• Self-Study Listening

      You have 60 hours of self-study listening as part of your programme. In this time you should review and revise your classwork, prepare for your assessments, and work on extending your listening. How, when, where, or who with is all up to you!

      The following links are all helpful listening resources for you to choose from.

      • Choose the Listening Test and General Listening practice links when you are preparing for an assessment.
      • Choose social conversation when you want to understand ordinary conversations better.
      • To work on your NZ English try ESLNews and the other NZ links.
      • Towards the end of the programme you might like to use the Employment related listenings.

    • NZ based listening

    • NZ Work and Life- videos with transcripts URL
      Students must
      View
    • A range of videos from NZ Govt about working and living in NZ URL
      Students must
      View
    • NZ TV series about jobs for high school leavers URL
      Students must
      View

      We will use some of these videos in the Listening Moodle Forum.

      You can use these for your self-study too. They give you a lot of information about apprenticeships, community work (see Just the Job Gold), and entrepreneurship.

      You can select sub-titles/captions BUT the text is not always reliably accurate.

    • ESL NEWS URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Excellent listening, reading and vocabulary practice.

    • Choose three news items from the list on the right (Recent Posts). Listen and do the tasks URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • General Listening Practice

      Use these for regular 30 minute practice sessions 2 or 3 x a week (or more!).

    • A range of listening resources URL
      Students must
      View
    • USA English Listening Practice with Video- Easy place to start! URL
      Students must
      View
    • USA career, workskill and job information videos URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • Lots of listening practice activities URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Listening to social conversation

      Click on the links and follow the instructions. Complete all pre- and post-listening tasks.

    • Meeting Friends URL
      Students must
      View
    • Episode 2 Job Offer URL
      Students must
      View
    • Kicked Out URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • We Have a Mission URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Test your listening

    • Listening level URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the instructions carefully and take the test. You will find out how good your listening skills are.

    • Listening Test Practice 1 File

    • Listening for Employment

    • Listening Practice best Job in the World URL

      Try this listening from the British Council. Do the exercises on the website. Try to only listen x2.

    • Chef's Story- work dream to reality URL

      Here's the video link.

    • Self Study about Employment in NZ 

    • Study NZ Employment Rights and Responsibilities URL

      Try these short online courses about being an employee or employer in NZ.

    • Self study: plan or change a career- suggestions, videos, questions URL