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.

3 comments

• Xuan says:
  

  Dear Tara,
  First, thank you for this week report news.
  Second, I felt suprised when I heard a rule that women live in royal families in Japan might not ascend and bear heirs to the throne.
  I do not agree with this report because there are many countries women are leaders of their countries and lead in the best way.
  To be sure,it will be able to change soon. In other case the Japan imperial family will dissapear.

• Alberto says:
  

  Contrary to popular belief, the Japan’s imperial law is similar to others in the rest of the world. In Spain, for example, men have rights over women in order to ascend. If there is a man in the royal family, any woman has the right to become the queen.

  I don´t agree with this and I am sure that it will change soon. In other case the Japan imperial family will dissapear.

• Bijan says:
  

  Dear Tara,

  First, thank you for this week report news.
  Second, I was surprised when I heard that women don’t have the right to ascend and bear heirs to the throne in Japan.

  In accordance with the news, many people in Japan think women should have this right.
  Maybe, the law changes in Japan in the future in accordance with people’s opinions.

  Now, in many countries women are leaders of their countries and lead in the best way.

  Thank you and best wishes,