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.

8 comments

• Galo Mejia says:
  

  Happy New year 2019

  I hope Japan does not pursue their intention to resume whaling.

• Patricia says:
  

  Hi Tara.
  Happy new year!! My best wishes for you in this 2019.
  Thank you for your lessons, I appreciate a lot the time you take for that. All of them are always current and interesting.

• Ngan says:
  

  Great to listen to your news

• Tara Benwell says:
  

  Thanks for all of your well wishes, everyone! Keep up the great listening work. Happy New Year!

• afroza says:
  

  Happy new year, Tara!
  I wish you good luck, health and joy in this upcoming new year.

• Marie-Danielle O’Reilly says:
  

  I wish you a happy new year, good health and a lots of love and I am so happy to hear you every week with your news.
  From Switzerland, I send you a lot of snowballs, chocolate and cheese.
  Danielle

• shamsy says:
  

  hello Tara
  happy new year, I wish health, happiness and all the best for you in 2019.
  and thank you so much for your audio-lessons, I hear them every week.

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

  First, Happy New Year 2019 To You and English Club.
  I wish you health, happiness and love in new year.

  Second, your speaking ‘s speed is slower than the last week, so I could understand the subject and could fill in the blanks all words except “its”.

  Third, I’m so sorry to hear the bad news about waling and am surprised while younger generations don’t seem interested in eating whale meat why does Japan want to this?

  Maybe, it has commercial reasons.

  Finally, I hope to be a good learner for you in 2019.

  Best wishes and have wonderful Holidays in Canada,
  Bijan from the Persian Gulf