ESL News New Zealand is a site to listen to news, spoken slowly and clearly, using easy vocabulary. The news mainly revolves around what is happening in New Zealand and in that part of the world. The audio file is downloadable and there is always an accompanying transcription of each news item.
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ESL News New Zealand lower level English students can read and listen at the same time, or just listen to practise listening comprehension, or listen then read and listen again.
There is also a glossary which helps with some difficult words, expressions and cultural references.
