Module+1+-+Arriving+in+New+Zealand

=Welcome to Module 1= // The activities on this page have been designed to prepare you to settle in comfortably with a New Zealand family. //

// Your role: New homestay student //

// You will be expected to : //
 * //demonstrate a knowledge of some of the advantages and difficulties of staying with a family from another culture//
 * //be able to communicate requests clearly and appropriately//
 * //upload an audio/video file of what is important to you when staying with a host family//
 * //describe a typical daily life of a NZ family//

Tools and Time Allowance
Computer with Internet access and a microphone Time - 5 hours

Pre-activity Discussion
====1. What are some of the advantages of staying with a host family while studying English in New Zealand? Go to the discussion by clicking on this link. Advantages of staying with a host family. ====

2. What are some of the difficulties homestay students could experience? Click on this link to add your ideas.
====3. Read this web page on "Do's and Don't's" for homestays. Are any of the ideas the same as the ones you have thought of?====

=**Act****i****v****ity 1: Your host family**=


 * What are the most important things for you to help integrate into a host family? **

Listen to these examples first.
media type="file" key="Ming homestayMovie Recording 26.mov" width="300" height="300" media type="youtube" key="z5_w26n8Wbs" height="222" width="402" align="right"

3.Upload your audio/video on What is important in a homestay family.
=Activity 2: An email to your family in your country=

**Recall information about your experiences in your new family.**

REFLECTION -
//Your role: reflective learner//