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Listen to News

Regular listening practice based on the weekly news, with pre-reading vocabulary, reading, gap-fill exercise, comprehension quiz and answers.

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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. Pretend to be a news anchor by reading each story out loud.

Study the news story each week and watch your English skills grow!

Click "show Answers" to view the full text of the story and check the answers.

dateline: 15 May 2012: Asian Nations Begin Free-Trade Talk

dateline: 08 May 2012: Putin Reclaims Russian Presidency

dateline: 01 May 2012: NYC Tower Surpasses Empire State Building

dateline: 24 April 2012: Super-Energy-Saving Bulb Released on Earth Day

dateline: 17 April 2012: Japan’s “Black Widow” Sentenced To Death

dateline: 10 April 2012: Canadian Penny To Be Phased Out

dateline: 03 April 2012: Pilot Meltdown Results In Emergency Landing

dateline: 27 March 2012: “Titanic” Director Takes Deep Sea Voyage

dateline: 20 March 2012: Belgium Mourns Bus Crash Victims

dateline: 13 March 2012: US Soldier Murders 16 in Afghanistan

dateline: 06 March 2012: US Midwest Devastated by Tornadoes

dateline: 28 February 2012: Osama Bin Laden’s Compound Demolished

dateline: 21 February 2012: Hundreds Die In Honduras Prison Fire

dateline: 14 February 2012: 54th Grammys Dedicated To Whitney Houston

dateline: 07 February 2012: Cold Snap Hits Europe

dateline: 31 January 2012: Afghan Family Convicted of Honour Killings in Canada

dateline: 24 January 2012: Baby Boom Expected For Year Of The Dragon

dateline: 17 January 2012: Cruise Ship Disaster in Italy

dateline: 10 January 2012: Bungee Jumper Survives New Year’s Accident

dateline: 03 January 2012: Syrian Crisis Monitored By Arab League

Listen to News Archives

4 stories per Month (with gap-fill exercises and comprehension questions):
2010: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2009: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2008: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2007: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec