V3B Les 05-03

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Short discussion on tattoos

Reading: Maori tattoo art

Today's goals

After this lesson, you can ...

• ... express your feelings about tattoos.
• ... use your knowledge about Maori tattoo art to answer accompanying questions.

Short discussion:

What are your feelings about tattoos?

Reading: Maori tattoo art

Read the text about Maori tattoo art on p. 87 of your textbook

(5 min.)

Exercise 5 (p. 29)

True or false?

The Maori have been living in New Zealand for a few centuries.

1. True
2. False

Maori culture is commonly referred to as moko.

1. True
2. False

Only important Maori people were allowed to have a tattoo.

1. True
2. False

Maori women were only allowed to have their upper lips tattooed.

1. True
2. False

The Maori were the first to use needles when tattooing.

1. True
2. False

Maori-style tattoos have made a comeback in the 20th century.

1. True
2. False

Exercise 6 (p. 29)

Choose the correct meanings of the words from the text.

Theme words

1. indigenous
2. prohibit
3. ancestry
4. pigment
5. chant
6. incorporate 

1. indigenous

1. composed of interconnected parts
2. distinguished from a group
3. originating in a particular country

2. prohibit

1. to ban by law
2. to decline to accept something
3. to keep from occurring

3. ancestry

1. a record of past events
2. the children of one person
3. the people who were in your family before you

4. pigment

1. a colouring matter of substance
2. a substance preserving health
3. the juice or sap of plants

5. chant

1. a handwritten or printed work
2. a short simple melody
3. something that is promised

6. incorporate

1. to belong to a corporation
2. to include as a part of parts
3. to present a person to another

Exercise 7 (pp. 29-30)

Correct the information that is wrong in the following sentences.

Exercise 7 (pp. 29-30)

1. The Maori usually got their first tattoo during infancy.
2. In Maori culture, people of lower-rank status could only have tattoos in their face.
3. It was considered offensive not to have a tattoo as a priest.
4. Moko involved a tattooing process that was less painful than you would think.
5. While tattooing, the Maori sang songs to keep away bad spirits.
6. It is impossible to combine Maori tattoo art with modern techniques.

Thanks for your attention;

Enjoy the rest of your day!