Adventure & Discovery
Lesson 6.3 introduces map labelling with a New Zealand-accent recording and the language of directions.
- Follow direction language under exam conditions
- Label a map with 8 named locations
- Recognise NZ-accent vowel features
Get Ready · Direction language
Listening · Map of Waiheke Visitor Centre (NZ accent)
Guide: Welcome everyone. So just to orient you — we're standing here at the main entrance, and as you can see the path splits in two directions. Guide: If you head left, you'll find the cafe straight ahead at the end of that path. Opposite the cafe, on the right, is the gift shop. Guide: Now, if you take the right-hand path instead, the toilets are just past the noticeboard. The bike rental hut backs onto the toilets — same building, different door. Guide: Right at the far end, in the corner of the site, is the lookout. It's a five-minute walk and well worth it for the harbour view.
ElevenLabs audio
Tap play to generate and listen.
Tasks · Label the map
- 1 — Cafe
- 2 — Gift shop
- 3 — Toilets
- 4 — Bike rental
- 5 — Lookout
Pronunciation · NZ vowels
NZ 'i' sounds closer to 'u' (fish → fush). The 'e' sound shifts toward 'i' (pen → pin). Don't be thrown by it.
Pathway focus · Map language → Task 1 maps
Academic Task 1 can show two maps of the same area at different times. The same direction language is reusable: 'a hotel was constructed opposite the station'.
Exam Strategy
- Time Strategy
Predict map vocabulary BEFORE you listen — 30-second pre-task scan.
Independent Practice
Describe your neighbourhood from memory using 6 direction phrases.
Key Takeaways
- Map labelling follows the speaker's route — track it with your pencil.
- Direction language is portable between Listening, Speaking and Writing.