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

• ‬‏Yahya Abdulghani says:
  

  When my aunt died she was 105 years. She was optimistic and loved others. That seemed to help her live a along life.

• Alfonso says:
  

  My grandmother is very old, and she says that the secret to live a very long life is to eat heatly and to exercise.

• Reza says:
  

  Thanks for your Amazing podcasts it was Realy good for Listening.

• Alena says:
  

  Thanks for this interesting story!!!

• Ria says:
  

  My parents have been Marrying for 30 years. The secret of their relationship is understand each other so it makes them comfortable.

• Hy says:
  

  The longest married anniversary I’ve ever seen is 40th, was one of my neighbors. They’ve never told but i sincere think their secret would be believing in each other.

• Aden says:
  

  So amazing voice
  I know this will help me
  Thank u for giving us this opportunity

• Ta says:
  

  I understand quite interesting and It is useful for learning

• Abdi Mohamed says:
  

  this is quite interesting and I enjoyed listening

• Abdi Mohamed says:
  

  Thanks so muchfor sharing this recording

• Sarah says:
  

  Thank you for this resource. English Club rocks! I am very thankful for this website to provide all materials for everyone. Thank you!

• Luz AnGela says:
  

  Thanks was a amazing audio I can undertaund easy. This was the fist exercise for me in this page I hope found it every day. Sorry if I had mistakes to wrote.

• Elena says:
  

  I understand well enough. The short story was clear

• Arifa says:
  

  Thanks a lot for an excellent and interestin listening. I am looking forward to hear you.

• Bijan says:
  

  Hi Tara,

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

  Second, I could understand the subject without seeing the text, but only answered the question of one the Comprehension correctly.
  In addition, I couldn’t fill in the blanks the word healthy.

  Third, you have spoken so clearly and I can tell you your speaking ‘s speed is also slower than the last week.
  Thank you so much for this nice method.

  Fourth, when I was reading the story I thought by myself what is the secret of this successful marriage?

  They have been living with each other for 80 years in lovely way, but now why cannot the couples of this modern world have this successful marriage?

  I don’t know what is the reason of it?
  But, I’m sure about one subject and it’s that some of us have lost the sense of LOVE.

  LOVE is the key of a successful marriage in a way that two souls can touch each other nicely.

  Teacher Tara,
  Thank you and have a nice weekend in Canada.

  Bijan
  from
  the Persian Gulf

• bakr Nasr Lamloum Mahgoub says:
  

  Of course it’s very important also we have to increase our listening skills more and more as well.

• Miriam says:
  

  The podcast are very interesting for learn English