Unit 18 New Zealand

Period 2

Reading

Step 1 Pre-reading: Facts about islands

Names Where is it?

Taiwan

The Philip- pines

Hawaii

Great Britain

New Zealand

It lies off the east coast of the mainland of China.

It lies to the southeast of Hong Kong, neighboring the South China Sea.

It lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

It lies off the eastern coast of the mainland of Australia.

It lies off the northwestern coast of Europe, neighboring France and Ireland.

Step 2 Presentation

a national flag

New Zealand

What do you know about New Zealand?

a national symbol

Feb.6th

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( I ) ( I )

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( II ) ( II )

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( III ) ( III )

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( IV ) ( IV )

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( V ) ( V )

Step 3 Reading

I. Listen to the tape and do the true or false questions:

1. New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. T2. It has two large islands and is as large as Japan.3. The capital city is on the South Island.4. It is very hot in summer and very cold in winter.

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.

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.

TF

F

TF

T

F

Location

Capital

Size

Climate

Season

Natural beauty

National bird

Settlers

Off the eastern coast of Australia

Wellington

deep blue sea, deep harbour, clean beaches, green hills, hot springs

the same as Japan

mild sea weather / subtropical in the north

Summer (Dec.-Feb.) winter (June-Aug.)

kiwi (cannot fly)

earliest ----the Maori later----Europeans

II. Scan the text and fill in the form:

B

A

III. Read and understand the text: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

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 the islands.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 fC

IV. Read again and find a title for each paragraph and then give details:

Para. Title

One

Two

Three

Four

Geography

Climate

Nature

History

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

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

geography

Queenstown

location off the eastern coast of Australia

size same size of Phillipes

capital Wellington

important cities

Auckland, Christchurch,Queenstown

geography

oceans &seas

the Pacific / north Tasman Sea/ south

Christchurch

Auckland

Wellington

Queenstown

3

4

56

1

2

Climate

Climate

Most places

North

Rainfalls

Warmest months

Coldest months

A mild sea climate

Subtropical

December to February

June to August

A lot

Nature

seas__________________________

cities___________________________

___________________________

sand beaches________________________

hot springs_________________________

animals_____________________

deep blue

lie on a bay ,

clean

in the North Island

Kiwi(only in New Zealand)

have a natural deep harbour

History

Earliest settlers__________________

Later settlers______________________

National Day_____________________

the Maori

Europeans (British)

6th.February

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

History

1000 years ago

around 1421

in 1642

in 1769

by 1840

Read and fill in the table

Chinese sailors discovered the islandson 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.

The Maori discovered the island

the Maori / Polynesia

Aotearoa

1000 years ago

around 1421New Zealand

Abel Tasmen

Captain James Cook

took possession of

Chinese sailors

in 1642

3,500km

in 1769

V. Post-Reading—p.39

1. What do the words in bold refer to?

1. New Zealand 2. hot springs 3. the heat near the earth’s surface

4. European / British settlers5. 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.

VI. Retell the text, using the following key words:

2. Wellington

1. Auckland

3. Christchurch

4. Queenstown

1

2

3

4

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 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

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

A Map of New Zealand and

Oceania

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.