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7/23/2019 Se Tia Marthasvineyard http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/se-tia-marthasvineyard 1/3 MARIO RITTER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Mario Ritter. Many Americans tae their s!mmer "acations in A!g!st. #resi$ent O%ama an$ his &amily are among them. This past eeen$ the &irst &amily "isite$ the (lori$a )!l& coast. The presi$ent ants to s!pport to!rism in the area a&ter the *# oil spill. On Th!rs$ay+ the &irst &amily ill %egin a ten,$ay "acation on Martha's Vineyar$+ here they spent part o& last s!mmer. AP #resi$ent O%ama stops at a store hile on "acation on Martha's Vineyar$ in A!g!st -/ To$ay e tell a%o!t Martha0s Vineyar$ an$ 1ant!cet+ to islan$s o&& the coast o& Massach!setts that are pop!lar places &or s!mmer "acations. *oth islan$s are non &or their sailing an$ s!nsets an$ &!n things to $o. Martha's Vineyar$ is also non &or its tall cli&&s o"erlooing the Atlantic Ocean. The islan$ is a%o!t thirteen ilometers o&& the coast an$ is less than to h!n$re$ si2ty s3!are ilometers. Homes $esigne$ lie those o& earlier times line the streets o& E$garton+ Oa *l!&&s an$ Vineyar$ Ha"en. These are the ma4or tons on Martha's Vineyar$. (or most o& the year+ the pop!lation o& Martha's Vineyar$ is a%o!t &i&teen tho!san$. 5!ring the s!mmer+ more than one h!n$re$ tho!san$ people cro$ the islan$. In a$$ition to the O%amas+ yo! might see some Hollyoo$ stars an$ other rich an$ &amo!s people. Some people arri"e %y %oat+ incl!$ing a ship that carries passengers an$ cars. Others come %y plane. Many "isitors ret!rn year a&ter year. 1o+ e contin!e o!r story ith Shirley )ri&&ith an$ Rich 6lein&el$t as yo!r tra"el g!i$es. RICH 67EI1(E75T: The tons an$ the 3!ieter co!ntry areas o& Martha's Vineyar$ all o&&er places to stay. Small hotels an$ homes &or "isitors on the islan$ may not cost m!ch. Other hotels cost h!n$re$s o& $ollars per night. Some people sa"e money %y preparing their on &oo$. Others eat in the many resta!rants on the islan$. H!ngry "isitors lie the sea&oo$ at se"eral &amo!s eating places lie the *lac 5og Ta"ern in Vineyar$ Ha"en. An$ they can stop into small stores that sell seets lie ice cream an$ &!$ge can$y. 5!ring arm eather the Vineyar$ is a goo$ place &or many $i&&erent acti"ities. #eople can play gol& or catch &ish. They can ri$e in sail%oats or motor %oats. They can ater si an$ sim. They can tae 3!iet als along san$y %eaches an$ among the thic green trees. They can tae pict!res o& %ir$s &o!n$ aro!n$ small areas o& &resh ater or on the ol$ stone alls s!rro!n$ing many &arms. SHIR7E8 )RI((ITH: Many &amilies ith chil$ren spen$ their s!mmer holi$ays in Martha's Vineyar$. One o& the pop!lar places &or &amilies is the (lying Horses Caro!sel in Oa *l!&&s. It is the ol$est contin!ally operate$ merry,go,ro!n$ ri$e in the 9nite$ States. The color&!l oo$ horses that t!rn in a circle ere create$ in eighteen se"enty,si2. One o& the %est places &or chil$ren an$ a$!lts to sim is the oseph A. Syl"ia state %each. The ater there is armer an$ calmer than at some o& the other Vineyar$ %eaches.
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MARIO RITTER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Mario Ritter.
Many Americans tae their s!mmer "acations in A!g!st. #resi$ent O%ama an$ his &amily areamong them. This past eeen$ the &irst &amily "isite$ the (lori$a )!l& coast. The presi$ent
ants to s!pport to!rism in the area a&ter the *# oil spill.
On Th!rs$ay+ the &irst &amily ill %egin a ten,$ay "acation on Martha's Vineyar$+ here theyspent part o& last s!mmer.
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#resi$ent O%ama stops at a store hile on "acation on Martha's Vineyar$ in A!g!st -/
To$ay e tell a%o!t Martha0s Vineyar$ an$ 1ant!cet+ to islan$s o&& the coast o& Massach!setts
that are pop!lar places &or s!mmer "acations.
*oth islan$s are non &or their sailing an$ s!nsets an$ &!n things to $o. Martha's Vineyar$ is
also non &or its tall cli&&s o"erlooing the Atlantic Ocean. The islan$ is a%o!t thirteen
ilometers o&& the coast an$ is less than to h!n$re$ si2ty s3!are ilometers.
Homes $esigne$ lie those o& earlier times line the streets o& E$garton+ Oa *l!&&s an$
Vineyar$ Ha"en. These are the ma4or tons on Martha's Vineyar$.(or most o& the year+ the pop!lation o& Martha's Vineyar$ is a%o!t &i&teen tho!san$. 5!ring the
s!mmer+ more than one h!n$re$ tho!san$ people cro$ the islan$. In a$$ition to the O%amas+
yo! might see some Hollyoo$ stars an$ other rich an$ &amo!s people.
Some people arri"e %y %oat+ incl!$ing a ship that carries passengers an$ cars. Others come %y
plane. Many "isitors ret!rn year a&ter year. 1o+ e contin!e o!r story ith Shirley )ri&&ith an$
Rich 6lein&el$t as yo!r tra"el g!i$es.
RICH 67EI1(E75T: The tons an$ the 3!ieter co!ntry areas o& Martha's Vineyar$ all o&&er
places to stay. Small hotels an$ homes &or "isitors on the islan$ may not cost m!ch. Other hotels
cost h!n$re$s o& $ollars per night. Some people sa"e money %y preparing their on &oo$. Others
eat in the many resta!rants on the islan$.H!ngry "isitors lie the sea&oo$ at se"eral &amo!s eating places lie the *lac 5og Ta"ern in
Vineyar$ Ha"en. An$ they can stop into small stores that sell seets lie ice cream an$ &!$gecan$y.
5!ring arm eather the Vineyar$ is a goo$ place &or many $i&&erent acti"ities. #eople can play
gol& or catch &ish. They can ri$e in sail%oats or motor %oats. They can ater si an$ sim. Theycan tae 3!iet als along san$y %eaches an$ among the thic green trees. They can tae
pict!res o& %ir$s &o!n$ aro!n$ small areas o& &resh ater or on the ol$ stone alls s!rro!n$ing
many &arms.
SHIR7E8 )RI((ITH: Many &amilies ith chil$ren spen$ their s!mmer holi$ays in Martha's
Vineyar$. One o& the pop!lar places &or &amilies is the (lying Horses Caro!sel in Oa *l!&&s. Itis the ol$est contin!ally operate$ merry,go,ro!n$ ri$e in the 9nite$ States. The color&!l oo$horses that t!rn in a circle ere create$ in eighteen se"enty,si2.
One o& the %est places &or chil$ren an$ a$!lts to sim is the oseph A. Syl"ia state %each. The
ater there is armer an$ calmer than at some o& the other Vineyar$ %eaches.
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(amilies also en4oy the (eli2 1ec Wil$li&e Sanct!ary here they can o%ser"e m!ch o& the
islan$ il$li&e. #eople can al thro!gh more than nine ilometers o& &iel$s+ trees an$ etlan$s
to learn a%o!t the plants an$ animals on the islan$.
Almost tenty percent o& the lan$ on Martha's Vineyar$ is protecte$ &rom $e"elopment. There
are other il$li&e areas to e2plore. A &lat,toppe$ %oat calle$ the On,Time (erry taes people an$
cars to a near%y small islan$+ Chappa3!i$$ic.
Chappa3!i$$ic has a hite san$ %each at the Cape #oge Wil$li&e #reser"e. Many small %ir$s
mae their homes in the grass on the e$ge o& the san$.
RICH 67EI1(E75T: *ac on Martha's Vineyar$+ "isitors sit on the %each an$ on rocs in the
&ishing "illage o& Menemsha to atch the s!nsets. As the s!n goes $on in the sy it paints
yello+ re$+ an$ other colors on the clo!$s. Some people o&&er a in$ o& ceremony as they atchthe s!n $isappear into the seas.
(ishing %oats rise an$ &all ith the a"es. *ells so!n$ to help g!i$e the %oats to lan$ as $arness
co"ers the ater.
SHIR7E8 )RI((ITH: Many people ho li"e all year on the islan$ mae their money &rom the
sea. Some o& the &ishermen an$ &armers on the islan$ to$ay are relate$ to the E!ropeans ho
settle$ the lan$ cent!ries ago.
Historians say *ritish mapmaer *artholome )osnol$ &irst ma$e a map o& the islan$ &or the
r!lers o& Englan$ in si2teen,oh,to. )osnol$ is sai$ to ha"e name$ the islan$ to honor his %a%y$a!ghter+ Martha.
The Vineyar$ part o& the name came &rom the many il$ grape "ines )osnol$ &o!n$ on the
islan$. 7ater+ 6ing Charles o& Englan$ ga"e the islan$ to %!sinessman Thomas Mayhe o& theMassach!setts *ay Colony.
The son o& Thomas Mayhe esta%lishe$ the &irst E!ropean settlement on the islan$ in si2teen
&orty,to at E$garton. The Wampanoag In$ians ta!ght the settlers to ill hales.
Men in E$garton an$ Vineyar$ Ha"en earne$ their money %y illing hales !ntil the mi$$le o&
the nineteenth cent!ry. Then+ a&ter the Ci"il War+ "isitors %egan to pro"i$e most o& the islan$ers'
money.
In eighteen thirty,&i"e+ the Metho$ist Ch!rch hel$ a gro!p camp meeting in hat as to %ecome
the ton o& Oa *l!&&s. Some o& the campers staye$ on an$ %!ilt small homes.
*y the mi$$le o& the nineteenth cent!ry+ ships &rom the American mainlan$ %egan %ringing
"isitors to the islan$. *ig hotels ere %!ilt in the ton near the e$ge o& the ater. Martha's
Vineyar$ as on its ay to %ecoming the "isitors' center that it is to$ay.
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RICH 67EI1(E75T: Many s!mmer "isitors also tra"el to 1ant!cet+ another islan$ in theAtlantic near Massach!setts. They lie this islan$ &or its %eaches+ its open lan$ an$ its trees.
1ant!cet is smaller than Martha's Vineyar$. It is a%o!t &i&ty ilometers &rom the Massach!setts
coast. Its $istance &rom the mainlan$ ca!ses some 1ant!cet citi=ens to say they are tr!eislan$ers. The only ton on 1ant!cet Islan$ also is calle$ 1ant!cet.
Artists o&ten paint its ater&ront an$ the small stores along it. *!t many "isitors say the most
interesting part o& the ton is the area o& homes. The islan$ is non &or its small gray ho!ses
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ith roses groing on them. Signs on some o& the ho!ses say they ere %!ilt as long ago as the
se"enteenth cent!ry.
The p!%lic may enter &o!rteen historic homes no open as m!se!ms. Another m!se!m+ the
M!se!m o& 1ant!cet History+ helps nely arri"e$ mainlan$ers learn a%o!t the lan$ an$ history
o& the islan$.
SHIR7E8 )RI((ITH: H!mans are not the only "isitors to 1ant!cet. More than three h!n$re$
&i&ty in$s o& %ir$s "isit the islan$ each s!mmer. So people ho lie to atch %ir$s ret!rn year
a&ter year.
1at!re in general appeals to 1ant!cet "isitors. Many plants an$ &loers gro il$ in open
areas o& the islan$. (armers also gro se"eral in$s o& %erry &r!its. Cran%erries are a lea$ing
crop. Some people "isit 1ant!cet in the a!t!mn to atch the har"ests o& the re$ %erries.
#eople ho "isit 1ant!cet en4oy ater sports+ aling an$ %icycle ri$ing. They also catch &ish
&or pleas!re. Some 1ant!cet citi=ens earn money %y &ishing. Earning their li"ing &rom the sea
comes nat!rally to people ho li"e on the islan$.
At one time+ h!nting &or hales as the main 4o% o& people on 1ant!cet+ 4!st as it as on
Martha's Vineyar$.
RICH 67EI1(E75T: Englan$ ga"e 1ant!cet to Thomas Macy in si2teen &i&ty,nine. Macy
ma$e an agreement ith the Wampanoag In$ians ho li"e$ there. Then he sol$ most o& the lan$
to sharehol$ers. Settlers &arme$ the lan$. *!t &arming on 1ant!cet $i$ not s!ccee$ "ery ell %eca!se the gro!n$ as so &!ll o& san$.
In si2teen ninety an e2pert &rom the mainlan$ ta!ght sailors to catch small hales &rom %oats
"ery close to the lan$. 8ears later+ strong in$s &orce$ a haling %oat &!rther into the ocean.Sailors on that %oat ca!ght a sperm hale. That hale pro"i$e$ highly so!ght oil. Soon the
1ant!cet sailors ere catching many sperm hales.
That acci$ental e"ent ma$e 1ant!cet a haling center. Hoe"er+ hales in the seas near 1ant!cet $ie$ o!t o"er time. 1ineteenth cent!ry sailors &rom the islan$ ha$ to tra"el &or years
to catch hales.
7!cily+ "isitors ha$ %eg!n to pro"i$e earnings &or 1ant!cet %y the eighteen se"enties. *!t itas not !ntil the nineteen si2ties that pro"i$ing &or "isitors %ecame the ma4or in$!stry on
1ant!cet.
SHIR7E8 )RI((ITH: Visitors to$ay to %oth 1ant!cet an$ Martha's Vineyar$ en4oy almoste"erything a%o!t the islan$s ,, e2cept other "isitors. The cro$s $!ring the arm season can
mean hea"y tra&&ic an$ long lines &or ser"ices.
8et+ most "isitors to Martha's Vineyar$ an$ 1ant!cet really en4oy their holi$ays there. They
o&ten say they &eel they are escaping &rom the pro%lems o& $aily li&e. An$ they lea"e ith
peace&!l memories o& atching the re$ s!n $isappear into the $ar ocean aters aro!n$ the
islan$s.
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MARIO RITTER: O!r program as ritten %y erilyn Watson an$ pro$!ce$ %y Caty Wea"er.Shirley )ri&&ith an$ Rich 6lein&el$t ere the anno!ncers. Tell !s a%o!t yo!r s!mmer "acation.
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