Lesson73

Step 1 Revision

Check the homework exercises.

Step 2 Presentation

SB Page 37, Part 1. Find out how much the Ss knowabout New Zealand by asking a few rapid questions around the class.

Where is New Zealand? (East of Australia.)

How many islands is NewZealand made up of?

(Two large ones.)

What is the capital? (Wellington.)

What money is used inNew Zealand? (NZ dollar.)

Name one sailor wholanded on New Zealand several centuries ago. (Captain Cook.)

Introduce the new word Maori. Ask Ss wherethey think the Maori came from, but do not give them the answer. Note that theplural form of Maori is the same as the singular form.

Step 3 Reading for generalunderstanding

Read aloud the two generalcomprehension questions. Allow the Ss enough time to read the text and writedown the answers. Put them in pairs to discuss their answers, then check theanswers with the class. (1 Polynesia/Oceania and Europe, mainly Britain. 2Kindergartens, customs, way of life, the marae, the meeting house, family life,special days — huis, weddings, conferences, deaths and burials.)

Step 4 Reading

SB Page 38, Part 4. Letthe Ss read the whole passage carefully again and answer the questions, workingin pairs or small groups. Check the answers with the whole class. Answers:

1 Maori history was handed down from one generation toanother.

2 They brought diseases; the settlers fought the Maori overland rights.

3 Maoriare encouraged to use their own language; there are Maori kindergartens; Maorias a language is taught in many schools and universities; you can study Maoristudies at university.

4 Family life continues to be important; they meet at themarae; they teach children how to behave at the marae; they have huis.

Notes:

a Aotearoa: pronounced / au‘ tearoa /

b Oceania: the name forthe collection of about 25,000 islands in the Pacific away from the Asianmainland. It is divided into Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

c the sweet potato: thisis not related to the potato. The sweet potato is a native of the New Worldtropics, as opposed to the potato which prefers a temperate climate. The sweetpotato is the most important of all the tropical root crops, and is rich invitamin A.

d settled = built their homes in

e kindergartens: from theGerman for children (Kinder) and garden (Garten). The kindergar­tensystem of infant education was designed by Friedrich Froebel in 1837.

f the spirit = the spiritof the dead person, which is believed to continue living after that person’sdeath

g share their memories ofthe dead person = talk about their memories of the dead person, the things theydid, the conversations they had together, etc.

Step 5 Reading aloud

Speech Cassette Lesson 73.Play the tape of the passage for the Ss to listen and follow. Play the tape ofpart of the passage once more; this time the Ss listen and repeat. Payattention to stress and intonation, and the sentence stress of longersentences.

Step 6 Reference

SB Page 38, Part 2. Get the Ss to do thisexercise

in class or for homework.

Answers:

1 Polynesia

2 Aotearoa

3 New Zealand

4 Europeans (mainly British)

5 battles between the settlers and the Maori overland rights

6 New Zealand‘s

7 Maori families

8 the marae

9 Maori children

10 the three days following the death of someone

Step 7 Note making

SB Page 38, Part 3. Get Ssto do this exercise individually, so that every S has to make an effort tore-read the text and extract the relevant informa­tion. If it is done in class,get Ss to check their notes afterwards in pairs. Alternatively, if you wish,you can set this exercise for homework. In that case, get Ss to check theirnotes in pairs at the beginning of the next lesson.

Suggested notes:

Maori name of the country:　 Aotearoa Maori name of the meetingplace: marae Maori name of a special day:　　 hui Date when the first person arrived:950 Areas where settlers came from:Europe (mainly Britain), Oceania

Step 8 Workbook

Wb Lesson 73, Exx. 1 - 2.Get the Ss to do Ex. 1 individually so that every­one will revise the text andmake an effort. Then call out some Ss to read the complete sentences. For Ex.2, draw a map of the world on the Bb or use an OHT(overhead transparency) toshow the map. Then get Ss to put the names of oceans and continents in the rightplaces. Make sure that the Ss know how to pronounce the names correctly.

Homework

Read the passage again. Tell Ss to complete the notes inPart 3, and do Part 4 if these tasks have not been completed in class.

Finish off the Workbook exercises.

If you like, you can ask the Ss to look in the schoollibrary for some more information about New Zealand and to tell the class aboutit next lesson.