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Unit
12 
This school sounds good!
Ask students to look at the unit title and ask them how they 
found out about the school they are attending. Did someone 
recommend it? Did they see a brochure? Or did they fi nd out 
about it on the Internet?
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• If you have a world map, ask students to fi nd the fi ve 
countries. Ask if anyone has ever been to any of these 
countries. Get students to tell you in which of the fi ve 
countries English is the fi rst language.
• If you are teaching a multilingual group in one of the fi ve 
countries, ask students why they chose to study in this country. If 
you are teaching a monolingual group in their own country, ask 
them to say why they would go to the country of their choice.
• Invite individual students to say one thing each about New 
Zealand. Give an example yourself to get things started, e.g. 
The Lord of the Rings was fi lmed in New Zealand. When it’s 
summer in Europe, it’s winter in New Zealand.
A
Learn English in New Zealand
1–2
Students can do these exercises in pairs. Check answers.
Learning tip
Point out that this is one of the most important Learning tips 
in the book. Encourage students when they come upon an 
unknown word, to ask themselves, 
What must this word mean 
in this context?
Make the point that working out the meaning of 
an unknown word for yourself is very rewarding.
3
Students can do this exercise in pairs. Alternatively, they can 
work on their own and then compare answers. Encourage 
students to help each other with the meaning of any words 
that they are unsure about.
4–5
Ask students to do these exercises. Check answers.
6
You can take a class vote. Ask students why they chose 
Queenstown or Christchurch.