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Unit 19 – HOLIDAY CELEBRATE Celebrating holidays
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Achievement objectives
Curriculum link: levels 1 and 2 of The New Zealand Curriculum
In this unit, your students will make and respond to invitations and make plans for the immediate future.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
- communicate about plans for the immediate future.
Success criteria
The assessment criteria are based on the curriculum achievement objectives for learning languages at levels 1 and 2. These criteria measure the students’ ability to communicate in NZSL.
Language knowledge
Vocabulary
ANZAC+DAY, CHRISTMAS, EASTER, FIREWORKS/GUY-FAWKES, HOLIDAY, LABOUR+WEEKEND, MAYBE, NEW+YEAR, PRESENT, QUEEN’S+BIRTHDAY, SCHOOL, VISIT, WAIT
Grammar
Time signs for the past, present, and future; wh-question: DO+++, WHAT; the dual personal pronoun US-TWO; topic comment structure
Sentence patterns
| Come and meet my friends. [Gloss: MY FRIEND THEY; Non-manual signal: t] COME MEET | |
| I can't wait for the school holidays! IX-me CAN'T WAIT SCHOOL HOLIDAY | We're going to Australia. FAMILY WE-all GO AUSTRALIA |
| How exciting! "ooh" EXCITED | Have you been to Australia? [Gloss: IX-you FINISH AUSTRALIA; Non-manual signal: y/n q] |
| I love Guy Fawkes! [Gloss: FIREWORKS IX-me LOVE; Non-manual signal: nod] | Christmas is great! I get lots of presents. CHRISTMAS GREAT, IX-me PRESENT MANY |
Video clips
Clip 19.1: Words related to holidays Vocabulary
Clip 19.2a: Have you been to Australia? Sentence patterns
Clip 19.2b: Christmas is great! Sentence patterns
Activities
Activity 19.1 Introducing vocabulary and aspects of Deaf culture
Activity 19.2 Have you understood?
Activity 19.3 Communicating about plans and events
Activity 19.4 Assessing progress
Support material
Worksheet 19.1 Vocabulary (words related to holidays)
Worksheet 19.2 Holidays and events
Worksheet 19.3 Role-play scenarios