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: 20 May 2014
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Heaviest Dinosaur Discovered
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- palaeontologist: a scientist who studies fossils
- herbivore: a plant eater
- humerus: the bone between the shoulder and the elbow
- femur: the bone between the hip and the knee (thighbone)
- circumference: the distance around a circular shaped object
Written by Tara Benwell for EnglishClub
Tara Benwell is a Canadian freelance writer and editor who specializes in materials and articles for the ELT industry.