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.

9 comments

• The King Of Love From IRAN says:
  

  Hi Tara,
  I wish you LOVE & PEACE & JOY.

  Please, read my posts on Twitter about LOVE & Kindness,

• Galo Mejía says:
  

  Dear teacher:

  I definitely could not hear the word photos. Is your accent British?

  Thanks.

• Kira says:
  

  yheayheayhea

• Nayana. From Sri Lanka says:
  

  Thank you for releasing such lessons. It is very practical. It is helpful for my busy life to learn the language.

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

  Wow!

  It’s the hardest your audio news report that I have ever heard during nearly two years that have been your learner.

  I think it’s in advanced level and am so happy to see Sangphan, Annie and Shamsy have presented their opinions about understanding the audio news report clearly.

  I could understand the subject without seeing the text and your words are clearly, but it’s so difficult.

  I could fill in the blanks only the world released.

  Teacher Tara,

  I know you do the best for your learners, but I would like to suggest that you publish the audio news in upper-intermediate or intermediate level.

  Please, feel free to say no.

  Finally, I could not present my opinion about the subject of the audio news because it’s so hard for me.

  Thanks to you and English Club for your trying in the best way.

  Best wishes and have a great week in nice Canada,
  Bijan from the Persian Gulf

• shamsy says:
  

  first thank you so much Tara for your news.
  this lesson was difficult for me, I didn’t understand most of it.
  dear Tara thanks again for the efforts that you make to increase our skills.

• annie says:
  

  speaking is clearly to almost understand. the spelling is clear and some linking words are hard to understand.

• sangphan says:
  

  Thank you for your news listening text. It feels difficult for me to learn. My filling words are almost incorrect but “released”.
  I wonder if that was a truth or a fake while Banksy’s painting sold for $1.4 million at an auction.
  Best reguards.

• imi says:
  

  Thanks for up-to-date news listening information. Practical and useful vocabularies make interested students be able to talk about controversial issues more easily and confidence.