:Waea Pükoro Pänui — Text Message
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Approach:  Station
Focus:  Using abbreviations effectively.
Resources: Picture.

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Questions/instructions:

Pretend you got this text message on a cellphone:
Nä, kua puta mai tënei körero i tö waea pükoro:
GNG 2 MCD 4 T @6PM. WNT 2 GO 2?
MKT @ 6. ME KW?

The text message says:
Ko tënei te tikanga o te körero huna:
We are going to McDonalds for tea at six o'clock.
Do you want to go too ?
Ka haere mätou ki Makitänara a te ono karaka. Kei te pirangi haere koe?
Write this as a text message to send back.
          Tuhia he whakautu (kia poto noa)
           me pënei te tikanga:
Yes, but I will be late.I will see you at seven o’clock. Is that okay?
Ae, engari ka türeiti kë au. Ka tae atu au a te whitu karaka. He pai tërä?

% responses
Ged
MI
Content retained:
I want to come
86
87
I’ll be late
83
48
I plan to be there at 7
91
83
Is that OK?
91
48
Degree of compression
(only for parts that are included):
very compressed
20
52
moderately compressed
51
26
slightly compressed
19
9
other response
10
13
 
Total score:
7
15
11
6
49
32
5
21
29
<5
15
28

Commentary:
Students in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically significantly higher than students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings.
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