LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. It is made up of two large islands. It is about the same size as Philippines. 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 Dutchman 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.

LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND

What has been mentioned in the text? Please tick them out.

△ population △ history △language △ marae △ resource △industry △ buildings △ politics △ agriculture△ natural beauty△ sports and spare time

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Population and the languages spoken by them.

The culture of one ethnic group–– Maori

Agricultural products

Sports and spare time

Divide into four parts & find the main ideas.

Part 1(Para.1)

Part 2(Para.2-3)

Part 3(Para.4)

Part 4 (Para.5)

1 How many people are there in New Zealand?

2 What are the official languages in New Zealand?

It has a population of about 3.8 million people.

English and Maori.

3. ( ) A number of Asians have settled in New Zealand since the middle of the 20th century.

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Sixty percent of the students in our class ___ from the countryside.

Seventy percent of the water in the area ___ polluted by the factory.

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1. What is marae? What is hui?

3. What do Maori people believe about spirit?

A place with meeting house.

A special occasion like….

The spirit stays with the body for 3 days.

2. ( ) People give speeches, dance, sing on the special occasion.

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2. ( ) New Zealand is an industry country.3. ( ) Sheep farms are mainly on the North Island.4. ( ) New Zealand wine is of high quality and is sold all over the world.

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The main exports of the country are wool, lamb, beef, butter, forest, products, fuit, vegetables, meat and fur of deer and wine.

1.What are New Zealand’s exports?

2.After he left school he got a job as a clerk in a company, but later he turned ___ . A. to drive B. for driving C. to driving D. to be driver

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be of + 名词 =be + 形容词：

His advice is of no use

=His advice is useless.

English is of great importance.

=English is very important .

2.( ) The main school holidays are from mid-December till early February when the weather is the same as in China.

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1.What do New Zealanders like to do in their spare time?

They like sailing, swimming, horse-riding, rock-climbing in the mountains and camping.

Living in a country with plenty of space and a good climate , New Zealanders love all kinds of sports and outdoor activities.

1.____from the top of the mountain, the city looks more beautiful. A. Seeing B.Seen

2._____his father was on business, the naughty boy went out to get on internet every night. A. Known B.Knowing C.Not knowing

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1. 这种酒质量很差 . This wine is ___ _____ _____.

2. 这个镇有 24 万人口 , 其中 60% 是工人 .

This city has ___ ________ of 240,000 people, ____ _____ 60% ____ workers.

3. 每个学生的胸卡上都必须标明名字 .

Every student’s cards must __ ______ ____ his name.

4. 我们上个月一起纪念了雷锋 . We _____ ___ ________ ____ Leifeng last month.

5. 新西兰有两大岛屿组成。 New Zealand ___ ______ ___ ____two large islands.

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1.内容要求包括：气候，人口，语言，风俗习 惯，经济，和业余活动等；

2.字数不得超过 120 。

First Paragraph

Write about the population, ethnic groups and the languages spoken by them.

Second paragraph

Write about the culture of one or more ethnic groups that are native to your country or region.

Third paragraph

Write about the agriculture products that your country or region is famous for.

Fourth paragraph

Write about the things people like to do in their free time in your country or your region.

Fill in the blanks New Zealand has ___ population

of about 3.8 million people. Since the mid-1980s growing numbers of _____ have ______ in New Zealand, and they ____ ___ about six percent of the total population. The happier events are ______ ____ speeches, singing and dancing.

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When someone dies, many people will sleep and eat __ the marae during these three days and _____ their memories of the dead person.

New Zealand is an important ________ country. One of the main export is wool, and some farmers have turned to _______ deer. New Zealand is very beautiful and ______ tourists from all over the world.

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