Mahi Akomanga - Term 3

E.g. Nō te tīmatanga o te ua, ka hoki rātou ki roto / When it began to rain, they went back inside.

I te whatinga o te peka o te rākau, ka taka te tamaiti tāne / When the branch of the tree snapped, the boy fell.

Hei mahi:

1. Go to this link and copy the notes from the online resource book on 'nō te/i te' sentence structures.

2. Using the Te Pihinga textbook, read through the notes on 'Nō te/I te' sentences that start on the bottom of page 123, and continue on page 124 (focus on the notes on the first half of page 124, not the bottom notes) Read through the notes and see how these sentence starters are used to say 'when' something happened in past tense.

3. Copy 2 of the examples of 'Nō te' and 'I te' from the textbok, into your book (Māori and English).

4. Go the this link and read through more examples of these sentences, copy 2 of them into your notes.

5. Complete translation activities 76, 77 & 79 for this structures on pages 50-52 of Reo Māori o Nāianei Book 2.

6. Write 8 examples of 'nō te/i te' sentences in your own words in your book, that are based around the topic of a special even/celebration that happened in your past, such as a special birthday or family event. Talk about what happened leading up to the event, or during the event in your sentences. When read one after the other, they should give a good description of the event and what was involved.

E.g. Ma wai tēnei kai? / Who is this kai for?

Mā ngā tamariki ngā perehana nei / These presents are for the children

Mō Pita ēnei kākahu / These clothes are for Peter

Hei mahi:

1. Copy these notes into your book: To ask who something is for in the future (future possession), use the question structure: Mā/mō wai....? Mā wai ngā pukapuka? Mā ngā tamariki ngā pukapuka / Who are the books for? The books are for the children OR Mō wai tēnei taonga? Mō te tāne tēnei taonga / Who is this taonga for? This taonga is for the man

2. In your books, write 5 x 'Mā wai/Mō wai' questions about everyday items, remember to use the correct 'a/o' depending on the 'a/o' categories. Peer mark your questions with someone at your table. After you complete task 7, come back and answer these questions.

3. Follow this link to notes on how to use 'mā/mō' to indicate future possession. Write notes into your book about this sentence structure, you do not need to copy the notes exactly from the webpage, you can write them in your own words.

4. Copy 5 examples (Māori and English) from the webpage into your book.

5. Using the Te Kākano textbook, read through the notes on page 64 about 'mā/mō'. Add any helpful notes from the textbook, to the notes in your book, and copy 2 new examples from the textbook into your book.

6. Watch this video on how to ask and answer who something is for - indicating future possession. An example of this structure is: Mā wai te kai? Mā ngā tamariki te kai / who is the food for? The food if for the children. Write 4 examples from the video into your book.

7. Now watch this video on how to answer this question with dual or plural pronouns (e.g. tātou). Take some notes from the video on how to use dual/plural pronouns to answer a 'mā wai' question. Write 4 examples from the video into your book.

8. Get into pairs, and find 5 items each (from the classroom, your bag etc). Then, take turns at saying a 'mā/mō' sentence about each item, using someone else in the room as the person the item if for. Your partner must listen to your sentence, then give the item to the correct person. For example, you might say - 'mā te kaiako tēnei pukapuka / this book is for the teacher' - so your partner must give the book to the teacher. Keep taking turns at saying sentences, until you have used up all of each of your items.

E.g Mā wai ngā kākahu e horoi? / Who will wash the clothes.

Mā Eruera rāua ko Neihana ngā kākahu e horoi / Edward and Nathan will wash the clothes.

Hei mahi:

1. Follow this link and read the notes on using 'mā wai/mō wai' to ask who will do something?

2. Copy the notes and examples into your book.

3. Watch this video on how to use this sentence structure, and add 3 examples from the video to your notes.

4. Watch this video on how to answer these questions using plural person pronouns. Add any helpful examples to your notes.

5. Using Te Kākano textbook, read the notes on 'mā/mō wai' on page 65. Copy any extra notes from the textbook into your book. Also copy 2 new examples from page 65 into your book (Māori & English).

6. Complete the online activity from the website from task 1 (activity is below the notes section), then copy all of the complete questions and answers in to your book. Include the English translations for each sentence.

7. On page 65 (Te Kākano), you will also see a table that explains the words you use when you want to answer a 'mā/mō wai' question with - 'I will / she will / he will / they will.'

8. Copy the table into your book. Note that instead of using a name, these examples use 'mā' at the beginning of a pronoun, or: Māku - I will Māu - you will Mānā - she/he will Mā rātou - they will

9. Using the context of planning a potluck dinner with a group of friends, write 8 x 'mā wai e' questions and answers using peoples names/pronouns. Q&A example: 'mā wai e mauria mai te waireka? Mā Tama e mauria mai te waireka.'

10. Using Te Reo Māori o Nāianei book 2, complete the following activities:

• pg 16 - Mahi Tekau mā Rua

• pg 16 - Mahi Tekau mā Toru

• pg 17 - Mahi Tekau mā Whā

• pg 17 - Mahi Tekau mā Rima

E.g. Kei a wai ngā pukapuka? / Who has the books?

Kei a Tama ngā pukapuka / Tama has the books

Hei mahi:

1. Teacher will take the class through this slideshow on how to ask and answers 'kei a wai?' questions.

2. Follow this link, read the resources, copy the notes into your book, then complete all of the worksheet tasks in your book.

3. Using the Te Kākano textbook, complete the 'kei a wai?' tasks on pages 82-83. Check your answers once completed.

4. Using TRE textbook, complete the tasks on pages p36-38. Mark your work.

E.g. Ki a mātou, he whare nui tērā / To us, that is a big house

Ki tōku whakaaro, he tāngata pai rātou / In my opinion, they are nice people

Hei Mahi:

1. Using the Te Kākano textbook, read through the notes on the bottom of page 85 and on page 86, about how to use 'ki' to offer an opinion.

2. Copy the notes and examples from Te Kākano into your textbook.

3. Follow this link, and read though the power-point notes and examples. Notes the differences in the examples, and how they are achieved by using different words.

4. Copy the notes and examples into your book, and complete the translation slide. Once finished, mark your work together with a neighbour, then, ask the teacher to check it.

5. For the next task, you will write a response piece (article) to an article you have read, and have an opinion on. Your instructions for this task are:

• Find an article online, that you have an opinion on. It may be political, or about sports, or something else that interests you.

• In your book, write a half page article, in response to what you read

• Your article must have a greeting and you must introduce yourself, then you must write what your opinion/thoughts are about what you read.

• You may include other sentence structures in your article, but you must include at least 6 x 'ki - according to' sentences in your article.

• You have 30 minutes to write your article.

6. Get into a group with the other people in your year level (2 smaller groups if there are more than 6 students in your year (level). Now, you will take turns at reading aloud the article you wrote. At the end of your article, your group mates need to try and guess what the article you read was about, and then also explain what they think your opinion was of it. They need to provide yo with as much detail as possible. If they get stuck, give them small hints. The teacher will ask for explanations from group members about other peoples articles at the end of this task.