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.

12 comments

• meymanat neshat taherzadeh says:
  

  Dear Tara. Thank you for shairing this information about Venezuela .The most important issue for human is their healthy. the governments are responsible about healthy of their people .In a country which has oil ,it suppose to able to protect the people to be healthy.I think the lack of a perofesional and powerful leader and unable to management has been caused many problem in Venezuela .Not only makes people death but also many intelligent and profesional medical leave their country.

• Joy says:
  

  I’m sorry to learn about Venezuela.Venezuelan needed to be help because they were shortage of medical and medical professional.
  Through this article,I learn that if the health problem was not been solved well,the whole society will be chaotic.

• Aya says:
  

  I again realized that malaria is very terrible disease. Also it’s horrible what mothers and babies are sensitive to infect the disease and die. When it happens any health problems, medical staff and medical supplies are the most important. But in this case, both were lack so it need to share problems with many countries and help each country. I hope that many people be saved as much as possible.

• Soojin says:
  

  Thank you for sharing this article. I had no idea that Venezuelan people buy medicine on the black market. They must be hard to get some medicine, when they really need. The government need to help Venezuelan citizens for their health.

• Soyoung says:
  

  Thank you for sharing this news. I’ve heard about this situation of Venezuela from my friend before. She moved to Canada from Venezuela a few years ago, and she told me how difficult to get some Tylenol in Venezuela.
  I think the Venezuela government has to know that a government exists to serve the people.

• Hamid says:
  

  Dear tara
  As you know one of the major exporters of oil( black golden )in the world is Venezuela .
  Venezuela is exteremly rich and powerful in economy.
  When I wonder to read your article about this country .
  Apologies, for people and all of them that live in there .
  The reason of these problems are government
  Difference of polity occurs no have regular programming , organizing and any efforts for management for society.
  Therefore ,I just can to say:
  Hopefully, create a decent life for the people of Venezuela in the near future.
  Thank you

• seolah park says:
  

  Thank you for let me know. I didn’t know about the bad news about Venezuela. It will be terrible for their citizen. The government have to fix the problem for their people. Because I think the government have right and responsible to support and protect their citizen.

• Jimin says:
  

  Dear Tara,
  Thank you for sharing the text. Through reading this article I know the worse economic and healthcare situations in Venezuela. I am feeling sorry to hear that the people are suffering from like malaria disease, shortage of food and supplies. I think this article will appeal more people to focus on the crisis of the undeveloped countries.I hope the Venezuelans would get better with aids from all aspects, whatever material and spiritual.

• Bella says:
  

  That is terrible for Venezuala citizens. Health care is a fundamental right for everyone. The medicine sold at the black market are not good in quality. Sometimes you can but expired medecine and it’s dangerous.

• Behnam says:
  

  I think that the Venezuela government don’t have medical support of people because this country is a oil country and people should be support from their country unfortunately people don’t feel any support and they have to live with so many problem such as medicine supplies

• Alberto says:
  

  If it is a shortage in the medicine supply it is only a matter of time that the number of deaths will increase sharply.

• Bijan says:
  

  Dear Tara,

  Firstly, I’m so sorry to hear bad news about Venezuela. I hope United Nations, its organizations and other countries to help Venezuela for resolving the problem.

  Secondly, this week news is easy and very understandable even if it is long.
  I could understand the subject of news without seeing the text in the first step.

  Thank you for choosing the best texts for students,