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.

17 comments

• Linda says:
  

  I usually use emojis when I chat with my friends on platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, Zalo…

• English Club Indonesia says:
  

  I use emoji in daily basis. The one I use the most is the “LOL” that represents someone laughing.

• PRINCESS says:
  

  Wow sounds enlightening i did not know about this

• Yomaira jerez says:
  

  I really like this conversation

• kenmari urbaez says:
  

  I like the conversation, but the conversation is interesting

• student says:
  

  Yes, I usually use emojis when I text my friends on online platforms to express my emotion. Recently, I often use the emoji with smirked face, I found it hilarious and so do my friends ^^.

• vincent says:
  

  ok

• andria says:
  

  Currently known what the function of ‘peach’ emoticon is.

• Coyote says:
  

  I usually use emoji to express what i want to say. Recently, i have used a big eyes with tear emoji, its cute so much.

• DURUIJIA says:
  

  With the development of the society,emoji is changing.

• Amoussou Luc says:
  

  Captivating

• Stephanie says:
  

  Very good

• Maria says:
  

  Good!

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

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

  Second, I could understand the subject without seeing the text and answered two of three questions of comprehension (my answer for the question of two was incorrect).

  In addition, I could fill in the blanks all words except the word foreign.

  Third, it’s interesting to see that there is the freedom in the USA that someone can publish the emoji against the president.

  Teacher Tara,
  Thank you and best wishes,
  Bijan
  from the Persian Gulf

• Massimo Imperiali says:
  

  Trump was the reaction of the American People to the Obama Politics. They didn’t imagine he could be so stupid … I hope that Republicans too will get ride of this man and let him return to his “affairs” : hotels, brothels and so on …

• GLON says:
  

  Poor TRUMP……….
  He’s always in trouble with someone,with a country
  He has a special way of raisoning
  somehow he is very selfish All for me Nothing for the others

• imi says:
  

  Hi, perfect and very up-to-date listening issue