WATCH THE VIDEO AND PRACTICE THE HAKA SONG (You are going to sing it with Mrs de Courcel and with me when you’re back in school)Regardez la vidéo et pratiquez le haka (nous le chanterons à la rentrée avec madame de Courcel)
LYRICS Haka! Haka!
Hands on your hips
Hee! Bend your knees Ha!
X2 Slap your thighs with your hands As hard as you can, hee! Ha!
X2
Stamp one foot on the floor As hard as you can, hee! ha!
Chorus x2 Haka haka haka – hee! Haka haka haka – ha!
Cross your fists in front of your face Hee !
Put your arms down now Ha!
X2
Slap your thigh, chest, high Look at the sun, hee ! ha!
X2
Elbow, elbow, elbow, high Look at the moon, hee! ha!
X2 Chorus
Hands on your hips Hi !
Hee! Bend your knees Ha!
X2
Thigh, thigh, fist, high I am strong, strong, strong
X2
Slap your thigh, chest, chest Yes, I’m as strong as the best! ha!
X2 Chorus
Haka!
- WRITE A VOCABULARY LIST FROM THE HAKA SONG, MATCH the FRENCH and the ENGLISH VOCABULARY :
Body parts : arms/ chest/elbow/face/ fist/foot/hand/hip/knee/thigh
Verbs : bend/slap/stamp
Adjectives : best/hard/high/strong
French words = hanche/meilleur/plier/coude/bras/dur/taper du pied/main/genou/cuisse/haut/taper de la main/poitrine/haut/visage/pied/fort
Correction
French words =
hanche=hip/meilleur=best/plier=bend/coude=elbow/bras= arms/dur=hard/taper du pied=stamp/genou=knee/cuisse=thigh/haut=high/taper de la main=slap/main=hand/poitrine=chest/haut/visage=face/pied=foot/fort=strong/poing=fist
- COMPLETE THIS TEXT ABOUT HAKA :
The haka is a ceremonial _____________ or challenge in Maori _______________.
It is performed by a __________, with vigorous movements and ___________ of the feet with rhythmically shouted words. It is the ______________ battle preparations of male for ____________. Haka are also performed to _____________friends, or on great ________________.There are haka groups in____________ for students. The New Zealand rugby union team (« ________________ ») usually performs the haka before a game.
VOCABULARY :
All Blacks/ stamping/culture/schools/dance/*war= guerre/group/traditional/*welcome=accueillir
correction :
The haka is a ceremonial dance or challenge in Maori culture.It is performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted words. It is the traditional battle preparations of males for war. Haka are also performed to welcome friends, or on great occasions.There are haka groups in schools for students. The New Zealand rugby union team (« All Blacks ») usually performs the haka before a game.
