Welcome to the new Fun Easy English, VOA, Voice of
America, Special English Word Book Vocabulary. Special English consists of 1,500
essential words which anyone learning English should know.
This is a collection of VOA one minute videos, each
explaining an important news word which is often used in American
news programs. Click any of the links above to learn news words
beginning with each letter.
VOA Learning English Programs
Learning English is VOA’s multimedia source of news and
information for millions of English learners worldwide.
Their audio programs and captioned videos are written
using vocabulary at the intermediate and upper-beginner
level. Their programs are read one-third slower than
normal English speed. Online texts, MP3s and podcasts
let people read, listen and learn American English and
much more.