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:
  

  The report is about WHO piloting the world’s first malaria vaccine. The vaccine is expected to prevent the disease by 40%. Nevertheless, it’s better if people use bed nets and insecticide in conjunction with the vaccine. If the vaccine has proven safe by WHO and local governments, then it’s better to take the vaccine to prevent malaria.

• Mathieu says:
  

  Hi Tara,
  This is an amazing tool to improve my listening skills and vocabulary, however, I made a mistake on a thousand by missing (s). Before I fill in the blanks, I listen and take notes simultaneously. Thereafter, I listen again by filling in the blanks. In contrast, this clinical trial of the anti-malaria vaccine will partially prevent malaria but won’t be effective.WHO has to work hard to find a vaccine that would confer 80% to 90% of immunity. Malaria has been always neglected in Africa compared to Europe, the USA, and Asia.
  Stay warm in Canada!
  Mathieu, from Guinea

• Eduardo Freitas says:
  

  Hi, Tara.
  This is the first time I’ve done the listening exercise. I liked it too much. It was easy and I hope you continue doing this kind of activities. Congratulations. See you.

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

  First, thank you for this week’s audio news report.

  Second, it’s easier than the last week and could understand the subject without seeing the text, but could only fill in the blanks the words Kenya, receive and thousands.

  Second, it’s the bad news to hear about malaria that is killing many children in the above countries.
  Malaria has been eradicated in my country more than 6o years ago and I hope WHO can eradicate malaria in Africa too.

  Thank you for sharing it with us that your students can know international organizations like WHO more and more.

  Best wishes and have a great time in beautiful Canada,
  Bijan from the Persian Gulf

• Natalia from Poland says:
  

  In my opinion this project is usefull because it protects children against malaria disease.

• Ana Paula da Silva Gomes says:
  

  I’m felt litlle a difficult to answer some questions.