– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. A pottery store in Bahrain is a popular place among visitors to the country. Integral The Jaffar Al-Shughul Pottery Workshop is one of the first business in the country. Owner Mohammed Al-Shughul uses a traditional method of making clay pots with local and imported sand. He says that clay-making has been … [Read more...] about Integral (News Words)
Bury Your Head in the Sand (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! The beach is such a fun place. You can swim in the ocean and dig in the sand. You can even bury things in the sand. But I wouldn't recommend doing this: Bury Your Head in the Sand Speaker A: Jonathan, what are you doing about the plankton problem?Speaker B: Plankton problem? I don't know about any plankton … [Read more...] about Bury Your Head in the Sand (Idioms)
Artifact (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Egyptian officials recently showed the world some very special archaeological finds. Artifact A collection of artifacts 2,500 years old was found in ancien burial grounds of kings and queens near Cairo. The collection includes jewelry and 250 sealed burial wooden boxes with the bodies inside still in good … [Read more...] about Artifact (News Words)
Syrians Find Hope, Healing in Dance
– Manuscript – Some Syrian young people are learning that dance is a healing release from their many war-related worries. For an hour each week, they study Latin dance at a school in Damascus. Recently, the group stepped energetically to the sounds of salsa music. The students are led by 42-year old Adnan Mohammed, a teacher at the dance school. This group is learning … [Read more...] about Syrians Find Hope, Healing in Dance
Italians Debate Which Pizza Is Best
– Manuscript – In Naples, Italy, a debate has begun about the city’s famous traditional food, pizza. Billionaire Flavio Briatore criticized the low-cost, simple pizzas of Naples. He called them “bricks of dough with a puddle of tomato.” The kind of pizza that Briatore was criticizing is called the Neapolitan Margherita. It is a simple pizza, made of only dough, tomato … [Read more...] about Italians Debate Which Pizza Is Best