For one of our reading assignments was filling in this sheet hope you enjoy reading it.
Buying New Zealand Made? 
Vocabulary: Use the text to find definitions for these words. Write your own sentences or find pictures on the internet to accompany each word.
Word
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Definition
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Sentence/ Picture
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Confectionary
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Lollies and chocolate soft drinks
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Soft drinks are probably one of the most popular confectionary things
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Anual
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occurring once every year.
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Something that happens once every year.
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revenue
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The amount of money that a company gets in a specific amount of time
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Is n amount of money that company get in time e.g. the company gets $20 each week
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Vacant
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(of a place) not occupied; empty.
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When a place or thing that is able to be used
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Efficient
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System or machine
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Efficient e.g. battery cars are better than petrol of diesel cars.
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International.
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between or among nations; involving two or more nations
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When lots of countries or only two countries come together and compete or work together.
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- List three good things about supporting New Zealand made products.
- It will be delicious
- How many New Zealanders lost their job with the closing of the Dunedin Cadbury factory?
- Around 350
- How do you think this would affect families? The community?
- The families will have to get another job and it will be hard
- List three bad things about supporting New Zealand made products.
- It could shut other companies down, or it could not get sold because NZ is very small.
- Do you think it is wrong that big multinational companies are closing smaller factories? Why?
- Yes because we want some things as well and little factories don't pollute as much
Choose one of the tasks below…
- Using this countdown online shopping link, list at least 8 different items you can buy that are made in New Zealand (use the search button).
- Create a poster, pamphlet or powtoon that encourages people to start purchasing New Zealand made items
- Create a poster, iMovie or chant that protests the shutting of the Cadbury factory
- Create a kahoot using our class account about this article. Go through the text and make up your own questions.
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