In Washington,for example, large crowds gather near the Washington Monument to listen to music and watch a huge fireworks show.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

On Sunday,millions of people in the United States and several other countries will watch the big game with friends and family.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

At the Library of Congress, festival visitors could watch "The Silent World" directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

And every year on January nineteenth -- Poe's birthday -- people watch for a man dressed in black to appear.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

The chairs tilt back so that it is easy to look up and watch a movie projected on the ceiling.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

In other cities and smaller towns, local people listen to band concerts and watch fireworks explode in a dark sky.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

But to really experience this ocean world, you can enter a tunnel and watch the fish swimming above you.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

People also sit on the beach and on rocks in the fishing village of Menemsha to watch the sunsets.

VOA: special.2011.07.25

Hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the world will watch the show on television.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

Super-fast Internet connections let people watch movies and send huge amounts of information at the speed of light.

VOA: special.2010.09.01

Being able to watch these animals playing, eating and communicating with each other in the wild is a special experience to treasure.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

And to watch live coverage of the Inauguration on Tuesday, go to our Web site, voaspecialenglish.com and click on USA Votes 2008.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

It is the most exciting event of the year for people who make movies and for people who love to watch them.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

There is also a zoo. And,every summer, visitors can watch plays by William Shakespeare in an outdoor theater.

VOA: special.2009.10.30