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.

12 comments

• The King Of Love From IRAN says:
  

  I wish you Love & Peace Teacher Tara,

• pattasuu baalu says:
  

  bijan send nudes….

• pattasuu baalu says:
  

  hail hitler…

• Yang.Ning says:
  

  good

• imi says:
  

  Some one asked “has been deported” is not grammerly clear.
  It’s passive sentence so has/have + been + p.p is the form of using in this tense and as the man was deported is passive one we must use this form as present perfect in the passive form. Iman

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

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

  Second, I could understand the news without seeing the text and could also fill in the blanks all the words except the word authorities.

  Third, your speaking’s speed is like the last week and then is normal and guess the learners on intermediate level can understand you easily.

  Fourth, it’s terrible that the 95-year-old had worked at a Nazi concentration camp where 6,000 Jews were shot dead on November 3, 1943, but I agree with German authorities who say Palij was placed in a retirement home and will likely not be tried for any crimes because I believe he has been punished by his conscience during these long years.

  Teacher Tara,

  Thanks to you and Teacher Josef who’s the founder of the website and both of you spend your times for the learners free of charge.

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

• adilee says:
  

  Hi,

  In the below paragraph ( has been deported) the time is not clear (Grammatically). could you clarify further.

  Regards

  Adilee

  “A former Nazi concentration camp guard who has been living in New York City since 1949 has been deported to Germany”

• Michael Sullivan says:
  

  I think it is enough, that he publicly shamed.

• imi says:
  

  Hi Unfortunately, there is a misprinting for Trial in the New Voc.

• Alberto says:
  

  In my humble opinion, some crimes (like murders) should not expire so this person should be tried.

  I totally agree with bassam: this kind of exercises helps learners a lot.

• bassam says:
  

  Very useful exercises to me thanks a lot

• ALEJANDRA GALVIS says:
  

  Hi Tara,
  is this the way to get in touch with you?

  I am an English teacher in France and wuold like to share about students, tips, organisation, etc

  Hope to hear from you soon,

  Alejandra