Greetings, students. Now that you’re in Year 3 of your American English studies, you will be able to read, and listen about one of VOA’s “As It Is” articles, which explore issues in the news in the United States of American as well as in countries all over the world. You are encouraged to carefully read the article and the vocabulary words, as well as listen to the article. Finally, you are invited to share what you learned by discussing why this article is important and meaningful in the comments section below.
Directions: Read the article and study the vocabulary below.
Directions: Listen to the audio recording of the article.
Directions: Share your insights about why this article is meaningful and important by writing in the comments section below.
Hello , hind from Iraq.
At 60 . Peace corps plans return to word after virus.
The peace corps is a U.S government program that places young Americans in under developed countries around the world to help with small project .
The volunteers were giver little time to leave their countries to go back to the U.S.
The goal is to help countries meet their development needs with programs ,from education to health and agriculture .it dose this while helping to spreed better understanding of American .
It might the organization hopes to begin returning volunteers to the field this year or early next year.
Lesson 3.5.4 Year 3
VOA’s ” As It Is ”, Article.
” At 60, Peace Corps Plans Return to World after Virus ”.
The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program the Unite State government. This program trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John F. Kanady. The goal or the mission of this program is to help countries meet their develment needs with program from education to health and agriculture… read more…
When the corona virus broke out, the volunteers were given little time to leave their countries for United State. A very motivated volunteer named Cameron Beach came back her own country Malawi. Now peace corps has returned to world after virus, Madam Beach, joined this program again. She is teaching English classes and is helping to build part a school in part money given from Peace Corps. While she was away, her students found it difficult without her. In her absence lot of things went wrong, Assainissement Illumine said, when Madam Beach left, the school could find a suitable replacement. I am surprised to know that government of Pakistan is also following this program.
”Gregory Stache adapted this report from the Association Press for VOA Learning English”.
Dear teacher,
Peace corps plans return to word after virus.
The peace corps is a U.S government program that places young Americans in under developed countries around the world to help with small project .
The volunteers were giver little time to leave their countries to go back to the U.S.
The goal is to help countries meet their development needs with programs ,from education to health and agriculture .it dose this while helping to spreed better understanding of American .
Thank you.