Read the first sentence of each paragraph and choose their topic:

climate history geography

natural beauty

Match each paragraph with the best titleParagraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

History

ClimateNatural beauty

Geography

Skimming:

①

②

③

④

⑤

⑥⑦

⑧

Tasman Sea

North Island

South Island

Auckland

Christchurch

Queenstown

Pacific Ocean Wellington

South Island

North IslandTasman Sea

Pacific Ocean

Wellington

Auckland

Christchurch

Queenstown

Describe the location of the following lands , seas and cities in relation to New Zealand.

Paragraph Two Climate

Temperature:

Climate:

Rainfall:

A mild sea climate while the north is subtropical

It rains quite a lot.

The warmest months: December--February

The coldest months: June--August

What natural beauty are mentioned in the

text?

kiwi

volcano

hot spring

bay

beach

mountain

1,000 years agoPolynesia

The Maori

discovered

Chinese sailors

1642Dutchman Abel Tasman

1769

Captain James Cook

take possession of

around 1421

named

By 18402,000 Europeans

Settled , signed an agreement with

What do the words in red refer to ?

1 . It is made up of two large islands : North Island and South

Island .

3. Some of this heat near the earth’s surface is used to

make electricity .

New Zealand

2. The North Island is famous for an area of hot springs ,

some of which throw hot water high into the air.

the heat near the earth’s surface

hot springs

4. By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans , had come to settle

in New Zealand and the Maori signed an agreement

with these settlers .European / British settlers

5. Today there are still many people in New Zealand who

call England.“the home country” , although it is a place

where most of them have never beenEngland

2. Cloze

New Zealand, hich lies ___ the e

astern coast of Australia, is _____

up of two large islands. The weath

er in New Zealand is neither too co

ld nor too hot. It has a ____ sea cli

mate. And it ____ quite a lot. New

Zealand is __________ by seas an

d oceans.

2. Cloze

New Zealand, hich lies ___ the e

astern coast of Australia, is _____

up of two large islands. The weath

er in New Zealand is neither too co

ld nor too hot. It has a ____ sea cli

mate. And it ____ quite a lot. New

Zealand is __________ by seas an

d oceans.

offoff

mademade

mildmild

rainsrains

surroundedsurrounded

And many of its cities lie on a bay and

have a natural deep _______. The

_________ in New Zealand is very

beautiful with green hills and

mountains. The North Island is

famous for its hot _______ . There are

many plants and animals ____ only

live in New Zealand. The earliest

______ in

And many of its cities lie on a bay and

have a natural deep _______. The

_________ in New Zealand is very

beautiful with green hills and

mountains. The North Island is

famous for its hot _______ . There are

many plants and animals ____ only

live in New Zealand. The earliest

______ in

harbourharbour

landscapelandscape

springssprings

thatthat

people people

New Zealand were the Maori, ho

traveled from other islands in the

Pacific. Around the year 1421,

Chinese sailors _________ the

islands by chance __ one of their

voyages. In 1769, Captain Cook took

_________ of the islands. By 1840,

the Maori ______an agreement with

the British settlers.

New Zealand were the Maori, ho

traveled from other islands in the

Pacific. Around the year 1421,

Chinese sailors _________ the

islands by chance __ one of their

voyages. In 1769, Captain Cook took

_________ of the islands. By 1840,

the Maori ______an agreement with

the British settlers. signedsigned

discovereddiscovered

onon

possessionpossession

geography

cities

New Zealand

climate natural beauty

The Maori

The Chinese

Abel Tasman

James Cook

When from where how what

when

when what

when what who

summer

winter

history

location

water mountain

hot spring bird

Describe the

following places:

South Island

North Island

Wellington

New Zealand

Graphs & exerciseGraphs & exercise

Homework

1.Read the text and try to retell it.

2. Find out the new language points.

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