Listening exercises (For students with low literacy)

 

Exercise 1

Listen to the national anthem and fill in the blanks with verbs.

God defend New Zealand
1. God of Nations at Thy feet
In the bonds of love we ______
______ our voices, we entreat
God ________ our free land
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war
________ her praises heard afar
God defend New Zealand

2. Men of every creed and race
_______ here before Thy face
Asking Thee to _______ this place
God defend our free land
From dissension, envy, hate
And corruption guard our state
_______ our country good and great
God defend New Zealand

3. Peace, not war, shall be our boast,
But, should foes assail our coast,
Make us then a mighty host,
God _______ our free land.
Lord of battles in Thy might,
_____ our enemies to flight,
Let our cause be just and right,
God defend New Zealand.

4. Let our love for Thee _______,
May Thy blessings never ________,
______ us plenty, give us peace,
God defend our free land.
From dishonour and from shame,
_______ our country's spotless name,
Crown her with immortal fame,
God defend New Zealand.

5. May our mountains ever be
Freedom's ramparts on the sea,
Make us faithful unto Thee,
God defend our free land.
______ her in the nations' van,
Preaching love and truth to man,
_______ out Thy glorious plan,
God defend New Zealand.

The Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10: 25-37

Watch the video about the Good Samaritan. Listen to the verse and fill in the blanks with suitable words.

 A teacher of the Law came up and _______ to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal ________?” 

Jesus answered him, “What ________ the Scriptures say? How do you interpret _______?”

The man answered, “‘______ the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your _______, with all your strength, and with all your ______’; and ‘Love your ________ as you love yourself.’”

“You are right,” Jesus replied; “do this and you will ____.”

But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he _______ Jesus, “Who is my neighbour?”

Jesus answered, “There was once a ______ who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and ______ him up, leaving him half dead. It so happened that a priest was going down that ________; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the _____ side. In the same way a Levite also came there, ______ over and looked at the man, and then walked on by _____ the other side. But a Samaritan who was traveling that ______came upon the man, and when he ______ him, his heart was _____ with pity. He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds and ________ them; then he put the man on his own animal and _____ him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and _____ them to the innkeeper. ‘Take _______ of him,’ he told the innkeeper, ‘and when I come _______ this way, I will pay you whatever else you _______ on him.’”

And Jesus concluded, “In your opinion, which one of these ______ acted like a neighbor toward the man attacked by the robbers?”

The teacher of the Law answered, “The one ______ was kind to him.”

Jesus replied, “You go, then, and ______ the same.”