Onehunga High School
This course requires 2 options.
10 Tongan
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Lute Langi.
Welcome to year 10 Lea Fakatonga! The aim of this course is to extend the communication foundation you built in Year 9 Tongan. By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Greet, farewell, and acknowledge people in Tongan
- Introduce yourself and others in Tongan
- Demonstrate an understanding of some common aspects of the Tongan culture
- Communicate about yourself and your family, aspects of your home life, school life and other familiar contexts you experience in your day-to-day life
Pre-requisites: None
Materials Fee: Nil
Subject Overview
Term 1
Recap – Revisiting the Topics learnt in Year 9:
*Greetings, Introduction, Vocabulary, Formulaic Expressions
* Vocabulary test
* Dictation
* A pre-test to check prior knowledge
* Reading activity
* Recite the Tongan alphabet
* Translating sentences into Tongan to show understanding of Tenses, Pronouns, and proper sentence structures
* Letter blends pronunciation
* Pronunciation of words with glottal stop, macron, double vowels
Term 2
The school:
* Give information about school
* Identify the facilities and their location at school
* Say different subjects in Tongan
* Describe and comment on the subjects they are taking
* Express their preference for the subjects they are taking and explain the reasons
Needs and Wants: Food – A Traditional Tongan dish:
* Differentiate between a need and a want
* Identify Tongan dishes
* List food items
* Write a recipe
Term 3
Seasons and weather:
* Communicate information about weather and seasons in Tongan
* Describe the season and weather in Tongan
* Describe the similarities and differences in the weather
Transport:
* Name different modes of transportation in Tongan
* Describe how to get from one location to another
Term 4
Different forms of Writing:
* Write a letter – structure / format / language / other details
* Character writing: / character traits, why do you admire them
* Structure of writing – Intro / body / conclusion
* Paragraphing – Using an acronym to structure a paragraph
* Family genealogy research – family tree / collect photos / relationships / dates of marriages, deaths, births, achievements in life, and so forth
Recommended Prior Learning
None
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
A chromebook
1x 2B5 exercise book
1x clearfile
1x black or blue pen
1x red pen
Pathway
Year 10 Tongan is designed to extend on the foundation skills and knowledge gained in Year 9 Tongan. The course will enable students to enter into NCEA Level 1 Tongan.
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