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This collection of photos highlights activities that are popular among Americans, especially in the summer.

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Summertime Photos
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Listen to Voice of America (VOA) Podcast: American History: A Declaration Seeking Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Learn English as you read and listen to a weekly show About the USA. Stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Download free MP3s or listen online.

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A Declaration Seeking Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
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A Podcast from Voice of America (VOA) Podcast: Words and Their Stories: Down to Earth. Learn English as you read and listen to a weekly show about Words and Their Stories. Stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Download free MP3s or listen online.

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Down to Earth
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A Podcast from Voice of America (VOA) Podcast: The State of Vermont: Fertile Farmland, Green Mountains and Revolutionary History. Learn English as you read and listen to a weekly show about the USA. Stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Download free MP3s or listen online.

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The State of Vermont: Fertile Farmland, Green Mountains, and Revolutionary History
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A Podcast from Voice of America (VOA) Podcast: Everglades National Park – One of the World’s Great Biological Wonders. Learn English as you read and listen to a weekly show about science and technology. Stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Download free MP3s or listen online.

 

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Everglades National Park – One of the World’s Great Biological Wonders
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A Podcast from Voice of America (VOA) Learning English: Explorations in Special English. Learn English as you read and listen to a weekly show about interesting people, places and ideas. Stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Download free MP3s or listen online.

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1890's Gold Rush!
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A Podcast from VOA Learning English: News Report in Special English. Learn English as you read and listen to a weekly show about a major story in the news. Our stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Download free MP3s or listen online.

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Obama Wins Second Term
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A Podcast from VOA Learning English: Education Report in Special English. Learn English as you read and listen to a weekly show about education, including study in the U.S. Stories are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English.

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Number of International Students Attending American Colleges and Universities Continues Rising
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This article explores the value of storytelling in English language learning. Strong emphasis is placed on the role that stories of personal experience play in human interaction and how these natural conversations foster a better language learning experience. The author outlines a four-step approach to help students develop conversational skills as storytellers, including techniques for improving fluency and honing listening skills.

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Creating a Storytelling Classroom for a Storytelling World
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This puzzle, “Speak and Spell,” is an exercise in homophones, or words that are spelled differently but pronounced the same.

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The Lighter Side
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