ESOL News Oregon
Education Podcasts
Short news stories carefully adapted for English learners in Oregon, and beyond. Written by Timothy Krause, read by Eric Dodson. Find interactive exercises and more readings at https://sites.google.com/pcc.edu/esolnewsoregon/home Music by Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Six - www.chriszabriskie.com - Creative Commons BY License This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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United States
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Education Podcasts
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Short news stories carefully adapted for English learners in Oregon, and beyond. Written by Timothy Krause, read by Eric Dodson. Find interactive exercises and more readings at https://sites.google.com/pcc.edu/esolnewsoregon/home Music by Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Six - www.chriszabriskie.com - Creative Commons BY License This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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English
Episodes
People Around The US And World Protest Violence Against Black People
5/31/2020
ESOL News Oregon. Written by Eric Dodson. Text of article:People in Portland are protesting police violence against black people. Since Friday, May 29th, thousands of people in Portland and more than 200 other cities in the US and around the world, have come together on the streets. They want police and society to change. Police use violence on Black people and other people of color in the US more often than white people, according to national statistics from Washington Post. For example,...
Duration:00:04:43
Multnomah County Library is one of the busiest libraries in the world
2/18/2020
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article:JANUARY 26, 2020) Residents of Portland use the Multnomah County Library a lot. Books are popular, but so are digital materials such as e-books. According to the Willamette Week newspaper, Portland residents checked out about 3 million audio books and e-books from Multnomah County Library in 2019. The library uses an app called Libby. According to the makers of the app, Portland's public library has the sixth largest digital circulation in...
Duration:00:03:08
Apartment rent in Oregon is still growing, but now more slowly
2/13/2020
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (JANUARY 26, 2020) Renting an apartment in Oregon (especially Portland) is not cheap. Although apartment rents in Oregon are lower than other places in the country, the cost is still rising. It is just rising more slowly than before. According to an apartment rental website, rents in Portland have increased 3.3% compared to last year. The largest increase was in Tualatin (6.8%), while the smallest increase was in Happy Valley (0.9%). The...
Duration:00:02:33
Portland has a cat cafe
2/11/2020
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article:(FEBRUARY 8, 2020) Most cafes have coffee. One cafe in Portland also has cats. It is called Purrington's Cat Lounge. Purrington's Cat Lounge is in Northeast Portland. The cafe serves coffee, tea, beer, wine, and food. Purrington's also has a lounge area with several cats. Customers can visit the cats. They can also adopt a cat. 30 minutes with the cats costs $6. One hour with the cats cost $12. The lounge also offers 90 minutes of yoga with...
Duration:00:01:21
Hot, Dry Summers Mean More Expensive Christmas Trees
12/13/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article:(DECEMBER 1, 2019) Christmas is a holiday that is celebrated on December 25 every year. For many, it's a religious holiday. For others, though, it's about family, friends, and giving. For most, the holiday traditions include displaying a Christmas tree in their homes. The traditional Christmas tree is an evergreen tree, such as a spruce, fir, or pine. People decorate the tree with ornaments and garland. Some people even add edible...
Duration:00:03:07
Oregon is recycling less and wasting more
12/2/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article:(NOVEMBER 15, 2019) Citizens of Oregon often speak with pride about the state's recycling efforts. However, a new report has bad news. It says: Oregonians are producing more trash (more than 7 pounds of trash per day) The state recycling rate is doing down Fewer East Asian markets are willing to take our waste The report's title is "The State of Recycling in Oregon." It was published by U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Environment Oregon...
Duration:00:03:44
Portland Store Makes Ice Cream from Chickpeas
11/19/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (MAY 13, 2019) A new store in Portland sells unusual ice cream. The store does not make the ice cream with milk from cows. Instead, it uses milk from beans. The store is called Little Bean. Its website says, "We ‘milk’ chickpeas to create our frozen treats. What’s leftover is refined into the gluten-free flour that makes our waffle cones and cookies that much healthier." The ice cream is vegan because it uses no animal products. It is also...
Duration:00:02:13
Lottery Winner Knows What to do with Prize Money
11/13/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (FEBRUARY 11, 2019) Not everyone wins the lottery. But when you do, you have to make a big decision. What do you do with the prize money? It might be hard to choose. It was easy for Victor Salazar. He lives in Salem. He recently a lottery game. He will receive more than $45,000. He knew immediately what to do. “My father needs a liver transplant and insurance won’t cover it,” Salazar says. “This money is going to help him pay for the...
Duration:00:03:27
Man Sues Portland Hotel for Discrimination
11/4/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (OCTOBER 12, 2019) Jermaine Massey came to Portland for a concert. He stayed at the DoubleTree Hotel in the Lloyd District. Now he is suing the hotel because of something that happened. To sue someone means "to take legal action against someone and try to get money from them because they have harmed you," according to Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Massey says he was in the lobby. He was talking on his cell phone with his mother. A hotel...
Duration:00:02:42
Most Oregonians Love The State's Election System
10/27/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article:Most Oregonians love the state's election system (OCTOBER 26, 2018) A new survey by DHM Research says Oregon voters like the state's election system. This includes both the "vote by mail" and the Voters' Pamphlet. The "vote by mail" system sends election ballots in the mail to registered voters. A "ballot" is the piece of paper used to mark choices in elections. Voters then have several weeks to complete their ballots at home. They send the...
Duration:00:03:32
Research from Oregon State Says Cats Really Do Love Their Humans
10/23/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (SEPTEMBER 26, 2019) A common belief about pets is that cats are detached, indifferent, aloof and stand-offish. In other words, they are independent and do not have the same kind of connection with humans as dogs do. New research from the Oregon State University, however, suggests that cats really can have strong bonds with their human companions. The results of their study were published recently in a journal titled Current Biology. “In...
Duration:00:02:40
Portland Pickles and Hillsboro Hops Play Ball
10/14/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: AUGUST 2, 2019) Professional baseball is a popular sport in the United States. In fact, the game was invented in New York state in 1839. It quickly became known as "America's pastime." Today, there are 30 Major League baseball teams in the Major League, and 256 Minor League baseball teams across the country. Professional baseball was played nearly continuously in Portland from 1901 until 2010, except during the 1994 season. The original...
Duration:00:03:10
Portland man is the first person to walk across Antarctica alone
10/6/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause https://sites.google.com/pcc.edu/esolnewsoregon/2019-01/2019-01-26-antarctica Text of article: (JANUARY 26, 2019) Colin O'Brady is from Portland. He is a professional athlete. He has won many contests. Last month, Colin walked across Antarctica. In fact, on December 26, 2018, Colin became the first person ever to walk across Antarctica without help. He finished before another man doing the same thing at the same time. Colin's trip was 921 miles. The trip...
Duration:00:02:49
Crater Lake road is open now
8/4/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (JULY 20, 2019) Crater Lake is a national park in Southern Oregon. It was the top of a volcano. The volcano exploded 7,700 years ago. Water from rain and snow filled the top. Now Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. People visit Crater Lake for vacation. Rim Drive is a road around the lake. It is 33 miles. There are many places to stop and see the lake. There are hiking trails and wildflowers, too. Rim Drive is open now...
Duration:00:01:29
Do you have what it takes to be a trimet bus driver?
8/4/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (JUNE 21, 2019) TriMet is the regional government agency that manages all the busses in the Portland metropolitan area. It has about 1,400 bus drivers, but it still needs to hire more. According to The Oregonian newspaper, it typically hires 20 new drivers every three weeks. Here is some information about the job, according to the newspaper and TriMet's website. After a six-week training period, bus drivers make $17.26 per hour. They...
Duration:00:02:44
From the farmer's market to the supermarket
8/4/2019
ESOL News Oregon. Text of article: (JULY 14, 2019) Matt Choi grew up in southeast Portland, and he always enjoyed his mother’s cooking. But, he had no idea that his mom had the secret to a successful business. Matt got his business degree from the University of Oregon and in 2011, he was working in a large company. His mother, though, had a bright idea and wanted his help. Matt’s mother, Chong Choi, grew up in South Korea, and loved making traditional Korean dishes. One food she loved to...
Duration:00:02:35
Minh Pham takes care of flowers and customers with a smile
8/4/2019
ESOL News Oregon Text of article: (JULY 19, 2019) In Southeast Portland, the Portland Nursery sells flowers, plants, trees, and many supplies for gardens and yards. The nursery started in 1907, when Portland was much smaller. Back then, there were more horses than cars on the road. These days, many people drive their cars to the nursery, especially during the summer. All of those people are welcomed by one man, Minh Pham. He smiles, says hello, and helps everyone who comes to the Portland...
Duration:00:02:48
Oregon changes death penalty
8/4/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (AUGUST 2, 2019) Capital punishment is also known as the death penalty. It is execution (death) as punishment by the government for a serious crime. Capital punishment is legal in Oregon. However, the last person to be executed in Oregon was in 1997. Governor Kate Brown signed a new law earlier this week. The new law makes it more difficult to use the death penalty in Oregon. Now fewer crimes lead to capital punishment. They include...
Duration:00:02:07
Portland makes big cuts to parks budget
8/4/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (MAY 25, 2019) Every city has a budget. It is a plan for money coming in from taxes. And it is a plan for paying for city services. The Portland City Council recently approved a new budget for 2019-2020. The Council is a group of 5 leaders who manage the city. One of them is the mayor. The new budget is $5.6 billion. It pays for about 6,000 workers. The new budget has big changes. One of the changes is money for parks. In the past, the...
Duration:00:02:30
Small town mayor has 10 different jobs
8/4/2019
ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (JULY 20, 2019) Oregon has many small towns. Mitchell one of the small towns in Wheeler County. It has only 125 residents. People in small towns often do many jobs. For example, Patrick Farrell is the mayor. But he is also the school bus driver and a pastor. He is a barber and the owner of a local hostel, too. (A hostel is like a hotel.) “Everybody has to wear a lot of hats,” Farrell told Oregon Public Broadcasting. “A town of this size...
Duration:00:01:57