Assignment 1
You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
a List 5 or more words related to government.
b Write down 2 or more things you know about New Zealand.
Assignment 2
Find the words in the text. Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
| prime minister | agreed to by everyone |
| final | to continue to work at a job |
| public appearance | a feeling of love and respect |
| joy | friendly behaviour |
| to resign | to give up a job or position in an official way |
| unanimously | the head of the government |
| announcement | in the period of time following a big event |
| in the aftermath | last |
| departure | a Member of Parliament who is not a minister |
| compassion | an official statement |
| kindness | the people you work with |
| affection | quitting, going-away |
| colleagues | something or someone that makes you feel happy |
| to stay on | sympathy |
| a backbench MP | a visit by a famous person in order to make a speech or announcement, etc. |
Assignment 3
a Who is Jacinda Ardern?
1 The leader of the Labour Party of New Zealand.
2 The politician who will take over as prime minister of New Zealand.
3 The prime minister of New Zealand from 2017 to January 2023.
4 The youngest leader of the Indigenous Maori movement.
b Why is the prime minister of New Zealand stepping down?
1 She doesn’t have time to do the job because she wants to start a family.
2 She no longer has the energy that someone needs to do the job.
3 She wants to spend more time with her friend Chris Hipkins.
4 She was attacked on social media and decided to quit.
c What does the advice “You do you” mean?
1 Do not get upset when you are attaced on social media.
2 Just do as you like, nobody really cares.
3 You have to do the job in your own way.
4 You must be ready to step down after 6 years.
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Assignment 1
a congress, debate, elections, king, laws, leader, minister, parliament, president, queen, senate, vote, etc.
b discovered by Abel Tasman, English, Haka, kiwis, Maori, group of islands, Wellington (capital), etc.
Assignment 2
| prime minister | f. the head of the government |
| final | h. last |
| public appearance | o. a visit by a famous person in order to make a speech or announcement, etc. |
| joy | m. something or someone that makes you feel happy |
| to resign | e. to give up a job or position in an official way |
| unanimously | a. agreed to by everyone |
| announcement | j. an official statement |
| in the aftermath | g. in the period of time following a big event |
| departure | l. quitting, going-away |
| compassion | n. sympathy |
| kindness | d. friendly behaviour |
| affection | c. a feeling of love and respect |
| colleagues | k. the people you work with |
| to stay on | b. to continue to work at a job |
| a backbench MP | i. a Member of Parliament who is not a minister |
Assignment 3
a Who is Jacinda Ardern?
3 The prime minister of New Zealand from 2017 to January 2023.
b Why is the prime minister of New Zealand stepping down?
2 She no longer has the energy that someone needs to do the job.
c What does the advice “You do you” mean?
3 You have to do the job in your own way.
