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Listening: "VOA Fast Five"
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Unit 4: Broadcasting the News
In this unit, we will focus on speaking skills for delivering the news. At the end of the unit, you will write a script and read a news report for other students to listen to.
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John CottonManager of Instructional Staff Development
English Language Programs
Eve LittLanguage Specialist
English Language Programs
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It's VOA's Fast Five for Friday, April 8th, I'm Philip Alexiou.
She sells seashells on the seashore.
No, that's not it.
It's he sells his shares on the offshore,
that's more like it tweets Johnny McVey at #resigncameron.
That's right can you say The Panama Papers in Britain's Prime Minister Cameron
who has admitted to profiting from his father's offshore trust fund,
a Panamanian based trust.
The latest big name to service in relation to how the rich and powerful ruling elites
shall we say put their money in various offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes.
And now the trend in Britain is for the Prime Minister to resign.
Iona says #resigncameron has been trending in my brain for about six years.
Even though the Prime Minister sold the shares before he took office, that's not
doing it for Ladeeda who is putting a very serious curse on the PM with may all your
biscuits be broken, your tea be weak and your milk at least a month old.
Everybody is being hacked so the US Government wants to do something about it.
Enter the Feinstein-Burr legislation named after two senators Which would force
tech companies to decrypt encrypted data when they are forced to do so
with a court order, but the president is not supporting it and
the debate centers on just where this idea will go?
For example, what would be the methods, the limitations, penalties if you don't
comply, the attack on privacy and another door for hackers Matthew Green.
He teaches cryptography at Johns Hopkins.
And says it's not hard to see why the White House
declined to endorse Feinstein-Burr.
They took a complex issue, arrived at the most naive solution.
And Julian Sanchez says Burr-Feinstein may be the most insane thing I've ever seen.
It is do magic in legalese.
Well coming up next, a very surprised winner.
>> I'm Jeff Sullivan, and I work the National Security beat.
National security is anything that affects the national security of
the United States, from counter terrorism, to surveillance.
To even relations with Russia.
It's one of the most fascinating beats you can have.
It's probably one of the more important beats that you cover
because it touches on so many areas of the world.
So many areas of people's day to day lives.
I'm Jeff Seldin and my beat is national security.
>> Former president Bill Clinton stumping for his wife on the campaign trail,
got into a debate with some Black Lives Matters protestors in Philadelphia And
their comments back and forth are drumming up a lot of social media responses.
Seems there is always popcorn available for the Twitters like it's not for me who
says, Bill Clinton telling BLM they're defending murderers and drug dealers.
Time to sit back and watch the fireworks.
Clinton defended his Crime Bill when he was in office,
one that increased the sentences of gang-related crimes but BLM said that
just put more African-Americans in prison disproportionately.
But Bill Clinton is right, says Michelle Bradbury.
There was an epidemic gang problem back then.
I remember.
Glad he set it straight.
And Cirque Du Sobae, for
a long time people assumed that Bill Clinton would be Hillary's greatest asset.
More and more he is her greatest liability.
Everybody is reacting to Trent winning last night in American Idol's 15th and
final season.
Mississippi they call him farm boy Trent Harmon.
Surprising just about everyone by outperforming Mississippi resident
La'porsha Renae.
The featuring a visit by the original old hats of Simon Cowell,
Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul.
And the show's host, everyone knows, is Ryan Seacrest.
He tweets a goodnight America salute.
Just ahead, are you happy with your face.
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>> There was action outside the debate hall.
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>> Political season is about to change too.
>> VOA news, Las Vegas.
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>> Sometimes, things are better left undone.
YvetteObeirne says, all I wanted was to be a baby doll,
not an ugly scary Chucky lookalike!
The Snapchat fun filter app allowing you to face swap on camera.
It seems to be infecting everybody.
Sometimes things do go awry when you go to Dr.
Snap for some imaginary plastic surgery.
Lovely Niamh, not too pleased with the outcome of her attempt to swap and
finally, OMG Rebecca Murphy-King.
Sorry Rebecca.
Some things are better left undone.
We'll see you all on Monday.
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