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:
  

  Yes, it is possible. If it’s not, there is no way China would be so foolish to build their airport in that shape.

• razique says:
  

  you are doing a good job
  polli macha

• Prak says:
  

  Hi
  i am finding diffculaty while writing business emails .

  Can anybody helps me on this matter ..

• Prak says:
  

  This is good.

  i am finding diffculaty while writing business

• Chris says:
  

  Hi Tara,

  Thank you very much for your time and helping english learners.
  Bye

• Maria says:
  

  Good tool!

• Ana Cláudia says:
  

  Teacher Tara, I listened to your podcast in my English class. My teacher Luciana showed me. I liked it. The “Starfish” airport is really amazing. Thanks for your contribution to my learning.

• Carlos says:
  

  Thank you!

  I learned a lot.

• Bijan says:
  

  Teacher Tara!

  First, thank you for spending your time for the question.

  Second, now, I searched for the word “Daxing” on Google and found a lot of information about Beijing Daxing International Airport.

  Third, I think “Daxing” is a proper noun.

  Thank you so much and best wishes,

• Stephanie says:
  

  Good! I learned some new words

• Tara Benwell says:
  

  Hi Bijan,

  Daxing is the district in Beijing where this new airport is located. Thanks for your question!

• Bijan says:
  

  Teacher Tara,
  Sorry for disturbing you, I have one question:

  I searched for the word “daxing” in a few famous dictionaries, but there’s not any meaning for it.

  What does “daxing” mean, please?

  Thanks in advance for helping me,
  Bijan

• Old Zhang says:
  

  Oh, it is so cool to hear the news because it is relating to my country and the voice of the teacher is so clear that it is easy for even a beginner to get the whole point.

  Thanks for the effort and hope we can learn both English and the viewpoints of the world through this nice program (or practice).

  By the way, all are welcome to China to have a look at the new development of the country.

  Best wishes to all.

• David says:
  

  Dear Sara. Thankyou very much for your time.

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

  First, thank you for this week’s audio news report. I could understand the subject without seeing the text because of your nice speaking that’s so clearly and slowly.
  In addition, I could fill in the blanks all words except “October 1” and also could answer all Comprehension Questions correctly.

  Second, it’s so wonderful to visit massive starfish airport because the starfish itself is so beautiful and to build the airport like it, is more beautiful.

  Everybody who has presented this plan for the airport should be so romantic ( my opinion ) because every passenger who arrives to this airport can enjoy seeing this nice airport.

  Teacher Tara,
  Thanks to you, dear Mr.Josef who’s the founder of the website and also English Club for trying the best for the students.

  I hope to meet all of you in my country one day for showing you Persepolis, Pasargad and many historical places of IRAN that has 2500 years old history.

  Now, I learn English for being the best translator for you for that day.

  Have a nice weekend and best wishes,
  Bijan from the Persian Gulf with the most beautiful islands that one of them is Kish island that you can know about it more, by searching on Google!

• hanh says:
  

  listening lesson is interesting. thanks a lot

• GLON says:
  

  Hi everybody
  It’s always intereresting to listen to you Tara
  You speak a little bit slowly that we can understand very well
  I appreciate also your new quizz after the text
  so we can check if our comprehansion is OK

• benito says:
  

  Hi,Tara. How’s you going? Thank you very much for the sample audio reading new’s article. i learned a lot. this is a power full tools to learn new words in english.