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.

6 comments

• English Club Indonesia says:
  

  First, the battle is to win the World Cup. Now they are on a battle to get equal pay. They shout “USA, equal pay.” Let’s hope not. It’s embarrassing to join a tournament but then be disappointed by the payment. If they think the payment is not enough, they should’ve not joined in the first place.

• Leonardo GV says:
  

  I really think both have to be pay the same. I’ve always think that the men receive more than they deserve, because why does firefighters or doctors receive less than a soccer player. I think men should receive less and women should receive the same as men.

• GLON says:
  

  this is true for all women around the world whether in work, sport or other activities
  women you must fight together
  I encourage you…

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

  First, thank you for this week’s audio news report. You have spoken the words so clearly and slowly.

  Second, I could understand the subject without seeing the text and fill in the blanks all the words except the word “filed”.

  Third, I never thought there is an unequal payment in the USA that is an advanced country and never thought there is an unequal difference among women and men in the USA that is an advanced country.

  Teacher Tara,
  Thank you for saying us about the facts in other countries.

  Best wishes,
  Bijan from the Persian Gulf

• Jean Paul says:
  

  Thank you for this great lesson. The comprehension was requiring to think critically.

• Aye says:
  

  Thanks alot for the lession