Written by Dr. Wealth on September 11th, 2011
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report, from voaspecialenglish.com Dubai’s recent debt problems have brought attention to the growth of Islamic finance. A government-owned group of companies, Dubai World, has been seeking to restructure twenty-six billion dollars of debt. About six billion of it is in Islamic bonds, including a three and a half [...]
Written by Dr. Wealth on February 24th, 2011
I’m Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Economics Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Facebook is the world’s biggest social network — and the subject of the movie “The Social Network.”The real Mark Zuckerberg and his friends at Harvard University launched the site in two thousand four. Facebook says it reached five hundred million users [...]
Written by Amy Nutt on August 2nd, 2009
As our daily lives become more hectic, it is becoming much more difficult to do many personal errands. Fortunately, the internet has become a great method of acquiring personal things that we may not normally have time get. More people are now using the internet for their shopping needs. With the click of the mouse, consumers have 24 hour access to more products than they would by shopping at a traditional brick and mortar store. One type of product that people are searching for is clothing.
Written by Amy Nutt on June 30th, 2009
TOEFL, or the Test of English as a Foreign Language, is a test that measures your ability to speak, read, and write in English at a college or university level. This test is one of the best measures of whether or not you are ready to attend college at an English-speaking school. Even though you may think that you speak and write English well, doing so on the college level is entirely different, especially if you have learned it as a foreign language.