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Te Reo Group Greetings
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Te Reo Group Greetings
🤝 Part 1: Greeting Knowledge
1. Circle the correct greeting for a group of three or more people:
Tēnā koe
Tēnā kōrua
Tēnā koutou
Kia ora
2. How should a group respond when greeted with "Tēnā koutou"?
3. Match the greeting to the correct number of people:
1. Tēnā koe
2. Tēnā kōrua
3. Tēnā koutou
A. Three or more people
B. One person
C. Two people
🙏 Part 2: Saying Thanks
4. Fill in the blanks to complete the phrase for thanking multiple people:
Ngā _______ nui ki a _______
5. What is the appropriate response when someone says "Ngā mihi" to you?
Tēnā koe
Ka nui te mihi
Tēnā koutou
Kia ora
6. Check all the situations where you would use "Tēnā koutou":
Greeting your teacher
Greeting your whole class
Greeting two friends
Greeting visitors at a hui
Greeting your family at dinner
🎭 Part 3: Role-Play Scenarios
7. You are welcoming a group of visitors to your school. Write what you would say to greet them:
8. Draw yourself using appropriate body language when greeting a group (show eye contact, respectful posture, and facial expression):
9. Complete this conversation:
You: Tēnā koutou, e hoa mā!
Group: _________________________
You: Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou
Group: _________________________
🌟 Part 4: Cultural Understanding
10. Explain why greetings are important in te ao Māori (Māori worldview):
11. What does "manaakitanga" mean and how does it relate to greetings?
12. Circle the non-verbal communication elements that are important when greeting in te reo Māori:
Eye contact
Respectful posture
Appropriate volume
All of the above
📝 Part 5: Practice and Reflection
13. Create your own group greeting by adding "hoa mā" (friends) to "Tēnā koutou":
14. Write about a time when you might use group greetings in your daily life:
15. How is greeting a group different from greeting one person? Explain:
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