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UNITEIGHTTEXTB•TravelwithSandySR_mainCultureNotesReadingComprehensionTaskNewZealandMaoriCultureNotesSR_CN_mainMajorCitiesAvideoclipaboutNewZealandSR_CultureNotes1.1NewZealandTextBisatravelogue,inwhichtheauthorsdescribeindetailstheirjourneyinNewZealand.InordertoletreadersknowmoreaboutNewZealand,someimportantinformationaboutitwillbeshownbelow.Afterdealingwitheachitem,youarerequiredtodosomeoutputactivitiesintheformofindividualreport,dialogue,intervieworotherformsyoulike.SR_CultureNotes1.3NewZealandisanislandcountryinthesouthernPacificOceansoutheastofAustralia.MaorigroupsprobablymigratedtoNewZealandfromPolynesiabeginningbeforeA.D.1400.DiscoveredbyAbelTasmanin1642,theislandswerevisitedandexploredbyCapt.JamesCookfourtimesbetween1769and1777.TheBritishestablishedtheirfirstpermanentsettlementin1840andclaimedtheregionasacrowncolony.NewZealandreceiveddominionstatusin1907,andbecamefullyindependentin1931.WellingtonisthecapitalandAucklandthelargestcity.Population:4,120,000.SR_CultureNotes2.1MaoriMaoriHistoryMaoriOriginsMaoriTraditionsSR_CultureNotes-MaoriHistory1MaoriHistoryTheMaoriaretheindigenouspeople(原住民)ofNewZealand,theyarePolynesianandcompriseabout14percentofthecountry’spopulation.MaoritangaisthenativelanguagewhichisrelatedtoTahitianandHawaiian.ItisbelievedthattheMaorimigratedfromPolynesiaincanoesaroundthe9thcenturyto13thcenturyAD.In1642DutchnavigatorAbelTasmanwasthefirstEuropeantoencountertheMaori.Fourmembersofhiscrewwerekilledinabloodyencounter.In1769BritishexplorerJamesCookestablishedfriendlyrelationswithsomeMaori.SR_CultureNotes-MaoriHistory2In1840representativesofBritainandMaorichiefssignedtheTreatyofWaitangi.ThistreatyestablishedBritishrule,grantedtheMaoriBritishcitizenship,andrecognizedMaorilandrights.SR_CultureNotesMaoriOriginsMaoriOriginsTherearemanytheoriesabouttheoriginsoftheMaori.Thecommonlyacceptedtheorytoday,saysthattheMaorioriginatedinChina,andtravelledviaTaiwan,thePhilippinestoIndonesia,ontoMelanesiaandreachedFiji.FromtheretoSamoaandontotheMarquesasandturnedSouthWesttoTahiti,thencetotheCookIslandsandtoAotearoa/NewZealand.SR_CultureNotesMaoriTraditions1MaoriTraditionsBeforethecomingofthePakeha(WhiteMan)toNewZealand,allliteratureinMaoriwasorallypassedontosucceedinggenerations.Thisincludedmanylegendsandwaiata(song).ThefollowingaresomemostfamoustraditionsinNewZealand.•HakaAkindofwardanceperformedbeforetheonsetofwarbytheMaorilastcenturySR_CultureNotesMaoriTraditions2•PowhiriAtraditionalMaoriwelcomeinvolvingagreetinginwhichpeoplepresstheirnosestogetherSR_CultureNotesMaoriTraditions2•MokoAkindoffullfacedtattoos,whichwaspredominantlyamaleactivityamongsttheMaoritribesSR_CultureNotesMaoriTraditions3•HangiAtraditionalformofcookingreferringtoafeastcookedintheearthSR_CultureNotesMajorcities1MajorCitiesWellingtonWellingtonisaportandcapitalofNewZealand.Itishometo386,000residents,withanadditional3,700residentslivinginthesurroundingruralareas.ItislocatedatthesouthernshoreoftheNorthIsland,onPortNicholson.SR_CultureNotesMajorcities2Foundedin1840,itbecameamunicipalityin1853.In1865thecapitalwastransferredtherefromAuckland.Itisthefinancial,commercial,andtransportationcentreofNewZealand.Wellingtonproducestransportationequipment,machinery,metalproducts,textiles,andprintedmaterials.Itisthesiteofthemajorgovernmentbuildingsandtheheadquartersofmanycultural,scientific,andagriculturalorganizations.SR_CultureNotesMajorcities3AucklandAucklandisthelargestandmostpopulousurbanareainthecountrywithapopulationapproaching1.4millionresidents,31percentofthecountry’spopulation.Foundedin1840asNewZealand’scapitalandnamedforGeorgeEden,earl(伯爵)ofAuckland,itremainedthecapitaluntilsupersededbyWellingtonin1865.Itisamajormanufacturingandshippingcentre.AbridgelinksitwiththegrowingnorthernshoresuburbsandwithDevonport,NewZealand’schiefnavalbase.SR_CultureNotesMajorcities5AVideoClipaboutNewZealandHereisavideoclipaboutNewZealand.Afterwatchingtheclip,youarerequiredtosaysomethingaboutyourimpressiononNewZealand.YoucanmentiononeorseveralaspectsofNewZealandintheformofdialogue,intervieworothers.SR_Reading_text1Thisistheon-linetravelogueofTreveKneeboneandKatrinaLomax.Thecouple,fromthesmallEnglishtownofWindsor,wereembarkingonanepicvoyageofdiscoverytothefourcornersoftheworldfromJune2005toJanuary2006.TravelwithSandyTreveKneeboneandKatrinaLomaxMerryChristmasfolksfromChristchurchontheSouthIslandofNewZealand!We’vejustspentafantasticthreeweekstouringNewZealandinourtrustycampervan,Sandy.We’veseensuchdiverselandscapesonthesebeautifulislandsandcanonlyattempttogiveyouabriefsnapshotofouradventureshere.SR_Reading_text2OurKiwiadventurebeganonachillyeveningonthelastdayofNovember,wherebargainingforataxitotakeustocentralAucklandremindedusverymuchofBangkok.AswepulleduptotheAucklandCityHotelwerealisedthatonceagainwewerestayingintheredlightdistrict.Feelingrefreshedafteragoodnight’ssleepwesetouttoexplorethedizzyheightsofcentralAuckland.ThissophisticatedwaterfrontcitywasinasimilarveintoSydney,butofcoursemuchsmaller.Weexploredthecoffeeshopsandboutiquesofthesidestreetsandvisitedtheex