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.

4 comments

• English Club Indonesia says:
  

  The report is about the ‘Florida Man’ Google search going viral. “Florida Man” is a Floridian male who breaks the law and goes viral. The latest trend is Googling ‘Florida Man’ plus one’s birthday to see the result that will appear. While it seems fun, just remember not to share the result, as your birthdate is your privacy.

• thanh ngan says:
  

  It is difficult, so I couldn’t understand it.

• santhosh says:
  

  FIRST THANKS FOR YOU.IT IS NICE STATEMENT. THE PASSAGE IS MEANINGFUL TO ALL.

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

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

  Second, it’s so difficult for me and I couldn’t understand it.
  In addition, it’s the longest lesson among your lessons that I have ever seen.

  Third, I could also fill in the blanks the words “too”, “accused” and “birthday”.

  Thus, because of not understanding the subject, I cannot present any opinion about it.

  Thank you and best wishes,
  Bijan from the Persian Gulf