This “The Best…” list is a companion to The Best Sites To Learn
About The U.S. Financial Crisis. Those sites tried to explain
how we got into this mess. The resources on this list share what
is happening to us as a result. These sites try to give a
picture of the recession’s effects throughout the world. These
sites, all relatively accessible to English Language Learners,
are divided into three sections. The first are some narrative
reports on what is occurring. The second are interactive charts
or graphs that show “the numbers.” The third are multimedia
presentations giving a human face to the recession (of course,
most of my students are experiencing that human face directly in
their own lives). Here are my picks for The Best Sites To Learn
About The Recession: Voice of America’s Special English has a
report (with audio support for the text) titled Trying To Live
With A Recession In The World’s Largest Economy. Breaking New
English has a lesson (again, with audio support for the text)
called Huge U.S. Job L