Learning American English with VOA (Voice of America)

What is VOA Learning English? 

Voice of America (VOA) is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio, TV and the internet outside of the U.S., in 43 languages. (wikipedia)

How come does it help your learn American english effectively?

First, VOA Learning English just uses a vocabulary of about 1500 words which are most commonly used . The questions on VOA Learning English are also pretty short, simple and do not contain idioms, which cause a lot of trouble for people learning English.

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Second, on VOA Learning English, news is read with a slow speed so that you can read the subtitles and hear every single word simultaneously. Most people usually know how to write words, but while listening they can not realize them because of the pronunciation. So, slow reading is very good beacause it helps you get familiar with the American pronunciation.

Third, VOA Learning English's videos and audio are all attached scripts, subtitiles. If you can not  hear any word, review the subtitles.

By this way, you also obtain knowledge of culture and society.

So, visit this website and start learning American English now:
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/
Or on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/VOALearningEnglish

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