"WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?"

Sir John Nelthorpe & Colenso

Sir John Nelthorpe School Brigg, North Lincolnshire Our ideas: I think New Zealand is smaller than England about the size of Ireland. New Zealand has a North and South Island. It is not attached to any other country. It is on the other side of the world to us. In the southern Hemisphere near Australia. Not sure how many people live in the other country - less than England judging by your class. The people who live there look just like us but with a better tan. I think they speak English with some Australian words like Cobber. The native culture is Aborigine. They wear animal clothes and play the didgeridoo. No idea what their traditional costume is like. We know of Captain Cook - don't know how old NZ is. We don't know a lot about the history of New Zealand except that it belongs to Britain so it had the same Kings and Queens. It was on our side during World War II. Not sure what the countryside looks like but the North Island is quite Hilly. I don't know about the South Island but it has lots of Sheep. The climate is the same as England because it is quite far south. It has more rain than us also.

Colenso High School Napier This is what we think.... One group thought Britain was slightly bigger than New Zealand, the other thought Britain was about half the size of Australia Britain is made up of two main islands that include Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales It is in North West Europe, 8 million people live there The people who live there are Caucasian, Negro, Pakistani: it's multi-racial and they speak English and Welsh Their traditional costume includes kilts, tights, fluffy dresses, corsets, tophats, waist-coats, suits We know that the history of Britain includes: WWII against Germany, London was bombed, many soldiers died Royal family The Battle for Scottish Independence (Braveheart) Class society We think there are lots of farms and cottages, not many hills, kind of dreary. It's hot sometimes, but mostly cold, smoggy in the cities.... Colenso 9Sm Check out Sir John Nelthorpe's responses to Colenso's ideas!