Séance 1: discovery of a country.
Phase 1: repères géographiques
Commencer par demander les éléments les plus évidents: What is the country you can see? Which continent does it belong to? Where is located Australia regarded this country?
Ensuite, moins évident: what are the waters surrounding the isles? What is the name of these isles? What is the capital city? What other city is famous in New Zealand (city of the rugby world cup)?
Observation: observe the map, and more precisely the name of the cities, what can you notice? There are cities named after the English language and others which are named after a more regional language. Why do you think this is?
Brainstorming: what do you know about this country? Rugby world cup in 2011. Place where the Lords of the Rings was shot. The rugby team All-blacks. Aboregine (eni). Arts: carving.
2ème phase: ID card of New Zealand.
Anticipation: what are the categories you can find in an encyclopedia entry of New Zealand? Surface area, economy, culture, tourist attraction, emblem, political status, sports, population, flag, language...
Activité: use the following texts to fill the categories. Try to use your own words.
Correction:
Surface area = as big as Great Britain and Japan (268,021 km², 103,483 sq miles)
Population = 4.1 million people, one of the least crowded countries. New Zealanders.
Emblem = The kiwi, which is an animal and also the nick name of New Zealanders.
Flag = the Union flag in the corner, blue in the background with four red stars of different sizes representing a constellation, the Southern cross.
Political status = Member of the British Commonwealth but as an independent nation. Constitutional monarchy. There has been a referendum in 2010 in which people said that they didn't want to become a republic.
Economy = mainly based on agriculture, dairy, meat, wool.
Tourist attraction = the stunning landscape (éblouissant, sensationnel), the feeling of space. Country where the trilogy of the Lords of the Rings was shot.
Culture/specificity = Ta moko, the Maori tattoo.
Language = English, Maori.
3ème phase: historical facts.
March the dates with the correct event/fact.
c.1000 AD- Maori arrive from other parts of Polynesia.
1642- Dutch explorer Abel Tasman visits New Zealand.
1769- British captain James Cook explores coastline, also in 1773 and 1777.
1840- Treaty of Waitangi between British and several Maori tribes pledges protection of Maori land and establishes British law in New Zealand(The Treaty established a BritishGovernor of New Zealand, recognised Māori ownership of their lands and other properties, and gave the Māori the rights ofBritish subjects ).
1845-72- The New Zealand Wars, also referred to as the Land Wars. Maori put up resistance to British colonial rule.
1893- New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
1907- New Zealand becomes dominion within British Empire.
1947- New Zealand gains full independence from Britain.
1996- Under new electoral system, number of Maori MPs rises from six to 15.
1998- Waitangi Tribunal orders government to return confiscated land in Turangi Township to its Maori owners.
2002June - Prime Minister Helen Clark apologises to Samoa for New Zealand's poor treatment of its citizens in colonial times. The apology is made at a ceremony in Samoa marking 40 years of independence.
2006August - Queen of the indigenous Maori population, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, dies aged 75 after a reign of 40 years. A week of mourning is declared.
2007October - Police arrest 17 people in anti-terror raids. Prosecutors accuse Maori activists of planning a violent campaign against the country's white majority.
2010 Prince Williams pays his first official visit to New Zealand on behalf of his grandmother the Queen.
2010October - Labour laws amended to help ensure that two big-budget films of the novel The Hobbit are made in New Zealand.