Backing Yourself as a Language Learner
Guide to the Organisation and Layout
Te Wähanga Tuatahi | Section 1
1 Getting familiar with the sounds
2 Starting a conversation 1
3 Talking on the phone
4 Starting a conversation 2
5 Saying goodbye 1
6 Saying goodbye 2
He hoki whakamuri 1
7 Who is that?
8 What’s your name?
9 Talking about ‘this’ and ‘that’
10 More on asking and answering ‘who’ questions
11 Talking about ‘what’
He hoki whakamuri 2
Te Wähanga Tuarua | Section 2
12 Distinguishing between singular and plural
13 Asking and saying ‘how many’
14 Talking about ‘these’ and ‘those’
15 Talking about ‘of’ with family relationships
He hoki whakamuri 3
16 Simple commands and requests
17 Saying what’s happening
18 Asking and saying what someone is doing
19 Asking and saying ‘where’
He hoki whakamuri 4
Te Wähanga Tuatoru | Section 3
20 Asking and saying where people are from
21 More about actions with an object
He hoki whakamuri 5
22 Another way to talk about the present
23 Talking about people in twos
24 Talking about two people’s family relationships
25 Talking about all kinds of ‘belongings’
26 More ‘a’ and ‘o’ forms for talking about ‘belongings’
He hoki whakamuri 6
Te Wähanga Tuawhä | Section 4
27 Talking about position and direction
28 Describing and defining people and things
29 More kinds of descriptive sentences
30 Talking about people’s age
He hoki whakamuri 7
31 Talking about ‘where’ in the present and past
32 Talking about ‘where not’ in the present and past
33 Having and not having
He hoki whakamuri 8
He Kupu Whakamutunga In Conclusion
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