#2: Adventures in New Zealand

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Lesson New Zealand

At the end of this lesson you know:

How to write a text in English

How to use the right words to express emotions.

How to use reading strategies to understand a text

How bungee jumping was invented

New Zealand: Adventure capital of the world!

What do you know about:
New Zealand?

New Zealand

Today we visit New Zealand. New Zealand was first settled by the Maori peoples before it was discovered by the Dutchman Abel Tasman in 1642. He named it after the Dutch province of Zeeland. It was a British colony until its independence in 1907. New Zealand is a place of outstanding natural beauty. This is why in today’s lesson we will go outside to go on an adventure!

settled = bewoond

discovered = ontdekt

independance = onafhankelijkheid

What a ride!

What theme park rides have you been on? Which was the most fun or the scariest?
For example the rollercoaster or the haunted house.

Let the adventure begin! 

Text: Bungy Jumping

Instructions: 

1. Open the text by right clicking here to open the text in a new window.
2. Skim the text (To find out  how to do his  look at the next slide)
3. Answer question 1 about the text 
4. If you really need help with the vocabulary, click on the '?'.

Vocabulary English/ Dutch

hesitate (verb / twijfelen
accomplishment (noun) / prestatie

to wonder (verb)/  afvragen

to invent (verb) / uitvinden

vines (noun) / lianen

to practise (verb) / beoefenen

manhood (noun) / mannelijkheid

to dive (verb) / duiken

to dress in (verb) / kleding dragen

member (noun)/ lid

upside down (adverb) ondersteboven

to arrest (verb) / arresteren

to fine (verb) / bekeuren

Tips for understanding the text

• Skim the test  to quickly find out what it is about
• Look at the pictures to help you understand new words
• Focus on what the text is about in general. Only look up words it you don't understand the general meaning. of the sentence.

Find out more about how to skim and scan

http://www.iedereenkanengels.nl/reading/tips.html

Question 1

What is the text about?

Tips for understanding the text

Now that you have learnt how to skim the text to find out its general meaning, you can start scanning the text to find out the answers to the questions in the next slides. 

Find out more about how to skim and scan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIbibQDQxd4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIbibQDQxd4

Read paragraph 1 .
Why do people Bungee Jump even though it is scary?

Read paragraph 2
Why do the men of Pentacost Island still keep the tradition?

Read paragraph 3
What were David Kirke and his friends doing when the police arrived?

Read paragraph 4
Where and when was the first commercial bungy place built?

Word match exercise

Match the words with their meaning in this exercise . by typing them into the empty boxes

(right click on the link, when you are finished click on the 'finish' button and check your answers

Extreme sports can make you feel extreme emotions. How do you express those in English? 

Choose one activity from the pictures in the next slide and make a voice recording on you smartphonte about how it would feel to do one of the activities . Start you recording with:

If I did ......... I would feel....... because...........

Click on the hot spot button for examples

neutral feelings: calm, happy,  confident

strong feelings: excited,  nervous, frigntened,

very strong feelings: super excited,  anxious (angstig) scared stiff (doodsbang)

canyoning

walking on a rope bridge

horse riding

white water rafting

kayaking

paragliding

fun with emojis

Can you match the emoji with the emotion? 

Right click here to open a new window and fill in the worksheet. 

What have you learnt today? 

Well..... Lots!

• How to use the right words to express emotions.
• How to use reading strategies to understand a text
• How bungee jumping was invented