Māori · C1 · Unit 16
Film and theatre
Te kiriata me te whare tapere
By the end you can
- Analyse a film or a play
- Discuss how a book was adapted for the screen
- Understand a critic's review
Words and phrases
| Māori | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| whare tapere | a theatre | Ka kati te whare tapere ā tērā wiki. |
| urutau | adapt | I urutaua te pukapuka hei kiriata. |
| te pukapuka taketake | the original book | He pai ake ki a au te pukapuka taketake. |
| kaiwhakaari matua | the lead actor | He kaha te kaiwhakaari matua. |
| tuhinga kiriata | a screenplay, a script | He ngoikore te tuhinga kiriata. |
| whakaaturanga whakamutunga | the last performance | I tangi te katoa i te whakaaturanga whakamutunga. |
| atamira | a stage | I tū ia ki runga i te atamira. |
| he pai ake te pukapuka i te kiriata | the book is better than the film | Pērā i ngā wā katoa, he pai ake te pukapuka i te kiriata. |
| Te Kaieke Tohorā | the Māori-language version of Whale Rider | I mātakitaki au i Te Kaieke Tohorā me aku tamariki. |
| mātakitaki | watch (a show, a film) | I mātakitaki au i te whakaari i te pō. |
| ngā whakaaro o roto | inner thoughts, a character's inner life | Kāore te kiriata i whakaatu i ngā whakaaro o roto o te kiripuaki. |
| pakipūmeka | a documentary | He pakipūmeka mō te reo tēnei. |
Then talk it through
Discussing whether the book was better than the film. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.