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Read this information about New Zealand. Can you
complete the Fact file? If you don’t know, guess or
use the Internet.
New Zealand
Fact file
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LISTENING
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Listen to a radio programme about
New Zealand. Find and check your answers in 1.
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Now write correct information about New Zealand for
these topics.
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New Zealand is in the
(a)
..........................................
Ocean.
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It is 2,000 kilometres from Australia.
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New Zealand has two big islands. Everyone calls
the islands
(b)
..........................................
Island and
(c)
..........................................
Island, but officially they
don’t have names.
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The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington.
New Zealand is the same size as
(d)
..........................................
or the United Kingdom.
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New Zealand has
(e)
..........................................
mountains
which are 3,000 metres high, or more. It also
has an active
(f)
.........................................
on the North
Island.
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Abel
(g)
..........................................
, from the Netherlands,
is an important person in the history of New
Zealand. He is the first European to see New
Zealand, in 1642. The name New Zealand comes
from Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands.
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In 1769, the British explorer Captain
(h)
..........................................
arrives in New Zealand. In
1840, New Zealand becomes a British colony.
Today it is independent.
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The original people of New Zealand are called
(i)
..........................................
.
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The
(j)
..........................................
bird is a symbol of New
Zealand. People use this name for a fruit too,
but kiwis are originally from China.
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98% of people in New Zealand speak
(k)
..........................................
. The second official language
is Maori.
1
Geographical location
2
Size
3
Capital city/other
important cities
4
Geography of the country
5
Language(s)
6
National symbol(s)
Time Out in New Zealand
CLIL
Geography
New Zealand facts
Inside Information
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New Zealand is one of only three countries in
the world that has TWO national anthems. One is
God save the Queen
. The other is
God defend New
Zealand
.
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A Maori native name for New Zealand is Aotearoa.
It means ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’.
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