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Comparisons
Kia peenaa teenaa
If that's like that
Engari, kia peenei teenaa
But if that's like this
Engari kia peeraa teenaa
But if that's like that, over there
Make posters with arrows showing what is being compared to what.
Practice answering the following.
Kei te peehea koe?
How are you?
Kei te pai au
I'm fine
and then
Kei te peehea koe?
How are you?
Kei te peenaa tonu au
I'm just the same (same old, same old).
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When and if
Kia
Kia haere koe
When you go
Ki te
Ki te haere koe
If you go
Mehemea
Mehemea ka haere koe
If you go
Me teenaa, e kore e kore teeraa
If that then (over there) will follow.
Mena
Mena koe e haere
If you go/will go
Make up a When and If Box.
Make a Mind Map with examples of each of the forms of When and If above..
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Where shall we put words ending in -nga?
What about in a box called GERUND
haere to go
haerenga, journey
Make up a Mobile with Gerund on it. Take a word and make a gerund out of it every time you go under it.
Make up a Gerund Box and put it between the Noun Box and the Verb Box.
A Gerund is a Verbal Noun..
