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Welcome to the CBC Newscast Lesson!
The CBC EAL Newscast is a listening lesson for students who are learning English.
The lessons are for students who are at Canadian Language Benchmarks 3 and 4 (high
beginner / low intermediate). Each newscast has a lesson file and an audio file.
The Lesson File
You will need to print the lesson file first. Here’s what you will find in each lesson.
1. A vocabulary match exercise for each story
Learning new vocabulary before you listen makes it easier for you to understand the
story.
2. Questions on the main ideas or details of each story
Can you listen to a news story and understand the main ideas? Are you hearing the
most important details? Answer the questions and find out!
3. A transcript for the newscast
If you are having difficulty understanding the story when you listen, you can use the
transcript to help you.
4. Answers to the questions in the lesson
The answers are at end of the lesson on page 5.
5. An internet link or other resource suggestion
Some stories will have an internet link or suggest another resource you can use to
find more information.
(Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external websites)
The Audio File
Click on this file to hear three real world news stories read by a CBC news reader. The
first is a Manitoba story. The second is a Canadian story. The third is an international
story. All of the stories are in the same audio file
There are new stories and lessons every Thursday.
Now you are ready to begin. Read on!
Story 1: Highway honours Canadian Forces members from Manitoba
Step 1: Learn new vocabulary. Learning new vocabulary before you listen makes it
easier for you to understand the story. Can you match these vocabulary
words with their meaning? The first one is completed for you as an example.
Vocabulary Word Meaning
1. _c a highway a) someone who speaks or acts on behalf of
other people or on behalf of an organization
2. __ to honour someone b) to spend time in/work in the army/military
3. __ the Canadian Forces c) a wide, main road that joins one town or city
to another
4. __ a representative d) a place where people who serve in the army
live and work
5. __ the Royal Canadian e) to show or tell people about something that is
Legion new, e.g. a new product or plan
6. __ to unveil something f) to build/name something after someone to
show appreciation/respect
7. __ a hero g) a non-profit organization that helps people
who have served in the Canadian army
8. __ to serve in the armed h) to show how much you admire/respect
forces someone
9. __ an army base i) the name of Canada’s army
10. __ to dedicate something j) someone who is admired for doing something
to someone very brave
Step 2: Listen to the first story in the audio file. Focus on listening for the main ideas
and key information. Listen as many times as you need to.
Step 3: Answer questions about the story. Which of the following statements about
the story are true? Which are false? Underline or circle the correct answer. The first
one is completed for you as an example.
1. Manitoba has a Highway of Heroes. True False
2. The Highway of Heroes is part of the Trans-Canada Highway east True False
of Winnipeg.
3. It honours Manitobans who serve or have served in the Canadian True False
Armed Forces.
4. The Highway goes from Winnipeg to Shilo. True False
5. It is 180 miles long. True False
6. There are two other provinces in Canada with Highways of Heroes. True False
To find out more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/06/07/mb-highway-
heroes-transcanada.html
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Story 2: Plastic bags will be banned in Toronto by 2013
Step 1: Learn new vocabulary. Learning new vocabulary before you listen makes it
easier for you to understand the story. Can you match these vocabulary
words with their meaning? The first one is completed for you as an example.
Vocabulary Word Meaning
1. _e to ban something a) when the number of votes in support of
something and the number of votes
opposed to it are not very far apart
2. __ the members of city b) a bag designed to be thrown away
council
3. __ a close vote c) a store that sells products to customers
4. __ to vote for something d) to show that you oppose something
5. __ to vote against e) to officially order that something cannot be
something used or done
6. __ a reusable bag f) to show that you support something
7. __ a disposable bag g) a bag designed to be used again
8. __ a retail store h) the politicians who are elected to run a city
Step 2: Listen to the first story in the audio file. Focus on listening for the main ideas
and key information. Listen as many times as you need to.
Step 3: Answer questions about the story. Does option a) or option b) make the
sentence correct? Underline or circle your answer. The first one is completed
for you as an example.
1. Toronto City Council voted to ______. a) immediately ban plastic bags
b) ban plastic bags by 2013
2. The vote was very close with ______. a) 24 votes for and 20 votes against
b) 20 votes for and 24 against
3. City councillors who support a ban on a) use reusable bags
plastic bags want shoppers to _______. b) use disposable bags
4. The Mayor of Toronto __________. a) supports a ban on plastic bags
b) opposes a ban on plastic bags
5. Plastic bags have been banned in other a) the United States
cities in _____________. b) Canada
To find out more:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/06/06/toronto-plastic-bag.html
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Story 3: River parade celebrates Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Step 1: Learn new vocabulary. Learning new vocabulary before you listen makes it
easier for you to understand the story. Can you match these vocabulary words with
their meaning? The first one is completed for you as an example.
Vocabulary Word Meaning
1. _e a river parade a) a long, light boat pointed at both ends which
you move by using a paddle
2. __ to celebrate b) a date on which something special or
something important happened in a previous year
3. __ an anniversary c) light rain/mist
4. __ the Commonwealth d) coloured lights in the sky/loud bangs that are
countries produced when small containers of powder are
set on fire and explode
5. __ a canoe e) a public celebration where boats move in a
procession along a river
6. __ a dragon boat f) a group of countries that recognize the Queen
of England as the head of their nations
7. __ a fireworks display g) a long, narrow boat that originated in China
and is paddled by teams of 10 to 50 people
8. __ drizzly weather h) to do something special to show an event or
occasion is important
Step 2: Listen to the third story in the audio file. Focus on listening for the main ideas
and key information. Listen as many times as you need to.
Step 3: Answer questions about the story. Fill in the blank with the correct word from the
box below. The first one is completed for you as an example.
1. A parade was held in London to _____ the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
2. The celebration was to honour the ________ on her sixtieth _________.
3. Over one million people _______ the _________.
4. There were one thousand _______ in the parade. Over fifty were from
Commonwealth _________.
5. The parade ended with a _________ display.
Queen celebrate event boats anniversary countries parade
attended fireworks
To find out more:
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/06/03/queen-jubilee.html
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Hi, this is Heather Wells. You’re listening to Learning English with CBC newscast for the
week of June 4th.
Here is our first news story.
Highway honours Canadian Forces members from Manitoba
The Premier of Manitoba and representatives of the Canadian Forces and the Royal
Canadian Legion unveiled the Highway of Heroes last week. The Highway of Heroes is
part of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg. It honours Manitobans who serve
or have served in Canada’s armed forces. The Highway of Heroes goes from Winnipeg
to Shilo, the town that is home to a Canadian Forces Base. It is about one-hundred-
and-eighty kilometres long. Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia also have
highways of heroes dedicated to Canadian Forces members.
And in Canadian news,
Plastic bags will be banned in Toronto by 2013
Toronto’s city council voted to ban plastic bags in that city by 2013. The vote was very
close, with twenty-four councillors voting for the ban and twenty voting against the ban.
City councillors who support the ban want to see shoppers use reusable bags instead of
disposable bags. They say plastics bags are not good for the environment. Toronto’s
mayor does not support the ban. He doesn’t think Council should tell retail stores what
they can give out to their customers. One city councillor said that retail stores should
offer free paper bags to customers. Los Angeles and Seattle in the United States are
two cities that have already banned plastic bags.
And in international news,
River parade celebrates Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
A parade was held on the River Thames in London, England to celebrate Queen
Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee. The Diamond Jubilee honours Queen Elizabeth’s sixtieth
anniversary as Queen. Over one million people attended the event. One thousand
boats took part in the parade. Over fifty of the boats in the parade were from other
Commonwealth countries, including Canada. The boats included military boats, canoes
and dragon boats. The parade ended with a fireworks display. The weather for the
event was cool and drizzly.
Answers for Story 1
Vocabulary: 1) c; 2) h; 3) i; 4) a; 5) g; 6) e; 7) j; 8) b; 9) d; 10) f
Questions: 1) T; 2) F; 3) T; 4) T; 5) F; 6) F
Answers for Story 2
Vocabulary: 1) e; 2) h; 3) a; 4) f; 5) d; 6) g; 7) b; 8) c
Questions: 1) b; 2) a; 3) a; 4) b; 5) a
Answers for Story 3
Vocabulary: 1) e; 2) h; 3) b; 4) f; 5) a; 6) g; 7) d; 8) c
Questions: 1) parade, celebrate 2) Queen, anniversary 3) attended, event
4) boats, countries 5) fireworks
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