Worksheet n°1

NEW ZEALAND
(listening comprehension)

1) History : Maori culture by Hone Mihaka (Maori) and Dan

Snow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0O1hf8d7Rw

1) How long did the struggle between New Zealand and the British last?
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2) How do they salute each other?
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3) Why is the place where they are standing so special?
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4) How many times did they have to come and fight before England surrendered?
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5) What was the consequence of the cutting down of the flag?
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6) When did the British first came into contact with the Maori warriors?
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7) What did they errect to separate the two communities? How high was it?
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2) Discover New Zealand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPTDeJEd9A&feature=related

1) What kind of film is the video you have just seen ?

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2) What strikes you when you see the film?
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3) What kind of landscapes can you see in NZ?
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4) What activities did you see?
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5) Do you feel like going to New Zealand?
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6) What would you like to do if you went there?
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7) What about the people living in New Zealand? What do you know about them?
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3) Presentation of Auckland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkayOqi6pUM&feature=related

1) Where have they been?

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2) What have they done so far? List the activities.
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3) Complete the sentence: “we haven’t left New Zealand yet ………………………………………………………

KEYS:

1) History : Maori culture by Hone Mihaka (Maori) and Dan Snow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0O1hf8d7Rw

How long did the struggle between New Zealand and the British last?
(30 years struggle between the Maori and the British crown)
How do they salute each other?
Why is the place where they are standing so special? (the place where his ancestors came
to chop down the symbol of British power in 1845)
How many times did they have to come and fight before England surrendered? (4)
What was the consequence of the cutting down of the flag? (deterioration of the
relationships between the English and the Maori)
When did the British first came into contact with the Maori warriors? (1844 - 1845)
What did they errect to separate the two communities? How high was it? (palissades, 15 or
20 feet high)

2) Discover New Zealand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPTDeJEd9A&feature=related

1) What kind of film is the video you have just seen ?

What strikes you when you see the film? (diversity of landscapes, of activities you can do
there, of people you can meet…)
What kind of landscapes can you see in NZ? (geysers, volcanoes, lakes, mountains,
seashores, forrest (bush), snow...)
What activities did you see? (walking, rugby, bungee jumping, mountain bike, surfing,
whale watching, inflattable balls rolling, paragliding, kayaking, boating, flying
(helicopter)skiing, rafting, sight seeing, wine drinking, fishing, cycling, rollerskating,
going out to restaurants, etc., )
Do you feel like going to NZ?
What would you like to do if you went there?
What about the people living in New Zealand? What do you know about them?

3) Presentation of Auckland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkayOqi6pUM&feature=related
Where have they gone?
What have they done so far? List the activities. (sky walking, quad biking, bush walking,
sailing, whale watching, shopping, photos, have lunch at the restaurant, see the most
beautiful vinyards...)
Complete the sentence: “we haven’t left New Zealand yet ...(and my memory card is
already full)”