Reading and Speaking
: He Pitopito Körero — News
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Approach: One to one
Focus: Presenting a news report based on observed events.
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Resources: Video recording without sound on laptop computer, still pictures from video.

The video recording showed a raging flood with substantial damage occuring and then a person being swept away and rescued.
Questions / instructions:
In this activity you will be watching a video clip showing something that could be on the news. Watch the video carefully, because at the end I want you to tell me all about it.
I roto i tënei mahi e mätakitaki ana koe i tëtahi rïpene poto e pä ana ki ngä pitopito körero. Äta mätakitakihia, ä, i te mutunga me körero mai koe mö te rïpene nei.

Click the Play button to start the video.
Now I want you to imagine that you are a news reporter. You are going to tell a news story about what you saw on the video. You should try to describe what happened, and to tell the news so that it sounds interesting. Here are some pictures from the video to help you tell the news story.
Me whakaaro noa he kaipänui pitopito körero koe. Kei te pänui koe mö tëtahi pitopito körero i kite koe i runga i te ataata. Körerotia i ahatia, me te whakareka hoki i aua körero. Anei he pikitia mai i te ataata hei äwhina i äu körero.
     
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 Give student pictures. (left)
Tell me all about the news story.
Kia kaha te körero mai
mö ngä pitopito körero.		    
Aspects mentioned:
 heavy rain 55 56
  flooding through town 88 75
car stranded 47 48
debris threatening bridge 29 27
house collapsing 80 92
houses threatened by water swells 22 13
man falling into flood 61 54
emergency services rushing to rescue 74 44
man rescued with rope and float 66 71
everyone recovering 17 17
Appropriate introduction:    
highlighting drama, capturing attention strong 19 27
  medium 28 36
weak 53 37
Coherence, flow, continuity: strong 13 25
  medium 68 48
weak 19 27
Sense of drama conveyed: strong 15 10
  medium 54 46
weak 31 44
Speech clarity: very clear & well articulated 8 29
  some minor limitations 72 50
significant difficulties 19 21
very hard to understand 1 0
Commentary:
The results achieved by Mäori students in general education (GEd) and Mäori immersion (MI) settings were not statistically significantly different.
 
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