NEW NEW ZEALANDERS

VOCABULARY

Write your own definitions of the following words BEFORE READING the article. During and after the reading, you may wish to revise (change) your definitions.

WORD

MY DEFINITION

REVISED DEFINITION

terrorists

a person who murders and kills people because of their beliefs and race.

a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

registered

Sign in. 

entered or recorded on an official list or directory.

freedom

You are free from being kidnapped and stuff 

the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.

discontented

dissatisfied, especially with one's circumstances.

B. LOCATE/ANALYSE INFORMATION

 1.What does the text tell us about the challenges Christian faced at his new school? It was the language. But him and his sister spoke a little bit of english but didn't speak it well and his family didn't speak it at all.

2. Why would these challenges be even harder for a refugee? Because they would be seen as even more different and it makes their daily life harder.

3. What events led to Christian’s family being forced to flee from their country? wars began with Iraq and America because of terrorism and Iraq became very dangerous.

4. On page 36 the author mentions “a coffee shop, a school, a football field” they are bombing public places up.