Listen to News with Tara Benwell - Instructions:
1. Preview the vocabulary and read the gapfill text.
2. Play the news report and try to fill in the blanks.
3. Answer the comprehension questions by writing full sentences.
4. Use the discussion question to write an essay or discuss the story with other students.
5. Click "show Answers" to see the full text.
6. Pretend to be a news anchor by reading each story out loud.

18 comments

• English Club Indonesia says:
  

  It is crucial to innovate in ways that reduce food waste. By slowing down the rotting process of food, we can ensure a more abundant food supply in the market without requiring farms to expend additional energy producing new food.

• churil says:
  

  💋

• zainw GTREW surya says:
  

  very gooddddddddddd

• zain surya says:
  

  very gooddddddddddd

• Cassie says:
  

  Hello, I am here for joking. I am the scientist in this article. Everyone should admire and appreciate me.

• Mehmet says:
  

  Hi,

  Thank you for this news.

  I have two questions for this techniques.

  1. I just curie, is that tested by government labs for human heath?

  2. Is this sprey using just producer? Or/and can people use it/

  Best,

  Mehmet

• Marlon says:
  

  It’s amazing how biochemistry is on top of finding new ways to either goes down wasted food and save food companies money and keeping food healthy for consuming at the same time. As far as I know, it’s called a sustainable company. Cheers for such real innovative idea!

  But I’m still unable to understand how that spray is used throughout the process? I’ll look it up!

• Thiii says:
  

  whether it is wax or not

• Nurul asyikin binti mohd yusri says:
  

  If the spray don’t alter the fruits nor the consumers it’s a very good idea to widesperead all over the world Mainly in the poor countries.

• Ahmad fawad says:
  

  my name is Ahmad fawad Jamali, from kabul afghanistan, i have been teaching english since 2003. i have done my (BBA), i have been teaching bba subjects since since 2018. and to be honest, i have found your english club. com . many things . it is completely sources of learning english, i hope to help me in this regard.

• Alex says:
  

  For Bijan: Apeel Sciences is the name of company that invented the spray

• Alex says:
  

  I prefer eating fresh fruits and vegetables grown myself which are completely or nearly organic. Sometimes, especially in winter, I buy some fruits which can not be grown in my region. I do not believe that the spray mentioned in the text completely safe for human beings.

• Bijan says:
  

  Teacher Tara,

  Sorry for disturbing you.

  I couldn’t found the meaning of the word “Apeel” in the sentence of “Apeel Sciences says…” in a few famous dictionaries.

  What does Apeel mean, please?

  Thanks in advance,

• Bijan says:
  

  Oh!
  Tara,

  I was incorrect today because I only answered the question one of Comprehension Questions and also could only fill in the blanks the word triple.

  I’m so sorry for this subject, but I could understand the subject of the audio news report without seeing the text.

  The subject of the lesson is so interesting because of wasting the food itself is a challenge in our world while a lot of people in Africa and Asia don’t have any food for eating.

  I wish the United Nations and advanced countries found a way for resolving this matter.

  Teacher Tara,
  You are into the hearts of all your students because you do the best for them.

  Best wishes,
  Bijan
  from the Persian Gulf

• Nashwa Abdelkareem says:
  

  it is definitely a good idea because this will save energy form long-duration use of refergrator to keep food fresh for more profuse time.

• Nashwa Mahmoud Abdelkareem says:
  

  good idea to increase shielf life of raw vegetables and fruits which can lead to save more engergy using refragerators

• Gustavo says:
  

  it’s a good idea but I think the poor nation couldn’t enjoy this.

• GLON says:
  

  If the spray don’t alter the fruits nor the consumers it’s a very good idea to widespread all over the world
  Mainly in the poor countries