E.g. E tiki ana a Anahera i te aha? / What is Anahera fetching?
E tiki ana a Anahera i te miraka / Anahera is fetching the milk
Hei Mahi:
Copy the notes below, into your book:
Adding 'i te/ngā aha' to the end of an active sentences, asks the question - what?
E.g.
Q: Kei te hari rāua i ngā aha? / They are carrying what? (you could also write 'what are they carrying?')
A: Kei te hari rāua i ngā pouaka / They are carrying the boxes.
Q: E tiki ana a Anahera i te aha? / What is Anahera fetching?
A: E tiki ana a Anahera i te miraka / Anahera is fetching the milk
As you can see from the examples above, the answer sentence is a normal active sentence.
2. Using the Te Mātāpuna textbook, copy 4 of the examples from Te Whakamārama 4.14 on page 91 into your book, and translate them into English. Then, complete the Hei Mahi on page 91 -92. Once you have completed these tasks, check your answers with your neighbour. Once you are happy with your answers, take your book to the teacher for checking.
3. In your book, write 6 x 'i te/ngā aha' questions and answers about activities that you and your family members complete at home on a regular basis. An example could include: 'Kei te whakapai au i te aha? Kei te whakapai au i tōku ruma moe' - What am I tidying? I am tidying my bedroom.
4. Get into a group of 3/4, and take turns at acting out an action. As you act out the action, ask your group a 'i te/ngā aha' question about what you are doing. Your group then needs to try and come up with the correct answer. For example, Tama acts out washing the dishes, and asks his group 'kei te horoi au i te aha?' - the group then needs to say the correct response, which would be 'kei te horoi koe i ngā rīhi'. You each need to act out at least 5 actions, for this activity.
E.g. He aha tana mahi? / What is his/her job?
He whakatangi rakuraku tana mahi. He kairakuraku ia / Her job is to play the guitar. She’s a guitarist.
Copy the Q & A structure above, into your books.
Follow this link, and watch the video to see examples of this structure used. Under the video are explanations of this question and answer structure. Copy 5 x different examples of the question and answer, into your books (Māori & English).
In your books, chose 4 people you know (family/friends, famous people), then in Māori, write a short profile on them. The profile needs to include the flowing things:
Their name
3 x 'he' sentences describing their physical characteristics
A description of their work, using this sentence structure.
A 'he' sentence describing their āhua.