Aspects of Technology
 : Te Mökai Ngaro – Pet Line
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Approach: One to one  

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Focus: Describing an object and preparing an advertisement
Resources:   Picture of dog
Questions/instructions:
Whakaaturia te pikitia ki te äkonga.
Whakaarohia näu tënei kurï. Kua ngaro ia, ä, kei te hiahia koe kia hoki mai ia ki a koe, nö reira ka waea atu koe ki te reo irirangi ki te tuku pänui atu. I tö waeatanga atu ko te pürere pupuri körero noa iho ka whakautu mai. Ka kïia kia waihotia mai ngä körero e hiahia ana koe kia pähotia. Äta whakaarohia he aha ö körero hei päho atu ki runga i te reo irirangi, kia tino märama ai te hunga whakarongo ki tö kaupapa. Kotahi meneti hei whakaaro mäu, kätahi ka körero mai i tö pänui mö te reo irirangi.
Tukuna te tamaiti ki te äta whakaaro i tana pänui.
Nä, körerohia mai tö pänui hei päho atu ki te reo irirangi. Kia märama tonu ngä ähuatanga i roto i tö pänui.
Tukuna te tamaiti ki te körero i tana pänui.
He körero atu anö e hiahia ana koe ki te whakauru ki tö pänui?		 Show student the picture.
Imagine that this is your dog. Also imagine that it’s lost and you want to get it back. You can advertise your lost dog on the radio. When you ring up the radio station they have an answerphone. They ask you to leave a message to say what you want to go on the radio. Think carefully about what you would say, so that people listening to the radio would have enough information. I’ll let you think about it for a minute, then you can tell me the message you would give to the radio station.
Allow thinking time before the student tells their message.
Now tell me what you would say in your message for the radio.Remember, you need to give very clear information.
Wait for the student response.
Is there any other information you would want to give in your message for the radio?
Pet Line
 
% responses
gives appropriate reason for message
75
Information about dog (from picture):
type of dog – hush puppy or basset hound
0
medium size
30
long, floppy ears
50
short, stumpy legs
6
loose/folds of skin (jowls)
7
collar and tag
66
Colouring: (score out of 7 for different colour features) 7
2
6
2
5
0
4
3
3
26
2
21
1
26
0
20
contact information given (phone, address or email address)
61
Overall message:  
How clear, accurate and complete is the message?
very good
0
good
9
moderate
45
fairly weak
18
non existent or very weak
28
How well sequenced are the components of the message?
very well sequenced (reason, description, contact details)
26
moderately well sequenced
28
rather jumbled
46
Did the student include any invented information: (such as the name of the dog)
39
Total score:
16–18
0
13–15
7
10–12
19
7–9
30
4–6
25
0–3
19
Commentary:
Only about one quarter of the students gave good details to help identify the dog and know how to respond to the advertisement.
 
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