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.
What major announcement did the NFL make this week?
What role did Welter hold in American football in 2014?
Which other female first does this report mention?
Discussion Questions: What other gender barriers do females need to break down in sports?
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NFL Hires First Female Coach
The Arizona Cardinals have hired a female assistant coach for the next National Football League (NFL) season. Jen Welter will work as an intern with inside linebackers for the 2015 pre-season. This is not the first time Jen Welter has broken the gender barrier in American football. In 2014, Welter became the first female to play a non-kicking position in a men’s professional football league. She has also coached for a men’s pro-football indoor team. Welter says she wants to show girls and women that anything is possible. The NFL also hired its first full-time female official for the 2015-16 season.
The NFL announced that a female assistant coach was going to be working with the Arizona Cardinals for the 2015 pre-season. She is the first female to hold a coaching position in the NFL.
Welter played a non-kicking position in a men’s indoor pro-football team in 2014.
The first full-time female NFL official has also been hired for the upcoming season.
