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He kupu whakamahuki - An explanation
Achievement objective
8.4 Communicate the same information in different ways for different contexts.
Learning intention
Students can ask and answer job-related questions.
Modes
At the end of this lesson, students can:
Pānui - Reading: Understand much of what is written by other users of te reo Māori about a range of topics.
Tuhituhi - Writing: Use te reo Māori to entertain and persuade as well as to inform.
Materials
Resource sheet 8D He reta (Word, 28 kB)
Resource sheet 8E Āku pātai (Word, 14 kB)
Resource sheet 8F He kupu whakamahuki (Word, 44 kB)
Lesson sequence
Tell the students they are going to role play a staff recruitment scenario at Māori Television. A student is applying for a position as presenter and has been sent Resource sheet 8D: He reta, requesting further information.
- Hand out copies of Resource sheet 8E: Āku pātai to half of the students.
- Hand out copies of Resource sheet 8F: He kupu whakamahuki to the other students.
Ask the students to pair up, one from each group. Get the students with Resource sheet 8E: Āku pātai to ask questions of their partner who is in the role of Māori Television staff.
When the dialogue is complete, ask the students to compose an email informing potential applicants of the recruitment process.
| Suggested language focus | Suggested vocabulary |
| Future tense | |
| kei te | kei te haere kōrua? |
| ka | Ka mutu te mahi ka … |
| Giving opinions | |
| ki | ki ahau nei … |
| mōku | mōku tonu nei … |
| hei | hei tā ētahi … |
| e ai ki | e ai ki te kōrero … |
| Giving reasons | |
| he pai | he pai atu pea kia haere ki Ngāmotu … |
| kāre pea e pai kia he ____ nō ____ | kāre pea e pai kia roa tō kōrua noho ki reira … |
| he nui nō te utu … | |
| Conjunctions | |
| i te mea | tā te mea he uaua mōku te piki maunga … |
| nō te mea | |
| tā te mea | |
| ina | |
| otirā | otirā, he pai tonu ina tokoiti ngā tāngata … |
| heoi anō | |
| Perhaps | |
| tēnā pea | tēnā pea ka noho kē ahau ki Rotorua … |
| Time statements | |
| ā te … | ā te ahiahipō … |
| hei te … | hei te ata o te 16 … |
| pō rua atu | pō rua atu ka noho kōrua ki … |
| When | ā te taenga atu … |
| tae atu ana … | |
| Preposition | |
| mā |
ka haere mā Taupō … haere mā runga wakatopa … |
Tips
Teachers could gather material from the Situations Vacant section of the newspaper or from online recruitment services.
Access bilingual information packages for advertised positions, likely to be available from tertiary institutions, some government agencies and from Māori organisations.