01 Sep 2008
Lunchtime Cultural English Programme
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The two NET teachers who hail from New Zealand and the U.K will hold weekly cultural activities during lunchtime. The programme will educate the students on life, food, sport, history and other various aspects of New Zealand or British culture. The programme aims to teach students about the differing cultures abroad and create an interesting English learning environment. |
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| Dates | Venue | Proposed Activities | Teacher in charge | Remarks |
| 23rd Oct | Rm 701 |
New Zealand’s geography. Growing up in rural New Zealand. Where milk comes from and how to milk a cow!! |
HES Ms Hooker | S1 A |
| 31st Oct | SAC | Mr Fuller’s family history, Geography of southern England eg. London, Essex. Family members where they live in England. Jobs they do. The kind of lives they lead. Illustrated with home videos, family pictures. | FRJ Mr Fuller | S1 B |
| 5th Nov | SAC | Childhood in New Zealand on the farm, under a mountain, by the sea. School life and lifestyle etc.English movies. Comprehension, plot check, characters, themes etc. | HES Ms Hooker | S2 A |
| 7th Nov | SAC | English movies. Comprehension, plot check, characters, themes etc. | FRJ Mr Fuller | S2 B |
| 13th Nov | SAC | English movie pick of the week. An interesting scene for discussion. | HES Ms Hooker | S3 A |
| 14th Nov | SAC | Hot spot, Game based on the British game show strike it lucky. Questions based on England and culture of England | FRJ Mr Fuller | S3 B |
| 20th Nov | SAC | New Zealand’s native people and culture – The Maori | HES Ms Hooker | S4 A |
| 28th Nov | SAC | Lesson on British food. Make a British dish in lesson. Learn about recipes and how to follow them (interrogatives) | FRJ Mr Fuller | S4 B |
| 4th Dec | SAC | New Zealand’s cuisine. Sample some New Zealand food. Check out products from the New Zealand Focus store | HES Ms Hooker | S1 C |
| 5th Dec | SAC | British lifestyle Festivals, Christmas, Easter, Pancake day, Bonfire night, Halloween. Family photos. Vocab history behind events. | FRJ Mr Fuller | S1 D |
| 10th Dec | SAC | New Zealand landscape, mountains, rivers and scenery. Describing pictures using adjectives. | HES Ms Hooker | S2 C |
| 12th Dec | SAC | Culture of holidaying in England. Going to Europe e.g. France, Spain. Caravanning in England. The British seaside resorts and what you can do there. | FRJ Mr Fuller | S2 D |
| 18th Dec | SAC | New Zealand Tourism – the attractions. Extreme sports e.g. bungee jumping, skydiving and zorbing – what are they? Studying opportunities in New Zealand | HES Ms Hooker | S3 C |
| 19th Dec | SAC | Cultural slang. Cockney rhyming slang, modern slang on the streets of England, London. Exposure to different accents to see if they can hear the differences and come to recognize them. | FRJ Mr Fuller | S3 D |
| 4th Feb | SAC | Learn about New Zealand’s national sport – rugby. How to play and try it out. | HES Ms Hooker | S1 E |
| 6th Feb | SAC | Lesson on surfing , history, how to do it , where to do it, equipment (surfboards brought in by me.) | FRJ Mr Fuller | S4 C |
| 12th Feb | SAC | A brief history of New Zealand – Maori people, European settlers, migrants of today | HES Ms Hooker | S4 D |
| 13th Feb | SAC | A brief History of England, Kings Queens, Class System | FRJ Mr Fuller | S3 E |
| 18th Feb | SAC | New Zealand celebrity profiles. Pop culture in the land of the long white cloud. | HES Ms Hooker | S2 E |
| 20th Feb | SAC | British idols and fashion, iconic British symbols eg. The Beatles, the mini, etc. | FRJ Mr Fuller | S4 E |