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Unit 18 – PARTY READY Preparing for a party

Achievement objectives

Curriculum link: levels 1 and 2 of The New Zealand Curriculum

In this unit, your students will make plans and preparations for a party and show social awareness when interacting with others.

Learning outcomes

Students will: 

  • respond to and use polite language
  • make plans and preparations.

Success criteria

The assessment criteria are based on the curriculum achievement objectives for learning languages at levels 1 and 2. These criteria measure the students’ ability to communicate in NZSL.

Language knowledge

Vocabulary

BARBECUE, BOX, COOK, EXCUSE-ME, FAULT, HELP, MATCHES, PILLOW, PLATE, READY, SAUSAGES, SHOW, SLEEPING+BAG, SORRY, STEAK

Grammar

Inflecting verbs; the dual pronouns US-TWO and WE-all; descriptive classifiers

Sentence patterns

My party's on Saturday. Would you like to come?

THIS SATURDAY HAVE PARTY, IX-you WANT GOy/n q

Yes, I'd like to, thanks.

IX-me WANT GOnod THANK-YOU

What can I bring?

IX-me BRING WHATwhq

Music would be nice.

MUSIC GOODnod

You can sleep over.

IX-you COME SLEEP

I'll bring my sleeping bag and pillow.

IX-me BRING SLEEPING+BAG, PILLOWnod

How do I do this?

IX-me (action) HOW IX-mewhq

I'll show you how.

IX-me SHOW HOWnod

Can you cook?

IX-you COOKy/n q

Can you help me, please?

HELP-me PLEASE

Please excuse me.

EXCUSE-ME PLEASE

Sorry, it's my fault.

SORRY my-FAULT

It's time to eat.

NOW EATnod

I'm ready.

IX-me READY IX-menod

Video clips

Clip 18.1: Words related to an invitation Vocabulary

Clip 18.2a: Do you want to go to a party? Sentence patterns

Clip 18.2b: Can you please help me? Sentence patterns

Clip 14.1a: Weather words Vocabulary

Clip 14.2a: What will you do today? Sentence patterns

Clip 15.1b: Clothing Vocabulary

Scene N – We're having a party! 

Scene T – Who's cooking?

Activities 

Activity 18.1 Introducing vocabulary 

Activity 18.2 Preparing for a party

Activity 18.3 Fun at the party 

Activity 18.4 Assessing progress 

Support material

Worksheet 18.1 Vocabulary (words related to an invitation)

Worksheet 18.2a What do I need to bring? (information to sign)

Worksheet 18.2b What do I need to bring? (writing details)

Scene N transcript

Scene T transcript

NZSL guidelines 2006 (NZSLiNZC) Levels 1 and 2 (page 52)

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