Unit 18 New Zealand

1. Unit 18New Zealand Period 2 Reading

2. Step 1 Pre-reading:Facts about islands It liesoff the east coast of the mainland of China. It lies to the southeast of Hong Kong, neighboring the South China Sea. It liesin the middle ofthe Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northwestern coast ofEurope, neighboring France and Ireland. It lies off the eastern coast of the mainland of Australia.

3. Step 2Presentation Feb.6th a national flag a national symbol New Zealand What do you know about New Zealand?

4. Pictures of New Zealand ( I )

5. Pictures of New Zealand ( II )

6. Pictures of New Zealand ( III )

7. Pictures of New Zealand ( IV )

8. Pictures of New Zealand ( V )

9. Step 3Reading I. Listen to the tape and do the true or false questions: 1. New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. T 2. It has two large islands and is as large as Japan. T F 3. The capital city is on the South Island. 4. It is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. F 5. There are a lot of natural beauties in New Zealand, namely, clean sand beaches, green hills and mountains, dead volcanoes, hot springs and special plants and animals. T F 6. Its population is mainly made up of by the Maori. 7. The name of the country was given by Abel Tasman. 8. All the settlers came from Europe, most of whom were British. T F

10. II. Scan the text and fill in the form: Off the eastern coast of Australia Wellington the same as Japan mild sea weather / subtropical in the north Summer (Dec.-Feb.) winter (June-Aug.) deep blue sea, deep harbour, clean beaches, green hills, hot springs kiwi (cannot fly) earliest ----the Maori later----Europeans

11. III. Read and understand the text: B 1. The first settlers of New Zealand were _______. A.Europeans, mainly British B. Islanders of Polynesia C. People from Asian countries D. People from Australia 2. From the text we know that the population of New Zealand is mainly made up of ________ . A. the Maori and Europeans B. Europeans and Asians C. the Maori and the Kooris D. the Maori and Asians A

12. 3. Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened? a. People from the island of Polynesia came to New Zealand. b. Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand. c. British people started to settle in New Zealand. d. Captain James Cook took possession of the islands. e. Chinese sailors discovered theislands. f. The Maori signed an agreement with the settlers. A. a c e d f b B. c a b d f e C. a e b d c f D. a e d c b f C

13. IV. Read again and find a title for each paragraph and then give details: 4. The Maori, the earliest settlers discover it 1000 years ago; around 1421, Chinese sailors came; the Dutchman in 1642; Cook took possession of it in 1769; by 1840,2000 Europeans had come; on February 6th, an agree-ment was signed Details: 1. Off the eastern coast of Australia; made up of 2 large islands;270,500 sq km., about the same size as Japan; Wellington, its capital city on the North Island;3 other important cities: Auckland, Christ-church and Queenstown 2. mild sea climate; north, subtropical; rains quite a lot; warmest months, December to February; coldest months; June to August 3.Ocean and seas are deep blue; cities lie on a bay, have a natural harbor; green hills and moun-tains; dead volcanoes; hot springs; many plants and animals only live in it; the little national bird cannot fly; called kiwi Geography Climate Nature History

14. geography Queenstown

15. Part 1 Geography off the eastern coast of Australia location oceans &seas the Pacific / north Tasman Sea/ south size same size of Phillipes geography Wellington capital Auckland, Christchurch,Queenstown important cities

16. 3 Auckland Tasman Sea 4 1 Wellington the Pacific 5 Christchurch 6 Queenstown 2

17. Climate

18. Part 2 Climate A mild sea climate Subtropical A lot December to February June to August

19. Nature

20. Part 3 Natural Beauty • seas__________________________ • cities___________________________ ___________________________ • sand beaches________________________ • hot springs_________________________ • animals_____________________ deep blue lie on a bay , have a natural deep harbour clean in the North Island Kiwi (only in New Zealand)

21. History

22. Part 4 History the Maori • Earliest settlers__________________ • Later settlers______________________ • National Day_____________________ Europeans (British) 6th.February

23. Part 4 History 1. People from the island of Polynesia came to New Zealand. 2. Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand. 3. British people started to settle in New Zealand. 4. Captain James Cook took possession of the islands. 5. Chinese sailors discovered the islands. 6. The Maori signed an agreement with the settlers. 1 5 2 4 3 6

24. History Read and fill in the table The Maori discovered the island Chinese sailors discovered the islands on one of their voyages. The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand. Captain James Cook took possession of the islands. The Maori signed an agreement with the European settlers.

25. 1000 years ago Aotearoa 3,500km in 1642 Abel Tasmen the Maori / Polynesia took possession of New Zealand around 1421 in 1769 Captain James Cook Chinese sailors

26. V. Post-Reading—p.39 1. What do the words in bold refer to? 3. the heat near the earth’s surface 2. hot springs 1. New Zealand 4. European / British settlers 5. England 3. Describe the location of the following places: A. New Zealand lies in the Pacific Ocean. B. The Tasman Sea lies to the west of New Zealand. C. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, lies in the southeast of the North Island. D. Auckland lies on the north-eastern coast of New Zealand. E. Christchurch lies to the east, on the South Island.

27. VI. Retell the text, using the following key words: 1. Auckland Paragraph 1: off the eastern coast of Aus-tralia; made up of 2 large islands; 270,500 square kilo-metres, about the same size as Japan; Wellington, its capital city on the North Island; three other important cities: Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown Paragraph 4: the Maori, the earliest settlers discovered it 1000 years ago; around 1421, Chinese sailors came; the Dutchman in 1642; Cook took possession of it in 1769; by 1840,two thousand Europeans had come; on Feb. 6th, an agreement was signed Paragraph 2: mild sea climate; north, sub-tropical; rains quite a lot; warmest months, December to February; coldest months; June to August Paragraph 3: ocean and seas are deep blue; cities lie on a bay, have a natural harbor; green hills and mountains; dead volca-noes; hot springs; plants and animals only live in it; a little national bird that cannot fly; called kiwi 2. Wellington 1 2 3 4 3. Christchurch 4. Queenstown

28. New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. It is made up of two large islands. It is about the same size as Japan. Wellington is the capital city, which lies on the North Island. New Zealand has a mild sea climate with plenty of rain. It has a lot of natural beauties, such as deep blue seas, beautiful bays and beaches, green hills and mountains, dead volcanoes, hot springs, special plants and animals. The earliest people that settled in New Zealand were the Maori. Later came the Chinese, the Dutch and the English. Then the Maori signed an agreement with the settlers. Its population now is mainly made up of by the Maori and the Europeans. A Map of New Zealand and Oceania