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Whānau me te Taiao

Pānuitia te kōrero, kātahi ka whakautu i ngā pātai. Read the story, then answer the questions. Use the kupu āwhina (word bank) if you need it. Kupu āwhina — Word bank: para, harakeke, kuia, awa, tuna, Ria, harikoa, whānau, tiaki i te taiao, kohikohi para, whakatō rākau, toa, pouaka whakaata

Pānuihia — Read

He Rā Mahi ki te Awa I te ata o te Rāhoroi, ka haere a Mere me tōna whānau ki te awa. Kei reira tōna kuia, tōna matua kēkē a Hemi, tōna tuakana a Ria, me tōna teina a Pita. E hiahia ana rātou ki te tiaki i te taiao. Ka kohikohi a Hemi rāua ko Ria i ngā para. Ka whakatō a Mere rāua ko Pita i ngā tipu harakeke ki te taha o te awa. Ka kōrero te kuia mō ngā tuna e noho ana i roto i te wai. I te mutunga, ka kai tahi te whānau i ā rātou kai. E harikoa ana rātou nā te mea kua āwhina rātou i te awa. Kupu āwhina — Word help: whānau = family; kuia = grandmother; matua kēkē = uncle; tuakana = older sibling; teina = younger sibling; awa = river/stream; taiao = environment; para = rubbish; whakatō = plant; tuna = eel; harikoa = happy.

1.He aha te mahi a te whānau i te Rāhoroi? Choose the best answer: What does the family do on Saturday?

Ka haere ki te awa ki te tiaki i te taiao.
Ka haere ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
Ka noho ki te kāinga ki te mātakitaki pouaka whakaata.

2.Tohua mēnā he tika, he hē rānei: Ka whakatō a Mere rāua ko Pita i ngā tipu harakeke. Mark this statement true or false.

TrueFalse

3.Whakaotia te rerenga kōrero: Ka kohikohi a Hemi rāua ko Ria i ngā . Complete the sentence: Hemi and Ria collect the .

4.Whakatauritea ngā kupu Māori ki ngā tikanga Pākehā. Match each Māori word to its English meaning.

kuia
awa
tuna
para

river or stream
rubbish
eel
grandmother

5.Ko wai te tuakana o Pita? Answer in Māori: Who is Pita’s older sibling?

6.He aha tā te kuia i kōrero ai? Answer in Māori or English: What did the grandmother talk about?

7.Whakamāoritia ki te reo Māori: “The family is happy.” Use the words harikoa and whānau.

8.He aha ngā mahi e rua a te whānau hei tiaki i te awa? Name two things the family does to care for the stream.

9.Tuhia kia rua ngā rerenga kōrero Māori mō tētahi mahi ka taea e tō whānau, e tētahi rōpū rānei, hei tiaki i te taiao. Write two Māori sentences about an action your family or a group could take to care for the environment. You may use: Ka kohikohi mātou i ngā para. / Ka whakatō mātou i ngā rākau.