where are you going to fly to? Q Em s?p ?i Malaysia. I am going to Malaysia. H Ð? làm gì v?y? What for? Q D? h?i ngh? công ch?ng viên qu?c t? ? Kuala Lumpur. ...

Lesson 10: I Have Lost My Way 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Lesson 10: I Have Lost My WayBài 10: Tôi b? l?c ???ng I. Conversations II. Grammar III. Practice IV. Reading Comprehension V. Exercises I. H?I THO?I (CONVERSATIONS) (Download) 1. H?i ???ng ??n khách s?n (Asking the way to a hotel) C Xin l?i. Excuse me. D Có vi?c gì ?? Yes? C Tôi không bi?t khách s?n Hà N?i ? ?âu? I don't know where the Hanoi hotel is. Xin ông ch? giúp tôi ???ng ??n ?ó ???c không ?? Could you show me the way there? D T? ?ây ??n ?ó h?i xa. It is a little far from here. C M?y cây s? ?? How many kilometres, sir? D Kho?ng b?n cây s?. About 4 kilometres. C Tôi có th? ?i ??n ?ó b?ng gì ?? How can I get there? D Anh có th? ?i b?ng xe buýt, t?c ...

Lesson 14: Having Dinner at a Restaurant 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Lesson 14: Having Dinner at a RestaurantBÀI 14: ?n t?i ? m?t nhà hàng I. Conversations II. Grammar III. Practice IV. Reading Comprehension V. Exercises I. H?i tho?i (Conversations) (Download) 1. Tìm nhà hàng ngon và r? (Looking for a nice and cheap restaurant) A Ô, H?i Ð?ng! Lâu l?m r?i t? không g?p c?u Oh, Hai Dang! I haven't seen you for a long time. B ?, CHÀO QU?C VI?T! C?u kh?e không? Oh, hello, Quoc Viet! How are you? A C?m ?n, bình th??ng. Fine, thanks. Bây gi? c?u có b?n không? Ði ?n t?i v?i t? nhé? Are you busy now? Come and have dinner with me, okay? Come and have dinner with me, okay? Come and have dinner with me, okay? B Ð??c. ? ?âu? OKAY. WHERE? A ? KHÁCH S?N B?C NAM. At the Bac Nam Hotel. B ?, Ð?NG, Ð?NG Ð?N khách s?n. ?n ngoài t?t h?n. Oh, don't go to hotels. It is better to eat in other places. A ?. CHÚNG TA S ...

Lesson 13: Changing Money - Opening an Account 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Lesson 13: Changing Money - Opening an AccountBài 13: Ð?i ti?n - M? tài kho?n I. Conversations II. Grammar III. Practice IV. Reading Comprehension V. Exercises I. H?I THO?I (CONVERSATIONS) (Download) 1. H?i v? các ngân hàng ? Hà N?i(Asking about banks in Hanoi) Alex CH? MAI ?I! ? HÀ N?I CÓ NHI?U NGÂN HÀNG không? Mrs. Mai! Are there many banks in Hanoi? Mai Có nhi?u ngân hàng. Yes. Many banks. A Ngân hàng c?a nhà n??c hay ngân hàng t? nhân? State banks or private banks? M Ngân hàng c?a nhà n??c. State banks. A Ngân hàng nào l?n nh?t? Which bank is the biggest? M Ngân hàng Qu?c gia Vi?t Nam. The Vietnam State Bank. A ? PH? NÀO? Where is it? M ? PH? LÊ LAI, NGAY c?nh Nhà ...

Lesson 12: Renting a room 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Lesson 12: Renting a roomBài 12: Thuê phòng I. Conversations II. Grammar III. Practice IV. Reading Comprehension V. Exercises I. H?I THO?I (CONVERSATIONS) (Download) 1. Ð?t phòng tr??c (Booking a room) A Alô! Hello! B Alô. Khách s?n Hà N?i ?ây. Xin chào. Hello. Hanoi Hotel here. Good afternoon. Bà c?n gì ?? Can I help you? A Tôi mu?n thuê phòng. I'd like a room. B Ngày nào th?a bà? For which days, madam? T? ngày 20 ??n ngày 25. From the 20th to the 25th. B Xin l?i. Tháng này t?t c? các phòng ??u ??y r?i bà ?. Sorry. All the rooms are full this month. Chúng tôi ch? có phòng r?i t? ngày 31. We have free rooms only from the 31st. ...

Lesson 11: Communication - Traffic 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Lesson 11: Communication - TrafficBài 11: Giao thông - Ði l?i I. Conversations II. Grammar III. Practice IV. Reading Comprehension V. Exercises I. H?I THO?I (CONVERSATIONS) (Download) 1. Ði ?âu? Ði b?ng gì? (Where to go? How to go?) H Thùy Dung ?i! Tu?n sau chúng ta b?t ??u ngh? hè r?i. C?u có ?i ?âu không? Thuy Dung! We'll begin summer holidays next week. Do you want to go any place? D T? ??nh vào thành ph? H? Chí Minh. I am going to Ho Chi Minh city. Sau ?ó lên Ðà L?t và xu?ng bãi bi?n V?ng Tàu. After that go up to Dalat city and go down to Vungtau beach. H C?u ??nh vào thành ph? H? Chí Minh b?ng gì? How are you going to Ho Chi Minh city? D Có l? t? s? ?i b?ng ô-tô. Maybe I'll go by car. H Sao c?u không ?i b?ng máy bay ho?c tàu h?a? Why won't you go by ...

Lesson 3: Inquiring after the Family 1969-12-31 17:59:59 Lesson 3: Inquiring after the FamilyBài 3: H?i th?m v? gia ?ình I. Conversations II. Grammar III. Practice IV. Reading Comprehension V. Exercises I. H?I tho?i (Conversations) (Download) 1. C?u bao nhiêu tu?i? (How old are you?) H Thùy Liên ?i! C?u bao nhiêu tu?i? Thuy Lien! How old are you?T T? m??i chín. I am nineteen. Còn c?u, c?u c?ng m??i chín ph?i không? And you? You are also nineteen, aren't you?H Không. T? hai m??i. No. I am twenty.T ?, c?u trông tr? h?n t?. Oh, you look younger than me. C?u có ng??i yêu ch?a? Have you got a boy-friend?H R?i. T? có r?i. Yes. I have.T Anh ?y bao nhiêu tu?i? Có tr? không? How old is he? Is he young?H Anh ?y hai l?m tu?i. He is twenty five. Theo t?, anh ?y không tr? l?m. I think he doesn't look very young.T Anh ?y làm ngh? gì? What is his job?H Anh ?y là k? s?. He is an engineer. Anh ?y v?a m?i t?t nghi?p Tr??ng Ð?i h?c Bách khoa ...

Improving Soil, and Saving Money, in Eastern Uganda 1969-12-31 17:59:59 DownloadThis is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Sorghum farmers in eastern Uganda, working with scientists, have tested some lower-cost ways to improve their soil. Little rain and poor soil fertility are problems in that area, as in other parts of southern Africa. Experts from the Kawanda Research Institute in Uganda and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States did the research.They say much of the soil lacks enough phosphorus and nitrogen. But for many small farmers, the cost of treating the soil is more than they earn from their crops.SorghumSo the researchers suggest five methods that could decrease costs and increase production of sorghum. Sorghum is an important food grain in southern Africa.The methods involve soil fertility management as well as reduced tillage. Tilling is breaking up and turning the soil to prepare the ground for planting.They say one way to renew the soil is to use a plant called mucuna. Mucuna is a herbaceous vegetable. Its seeds can ...

National Wildlife Refuge System: Protecting America's Furred and Feathered Friends 1969-12-31 17:59:59 DownloadVOICE 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 the United States.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:In nineteen-oh-three, the twenty-sixth president of the United States heard about aPelican Island National Wildlife RefugePelican Island National Wildlife Refugesmall island in the state of Florida that had many birds. President Theodore Roosevelt was told that hunters were killing most of the pelicans on the island. He soon decided the nation should protect these beautiful water birds.President Roosevelt declared the island the first federal protection area for birds. This refuge was named the Pelican Island Reservation. It was established on a very small piece of land in the Indian River Lagoon, near the Atlantic Ocean. The island became the first protected area in what later would become the huge National Wildlife Refuge System.VOICE TWO:Today the Wildli ... America

A UN Report Suggests Steps to Reduce Gases Linked to Climate Change 1969-12-31 17:59:59 DownloadVOICE ONE:This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.VOICE TWO:And I'm Faith Lapidus. On our program this week, we will tell about the new United Nations report on climate change. We will also tell about an ancient burial place and a possible method to reduce blood shortages in hospitals.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Leaders of eight industrial nations meet this week in the German town of Heiligendamm. The leaders are to discuss many issues, including the warming of the Earth. One subject is expected to be a new United Nations report. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the report last month at a conference in Thailand.The report says the world has the technology necessary to reduce gases that trap heat from the Sun. But it warns that action by governments and individuals must begin immediately.Groups of experts from around the world produced the report. The groups examined scientific information needed to understand climate change. ...

Philip Roth: Writing Award-Winning Books for Almost 50 Years 1969-12-31 17:59:59 DownloadWelcome to This is America in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein. This week we tell about Philip Roth. It would be hard to pick an American writer with more published works, critical praise and honors than Philip Roth. He has written more than twenty books and has received almost that many major literary awards.Both in the United States and internationally, Roth is respected as one of the most important writers of modern times. His intelligent stories have become an important part of literary culture.They explore how individuals face the tensions of family, politics, sex and race.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Philip Roth pictured in his 1969 book "Portnoy's Complaint"Photo: Anne MudgePhilip Roth was born in nineteen thirty-three in Newark, New Jersey. He later went to Bucknell University in Pennsylvania to earn his college degree. At the University of Chicago in Illinois, he earned a master's degree and also taught English. His interest in serious fic ...

Newsmaker: Robert Zoellick, Nominee to Lead World Bank 1969-12-31 17:59:59 DownloadThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.Robert Zoellick is President Bush's choice to head the World Bank. He is fifty-three years old and currently a vice chairman at Goldman Sachs, the New York investment bank. He has held a number of government positions over the years.President Bush looks on as Robert Zoellick speaks at the White HouseFrom two thousand one to two thousand five he served as the United States trade representative. He helped launch the Doha Round of world trade talks which were suspended last July. He also worked on free trade agreements with Singapore, Chile, Australia and Morocco.In two thousand five, President Bush asked Mister Zoellick to become deputy secretary of state. There, he helped negotiate a peace agreement between the government of Sudan and rebels in Darfur. That agreement later collapsed. He resigned in June of last year to join Goldman Sachs.But last week, President Bush nominated Bob Zoellick to a five-year term as the eleventh pr ...

Unapproved Uses of Drug-Treated Heart Stents Questioned 1969-12-31 17:59:59 DownloadThis is the VOA Special English Health Report.A coronary stent is a small tube that is used to treat heart patients. The tube is made ofA stent is a tube of wire meshA stent is a tube of wire meshwire mesh. Doctors place it inside an artery that has narrowed. They expand the stent to hold the walls of the artery open so blood can flow normally to the heart. If an artery is blocked, people can suffer chest pain and heart attacks.In most cases, a stent is left permanently in place to keep the artery open after a treatment called angioplasty.Increasingly doctors use what is called a drug-eluting stent. This kind has medicine on it that is released slowly over time. The drug is designed to prevent the creation of scar tissue in the artery. Scar tissue can cause the artery to narrow again.Millions of people now have drug-eluting stents. The United States Food and Drug Administration approved the first one in two thousand three. The devices are approved for use in patients with simpl ...

Mary Lyon, 1797-1849: A Leader in Women's Education in the Nineteenth Century 1969-12-31 17:59:59 DownloadANNOUNCER:Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. Every week at this time, we tell the story of someone important in the history of the United States. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith tell about Mary Lyon. She was a leader in women's education in the nineteenth century.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:During the nineteenth century, women's education was not considered important in the United States. Supporters of advanced education for women faced many problems.Mary LyonStates did require each town to provide a school for children, but teachers often were poorly prepared. Most young women were not able to continue on with their education in private schools.If they did, they often were not taught much except the French language, how to sew clothing, and music.Mary Lyon felt that women's education was extremely important. Through her lifelong work for education she became one of the most famous women in nineteenth century America. She believed that women were teacher ...