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.

10 comments

• English Club Indonesia says:
  

  The Guardian wants its writers and editors to use stronger words for environmental issues. This is said to be one good way to emphasize the urgency of the related issues, even though in the US, Republican supporters do not really rank environmental issues as their number one priority. Using stronger words might attract the public more to care, but on the other hand, I think journalists can’t just portray everything as in a crisis state if, in fact, that is not really true.

• Maria Vazquez says:
  

  Interesting topic, I agree with this idea

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

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

  Second, it was so easy for me and could understand it without seeing the text because you have spoken the words so clearly and so slowly.

  Third, I could fill in the blanks all words except “British” and “recommends”.

  Fourth, it’s a so interesting and important subject for these days in our world because all of us can feel environmental issues in our countries easily.

  Recently, in my country happened many dangerous floods that some experts believe that they are because of environmental issues.

  Thus it’s the best idea to find the stronger language that can describe environmental issues.

  Finally, I agree with the good idea that to use the expression of climate crisis because I myself am seeing this crisis in my country daily.

  Thank you Teacher Tara for your trying to present the best news for your students.

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

• Genady says:
  

  Thanks for the article.
  That’s very important issues and necessary wider speak about this problem as stronger language but alsow as simple language for learning English and another people.

• Tara Benwell says:
  

  Thanks, Sharon! (Fixed the error.) Feel free to keep the conversation going with learners and add more information.

• David Martín says:
  

  Words are crucial to explain subjects accurately, so it’s important to use the right words and give the real importance to the climate crisis, because if we, humans, don’t act quickly we won’t have the chance to revert the damaging consequences to our planet and therefore to ourselves: droughts, less raining and more damaging when it rains, the melting of the poles, etc.

  Yes, I’ll adopt a stronger language about climate crisis due to it’s important to be aware of the terrible consequences of the climate crisis.

  THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL!

• Rachid says:
  

  that is important
  Thanks

• deris nuñez says:
  

  that is important for practice English.

• Sharon says:
  

  I think your question is incorrect. It should be the other way around. This will confuse ESL people.

  I think you’re being careful to be unbiased but maybe you should mention the fact that not all scientists agree on climate change causes and solutions.

  I teach ESL.

• Mario Delzo says:
  

  Interesting news, I’m agree to use a stronger language to show the ideas about our reality in nowadays.