Stories About People (Biographies) in Easy-to-Understand English

There are 265 fifteen-minute MP3 files and 11 shorter MP3 files. That is about 66 hours of listening. Activists & People Important to Social Reform Betty Friedan - Women's RightsCesar Chavez - Labor ActivistFrederick Douglass - African-Americans's RightsJane Jacobs - Activist, Writer, Moral Thinker And EconomistLabor Leaders: Samuel Gompers, John L. Lewis, Walter Reuther, A. Philip Randolph, and Cesar ChavezMargaret Sanger - Led the Fight for Birth Control for WomenMartin Luther King, Jr. - Part 1- African-Americans's RightsMartin Luther King, Jr. - Part 2Molly BrownRosa Parks - - African-Americans's RightsSamuel Gompers - 'The Grand Old Man of Labor'Susan B. Artists Athletes (People Who Do Sports) Business & Industry Henry Ford - Part 1 - Automobiles / CarsHenry Ford - Part 2Katharine Graham - Owner and Publisher of The Washington PostMadam C.J. Entertainers Health Inventors, Designers, Developers, Explorers, ... Journalists Musicians Native Americans / American Indians Old West Pilots Politicians

UFO: A Story to Remember Students should visit a web site or read articles and come ready to discuss the questions in preparation for the listening activity during the next class. Use the site below or locate one through a search engine: The National UFO Reporting Center directed by Peter Davenport What are UFOs and what do they look like? What do the reported aliens look like? How do you explain the numerous sightings of these objects? Do you think that UFOs really exist? First, listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play Audio" button, and answer the questions. [ Other Audio Options: Play RealMedia | Play Window Media ] 2. 3. 4. Suppose that you saw what you thought was a UFO landing in some trees a few blocks away from your house? A great deal of debate surrounds the possible existence of exterrestrial beings (aliens). Want to Tell People About This Listening Activity? Randall's Sites: Daily ESL | ESL Blog | EZSlang | Train Your Accent | Tips For Students | Hiking In Utah

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