tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19341017649696690252024-03-12T17:20:07.851-07:00VOA ~ Voice of America Special English LessonsMONDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726952058469849286noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934101764969669025.post-22404003509218226202008-03-16T20:44:00.000-07:002008-03-16T20:55:13.570-07:005. Music Would Not be the Same Without the Guitar (click here)This weeks topic is about the guitar (~783 words)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyl8wdqfiPa8R6WEMATSGTfLXI1QVMOwGs9FGM1HvSyHCXOt-TSyyZckQtarMO0yTrAFURtJHHL6N7hFbvR-3CgjKLH85ugpLr43YoYxcnx1wfw0NdiLQU4SO9mSSxRlwsmkqlU4Rpvrtc/s1600-h/carlos_montoya_w_11mar08_15.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyl8wdqfiPa8R6WEMATSGTfLXI1QVMOwGs9FGM1HvSyHCXOt-TSyyZckQtarMO0yTrAFURtJHHL6N7hFbvR-3CgjKLH85ugpLr43YoYxcnx1wfw0NdiLQU4SO9mSSxRlwsmkqlU4Rpvrtc/s200/carlos_montoya_w_11mar08_15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178553303703148914" /></a>5.1 <a href="http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/specialenglish/2008_03/Audio/mp3/voa-se-exp-guitar-11mar08.mp3">MP3</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE2CX4iA1ejZBQlXcYBClrpnt1rIHHmrJBnmZ-0ajFo70AV014zFWUtaK1lrJLHmfhwhwvWQCnMvoaozrPOTswsHvEWqR3g5MY6BKlkErMfLRp1wbSV4gvbUu22WdjzBh92qjpS9iM6IK/s1600-h/AP_b_b_king_w_11mar08_150_s.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE2CX4iA1ejZBQlXcYBClrpnt1rIHHmrJBnmZ-0ajFo70AV014zFWUtaK1lrJLHmfhwhwvWQCnMvoaozrPOTswsHvEWqR3g5MY6BKlkErMfLRp1wbSV4gvbUu22WdjzBh92qjpS9iM6IK/s200/AP_b_b_king_w_11mar08_150_s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178553496976677250" /></a>5.2 <a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/VOAguitar.pdf">Study Guide in pdf (click here)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Interactive Activities</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHx7dVRTGhkCI1_x8OE0Tl8j0SWOAj6C3cDnsdVy2cXJXGxTPgzMvMa0QLGFVXeOnoc0et1EmT9Dy2Vr-p-ZsJnYOeYSaeQQrs7nwRFw5vAU4YTsV6rqV85lh7YyMTlTBuuuguFlpNywE/s1600-h/AP_willie_nelson_w_11mar08_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHx7dVRTGhkCI1_x8OE0Tl8j0SWOAj6C3cDnsdVy2cXJXGxTPgzMvMa0QLGFVXeOnoc0et1EmT9Dy2Vr-p-ZsJnYOeYSaeQQrs7nwRFw5vAU4YTsV6rqV85lh7YyMTlTBuuuguFlpNywE/s200/AP_willie_nelson_w_11mar08_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178553668775369106" /></a>5.3 <a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/Guitarinteractive.html">The whole article (every 25th word is deleted) click here</a>MONDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726952058469849286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934101764969669025.post-87457989298203524062008-03-10T20:08:00.000-07:002008-03-10T20:25:58.002-07:004. How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand (click here)This weeks topic is about how to make paper (~390 words)<br /><br />4.1 <a href="http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/specialenglish/2008_02/Audio/mp3/se-dev-making-paper.mp3">How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand MP3</a> <br /><br />4.2<a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/makingpaper.pdf">Study Guide in pdf (click here)</a><br /><br /><br />Interactive Activities<br />4.3<a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/HowtoDoItMakingPaperbyHand.html">The whole article (every 20th word is deleted) click here</a>MONDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726952058469849286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934101764969669025.post-2673627950163396442008-03-05T19:29:00.000-08:002008-03-06T18:25:11.938-08:003. WHO Sees Tobacco Risk to a Billion Lives This Century (click here)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiya_h9gXzRquI4ku5AOC8UddOu_q5oMxhmW5GZ7Mpg63QorWQgrwL08u-jMFafM10ZbjiTFqbgx47wxJQbBt4oMs0gJI3VOBNGBGxMiJ__VxCZBQ3MdaAHaPFu1WYORUkKmMZtLdqns1bp/s1600-h/smoke.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiya_h9gXzRquI4ku5AOC8UddOu_q5oMxhmW5GZ7Mpg63QorWQgrwL08u-jMFafM10ZbjiTFqbgx47wxJQbBt4oMs0gJI3VOBNGBGxMiJ__VxCZBQ3MdaAHaPFu1WYORUkKmMZtLdqns1bp/s200/smoke.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174468045274523138" /></a><br />This weeks interesting topic focuses on the affects of tobacco companies and smoking on society (~400 words)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ75gVKfQG1DOzo8eDT0frC1SYUtoFzp7AOscUh6T2G3YJWis9ObpohPe-Pc8fmMMk-8tJ3WFkWj70boo_HD_wXPjN-aHrlMk8_aajLAHoFJ8YeMk4cMS51uqUBEXV8newEVKA70nMhJV4/s1600-h/pdf.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ75gVKfQG1DOzo8eDT0frC1SYUtoFzp7AOscUh6T2G3YJWis9ObpohPe-Pc8fmMMk-8tJ3WFkWj70boo_HD_wXPjN-aHrlMk8_aajLAHoFJ8YeMk4cMS51uqUBEXV8newEVKA70nMhJV4/s200/pdf.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174468590735369746" /></a><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/3tobacco.pdf">Study Guide in pdf (click here)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxPD778NZ0J3u0W52YevGN6b9zWAaY9YaBMeiu-qVp9laLzS-5hp_a0Djaxh5BNm4Xw09XaZ-hFaUXziirgwZrXysIqyxIS1ztgVMbxDA6BRoWuL-I6im-0VCK6ijj5WsVGY10FhbcmNn/s1600-h/ipod.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxPD778NZ0J3u0W52YevGN6b9zWAaY9YaBMeiu-qVp9laLzS-5hp_a0Djaxh5BNm4Xw09XaZ-hFaUXziirgwZrXysIqyxIS1ztgVMbxDA6BRoWuL-I6im-0VCK6ijj5WsVGY10FhbcmNn/s200/ipod.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174470519175685666" /></a><a href="http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/specialenglish/2008_02/Audio/mp3/se-hea-who-tobacco-19feb08.mp3">WHO Sees Tobacco Risk to a Billion Lives This Century MP3 (click here)</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Interactive Activities<br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/Tabacco.html">The whole article (every 20th word is deleted) click here</a>MONDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726952058469849286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934101764969669025.post-35107622200722156412008-03-03T20:57:00.000-08:002008-03-05T19:56:27.408-08:002. American Orchestra Performs in North Korea (click here)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC7Daq9NDZJ6sYeTAWQ4os4voTNwIfkTtBQNbS2peVVObJ0v0Nbui0RQ42GotYpGjAbMfew1xVWqJQd22rnluF5kIwacU3brpmA63VPIJ7NkZc-5JI_BgpS4jYnKwSPsMCV_4ikupZ8YR/s1600-h/orchestra.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC7Daq9NDZJ6sYeTAWQ4os4voTNwIfkTtBQNbS2peVVObJ0v0Nbui0RQ42GotYpGjAbMfew1xVWqJQd22rnluF5kIwacU3brpmA63VPIJ7NkZc-5JI_BgpS4jYnKwSPsMCV_4ikupZ8YR/s200/orchestra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173521730811489938" /></a><br />Monday, March 3,2008<br />This weeks interesting topic is for all those of you out there who are interested in music and politics (~425 words).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBxPv8IwaFVKswQV6sCIgtTwJJq-bo3eQCvzg30z3PENckV29J6smhfQeP2AA1AMmCCtBmqbK9WNTo2_E71FH1F3D7ND2sQ1i0YGDxfvhszmpegC063OJvK10VzNz4Oty1j9OlFxBVUNq/s1600-h/pdf.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBxPv8IwaFVKswQV6sCIgtTwJJq-bo3eQCvzg30z3PENckV29J6smhfQeP2AA1AMmCCtBmqbK9WNTo2_E71FH1F3D7ND2sQ1i0YGDxfvhszmpegC063OJvK10VzNz4Oty1j9OlFxBVUNq/s200/pdf.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174072096534472050" /></a> <a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/americanorcestra.pdf">Study Guide in pdf (click here)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Rv4MYO3eciOcIt-yR6HvNQOPkjabC2o0nblcB8A0sCIgrVdwkyFKUMGfgkIskz5lsLqEYizWmM8R5jhDTblwhu60TK0sOtcwyjKX4S_UmtSjAHfgpfmKVsrQRFqExJta3u7D6WFf7qKT/s1600-h/ipod.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Rv4MYO3eciOcIt-yR6HvNQOPkjabC2o0nblcB8A0sCIgrVdwkyFKUMGfgkIskz5lsLqEYizWmM8R5jhDTblwhu60TK0sOtcwyjKX4S_UmtSjAHfgpfmKVsrQRFqExJta3u7D6WFf7qKT/s200/ipod.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174471369579210290" /></a><a href="http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/specialenglish/2008_02/Audio/mp3/se-itn-philharmonic-nokor-29feb09.mp3">American Orchestra Performs in North Korea MP3 (click here)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Interactive Activities<br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/Orchestrapara1.html">Paragraph 1 (by, to, on, in)</a><br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/Orchestrapara23determiners.html">Paragraph 2 and 3 (a, that, an, the)</a><br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/Orchestrapara56articles.html">Paragraph 4 & 5 (a, the)</a><br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/orchestrapara78operators.html">Paragraph 6 & 7 (is, was, has, have)</a><br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/Orchestrapara9operators.html">Paragraph 8 (about, between, to, of)</a>MONDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726952058469849286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934101764969669025.post-42205177681425303262008-03-02T20:48:00.001-08:002008-03-05T20:02:27.594-08:001. Have a headache? You're not alone (click here)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELfQc4osBTdJK8t6h8PbOLhauKyrgvcNjkyluiCgmEIuX-WyuV3slH2Gr_0QT_3uBhO2SQNuz4usVac7LJUIqTiTnW1CRuOPAhordCzFHBYuGZOSFmkkCyuZdEyAbkET_g7XPNcb02dfl/s1600-h/headache.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELfQc4osBTdJK8t6h8PbOLhauKyrgvcNjkyluiCgmEIuX-WyuV3slH2Gr_0QT_3uBhO2SQNuz4usVac7LJUIqTiTnW1CRuOPAhordCzFHBYuGZOSFmkkCyuZdEyAbkET_g7XPNcb02dfl/s200/headache.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173522147423317666" /></a><br />Tuesday, February 26,2008<br />This weeks interesting topic centers on a common problem that many of us have <br />~ The Headache, why we get it, and what to do about it? (~ 1,350 words)<br /><a href="http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-02-25-voa1.cfm">Have a headache? You are not alone (transcript)</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0tHypL_VDbfWSlQhg-vZScpCvRkpdtxb0LKCxRNqFFkIbPffyUAH9ps5yBoylzQAhEIJUJFnISYS8Vwwmhhp6n4bcXYTnxJ6gGUez9sC-cFDwmTkcghVeFBlo-ubES9nlsH3SxSclUhg/s1600-h/pdf.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0tHypL_VDbfWSlQhg-vZScpCvRkpdtxb0LKCxRNqFFkIbPffyUAH9ps5yBoylzQAhEIJUJFnISYS8Vwwmhhp6n4bcXYTnxJ6gGUez9sC-cFDwmTkcghVeFBlo-ubES9nlsH3SxSclUhg/s200/pdf.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174072757959435650" /></a><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/haveheadachevocab.pdf">Vocabulary for the lesson (pdf)</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCELH23utIRZ0Ifbo5uT_bYX4p1fl9hbPUuLSNaajE799_scwlc0lv_ZlkvOBbpZMnouxp-AswobMMMoLOAxVI6_OtD8qvuYmFfT3SH78s0XngIkRvPYl_764ApTX_gAunCDvhwgcza8St/s1600-h/ipod.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCELH23utIRZ0Ifbo5uT_bYX4p1fl9hbPUuLSNaajE799_scwlc0lv_ZlkvOBbpZMnouxp-AswobMMMoLOAxVI6_OtD8qvuYmFfT3SH78s0XngIkRvPYl_764ApTX_gAunCDvhwgcza8St/s200/ipod.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174473508472923714" /></a><a href="http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/specialenglish/2008_02/Audio/mp3/se-sin-2472-Headaches-2-26-08.mp3">Have a headache? You are not alone (MP3 Download)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Interactive activities <br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/HaveHeadachesectionA.html">Section A</a><br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/haveheadachesectionb.html">Section B</a><br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/haveheadachesectionc.html">Section C</a><br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/haveheadachesectiond.html">Section D</a><br /><a href="http://www.osk-ymca-intl.ed.jp/users/smondy/haveheadachesectionE.html">Section E</a>MONDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726952058469849286noreply@blogger.com0