Topic File B: The whale rider

This Topic File accompanies the film «Whale Rider». Pupils will get to know Pai, a young girl from New Zealand who challenges the past and finds hope in the future. They will hear about how she stands up agains a thousand years of tradition. They will learn about some of the customs and the traditions of the Maoris, the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Pupils …

• watch extracts from the film «Whale Rider»
• find out about the Maoris of New Zealand
• discuss role models in Maori society and in other communities

 
They also …

• read a traditional mythical story of the Maoris
• write comments about the film
• organise a Whale Rider event

 
They practise and consolidate …

• the vocabulary of the topic of indigenous people
• the use of «many, lots of, a lot of, some, a few»
• the use of modal verbs such as «should» and «will»

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