Lesson 73 Unit 19

The Maori of New Zealand

Presentation• Where is New Zealand?

• How many islands is New Zealand made up of?

• What is the capital?

• Who is a sailor that landed on New Zealand several centuries ago?

East of Australia

Two large ones.Wellington.

Captain Cook.

Pictures

The nature beauty of New Zealand

Lead-in

• Do you know Maori?

Maori people Maori village

The marae of the Maori

The Maori dancers

The Maori dancers

Maori culture

Skimming• Read the passage carefully and answer the fo

llowing questions:• From which countries have the people of Ne

w Zealand come?

• What parts of Maori life are mentioned in the text?

Polynesia/ Oceania and Europe, mainly Britain.

Kindergartens, customs, way of life, the marae, the meeting house, family life, specialDays-huis, wedding, conferences, deaths and burials

Skipping

• Maori name of the country: ____________.

• Maori name of a meeting place: _________.

• Maori name of a special day: ___________.

• Date when the first person arrived: ______.

• Areas from which the settlers came: ___________________________________.

Aotearoa

maraehui

950

Europe (mainly Britain), Oceania

Questions

• 1. How do we know about early Maori history?

• 2. In what ways was the arrival of European settlers a bad thing?

Maori history was handed down from one generation to another.

They brought diseases; the settlers fought the Maori over land rights.

• 3.How is the Maori way of life protected by the state.

• 4.How do Maori people keep their own way of life alive?

Maori are encouraged to use their own language; there are Maori kindergartens; Maori as a language is taught in many schoolsand universities; you can study Maori studies at university.

Family life continues to be important; they meetat the marae; they teach children how to behaveat the marae; they have huis.

Language points• by sea

• settle in

• hand down from generation to generation

• sign an agreement with

• as a result of

• make up

• be related to

• take a degree

• insist on • keep one’s own customs• way of life• for long periods• mark with

New Zealand

New Zealand & The UK

The little girl’s present

sailing

ski

Maori culture

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