Migrant English
As well as teaching you the English you need for your day to day life and work in New Zealand, our course covers important aspects of life and culture in New Zealand. We aim to help you make the most of your life here by teaching you about the following topics.
Have a look at an outline of Unit One:
| Unit 1: New Zealand introduction | |
| • Meeting
and greeting: formal and informal • Introducing a family • A day in the life of a family • Leaving a message • NZ Geography • A weather report |
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| Unit 2: Families in New Zealand | |
| • Family
life • Family relationships • Celebrations • Physical descriptions • Personality descriptions |
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| Unit 3: Kiwi Shopping | |
| • Types
of shops • Shopping for food • Names of fruit and vegetables • Quantities • Types of clothes |
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| • Other types of shopping: online, classified ads, markets, garage sales | |
| Unit 4: Education | |
| • Overview
of education system in NZ: • Primary, secondary school and tertiary level • Parent/Teacher meetings, • Keeping in touch with a school • Qualifications: NCEA , University |
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| • Community education courses: finding out about a course | |
| Unit 5: Driving | |
| • Getting
a driver’s licence • A car accident: what happened, what to do • Buying a car • Warrant of fitness and registration • Public transport in New Zealand |
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| Unit 6: Health | |
| • Symptoms
• Visit to the doctors • Doctors, hospitals and health clinics • Community cards, health bureaucracy, health and safety etc • Types of injuries • Phoning for an ambulance |
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| Unit 7: Housing | |
| • Types
of accommodation in New Zealand • Features and furnishings of a typical Kiwi home • Renting a house • Buying a house • Renovating |
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| Unit 8: Recreation | |
| • Sports,
games and sporting places • Sport as part of New Zealand’s heritage • Hobbies • Socializing • Urban entertainment (movies, theatre etc) • Music, art and literature |
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| Unit 9: Employment | |
| Types
of jobs • Writing a cv • Reading job advertisements • Applying for a job • Job interviews • Work conditions: salaries, tax, leave entitlements |
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| Unit 10: Major industries in New Zealand | |
| • wine • tourism • agriculture • fashion • film • fishing |
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| Unit 11: New Zealand history and culture | |
| • Maori
discovery and settlement of New Zealand • European and later settlement of New Zealand • Treaty of Waitangi • Visiting a Marae • Important commemorations |
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