Optional reading for your extended reading log

Read about research aimed at verifying the benefits of traditional Chinese medicine here .

Read about a former basketball star and model who is selling high-end art to Asian billionaires here .

The Nyiragongo Volcano

This is a photo of the volcano which we are studying in our textbook, Reading and Vocabulary Focus. 

For Extra Listening and Reading Practice

Here speeches are accompanied by wonderful scripts that help you follow the talks.  You can use this site to improve both listening and reading skills.  One segment features Bill and Melinda Gates, who talk about how much they enjoy giving their money away.  You can listen and read here .

Watch for it!

In this video you will see photos of Kiberia, the world's largest slum.  Read about Kiberia in the following article .

Kowloon: The Walled City of Hong Kong

Explore a wonderful city through this interactive presentation .

Transformable

Read here about a company in Finland that makes transformable fashions.

A Vietnamese-American Social Entrepreneur

Read about an interesting woman who has found a way to help people in Vietnam. 

Muhammad Yunus and Other Social Entrepreneurs

Two Social Entreprenuers



Andrea and Barry Coleman share a passion for motorcycles. Andrea is a former racer and Barry is a successful journalist and author. Through the racing world, they became involved in fundraising for children in Africa. In 1988, on a visit to Somalia, Barry was unable to reach his destination because his car broke down. That day, he noticed broken vehicles everywhere. On a later trip, he and Andrea saw women in childbirth being carried to the hospital in wheelbarrows. Frustrated that aid agencies abandoned vehicles rather than making basic repairs, the Colemans remortgaged their house and founded Riders for Health (Riders) in 1996 to provide practical solutions to transportation problems in Africa.

Watch a short video (8 minutes) about their work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM80QCaVtr0

You also can read an article that focuses on Andrea here .

Irvine and Nha Trang?

Larry Agran, Irvine City Councilman, was planning to establish ties with a Vietnamese city.  However, there were so many protests that he changed his mind.  Read the story here .

Azar 16-1 Introductory Video

Watch the video.  Then study the chart--16-1--and do the assigned exercises.

A Review of Paraphrasing

You can watch this video to review paraphrasing.  Begin at 2:52.  Also, please understand that this video has been made for a teacher for her own class which is writing research papers.  We are not writing research papers, so you do not have to worry about citing your sources (telling the reader where your paraphrase comes from).

Two Ways to See Hanoi

Read about past and present Hanoi.

Sojourner Truth

Read her speech here .  Also, read about her life in an easy reading or read a more difficult reading.  Many of you can read the latter, the higher level reading.

Argentinians and English Learning

Read an article by a British student who goes to Argentina to study.

Three Famous Speeches

 Martin Luther King

"I Have a Dream"

Short Version

 

John F. Kennedy

"Ich Bin Ein Berliner" Speech

Excerpt

Ronald Reagan
"Tear Down This Wall" Speech in Berlin
Excerpt

Seven Places for Rainy-Day Pho

Read what the Los Angeles Times thinks are seven wonderful pho restaurants.

To Learn a Culture, Start with a Meal

Read an interview with a CEO in the Wall Street Journal, America's business newspaper.

Come vs. Go

Many students confuse come and go.

INCORRECT     I enjoy living here in Westminster, but I want to come back to Vietnam for the summer.

CORRECT         I enjoy living here in Westminster, but I want to go back to Vietnam for the summer.

Go here for instructions on the use of come and go.

The Homemade Trains of Cambodia

Read about these amazing trains in Cambodia.

McDonald's Goes to Vietnam

Read about the crowds that gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for the opening of the first McDonald's in Vietnam.  What do you think?  Is this a step forward (good) for Vietnam, or is it a step backward (bad)?  You can read the article in authentic English (not ESL level) and write your opinion in your Reading Log.