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.
dateline: 15 October 2013
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Malala Visits The White House
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- activist: someone who speaks out and fights for change
- memoir: a book about one’s personal memory of specific events
- defy: to go against the rules
- recipient: a person who receives something
- drone: an unmanned aircraft
- terrorism: the use of violence or threats to achieve political or social objectives
Comprehension Questions
- Who is Malala Yousafzai?
- Why does the report mention the Nobel Peace Prize?
- What does the report imply about the US and Pakistan?
Discussion Question: Do you agree with Malala that drones are fuelling terrorism? Why or why not?
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Malala Visits The White House
Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year, is touring the US to promote her memoir, I am Malala. Malala was shot because she defied the Taliban and campaigned for girls’ education. The 16-year-old was up for the Nobel Peace Prize this weekend. If she had won, she would have been the youngest recipient in history. While at the White House, Malala told the Obamas that she believes drones are fuelling terrorism. She asked the president to stop using drones, and to improve relations with her country’s government.
- Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban because she went to school and campaigned for girls’ rights to education.
- The report mentions the Nobel Peace Prize because Malala had been nominated to win.
- The report implies that government relations between the US and Pakistan are stressed.
Written and recorded by Tara Benwell for EnglishClub
Tara Benwell is a Canadian freelance writer and editor who specializes in materials and articles for the ELT industry.
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