During their recent visit to New Zealand, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were given a crash course in all things Kiwi (that’s a nickname for anything which originates from New Zealand, like the Kiwi bird). The royal couple met indigenous Maori and Charles said “Kia ora”, a traditional Maorigreeting. Camilla tried to do a “hongi”, another traditional greeting in which two people press their noses together. She had some difficulty because she was wearing a very large hat. The couple also attended a children’s show starringHairy Maclary, a fictional dog. The only disappointment for the prince was that he didn’t have time to try another two Kiwi inventions: zorbing and bungee jumping.
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Read by Anna (New Zealand accent)
Read by Paul (New Zealand accent)
Study the words
crash course- rapid and intense training
nickname- a familiar name used instead of the real name
indigenous- originating from that country
greeting- salutation
attended- were present at
starring- with…playing the central role
fictional- invented
disappointment- cause of regret
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During their recent visit to New Zealand, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were given a crash course in all things Kiwi (that’s a nickname for anything which originates from New Zealand, like the Kiwi bird). The royal couple met indigenous Maori and Charles said “Kia ora”, a traditional Maori greeting. Camilla tried to do a “hongi”, another traditional greeting in
which two people press their noses together. She had some difficulty because she was wearing a very large hat. The couple also attended a children’s show starring Hairy Maclary, a fictional dog. The only disappointment for the prince was that he didn’t have time to try another two Kiwi inventions: zorbing and bungee jumping.
