Level 2: Achievement objectives
Students should be able to:
- 2.1 communicate about relationships between people;
- 2.2 communicate about possession;
- 2.3 communicate about likes and dislikes, giving reasons where appropriate;
- 2.4 communicate about time, weather, and seasons;
- 2.5 communicate about physical characteristics, personality, and feelings.
Suggested language learning contexts
Suggested sociocultural themes
- Marae me hui marae
(marae and marae gatherings) - Te kura
(the school) - Te whānau
(the extended family) - Te wharekai
(the dining hall) - Whakapapa
(genealogy) - Whanaungatanga
(relationships)
Suggested topics
- The marae: its people and places
- Whānau relationships
(my family) - My school
- Weather and seasons
- Food preferences
Suggested text types
- Kīwaha
(idioms) - Pepeha
(iwi-specific sayings) - Waiata Māori
(Māori songs) - Whakapapa
(simple family tree charts) - Whakataukī
(proverbs) - Simple written forms
- Informal personal notes
- Photograph albums with captions
- Posters
- Questionnaires
- Simple email messages
- Simple, short dialogues
- Simple weather reports
Language modes
Whakarongo – Listening
By the end of level 2, learners can:
- identify sounds of letters of the Māori alphabet, letter combinations, intonation, and stress patterns;
- recognise and understand familiar spoken words even in some unfamiliar contexts;
- understand a range of short oral texts containing familiar phrases and sentences;
- get the gist of slightly more complex or less familiar te reo Māori phrases and sentences.
Pānui – Reading
By the end of level 2, learners can:
- identify letters of the Māori alphabet, letter combinations, and simple punctuation;
- recognise and understand simple, familiar written words, phrases, and sentences;
- understand short written texts consisting of familiar te reo Māori words, phrases, and sentences;
- get the gist of slightly more complex or less familiar te reo Māori phrases and sentences.
Mātakitaki – Viewing
By the end of level 2, learners can:
- respond appropriately to meanings conveyed through selected visual texts;
- understand and respond to combinations of visual and verbal language in selected texts.
Kōrero – Speaking
By the end of level 2, learners can:
- begin to use pronunciation, intonation, stress, and rhythm for emphasis and to distinguish meaning;
- respond appropriately to simple, familiar instructions and simple questions;
- ask simple questions and give simple information;
- initiate simple conversations in te reo Māori.
Tuhituhi – Writing
By the end of level 2, learners can:
- write simple, familiar words, phrases, and sentences using spelling and punctuation conventions;
- convey simple te reo Māori messages in written form;
- write a series of sentences in te reo Māori describing the appearance or characteristics of something.
Whakaari – Presenting
By the end of level 2, learners can:
- produce visual texts to present information and/or ideas;
- combine visual and verbal language to present information and/or ideas.