Kia ora - Hi

Achievement objective 

1.1 Greet, farewell, and thank people, and respond to greetings and acknowledgements

Modes 

At the end of this lesson, students can: 

• Whakarongo (listen): Recognise and understand simple, familiar spoken words, phrases, and sentences. 
• Kōrero (speak): Imitate the pronunciation, intonation, stress, and rhythm of te reo Māori words, phrases, and sentences. 

Lesson Sequence 

1. In this roll call exercise, greet each student in te reo Māori using "Kia ora", for example, "Kia ora Sarah."
2. The students should respond by saying "Kia ora (Ms/Mrs/Mr) ..."
3. After a few days, introduce "Tēnā koe" as an alternative greeting when calling the roll. Note that this is more formal than "Kia ora."
4. Use the greetings around the playground and to greet visitors to the room, for example, "Tēnā koe Ms Smith."

Language to use 

Further learning 

Use kia ora for thank you or to praise, for example, "Kia ora, Sian!" ("Well done, Sian!").