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.

10 comments

• Mohammed ELHAJJAJI says:
  

  hi,
  i’m pleased to shear with you my satisfaction regarding this website, i’m very happy that my level is being increasing by dint of passing a short time here with you.
  thank you very much.

• Galo Mejía says:
  

  I cannot believe these protests are going on in a country and emblematic cities such as France and Paris. I only hope that the landmarks don’t get damaged much. Sad.

• Romar says:
  

  I think that this Yellow-Vest protest is the tip of the iceberg.
  There has been a long time problem in France about imigration, taxes, and the french person doesn´t trust in French politiciens.
  This feel happens in the most European country and with the Europian Union!
  It seems that there is a big risk that this protes spreads in Europa and out of Europa!

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara!!!!!

  Thank you so much for this week’s audio news report. It’s so easy for me because you have said it so slowly and clearly.
  I could understand the subject clearly without seeing the text and could fill in the blanks all the words except the word “response”. I heard it responsible.

  It’s so interesting to see democracy in France that people can protest against the government.
  Of course, I don’t agree with destroying and burning cars, things and so on.
  Finally, the government decided to suspend the subject for six months.

  The above subject shows us that the politicians and the leaders of countries should be so careful about their decisions that affect on people’s life.

  I agree with the conventions that support the earth 100%, but it doesn’t mean to ignore the people’s everyday life.

  Teacher Tara,

  Thank you so much and best wishes,
  Bijan from the Persian Gulf

• Ricardo de Faria Cordeiro says:
  

  The countries governments are too weak for to fight against the truly climate enemy: the combustible fossile industry

• shamsy says:
  

  thank you, dear Tara, for your lessons.

• Ouahida says:
  

  The government should take into consideration all people categories,each time raising prices and applying new laws,when would be the voice of the people heard?

• Joanna says:
  

  Simplest thing is to dump Macron. Any man who screws woman 20 years his senior is a pervert

• Glon says:
  

  Hi everybody
  Every day walk one hour early in the morning
  And one hour every evening
  And i bring with me a plastic bag and i pick up everything, waste paper, bottles (plastic and glass), cans (beer and soft drink etc..)
  Every day i,collect about six full bags
  I reverse these bags into containers
  So it’s something that everybody can do and must do for the environment
  a government can’t do every thing
  I’m retired

• Alberto says:
  

  It is possible that this French movement spreads out on other countries whose people is fighting against the increase of taxes. I would like that Spain was one of this countgries but…

  In my humble opinion, we should do something about the climate-change. The use of diesel is very polluting but it is not fair that the solution is that truck drivers pay more because their lorries use this kind of combustible.