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All videos listed on this page are interesting news stories from Voice of America (VOA) Special English. Each video includes captions and the complete text for additional English language reading practice.

3 Elements Make Special English Unique

1. It has a core vocabulary of 1500 words.
2. Special English writers use short, simple sentences.
3. Special English broadcasters read at about 2/3 the speed of standard English.

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A Youth Orchestra for Chinese-Americans Widens Its Reach - new
With American Girl Dolls, History Comes Into Play
Throw Away the Plow? Why Experts Say Strip Tilling Is Better
Faberge Eggs: 'Miraculous, Marvelous Works of Detail'
Curiosity Rover: 'A Mars Scientist's Dream Machine'
A Camp for Future Grammy Winners
A Middle-Aged Game Show for Teens
Michelle Branch and Her Musical Evolution
More Women Are Playing Football in US
'Decoy Capital' Finds Real Appeal in Fake Birds
Biologists Flock to Panama to a Century-Old Tropical Research Institute
Local and Global Pressures Threaten Coral Reefs
Stylist's Job Is to Make Food Look Pretty for the Camera
Bats Are Welcome in This Home
A New Generation of Buddhism in America
'Walking Miracle' Inspires Others
Behind the Music: The Making of a Paul Reed Smith Guitar
What You Can Do to Help Bees
For Woman Jockeys, Part of Racing Is Proving
Radio-Controlled Hummingbird Represents a New Breed of Drone
In Texas, a Museum for a Larger-Than-Life Hero, Sam Houston
An American Cowboy Aims to Help Russia's Beef Herd
Far From Any Ocean, a Home for Dolphins
Chuck Brown: Still the Go-To Guy for Go-Go Music
A New Life of Hope for a Young Burn Victim
Scientists Use Radar to Study Bats, Birds and Insects
Fancy Cowboy Boots, but No Problem Finding Buyers
More Young Women Find a Calling in Catholic Order
Drum Circle Widens Into a United Nations of Beats
Studying How Plastic Pollution Enters Ocean Food Supply
At Frederick Douglas House, Learning How an Escaped Slave Became a Leader
Virginia Ages Into a Fine Winemaking State
Giving Awards to People Who Make Peace by Seeking Common Ground
Seeing Stars: Amateur Astronomers Aim Thousands of Eyes at the Universe
Broken Instruments Are Music to the Ears of These School Repairmen
For Martin Luther King, a Memorial in Washington Designed by a Chinese Artist
Pinball Lover Goes Full Tilt in Collecting 'Historic Art'
Inside the World of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
What, No Digital Camera? Capturing the Beauty of the Grand Canyon With a Brush
Aiming for Work in the Video Game Industry
Some New Yorkers Don't Miss the Train -- They Miss the Old Station
Music Promoter Turns American Women Into 'Bellydance Superstars'
Hero Pilot Now Turns to Stopping a Descent in New Pilots
He Trained in the Restaurant Industry, and Now He Serves the Homeless
What Happens When the Living Race With the Undead
Now, Some Gardening Advice, Brought to You by Thomas Jefferson
Drivers Can Turn to Technology to Save Them From the Distractions of Technology
How People Like Levi Strauss Put Their Mark on the American West
A Prosthetics Center Helps Athletes Stay a Step Ahead
Developers Find New Jobs for Robots
The Making of the Best-Known Bat in Baseball, and Pop Culture
Using Computer Games to Support Democracy and Conflict Resolution
Companies Aim for the Sky, and the Road, With Flying Cars
Preparing for Duty at the U.S. Naval Academy
Visitors to Colonial Williamsburg Get a History Lesson
Desert Museum in Arizona Exhibits Native Plants and Animals
Three Sisters Follow in the Flight Path of a Family of Pilots
Georgia O'Keefe Exhibit Presents the Familiar With the Unfamiliar
World's Oldest Barber Can Still Give 25 Haircuts a Day
Disney Family Museum Honors Mickey's Father
A Student Orchestra, Where the Players Decide What to Play
Building Art Out of Legos
Remembering Duke Ellington
Visiting the National Arboretum in Washington
How a TV Appearance Did the Trick for a Rising Young Magician
High-Speed Trains May Be Coming to California, Florida
Where the Dinosaurs Are, Part 1
What Happens When Child Prodigies Grow Up?
New York City Celebrates Its 400th Anniversary
Digitizing the World's Biggest Library
Buzz Aldrin: Still Looking to the Stars, and Hoping Others Will Too
Saving the Bog Turtle, One of the Rarest Kinds in North America
Maine Boat Builders Hope for Smoother Seas After the Recession
A Shelter for Abused Animals, Where Volunteers Also Find Healing

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