Week 1
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School Lunch Important for Health and Education
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Welcome to As It Is, your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. I'm June Simms.
Today we hear about two studies on childhood hunger and its effects on educational development and the world economy.
We begin with a story out of Dakar, Senegal.
School Lunch Important for Health and Education
Educators in low-income areas everywhere struggle with one of the most basic barriers to
teaching children -- hungry students. The United Nations World Food Program
says in its 2013 State of School Feeding Worldwide report that supplying meals
and snacks to students has proven valuable. Researchers in Dakar, Senegal
agree. They found that supplying free lunches to students in rural primary
schools not only made them healthier, it raised their test scores. Avi Arditti
has more.
During the 2009-2010 academic year, researchers in Senegal did an experiment. They
selected 120 rural primary schools in four of the poorest areas of the country.
Students at half the schools received free, daily lunches -- a local dish of
rice with vegetables and either fish or meat, cooked in oil. Students at the
other 60 schools did not receive meals.
Abdoulaye Diagne is the director of the Consortium for Social Economic Research in Dakar.
He led the study.
He says students who received school meals were better able to memorize and reason. He says they learned and understood more than those students who did not receive meals.
The study found that standardized test scores went up an average of 7 percentage points in French and 8.5 percentage points in math. The effect was even greater for girls and for the youngest students.
The World Food Program says that about $75 billion goes into school feeding programs each year worldwide. Most of this money comes from governments.
However, the WFP says only 18 percent of children in the poorest countries receive a daily meal at school. This compares to nearly half of children in middle-income countries.
Bettina Luescher is with the World Food Program.
"School meals are a crucially important part and play a huge role in schools around the world. It means, in practicality, kids can concentrate. They can study. They stay in school. They will send their own children to school one day. Girls will have fewer children if they have school meals and an education; they marry at a later stage. And there's a huge impact on how they grow up to become strong, smart adults."
Luescher says that school feeding programs also help protect children from crises -- like droughts, war, or sudden increases in food prices.
"School meals are a way of keeping children in school. It's often the only way that families can afford to keep their children fed. Sometimes it's the only meal that some of these children get."
The big problem, of course, is cost. This is especially true in low-income countries.
However, the WFP estimates that for every dollar spent on a school meal, countries will see three dollars in economic returns. Local farmers, for example, can sell their food to the school meal programs, and the country can build a smarter workforce. I'm Avi Arditti.
And I'm June Simms. You are listening to As It Is from VOA Learning English.
Effects of Childhood Malnutrition Far Reaching and Lasting
About one-quarter of the world's children may underperform at school because of poor nutrition. So says a new report from the Britain-based charity Save the Children.
The "Food for Thought" report says a malnourished child is almost 20 percent more likely to have trouble reading than someone of the same age who has a good diet.
David McNair is head of growth, equity and livelihoods at Save the Children UK.
"Those who are malnourished consistently have scored lower on math tests and find it more difficult to read a simple sentence at age eight. And as they go through life that affects their confidence, their career aspirations and ultimately their ability to earn money."
The report is based on an international study of childhood poverty. Researchers from the University of Oxford are leading the "Young Lives" study. They are following the lives of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam over a 15-year period.
The report notes that the period from when a woman becomes pregnant until a child is two years old is an important time for brain development. But McNair says the effect of malnutrition goes beyond the biology of the brain.
"There is interesting evidence on the stimulus that children receive. So because children who are malnourished look smaller, their parents and their caregivers tend to treat them as if they were younger than they are. And that means they do not get the right stimulus and their brains are not developing as a result of that stimulus."
The report says childhood malnutrition is also a major threat to the long-term economic growth of many developing countries.
United Nations figures suggest that last year nearly 50 percent of children under five in southern Asia were stunted, too short for their age because of poor nutrition. This was also the case for 40 percent of children under five in sub-Saharan Africa.
Save the Children predicts that malnourished children may, as adults, earn 20 percent less than children who were properly fed. It says this costs the global economy more than $100 billion a year.
McNair says targeting malnutrition now will have major long-term effects. But, currently nutrition programs get just over 0.3 percent of global development spending. Save the Children wants spending on nutrition to more than double to $1 billion a year.
Earlier this week, the British and Brazilian governments held the first-ever high-level nutrition pledging conference. They say it is a first step in moving malnutrition to a higher level as an important economic and social development issue.
Summarize:School Lunch Important for Health and Education
Today I hear about two studies on childhood hunger and its effects on educational development and the world economy. Educators in low-income areas everywhere struggle with one of the most basic barriers toteaching children -- hungry students. The United Nations World Food Program says in its 2013 State of
School Feeding Worldwide report that supplying meals and snacks to students has proven valuable.
Researchers in Dakar, Senegal agree. They found that supplying free lunches to students in rural primary schools not only made them healthier, it raised their test scores. Avi Arditti has more.
The first section, During the 2009-2010 academic year, researchers in Senegaldid an experiment. They selected 120 rural primary schools in four of the poorest areas of the country. Students at half the schools received free, daily lunches -- a local dish of rice with vegetables and either fish or meat, cooked in oil. Students at the other 60 schools did not receive meals.
Conclusion, talking studies on childhood hunger and its effects on educational development and the world economy. The study found that standardized test scores went up an average of 7 percentage points in French and 8.5 percentage points in math.Effects of Childhood Malnutrition Far Reaching and Lasting about one-quarter of the world's children may under perform at school because of poor nutrition."Those who are malnourished consistently have scored lower on math tests and find it more difficult to read a simple sentence at age eight. And as they go through life that affects their confidence, their career aspirations and ultimately their ability to earn money."How do like think about this passage?
Vocabulary
School Lunch Important for Health and Education
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Meaning
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/strʌɡl/
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ต่อสู้
to try very hard to do sth when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems
Ex: They struggled just to pay their bills.
She struggled for 10 years to achieve success as an actress.
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/ˈɡʌvənmənt/
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รัฐบาล
the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state
Ex: She has resigned from the Government.
The Government has/have been considering further tax cuts.
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/estɪmət/
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การตีราคา
a judgement that you make without having the exact details or figures about the size, amount, cost, etc.
Ex: I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.
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especially(adv)
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/ɪˈspeʃəli/
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โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง
more with one person, thing, etc. than with others, or more in particular circumstances than in others
Ex: The car is quite small, especially if you have children. Teenagers are very fashion conscious, especially girls.
I love Rome, especially in the spring.
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Reference:http://voa.52en.com/voa-se-html/20136/voa-201369103903.html
Learning Log Week 1
Out class
Listening Skill : June 8, 2013.
Top 5 Pop Hits for Week Ending June 8
From (VOA ) Voice of America , this is News/Arts & Entertainment.
We’re sampling the five most popular tracks on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending June 8, 2013.
It all starts in fifth place, where Florida Georgia Line - a Country act - joins forces with multi-platinum rapper Nelly on "Cruise". This isn’t the first time the St. Louis, Missouri rapper has gone the Country route. Back in 2004, Nelly and Tim McGraw teamed up for “Over And Over.” It hit third place on the Hot 100 chart, while selling more than one million copies in the United States alone.
A new addition to the top 5 this week is French duo Daft Punk teams with Pharrell Williams for“Get Lucky,” rising six slots to number four. The mysterious French duo members wear robot helmets and go to great lengths to avoid being photographed. That hasn’t stopped them from becoming stars: their latest album Random Access Memories has gone to number one in more than a dozen countries, including the United States.
From here, we step into familiar territory: Justin Timberlake holds in third place with “Mirrors.”You can find it on his album The 20/20 Experience. The album version runs more than eight minutes. It hit number one in the United Kingdom, becoming the longest chart-topping single since 1998, when Oasis hit the top slot with its nine-minute opus, “All Around The World.”
Spending another week in second place are Pink and Nate Ruess with “Just Give Me A Reason.” Nate is from the band Fun. Here’s a fun fact for you chart-watchers: this song replaced Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” at number one. That made them the first back-to-back ballads to top the Hot 100 since May, 2008, when Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love” surrendered to Rihanna’s “Take A Bow.”
Holding fast to the singles title are Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, and Ray Dalton - with “Can’t Hold Us.” The future looks bright for the Seattle, Washington rapper and his producer, Ryan: they’re the first duo to ever hit number one on the Hot 100 with their first two singles.
Check back next week for the new Top 5 Countdown and other music news.
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 8
1. "Can't Hold Us" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
2. "Just Give Me a Reason" - Pink featuring Nate Ruess
3. "Mirrors" - Justin Timberlake
4. "Get Lucky" - Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
5. "Cruise" - Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
Source: Billboard magazine
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 8 We’re sampling the five most popular tracks on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending June 8, 2013. Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 8
1. "Can't Hold Us" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
2. "Just Give Me a Reason" - Pink featuring Nate Ruess
3. "Mirrors" - Justin Timberlake
4. "Get Lucky" - Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
5. "Cruise" - Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
1. "Can't Hold Us" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton >singles title are Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, and Ray Dalton - with “Can’t Hold Us.” The future looks bright for the Seattle, 2.Just Give Me a Reason" - Pink featuring Nate Ruess > Spending another week in second place are Pink and Nate Ruess with “Just Give Me A Reason.” 3."Mirrors" - Justin Timberlake 4. "Get Lucky" - Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams A new addition to the top 5 this week is French duo Daft Punk teams with Pharrell Williams for“Get Lucky,” rising six slots to number four. 5. "Cruise" - Florida Georgia Line featuring NellyIt all starts in fifth place, where Florida Georgia Line - a Country act - joins forces with multi-platinum rapper Nelly on "Cruise".
Finally, Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 8
1. "Can't Hold Us" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
2. "Just Give Me a Reason" - Pink featuring Nate Ruess
3. "Mirrors" - Justin Timberlake
4. "Get Lucky" - Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
5. "Cruise" - Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
Vocabulary
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 8
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tɑːpɪŋ
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ฝา,ส่วนเริ่มต้น
a layer of food that you put on top of a dish, cake, etc. to add flavour or to make it look nice
Ex: baked vegetables with a cheese topping.
The basic pizza is £6 and then each extra topping is 75p.
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ˈsɑːmplɪ
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ตัวอย่าง
the process of taking a sample
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fiːtʃə(r)
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ภาพยนตร์
something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing
Ex: An interesting feature of the city is the old market.
Teamwork is a key feature of the training programme.
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ballads (n)
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bæləd
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เพลงช้าที่มีใจความบรรยายถึงความรัก
a song or poem that tells a storya medieval ballad about a knight and a lady
a slow song about love
Ex: Her latest single is a ballad.
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Learning Log Week 1
In class
Learning log: What I have learned inside the classroom on June 3, 2013.
Learning log: What I have learned inside the classroom?
Learning is important thing for everyone. It never be limited gander, age or caste. Today is the first class to gain new knowledge mostly. Warming up step is answering three questions about “KWL.” These questions are beneficial things for the teacher to prepare teaching methods matching with needs of each student. According to these questions, each student can plan their live that “How can they go to the goal?” For today, I gain two things for this class. There are what I have learned inside the classroom and what I have learned outside the classroom.
Firstly, what I have learned inside the classroom is very important thing for learning mostly. In the same way, the planning processes are the first starting to do something right. The teacher asks students three questions by using three letters “KWL.” The first letter comes from “What background knowledge did you have before studying at here?” The second letter “W” comes from “What do you want to know at here.” The last letter “L” comes from “What have you learned while you are studying at here.” Some students answer each question in the same way. Contrary, some students answer questions very differently. In addition, we get knowledge application for learning about English as well as native speakers or own language by using “Web Based Learning” as “Teach less learn more” Also, we get new idea about “PPP” or “Practice Practice Practice” since English learning is focused on practicing four skills together.
Secondly, what I have learned outside the classroom is e-learning system. According to studying inside this class, the teacher gives various assignments connected with four skills of English (listening, speaking, reading and writing). We can practice listening skill from VOA special English news or songs on Internet and write difficult vocabularies from passages. Furthermore, we can practice pronunciation of native speakers. We can practice reading skill from Student Weekly online, English Teaching Forum Journal online or Nation newspaper. We also learn and gain knowledge about grammar and new vocabularies too. For writing skill, we can chat with foreigners or person who speak English well on social network such as facebook, twitter, whataap, line, etc. The fourth skill is speaking in which Thai people always have problem because they are bashful to speak English out. However, we can speak with foreigner one by one. Learning outside the classroom is good methods to improve four skills of English.
Briefly, good learning is started in the planning processes and it leads to accuracy knowledge application. Learning inside the classroom is good. However, I think learning outside the classroom is better because we can learn by ourselves every time. We also practice Above all, good learning should be both inside and outside the classroom. Learning has starting point and goal, but there isn’t the end.
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