Selected resources on teaching listening and speaking to adults learner resources Listening to New Zealand / Various Published: Sydney:

: NSW AMES, 2003 Content: Listening to New Zealand is a series of resources providing speaking and listening practice for beginner to advanced English language learners. Each level includes announcements, transactional and casual conversations based on authentic situations using realistic language. Pre-listening activities, comprehension and spoken language activities are included. The student book includes transcripts and an answer key. Listening exercises for each unit are included on CD. Listening to New Zealand Beginner (Patti Nicholson and Anthony Butterworth). Topics include: socialising; shopping; appointments; health; housing; banking; leisure. Listening to New Zealand Post-beginner (Patti Nicholson and Anthony Butterworth). Topics include: shopping; banking; getting around; bringing up children; work and study; friends and neighbours; holidays and leisure; radio. Listening to New Zealand Intermediate (Pornsawan Brawn). Topics include: all in the family; somewhere in my youth; we are what we eat; getting of wisdom; our brilliant careers; no place like home; crime and punishment; it pays to ask. Listening to New Zealand Advanced (Deborah Corbett and Pornsawan Brawn). Topics include: socialising; shopping; appointments; health; housing; banking; leisure. How to use: These resources were originally written for an Australian audience but have been contextualised for New Zealand users using New Zealand voices. There isnt much workplace content in these resources but they will be very useful for ESOL learners wanting practice with English for everyday life and social settings. These should be used as supplementary teaching materials rather than as the basis of a course. They can be used with or without the help of a tutor. Linked to most of the progressions in the Speak to Communicate and Listen with Understanding strands of the New Zealand Learning Progressions. Audience: Adult literacy practitioners, ESOL practitioners, pre-employment tutors. Pronunciation games / Mark Hancock Published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006 Content: This book contains a collection of varied and imaginative activities for the practice of English pronunciation. The activities can be used as awareness-raising activities or for controlled practice or revision. The teachers pages provide clear instructions for conducting each game, background information and suggestions for adapting the games to the needs of particular groups of learners. These pages are followed by photocopiable material for the students of all levels. The games focus on syllables and stress, sound awareness and connected speech. The activities include mazes, jigsaws, board games, card games, lateral thinking, guessing activities and lively party-type games. How to use: This resource has a number of games that will help learners improve their pronunciation. Each game comes with good instructions and templates that can be copied for use in the classroom. Tutors will need to adapt some of the games for use in the New Zealand context. Linked to the decoding progression in the Read with Understanding and the vocabulary progressions in Listen with Understanding and Speak to Communicate strands of the New Zealand Learning Progressions. Audience: Adult literacy practitioners, ESOL practitioners, pre-employment tutors. Say It Again. Everyday conversations for listening and pronunciation practice / Jenni Guilfoyle, Lilliana Hajncl et al. Published: Melbourne: AMES Victoria, 2007 Content: This is a speaking and listening resource aimed at low level literacy and ESOL learners.
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It contains 245 short conversational and transactional dialogues in modern Australian English with listening and pronunciation practice. This resource includes two CDs and a book of transcripts with space for learners to write conversations in their language, or to make pronunciation notes as they listen. Topics include: at school; at work; getting around; job search; health; local services; on the phone; shopping. How to use: This Australian resource is designed to provide a lot of practice for a range of 200 plus conversations that English language learners might need in a range of contexts. Useful for New Zealand learners and tutors because the voices are Australian (rather than US or UK) and not too Australian that they will cause a problem in New Zealand. Linked to some of the progressions in the Speak to Communicate and Listen with Understanding strands of the New Zealand Learning Progressions. Audience: Adult literacy practitioners, ESOL practitioners, pre-employment tutors. Ship or Sheep? An intermediate pronunciation course / Ann Baker Published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006 Content: This is a comprehensive pronunciation course for intermediate students of English. It provides systematic practice of English pronunciation, stress and intonation through a wide variety of interesting exercises and activities. The course is accompanied by a recording of all the practice material on four CDs. The book and the recordings are both designed for use in class and by students working alone. How to use: There are not many resources about pronunciation, so this UK resource (book with three audio CDs) has its place. There is also a website for additional practice and support. However, this resource is only the teaching component, and tutors who dont have a background in ESOL or linguistics may find that they need to look up some of the terms. The book is designed to be used by an intermediate level learner who has relevant English reading skills. For other learners, a tutor will need to facilitate access. Linked to some of the progressions in the Speak to Communicate and Listen with Understanding strands of the New Zealand Learning Progressions. Audience: Adult literacy practitioners, ESOL practitioners. Talk and Work / NIACE Published: Leicester: NIACE, 2008 Content: This UK resource provides practice for young adults in developing their workplace communication skills. The booklet and DVD show recently employed young adults talking about the speaking and listening skills they now need for work. Comments from their employers and tutors help to highlight the skills needed. Three types of workplace talk are examined: social talk, task-orientated talk and talk to deal with problems. How to use: This UK resource fills a really important gap. Young people find it difficult sometimes to transfer from school to work in terms of saying they dont understand, asking for help, talking to customers, being polite and taking feedback (constructive or otherwise). This resource has a number of parts a CD with a range of video clips featuring young people and their employers and a series of pamphlets with advice. All are relevant to the New Zealand context and contain useful information. Highly recommended for youth tutors, industry and workplace trainers. Audience: Adult literacy practitioners, adult numeracy practitioners, vocational trainers, workplace trainers, pre-employment tutors, professional developers. Tree or Three? An elementary pronunciation course / Ann Baker Published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006 Content: This is a pronunciation course for beginner and elementary students of English. It provides practice in the pronunciation of English sounds, word stress and intonation through a wide variety of interesting exercises and activities. The book is accompanied by a recording of all the practice material on three CDs, which are designed for use both in class and by students working alone. How to use: There are not many resources about pronunciation, so this UK resource (book with three audio CDs) has its place. There is also a website for additional practice and support. However, this resource is only the teaching component, and tutors who dont have a background in ESOL or linguistics may find that they need to look up some of the terms. The book is designed
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to be used by an elementary level learner who has relevant English reading skills. For other learners, a tutor will need to facilitate access. Linked to some of the progressions in the Speak to Communicate and Listen with Understanding strands of the New Zealand Learning Progressions. Audience: Adult literacy practitioners, ESOL practitioners.

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