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Hola Ludwing y muy buenas tardes.
Cmo te va? Espero que te encuentres bien.
Aqu estn los nuevos textos de Spotlight para la semana que viene.
Espero que
te gusten los temas porque son interesantes. Obviamente me encanta eltema del
unes porque se trata de la radio. El programa de jueves me parece un
programa
muy importante tambin. Como siempre, tenemos mucho para aprender de
ellos.
Que tengas un lindo fin de semana, Ludwing. Gracias por acompaarnos
en el
programa, Spotlight. Bendiciones.
Allen.
Spotlight - Ingls Especial
Lun 8 nov Inventing the Radio, 1181
Mar 9 nov Internet Museum, 1182/372
Mie 10 nov How Vaccines Work, 1183
Jue 11 nov Preparing for Natural Disasters, 1184
Vie 12 nov The Wrong End of the Stick, 1185
Sab 13 nov Badds, 1186/675
El horario de Spotlight se encuentra en la ltima pgina del
documento. Gracias.
Program 1181: Inventing the Radio (Inventando la Radio)
Voice 1 Hello. Im Marina Santee.
Voice 2 And Im Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight. This
programme uses a
special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to
understand,
no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 1 Millions of people all over the world use their radios every
day. You
are probably listening to one at this very minute! But one hundred
years ago
there was no such thing as a radio. That is very hard to imagine!
In this programme we are looking at the life of Sir John Ambrose
Fleming. He was
one of the important people in the development of radio. He made it
possible for
you to listen to us today.
Voice 2 John Fleming was born in eighteen forty-nine [1849] in
England. He
loved to study science, even when he was a child. He began to study
science at
University College in London when he was only sixteen years old. Butit was very
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hard for him to complete his studies.
Johns father was the leader of a church in London. He did not have
enough money
to pay for Johns university education. So John had to earn his own
living while
he was studying.
Voice 1 When he left university, John became a teacher of science in
the north
of England. He enjoyed teaching children but he also wanted to study
science
more deeply himself. So he saved up his money and went back to London
to study.
This time he studied at the Royal College of Chemistry. When he had no
money
left, John returned once again to teaching. He taught in a school in
the south
of England for three years. But what he really wanted to do was to
work in
science and research.
Voice 2 Once he had saved up enough money John started his research
studies at
Cambridge University. He became well known for being able to solve
difficult
problems in science. He advised the companies that were beginning to
use the new
technology of electricity.
One hundred years ago scientists were still trying to understand fully
how
electricity works. Scientists from different countries shared their
ideas with
each other. Each scientist built on the work of other scientists.
Voice 1 Radio first became possible when Michael Faraday demonstrated
what an
electrical current could do. He showed that it could produce a
magnetic field.
But it was another scientist, James Clerk Maxwell, who took the next
step. He
proved that electrical currents could be felt at great distances. He
believed
that this, electromagnetic energy could move in waves. He believed
these radio
waves could travel at the speed of light.
Voice 2 Yet another scientist, Marconi, finally brought all these
ideas
together. He invented a system for sending sounds across a space. His
system did
not use wires to carry the sound. This is why the old name for a radio
was a
wireless.
In nineteen hundred and one, Marconi wanted to send a message across a
very
large distance - across the Atlantic Ocean. It was a distance of three
thousandtwo hundred kilometres.
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Marconi wanted to make sure his experiment would succeed. Many people
were
watching to see if his ideas would work. He asked Sir John Ambrose
Fleming to
advise him. Sir John could see immediately that the equipment Marconi
planned touse was too small for the job.
So Sir John designed a new, larger piece of radio equipment. He set it
up at
Poldhu Point in Cornwall, England. It was high on a hill by the sea.
The
equipment pointed towards Canada. In November nineteen hundred and
one, Marconi
left Fleming in England. Marconi then travelled across the Atlantic
Ocean. He
set up his receiving equipment in Newfoundland, Canada.
Voice 1 On December the twelfth, Marconi heard three short sounds
coming
through his receiver. It was the Morse code for the letter S. The
signal had
travelled through the air all the way from England to Canada. Sir John
had made
Marconis ideas work. But Marconis system could not carry the sound
of the
human voice. Radio, as we know it, was still a long way off.
Voice 2 It was at this point that Sir John Ambrose Fleming became the
hero of
the story. Sir John invented many things during his long life. But his
best-known invention was the radio valve.
Voice 1 By the way, an American inventor developed Sir Johns valve
further.
His name was Lee De Forest. De Forest called his device the vacuum
tube. Even
today, British engineers call these devices valves, and Americans
call them
tubes.
Voice 2 The valve, or tube, controlled the flow of electricity in the
equipment
sending the signals. It changed the electrical signals into radio
waves. These
could then travel long distances. The signals also became much
stronger than
before.
The invention of the valve was the greatest event in electronic
engineering of
the time. It was the first of hundreds of different kinds of valves.
These
valves made possible huge progress in radio and television technology.
Voice 1 Todays radios no longer use valves like these. But the
valves in much
specialised electronic equipment are still based on Sir Johns
invention.
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Sir John was not only good at research and at solving problems. He was
also a
very fine public speaker. He was very good at explaining difficult
scientific
ideas - even to children. Crowds of people gathered to hear him speak
on
scientific subjects. Sir John gave his last talk to an important groupof
scientists when he was ninety years old. He received many public
honours because
of his great service to science.
Voice 2 But Sir John was not just devoted to science. He was also a
Christian.
He loved to study the Bible as much as he loved to study science. He
often
taught about the Bible in public. Crowds of people gathered to hear
him speak
about this other great interest of his life.
John Fleming became a Christian when he was a young man. He treated
the Bible
with great respect. He felt it was a complex book and should be
studied
seriously.
The Christian Bible is one book, but it contains sixty-six books.
About forty
different people wrote them. These people lived during a period of
about
fourteen hundred years. They used three different languages. These
facts about
the Bible caused some people to think that it is just a lot of stories
made up
by the many writers.
Voice 1 But Sir John studied the Bible for many years. He believed it
to be a
communication to us from the Creator of the universe. He said,
Voice 3 "The Bible contains records of events completely different
from normal
human experience. Although it was written by men, I believe there is
much
evidence that it is not simply the product of the human mind."
Voice 1 The writer of todays programme was Joy Smith. The producer
was
Elizabeth Lickiss. The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom.
Computer
users can hear our programmes, read our scripts and see our wordbook
on our
website at www.radio.english.net. This programme is called Inventing
the
Radio. Thank you for joining us in todays Spotlight programme.
Goodbye.
Program 1182/372: Internet Museum (Museo en Internet)
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Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Dean
Kladder.
And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of
broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where
in the
world they live.
Skeletons of pre-historic animals. Famous paintings. Ancient tools
and
weapons. Pictures from World Wars. Jewels from kings. Books from
famous
writers. Telescopes and Computers. These are just a few things that
you can
find in museums.
Todays Spotlight looks at a new kind of museum.
There are famous museums all over the world. These buildings are
devoted to
protecting, studying, and showing special objects. These objects have
educational, historical, and artistic value. Here are a few famous
museums from
around the world. Do you recognize any of them?
The Louvre. The Louvre is a museum in France. It used to be a royal
palace for
the king of France. But now, the Louvre contains some of the most
important
objects in history- from famous drawings by artist Michelangelo to
Egyptian
Shabtis, used in ancient burials.
Olduvai Gorge is in Kenya. This is an archaeological museum. It is
an area
where some important fossils and bones were discovered. Scientists
believe that
they found the remains of a man there. But not just any man. This
man is
believed to have lived eight million years ago! This area is believed
to be
where some of the earliest humans lived.
The State Hermitage is an art museum. It is in St. Petersburg,
Russia. It
holds over three million works of art. The art shows the development
of culture
from the Stone Age to the twentieth century.
Auschwitz is in Poland. During World War Two Auschwitz was used as a
death camp
by the German Nazis. Millions of people, Jews, Gypsies, and
Christians, were
killed in Auschwitz for no good reason. Today, Auschwitz is used as a
museum.
You see, there are people that survived their stay in Auschwitz. They
want all
people everywhere to visit Auschwitz. They do not want people to
forget the
evil that happened there. They do not want history to repeat.
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Going to a museum is a wonderful way to learn more about a culture or
time
period. But, what if you are not able to visit a museum. What if you
cannot go
to Russia, to see their cultural works of art? What if you are not
able to go
to Poland to see Auschwitz?
Well, now there is a museum that is making it easy for anyone anywhere
to visit
it. People from all over the world will be able to see the objects
inside the
museum. They will be able to read the information and learn about
each object.
The American Museum of Natural History is going on-line. Thats
right, this
museum will be on the Internet for anyone to see.
So, how does a museum get to be on the Internet? Well, the American
Museum of
Natural History uses a process called digitisation. Digitisation
involves
taking pictures of each object in the museum. But these are not
ordinary
pictures. These pictures show up on computer screens. The pictures
can be put
onto the Internet. Then, the information about the object is added.
In time,
every object with its information will be free to look at.
Putting a museum on the Internet is a very big job. The American
Museum of
Natural History has thirty million objects! Two to three million of
those
objects are fossils, the remains of plants and animals left in rock.
The rest
of the objects are samples of different kinds of plants and animals,
rocks, and
tools. The goal is to have a picture of most every object. Sometimes
two or
three pictures are necessary to fully show the object.
Using the Internet is an easy way to find any object that is in the
museum. All
the objects can be searched for on the web-site. They are all placed
in
categories like place, culture, or sort of object. For example, a
computer user
may want to know about a particular animal. They can look up that
animal on the
museums website. There they could find field note information,
pictures, maps
of areas where the animal lives, and different species groups.
Scientists are getting involved with the Internet museum as well.
Many
scientists are adding their own specific information. They take
pictures of
their own findings and add links to the museums website. They also
add their
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own notes. This gives people who are searching for facts even more
information.
It is a great way to learn more about the natural world.
The American Museum of Natural History is not the only museum to go
onto the
Internet. Other museums are starting to go on-line too. Art museums,history
museums, a plant museum, even the State Hermitage museum in Russia are
becoming
Internet museums! All of their objects are being digitised and put
onto museum
websites. One worker at the American Museum of Natural History says,
We are
all heading toward a kind of digital world museum. Soon there will
be a record
of the world on the Internetcomplete, with pictures.
There are many good reasons to put a museum on the Internet. One
reason is for
conservation. Some day the objects may disappear. For natural
reasons some of
the objects may start to fall apart. But the picture will always
remain.
Having a real object to look at is always better. But, having a
picture is
better than having nothing at all!
Another good reason to put museums on the Internet is for research
purposes.
The information is easy to get at for anyone with a computer. So a
doctor in
India could look at the information. Or, a ten-year-old child in
Brazil could
use it for a school report. Everyone can learn from an Internet
Museum.
Finally, Internet Museums will make people want to visit a real
museum. Museum
directors believe that people will see interesting objects on the
Internet.
Then, they will become so interested that they will want to see the
real
objects. Or, people will want to see what is in their own local
museum.
Internet Museums are just another way to learn more about our world.
It is good
to learn more about the earth and the objects in it. And it is always
good to
learn more about other cultures from around the world. The more we
learn about
each other, our world, and other cultures the more we will be able to
help each
other.
The writer of todays Spotlight was Rebekah Schipper. The voices you
heard were
from the United States. Computer users can hear these programs, read
our
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scripts, and see our wordbook on our website at
www.radio.English.net. This
program is called 'Internet Museum.'
If you have comments or questions, please email us. Our email address
is
Program 1183: How Vaccines Work (Como Funcionan las Vacunas)
Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im
Liz Waid.
Voice 2 And Im Marina Santee. Spotlight uses a special English
method of
broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where
in the
world they live.
Todays Spotlight program is about vaccines. These medicines are
changing lives
all over the world. But how exactly do they work? What are they? We
will explore
vaccines today on Spotlight.
Voice 1 You may have heard our program about the history of vaccines.
That
program talked about Doctor Edward Jenner. He wanted to stop a deadly
disease
called smallpox. Smallpox was an ancient and very serious disease. It
caused the
death of many people. Doctor Jenner experimented with smallpox and
cowpox.
Cowpox is a disease that mostly infects cows. But it can infect humans
too. It
is very similar to smallpox. But it is much less severe. Doctor Jenner
proved
that if people became infected with cowpox, they would be immune to
smallpox.
That is, they would not become infected with smallpox.
Voice 2 Doctor Jenners research led him to develop the first
vaccine.
Vaccination is the process of placing special infected material under
a persons
skin to help protect the body against diseases.
Voice 1 Vaccines led to the end of the horrible disease smallpox.
Vaccines have
also reduced the number of deaths from other diseases. Today, many
governments
require their people to have vaccinations. And some vaccines are
provided for
free. Vaccines protect many thousands of people every year in many
different
countries.
Voice 2 To understand what a vaccine does, we need to know a little
about the
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immune system. Everybody has an immune system. This system helps to
protect
people from diseases. It is a complex system of organs and fluids.
They work
together to find and destroy viruses and bacteria inside a persons
body.
Voice 1 A virus is a very small organism. A person cannot see it. But
this
small organism can cause a lot of trouble. A virus invades a cell
inside a
persons body. Then it uses parts of that cell to make copies of
itself. Soon,
there are many copies of the virus. Viruses can copy themselves
thousands of
times. So, infections can spread very quickly through a persons body.
Voice 2 The immune system tries to stop viruses with antibodies.
Antibodies are
very important. Under a powerful microscope, they look like the letter
Y. Each
end connects with a different substance or molecule. When an antibody
attaches
to a virus, the virus cannot harm the body. Antibodies stop the virus
from
spreading. Each antibody is made especially to attack a particular
virus.
Voice 1 Every antibody that a person needs for every different virus
is already
stored inside a persons immune system. It is stored as a kind of
design plan,
or blueprint. Think about how amazing that is! There are millions of
different
antibodies! And each antibody blueprint is already in your body! Your
immune
system just needs to find and copy it. But it can take a long time for
the
immune system to find and copy the antibodies.
Voice 2 So, the immune system tries to find the right antibody
blueprint. At
the same time, it tries to stop the infection through fever, pain and
sickness.
A person feels sick. They may have a fever. Their body tries to use
the heat
from the fever to kill the virus. And their body may try to get rid of
the virus
through diarrhea. The person may be unable to eat or drink. In these
ways the
immune system actually makes the person sick! But this sickness has a
purpose.
These reactions from the persons body try to slow the spread of the
virus. This
gives the person more time to produce the correct antibodies. When a
persons
body cannot find and produce enough antibodies to fight the virus,
they die.
Voice 1 So, then, how does a vaccine work? Well, a vaccine is a veryweak form
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of a virus. This weakened form of the virus is usually injected into a
persons
body. A vaccine encourages the immune system to create antibodies for
that
virus. So, if a virus threatens the immune system, the immune system
already has
the correct antibodies to fight it.
Voice 2 There are three different kinds of vaccines. The first is
called a
killed vaccine. Doctors use a special chemical to kill the virus.
Then they
inject the dead virus into a persons body. The immune system can
create
antibodies from the killed virus. Some typhoid and influenza vaccines
are
examples of killed vaccines.
Voice 1 The second kind of vaccine is called an acellular vaccine.
This
vaccine uses only part of a virus. It only uses the parts of the virus
that help
the body become more immune. The whooping cough vaccine is an example
of an
acellular vaccine.
Voice 2 Scientists and doctors consider these two kinds of vaccines
the safest.
These vaccines are also usually less painful than other vaccines. They
cannot
cause disease in people with weak immune systems. But sometimes these
vaccines
are not permanent. Sometimes a person must receive a vaccination every
few
years.
Voice 1 But there is another kind of vaccine called an attenuated
vaccine.
Doctors believe these vaccines are the most effective. This is because
they are
whole cells. Often people who receive attenuated vaccines never need
more
vaccinations for a particular virus.
Voice 2 But attenuated vaccines can be unpredictable. They can do
things that
doctors do not expect. In a very few special cases these live vaccines
can
change into the original virus. This means that the vaccine could
infect the
person instead of protecting him. This does not happen very often. And
doctors
make sure that the vaccines are as safe as possible. There are
attenuated
vaccines for mumps, measles, and rubella.
Voice 1 Human bodies are very complex. And they are also very
amazing! Science
helps doctors understand more about the human body every day. When
people
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understand more about their bodies, they can stay healthier. They can
make
better choices about medicines. And they value their bodies more. When
people
understand more about their bodies, they also have less fear of
medicines like
vaccines.
We hope that todays Spotlight has helped you learn more about
vaccines.
Voice 2 This program was written and produced by Liz Waid. The voices
you heard
were from the United States and the United Kingdom. This program is
part of a
group of programs about vaccines. To hear more programs, visit our
website at
www.radio.English.net. This program is called How Vaccines Work.
Voice 1 We love to hear comments and questions from our listeners. If
you have
a comment or question you can email us. Our email address is Radio @
English .
net. We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program.
Goodbye!
Program 1184: Preparing for Natural Disasters (Preparndose para
Desastres
Naturales)
Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Liz Waid.
Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English
method of
broadcasting.
Voice 1 Disaster has filled the news in two thousand and four: Floods
in
Bangladesh and Haiti, hurricane after hurricane in the Caribbean,
drought, or
lack of rain in Kenya, earthquakes in Iran. Many people have lost
their homes,
their land, and even their lives. People have spent billions of
dollars trying
to rebuild their communities. Is there any way to save people, their
homes, and
their communities from natural disasters?
Voice 2 Todays Spotlight is on sustainable relief. That is,
preparing
communities for natural disasters before they hit.
Voice 1 According to the United Nations, natural events affected more
than two
hundred million people in the last ten years. Natural events become
disasters
when they affect people and the places where they live, including
their homes,
businesses, and land.
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Voice 2 Natural disasters can happen anywhere in the world. But sadly
natural
disaster damage is usually worse in poor areas of the world.
Developing nations
usually suffer the most.
Voice 1 Why is damage worse in poor nations? Well, there are manyreasons. Here
are just a few. First, often the land is not firm. People burn the
land to make
room to grow crops. They cut trees. This destroys the soil and makes
the earth
weak. The wind and rain of large storms and floods can break the earth
apart.
The earth can slide. The sliding earth can destroy homes and buildings
in its
path.
Voice 2 Second, the buildings are not strong. Often people in poor
communities
build their houses from weak materials. Wind and rain can easily
destroy these
materials. In a large natural disaster many people can lose their
homes.
Voice 1 Wind and rain can also destroy roads. Damaged roads can cut
people off
from any help they may need after a natural disaster.
Voice 2 Third, many people in the developing world do not know about
ways to
protect themselves. No one has taught them how to prepare for
disasters.
Voice 1 And finally, many developing nations are in areas where
natural
disasters often hit. Many developing nations are still developing
because they
are always rebuilding after some natural event.
Voice 2 It is common for people to try to get back to normal after
a natural
disaster. People rebuild their homes, communities, and lives. The
problem is
they behave in the exact same way as they have in the past. They build
weak
structures that a new disaster can easily destroy again. They continue
to burn
the land to grow their crops. And they do not learn new information
about how to
stay protected. So, when the next natural disaster hits, their homes,
land, and
lives are destroyed once again.
Voice 1 For example, in two thousand and two the country of Kenya
experienced a
drought. The lack of rain made it hard to grow any crops. Many people
suffered.
Development groups tried to help the Kenyans. The groups gave people
food and
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water. They kept many Kenyans alive. But, what they did not give the
Kenyans was
an education. The Kenyans did not learn to prepare for another
drought.
Voice 2 Well, in two thousand four another drought hit Kenya. Many
Kenyanssuffered once again.
Voice 1 Many people are asking themselves, what is the point? Why
help people
if they will only experience the same things again and again? Is there
any other
way?
Voice 2 Alfonso Calzadilla believes that there is. He believes in
something
called sustainable relief. Sustainable relief offers people help
that will
protect them in the future. Sustainable relief would educate people of
ways that
they could build stronger homes and how to protect their land.
Sustainable
relief means preparing people for natural disasters before they hit.
Voice 1 Alfonso is a member of the International Red Cross group. The
Red Cross
helps people after a natural disaster hits a country. Alfonso has been
to many
different places around the world.
Voice 2 Alfonso believes that sustainable relief means taking a pro-
poor
approach. That would mean putting poor peoples needs first. Poor
people are
the most likely to be affected by natural disasters. So, a pro-poor
approach
could help reduce the amount of damage from a natural disaster.
Alfonso thinks
that education is important. People need to be educated about how to
prevent
damage before natural disasters hit their countries.
Voice 1 For example, Alfonso tells of Manam Island in Papua New
Guinea. Many
people there do not know what to do about the active volcano on their
island.
The volcano could explode any day. It could destroy many peoples
homes. It
could kill people. Alfonso found that only eleven percent of the
people even
knew of the risk of the volcano. They did not know of the danger.
Alfonso also
found that only six percent of the people knew what to do to try to
save their
homes. And not one person knew of the governments plan of escape.
What will the
people do if the volcano explodes? Alfonso says the people should be
educated
now, not after the volcano explodes.
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Voice 2 Alfonso tells of another community in Honduras. This mountain
communitys name is Ciudad Espana. In nineteen ninety-eight hurricane
Mitch hit
Honduras. Fourteen thousand Honduran families lost their homes in
Ciudad Espana
alone! Hurricane Mitch destroyed many things. But, it did not destroy
the hopeof the people of Ciudad Espana.
Voice 1 Ciudad Espana began to rebuild with the help of development
groups. The
government was even able to give the community some supplies and
money. But the
people of Ciudad Espana did not build in the same way that they always
had.
Instead they looked for sustainable ways that they could rebuild.
Voice 2 The people of Ciudad Espana learned how to make stronger
bricks. They
used the strong bricks to build their houses. They also used the
bricks to build
retaining walls. Retaining walls can help prevent the earth from
sliding and
destroying homes. They also rebuilt their homes on steps down the
mountain.
Steps also prevent the soil from sliding and destroying homes. The
people of
Ciudad Espana felt prepared for the next hurricane. They knew the
damage would
not be as great should another hurricane hit.
Voice 1 Natural disasters will continue to happen. But people,
development
groups and governments can work together. They can be prepared. People
can be
educated. Planning for natural disasters before they happen is called
sustainable relief.
Voice 2 Where do you live? Is your community prepared for a natural
disaster?
Could sustainable relief help your community?
Voice 1 The writer and producer of todays Spotlight was Rebekah
Schipper.
Computer users can hear more Spotlight programs on our website at
www.radio.english.net. This program is called Preparing for Natural
Disasters.
If you have comments or questions about this program please email us.
Our email
address is [email protected].
Program 1185: The Wrong End of the Stick (Sale Mal Parado)
Voice 1 Hello. Im Elizabeth Lickiss
Voice 2 And Im Marina Santee. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme
uses a
special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people tounderstand,
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no matter where in the world they live.
Today we are looking at two stories. The first story comes from India.
It is
about six blind men who met an elephant. The second story comes from
the
Christian Bible. It is about a storm on a lake. Both stories show howeasy it is
to get the wrong idea about something. People sometimes call this
getting the
wrong end of the stick.
Voice 1 The elephant was standing right in front of the six blind
men. But they
could not see this very large animal. They had no idea what kind of
animal it
was. So they decided to feel it in order to find out what it looked
like. Each
of the six men touched different parts of the elephant.
Voice 2 The first blind man put out his hand and felt the side of the
elephant.
It was rough and hard and very big. He said, It seems to me that the
elephant
is like a wall.
Voice 1 The second blind man was near the elephants face. He touched
the tusk
of the elephant. It was strong, smooth and hard. It had a sharp point
on the
end. He said, I think that the elephant must be like a weapon - a
spear.
Voice 2 The third blind man took the trunk or nose of the elephant in
his
hands. It felt very long and rough. The trunk moved in his hands. It
turned this
way and that. The third man did not know it was the elephants long
nose. He
said, I believe that the elephant is very like a snake.
Voice 1 The fourth blind man felt the elephants huge leg. He said,
It is
clear to me that the elephant is very like a tree. A fifth man then
took hold
of the elephants wide, flat ear. The elephant was waving it about to
keep
himself cool. The fifth man then decided that the elephant must be
like a fan.
Voice 2 Then the last blind man went to the back of the elephant. He
took hold
of the animals little thin tail. He spent some time feeling the tail.
Then he
declared to the other men you are all wrong, I think the elephant
is very
like a rope.
Voice 1 The six blind men had six different opinions about what the
elephant
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looked like. They argued for a long time. All six of them believed
that they had
discovered the truth about the elephant. But they were all wrong. They
all got
the wrong end of the stick. Not one of them had felt the whole
elephant. Not
one of them had gathered enough information to know what the elephantreally
looked like.
Voice 2 Our second story is about another group of men. These men did
not have
any problems with their eyes. They could see very well. But they also
got the
wrong idea. What they looked at frightened them. They got the wrong
end of the
stick because they did not understand what they were looking at.
Voice 1 These twelve men were followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
They were his
closest friends. One night Jesus climbed a hill near a large lake. He
wanted to
be alone to pray to God. He told his twelve friends to take their boat
and go
across the lake to the other side.
Voice 2 The night was dark and the lake was large. The boat got to
the middle
of the lake, about five kilometres from the land. Then suddenly, a
storm
developed. The wind became very strong. The waves were huge and the
twelve men
struggled to control the boat. Water flooded into the boat. The men
thought they
were going to drown.
But then they saw something coming towards them. It seemed to be
walking across
the waves. It looked like a man. But people do not walk on the water.
The men in
the boat were very frightened. They shouted, It is a spirit! There
was nowhere
to hide. The spirit kept coming towards them.
Voice 1 Then a voice shouted back to them above the noise of the wind
and the
waves. Have courage! It is I! Do not be afraid. The men recognised
the voice.
It was Jesus. They stopped being afraid because they knew Jesus. They
knew he
was their friend. He was coming to help them, not to harm them.
These men had never seen anyone walk on water before. It is not
possible for a
normal man to walk on water. So the twelve men got the wrong end of
the stick.
They believed that they must have been looking at a spirit.
Voice 2 One of these men was called Peter. He called out, Lord, if
that is
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really you, then tell me to come to you on the water. Jesus said,
Come.
Peter got out of the boat. He put his feet on the surface of the
water. Then he
started to walk towards Jesus. But then Peter looked around him. The
strong windand the wild waves frightened him. He began to sink. He shouted,
Lord, save
me!
Voice 1 Jesus reached out his hand and caught Peter. Jesus said,
your faith is
small. Why did you stop trusting me? He then helped Peter back into
the boat.
The water immediately became calm. The twelve followers of Jesus
worshipped him
right there, in the boat. They said, Truly you are the Son of God.
Voice 2 In the Indian story, suppose the six blind men had felt the
whole of
the elephant? Maybe then they would have found out the truth about it.
But each
of them was satisfied to touch just a small part.
And the twelve followers of Jesus also got the wrong idea. Everyone
knows a man
cannot walk on water. But when they discovered it really was Jesus,
they changed
their minds. They came to believe that Jesus was more than just a man.
Voice 1 Christians today would agree with those early followers of
Jesus.
Christians would say that the twelve men got the, right end of the
stick when
they called Jesus the Son of God.
You may have your own ideas about Jesus. Where did your ideas come
from? Do they
represent the whole picture? Are they the whole truth or just part of
it?
One way to find out more is to read about Jesus in the Bible. Another
way is to
talk to Christians who know him. Or you could call out to him
yourself, like
Peter did. The Bible teaches that Jesus always answers a person who
calls out
Lord, save me.
Voice 2 The writer of todays programme was Joy Smith. The producer
was
Elizabeth Lickiss. The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom.
Computer
users can hear our programmes, read our scripts and see our wordbook
at
www.radio.english.net. This programmes is called The Wrong End of the
Stick.
Voice 2 We love to hear comments and questions from our listeners.You can
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reach us by email. Our address is radio @ english . net. Thank you for
joining
us in todays Spotlight programme. Goodbye.
Program 1186/675: Badds
Thank you for listening to Spotlight, Im Rebekah Schipper.
And Im Sara DeKoster. Spotlight uses a special English method of
broadcasting.
It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world
they live.
Golf. It may be a sport that you do not know much about.
Or, it may be your most loved sport!
Golf is not a team sport. Each person plays for himself. The goal of
the game
is to hit a small white ball with a special club, or stick into a
small hole.
It may take many hits on a golf course to get the ball into the hole.
But the
goal is to get the ball in the hole with the least number of hits.
And the
person with the lowest number of hits for all the holes wins!
Golf is a very challenging sport. Many people say that golf is a game
of the
mind even more than the body.
Golf has become very popular in recent years. More people around the
world are
playing than ever before.
People used to consider golf a sport for older people. But now, there
are many
young people that play and watch golf!
Todays Spotlight is on one of these young golfers. His name is Aaron
Baddeley.
Aaron was born in nineteen eighty-one in Australia. He lives in the
United
States right now, but he plays golf for Australia. His fans call him
Badds!
Aaron started playing golf when he was very young. And he won his
first golf
competition in Australia when he was eighteen years old! He was the
youngest
person to ever win it that competition!
Many people consider Aaron one of the best young golfers in the
world. And he
has just started! It will be exciting to see what he can do.
Aaron is a very popular sports player. His website - w w w dot badds
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is the most popular sports website in Australia. Lots of young people
like to
follow what Badds is doing.
On his website, Badds shares a lot of things about his life. He tells
people
about his most loved foods. He talks about his family and his dogBrutus. He
talks about the exercises he does to keep his body healthy. And he
talks about
how much he loves to play golf.
People can also write to Badds and ask him questions. One fan asks,
What are some of your favorite memories from when you were a child?
Badds answers,
I used to take weekend trips with my father. He took me fishing.
One time I
caught a ton of fish...and my dad only caught two! Playing tennis
with my
mother was always good. I won my dog Brutus when I beat her in a
tennis game.
I have many good memories from when I was a child. I am so lucky to
have the
best family!
Badds is in the spotlight a lot. News and sports magazines want to
take his
picture. And Badds likes to look his best. He loves fashion. He
loves to put
different kinds of clothes together. Many sports magazines have said
that Badds
wears the best clothes of anyone in golf!
Badds also loves music. He says that music helps get him ready for a
big golf
competition. He listens to many different kinds of music. And, on
his website,
he tells his fans about his most loved music groups and CDs.
There are many things that make Badds different from other golfers.
He is
young. He loves clothes and popular music. He likes to share his
life with his
fans. These things make Badds special. They are some of the reasons
why so
many people love him. But there is something else that makes Badds
different
from other golfers. Badds is a Christian.
Aaron believes that God gave him a love for golf. He believes that
God gives
him the skill to compete and win. He is thankful for the many gifts
that God
gives him every day. And he likes to share his love for God with his
fans.
On his website, Aaron shares some of his faith stories. In one storyhe
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remembers a time when he was not feeling very close with God. Aaron
says,
The year two thousand was probably the worst time in my life. I was
struggling
with golf. My walk with Christ was not real strong. I was not
spending enoughtime alone which you need to have with him. I even considered
quitting golf.
That is right. You heard correctly.
Aaron says that the reason he thought about quitting was because he
had taken
his eyes off of God. He forgot that it was God who gave him the love
for golf
in his heart. So Aaron decided to change. He decided to recommit his
life to
Christ. And very soon after, he won a major golf competition!
But Aaron also knows that his relationship with God is about more than
just
golf. He says,
Everything else will die away. But Christ will stand forever. There
are times
when you drift from God. But then you understand how much you miss
him. When
you come back to God it is so good. And you understand that life is
just no
good without him. Seriously, I do not know what I would do if I had
to live
without Jesus.
Aarons website also lists daily Bible readings. Aaron encourages his
fans to
read the Bible every day. Aaron has a special email address for
people to ask
him questions about the bible or his faith. His fans can share their
thoughts
about the Bible readings.
If you are interested in learning more about Aaron Baddeley, you can
visit his
website. It is www.badds.com That is w w w dot b-a-d-d-s dot com.
Now, here
is one of Badds most loved Bible passages.
Give thanks in all situations, for this is Gods will for you in
Christ Jesus.
Aaron believes that God has a plan for every person. And God gives
every person
special gifts and skills. What do you think is Gods plan for your
life? What
gifts and skills has he given you? Aaron believes that Gods plan for
him
includes golf. Watch for Aaron in the next few years. See how he
develops the
skills that God gave him.
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This program was written by Sara DeKoster. The voices you heard were
from The
United States. Computer users can hear these programs, read our
scripts, and
see our wordbook on our website at www.radio.english.net. This
program is
called 'Badds.'
We love to hear comments and questions from our listeners. You can
email us at
[email protected] We hope you can join us again next time for Spotlight.
Good-bye!
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