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

• Henrry Diaz says:
  

  Dear Joe Essberger,
  I am writing this email because i like the englishClub.com; The EnglishClub.com was very good to improve my vocabulary. Who The text refered to the crime with Bill Cosby, was more interesting; he is the actor of the sutcom the cosby show and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand.
  Thank you for create the English.com, I liked
  Sincerelly
  Henrry Trejos

• Galo Mejía says:
  

  Dear teacher, I am in agreement with Mai and Bijan. the word “referred” is not at all understandable from the audio.

  Thank you

• Mai says:
  

  Hello Tara,
  I really like your audio news. It’s useful to practise listening skill.

  But I can’t fill the blank the word “referred”.
  “Often referred” ( /ˈɔːftən rɪˈfɜːrd/) sound like /ˈɔːftən mɪˈfɜːrd /. ( /rɪ/ -> /mɪ/)

  Could you or someone here explain for me.

  Thank you.

• shamsy says:
  

  what a shame. that is too bad, that a man especially a famous actor has assaulted some women, and the good news is that he was sentenced to prison. I wish this future for all bad people.
  thank you Tara for this lesson.

• Bijan says:
  

  Hello Tara,

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

  Second, this lesson is easier than the last week’s lesson (my opinion) because it’s shorter and also I could understand it without seeing the text, but couldn’t fill in the blank the words “referred” and “81-year-old”.

  Third, in the first step I think he’s a mental illness.

  Fourth, I was surprised how the 81-year-old actor could do this action because of two following reasons:

  1. A man in this age should have the best behavior and should be the best example for others, Especially the actor who’s so famous.

  2. The 81-year-old man is so old, then how can he have sexy relations with at least 60 women?

  How is he so strong that can have sexy relations with a lot of women?

  I don’t know my answers exactly.

  Maybe, he’s a Superman.

  Teacher Tara,
  Thank you so much for choosing the best news for your students.

  My wish is to meet you in real space and give you many flowers to you.

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

• Giovanna Rosado says:
  

  We have to report any kind of abuse, never mind who is the person, if he or she is famous, we have to be brave.

• Beata says:
  

  I’m very sad to hear that.I really loved Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ was my favourite TV programme and I enjoyed watching it so much! What a shame!

• Willie says:
  

  Wow that was predictable about Bill Cosby.