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Related materials from ESL Discussions.com on New Zealand. THE ARTICLENew Zealand signs historic Maori land dealHistory was made on June 25th as the New Zealand government signed over the ownership of huge areas of forest land to seven Maori tribes. The deal is the largest ever made between New Zealand’s government and the indigenous Maoris. It is part of efforts to compensate Maoris for land taken away from them by British colonizers in the nineteenth century. The two sides have been negotiating since the mid-1980s to settle historic disputes. Maoris have been angry ever since their lands were signed over to Britain in the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. The new settlement means an area covering 176,000 hectares, worth over $500 million, is now back in Maori hands. The seven tribes have more than 100,000 members. They will manage the land to make sure it provides them with a sustainable future.
Around 800 Maori from across New Zealand’s North Island crammed into the parliament building to witness the historic handover. New Zealand’s Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen said New Zealand’s image as a nation suffered because of the past wrongs done to Maoris. At the signing ceremony he said: "It is a tragedy of our history that in the century and a half that followed the signing of the treaty, [we] failed to uphold [our] part of the bargain in so many ways." Prime Minister Helen Clark thanked everyone who worked on the deal: "We came into politics to address injustice and seek reconciliation. Thank you for walking that road with us,” she said. Maori spokesman Tamati Kruger said: “The land to be returned is culturally significant to us all." Maori make up around 15% of New Zealand's 4.2 million population.
WARM-UPS1. NEW ZEALAND: Walk around the class and talk to other students about New Zealand. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your partner(s) and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. HISTORY IN THE MAKING: You are going to invent some history. With your partner(s), in the table, write the history that was made / is being made / will be made. Change partners and teach each other some history. Discuss as a class.
4. COMPENSATE ME: You are not happy with the way your government has treated you throughout your life. Talk with your partner(s) about the things below. What did your government do wrong and what kind of compensation do you want?
5. HEADLINE PREDICTION: With your partner(s), use the words in the “Chat” activity above to predict what the news article will be about. Once you have your story, change partners and share them. Who was closest to the real story? 6. TRIBE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘tribe’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
LISTENING: Listen and fill in the spaces.History was made on June 25th as the New Zealand government signed over _______________ huge areas of forest land to seven Maori tribes. The deal is the largest ever made between New Zealand’s government and the _______________. It is part _______________ compensate Maoris for land taken away from them by British colonizers in the nineteenth century. The two sides have been negotiating since the mid-1980s _______________ disputes. Maoris have been _______________ their lands were signed over to Britain in the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. The new settlement means an area covering 176,000 hectares, worth over $500 million, _______________ Maori hands. The seven tribes have more than 100,000 members. They will manage the land to make sure it provides them with a _______________. Around 800 Maori from across New Zealand’s North Island ______________ parliament building _______________ historic handover. New Zealand’s Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen said New Zealand’s image as a nation suffered because of the _______________ to Maoris. At the signing ceremony he said: "It is a tragedy of our history that in the century and a half that followed the signing of the treaty, [we] _______________ [our] part of the bargain in so many ways." Prime Minister Helen Clark thanked everyone who worked _______________: "We came into politics to address injustice and seek reconciliation. Thank you for walking that road with us,” she said. Maori spokesman Tamati Kruger said: “The land to be returned is culturally _______________ all." Maori make up around 15% of New Zealand's 4.2 million population. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘land’ and ‘deal’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
STUDENT LAND SURVEYWrite five GOOD questions about land in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
LAND DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
LANGUAGEHistory was (1) ____ on June 25th as the New Zealand government signed over the ownership of huge areas of forest land to seven Maori (2) ____. The deal is the largest ever made between New Zealand’s government and the indigenous Maoris. It is part of (3) ____ to compensate Maoris for land taken away from them by British colonizers in the nineteenth century. The two sides have been negotiating since the mid-1980s to (4) ____ historic disputes. Maoris have been angry ever since their lands were signed over to Britain in the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. The new settlement means an area covering 176,000 hectares, (5) ____ over $500 million, is now back in Maori hands. The seven tribes have more than 100,000 members. They will manage the land to make sure it provides them (6) ____ a sustainable future. Around 800 Maori from across New Zealand’s North Island crammed into the parliament building to witness the (7) ____ handover. New Zealand’s Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen said New Zealand’s image (8) ____ a nation suffered because of the past wrongs done to Maoris. At the signing ceremony he said: "It is a tragedy of our history that in the century and a (9) ____ that followed the signing of the treaty, [we] failed to uphold [our] part of the bargain in (10) ____ many ways." Prime Minister Helen Clark thanked everyone who worked (11) ____ the deal: "We came into politics to address injustice and seek reconciliation. Thank you for walking that road with us,” she said. Maori spokesman Tamati Kruger said: “The land to be returned is culturally significant to us all." Maori (12) ____ up around 15% of New Zealand's 4.2 million population. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
WRITING:Write about land for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about the New Zealand Maori. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. LAND: Make a poster about land in your country. Describe the different parts of it. Who owns it? How is it used? Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. COLONIZED: Write a magazine article about someone whose land was taken away by a foreign power. Include imaginary interviews with the person who lost their land and the colonizer. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). 5. LETTER: Write a letter to Tamati Kruger. Ask him three questions about his land. Give him three pieces of advice on what he should do to make it sustainable. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. 6. DIARY / JOURNAL: You have just bought a huge piece of land. Write your diary entry about your first day walking around it. Include your feelings on what it’s like to own land. How important is it to you? Read your entry to your classmates in the next lesson. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: New Zealand signs historic Maori land dealHistory was made on June 25th as the New Zealand government signed over the ownership of huge areas of forest land to seven Maori tribes. The deal is the largest ever made between New Zealand’s government and the indigenous Maoris. It is part of efforts to compensate Maoris for land taken away from them by British colonizers in the nineteenth century. The two sides have been negotiating since the mid-1980s to settle historic disputes. Maoris have been angry ever since their lands were signed over to Britain in the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. The new settlement means an area covering 176,000 hectares, worth over $500 million, is now back in Maori hands. The seven tribes have more than 100,000 members. They will manage the land to make sure it provides them with a sustainable future. Around 800 Maori from across New Zealand’s North Island crammed into the parliament building to witness the historic handover. New Zealand’s Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen said New Zealand’s image as a nation suffered because of the past wrongs done to Maoris. At the signing ceremony he said: "It is a tragedy of our history that in the century and a half that followed the signing of the treaty, [we] failed to uphold [our] part of the bargain in so many ways." Prime Minister Helen Clark thanked everyone who worked on the deal: "We came into politics to address injustice and seek reconciliation. Thank you for walking that road with us,” she said. Maori spokesman Tamati Kruger said: “The land to be returned is culturally significant to us all." Maori make up around 15% of New Zealand's 4.2 million population. LANGUAGE WORK
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