Christine Burgmer | Blog

The VOA Special English program has a nice story using the number two .  Read or listen to it here.

VOA Special English program has a nice story using the number one.  You can read or even listen to it here.

We all know that writing can be very boring if we use the same words again and again.   The synonym finder helps you to find other words that mean the same to make your writing more interesting.

The Voice of America broadcasts radio programmes in ‘Special English’ using a core vocabulary of 1500 words.  It uses  short, simple sentences that contain only one idea and the active voice (rather than the passive), and it does not use idioms.  It is excellent for English learners.

“Travelling? Watch you language” is a lovely story to show how important it is to watch what you say in a foreign country.

Do you have a favourite saying?  One of my favourites is: “A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart”.  Learn some more by listening to this audio clip.

One of my favourite proverbs is “A bird in hand is worth two in the bush”.  Do you have a favourite? VOANews.com has a report on proverbs.  Read the text and/or listen to the MP3 file.