Facts Tongan Art Forms

 

Writing about Tonga

 Alphabet Brainstorm

~Tonga~

(Pg101, Sheena Cameron and Louise Dempsey, The Writing Book)

Watch the tourism movie about Tonga.

For each letter of the alphabet, write a sentence about Tonga which includes 1 descriptive word which starts with that letter. A has been done for you.

A	Tonga has an ancient village which shows how the people of Tonga used to live many years ago.
B	tonga is a Beautiful place
C	The sea in tonga can be Boisterous.
D	There are people in tonga that are delighted and that shows love.
E	There are extremely cool places in tonga that i have went
F	Also how could I not mention that Tonga is a fantastic place to go to
G	Tonga is also a place where you can get glorious views.
H	If you may or may not know Tonga is also known as the friendly island. The reason why is because the people there are always happy.
I	The thing that I like about Tonga is the incredible food
J	The food I love the most is the big juicy pigs. They are crunchy
K	I know I have probably mentioned this a lot of times but if you go to Tonga you will be greeted by lovely people with much kind hearted.
L	Another thing I like about their food is the lovely coconuts that they have
M	Anyway Tonga also has these magnificent sundowns and sun rises. When this happens you can see some bats in the sky.
N	Tonga also has some neat houses.
O	I don’t know if you have seen the Royals castle but it is outstanding.
P	Something that you should see is Tongas flowers which are truly pretty.
Q	If you go to the shops in Tonga you will have to say that they kind of have some good quality
R	When it rains in Tonga my family loves to rush outside to pretty much have a rain shower
S	Also when it rains really hard in Tonga then make sure to stay inside because the rain is strong.
T	When you go to Tonga I recommend eating lu because it is tasty.
U	Tonga’s showers are truly unique because it is just a tube
V	Also there is a game that they play a lot in Tonga called talamu and if you play it then you could be victorious.
W	Also if you didn’t know, Tonga is a very hot place. At night when you sleep you don’t even need a blanket because it is warm at night.
X	WHen you go to TOnga be aware because they x-ray
Y	I don’t know if you have tried Tongan food, but it is simply yummy.
Z	In Tonga the cars can go zippy.

Heilala Tonga

 

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Monday: Response to Text

 Tongan History:

Highlight the correct answers

About Tonga:

1. How many islands are said to be on Tonga?

a) 168 b) 169

c) 170 d) 171

2. Which of the following are not a group that Tonga was split into?

a) Vava’u b) Nuku’alofa

c) Ha’apai d) Tongatapu

3. What 2 languages are spoken in Tonga?

a) Tongan & English b) Tongan & Samoan

c) Tongan & German d) Tongan & Polynesian

Tongan History:

4. Where did the Polynesians settle 3000 years ago?

a) Nuku’alofa b) Ha’apai

c) Vava’u d) Tongatapu

5. Who brought the Tongans together to become one?

a) Queen Elizabeth b) King George V

c) Tāufa’āhau d) PM Pohiva

6. True or False: Tonga is the only country in the pacific to not give up their own government?

a) True b) False

Mat Weaving: 

7. What is used to weave the mats?

a) Modern technology b) Old Technology

c) Hands d) Broken down cars

8. What are mats worn around the waist called?

a) lavalava b) ta’ovala

c) ie d) mat

9. True or false: Woven mats passed down through generations symbolizes pride?

a) True b) False

10. How can you identify where people are from in Tonga?

→Each Island Group makes mats differently

4 Facts Tongan History and Art

 

Today we are learning about Tonga so if you read this fact that i just did it will give you guys information about Tonga MMT