Prime Time 4, Coursebook

l = This is easy m = This is okay n = This is difficult Listening: A history podcast a) Listen to the podcast. b) Listen again and match the sentence halves. 1. The Maori came to New Zealand around 1000 AD founded settlements for the British crown. 2. New Zealand was named “Nieuw Zeeland” after a region and this war lasted for about 12 years. 3. Captain James Cook arrived with his ship in 1769, and he and his men 1 by canoe from islands in Polynesia near Tahiti. 4. The British colonialists signed a treaty with the Maori, but it became independent from Britain. 5. A war against the British for control of the North Island began, the Maori protested against the treaty and a war began. 6. In the 1870s, in the Netherlands, as Abel Tasman was Dutch. 7. New Zealand was part of the British Empire for a long time, before the war came to an end. Speaking and writing: What to know about New Zealand Prepare a short presentation (ca. 2 minutes) about “New Zealand”. Take notes and include some of the topics below: • history • geography • culture • Maori traditions • activities • adventures Location: South Pacific, close to Australia, … 8 2.4 t8w86b l m n I can understand spoken information about a familiar topic. 9 l m n I can talk about a familiar topic that I have practised before and take notes. Statue of Captain Cook 86 10 Unit New Zealand Show what you can do a5z6nd eighty-six Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv