Problem: New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmassesthe North Island (or "Te Ika-a-Maui"), and the South Island (or "Te Waipounamu")and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

Sometime between 1250 and 1300 CE, Polynesians settled in the islands that later were named New Zealand and developed a distinctive Maori culture. In 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of Britain and Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, which declared British sovereignty over the islands. In 1841, New Zealand became a colony within the British Empire and in 1907 it became a Dominion. Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 4.7 million is of European descent; the indigenous Maori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Maori and early British settlers, with recent broadening arising from increased immigration. The official languages are English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language, with English predominant.
1. What ocean is New Zealand in?
2. Which part?
3. What are the two parts of NZ?
4. What is the North Island also known as?
5. And the South Island?
6. How many small islands are there?
7. Where is it in relation to Australia?
8. across which body of water?
9. and south of what?
10. Was it setetled early by humans?
11. Is the topography all the same?
12. Does it have mountains?
13. which ones?
14. What is its capital?
15. What is the most populous city?
16. What happened between 1250 and 1300?
17. what kind of culture did they have?
18. Who is Tasman?
19. What happened in 1840?
20. and in 1841?
Answer: 1. Pacific Ocean
2. southwestern
3. the North Island and the South Island
4. Te Ika-a-Maui
5. Te Waipounamu
6. around 600
7. east of Australia
8. Tasman Sea
9. Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga
10. no
11. no
12. yes
13. Southern Alps
14. Wellington
15. Auckland
16. Polynesians settled in the islands
17. Maori culture
18. first European to sight New Zealand
19. representatives of Britain and Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, which declared British sovereignty over the islands
20. New Zealand became a colony

Problem: David (; ; "Dawid"; ; ; Gz: Dawit; possibly meaning "beloved one") was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible.

In the biblical narrative, David is a young shepherd who first gains fame as a musician and later by killing Goliath. He becomes a favorite of King Saul and a close friend of Saul's son Jonathan. Worried that David is trying to take his throne, Saul turns on David. After Saul and Jonathan are killed in battle, David is anointed as King. David conquers Jerusalem, taking the Ark of the Covenant into the city, and establishing the kingdom founded by Saul. As king, David arranges the death of Uriah the Hittite to cover his adultery with Bathsheba. The text does not state whether she consented to sex. According to the same biblical text, God denies David the opportunity to build the temple and his son, Absalom, tries to overthrow him. David flees Jerusalem during Absalom's rebellion, but after Absalom's death he returns to the city to rule Israel. Before his peaceful death, he chooses his son Solomon as his successor. He is mentioned in the prophetic literature as an ideal king and an ancestor of a future Messiah, and many psalms are ascribed to him.
1. What Gz: Dawit means?
2. Who was David?
3. Did he do music?
4. He was the second king according to which scripture?
5. Did he kill anyone?
6. Whom?
7. Was he famous for that?
8. Who did he befriend with?
9. Who is he?
10. Who is Saul then?
11. What happened to him afterwards?
12. How about his son then?
13. Who became king then?
14. Did he conquer any place?
15. Which place?
16. Did he bring something there?
17. What?
18. Did anyone rebel against him there?
19. Who?
20. Who became David's successor eventually?
Answer: 1. beloved one
2. second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah
3. yes
4. Hebrew Bible
5. yes
6. Goliath
7. yes
8. Jonathan
9. Saul's son
10. The first King
11. Saul is killed in battle
12. killed also
13. David
14. yes
15. Jerusalem
16. yes
17. Ark of the Covenant
18. yes
19. Absalom
20. Solomon

Problem: There are many idioms in English. An idiom is a phrase that we can't understand from the meaning of each word. The following are some of them.

As the crow flies

When a bird flies from place to place, it takes the most direct route. But when people drive, they have to follow roads and often go farther. When people give a distance "as the crow flies", they mean the shortest distance between the two points, not the distance you would have to travel by following roads.

As Dan and his mum drove along the river, they could see the beach on the opposite side. Dan asked "How far is it to the beach?"

"It's only about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies" his mother said.

Blow hot and cold

In one of Aesop's Fables, a man blows on his fingers to warm them up and then blows on his soup to cool it down. In both cases, the man is opening his mouth, but what comes out is different. If a person says one thing and later says the opposite, we say that the person is blowing hot and cold.

"Is Felicia going to try out for the soccer team this year?" Stacy asked.

"I don't know," Tricia replied." Last week she was saying yes, but this week she's saying no. She's really blowing hot and cold."

Break the ice

Nowadays people use the phrase to refer to ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation.

It was the first day of summer camp. The four girls began to make their beds in silence. None of the girls knew each other, and no one knew what to say. Finally, one of them broke the ice by saying" Hey, where's everybody from?"

Bury the hatchet

In native American culture, when two nations agreed to end their war, they buried the hatchet. So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else.

Colin could not excuse his sister for breaking his tennis racket. Finally, his sister said, "Colin, can't we bury the hatchet?"
1. What is the article about?
2. What are they?
3. What is an example?
4. What does that insinuate?
5. Another example?
6. Can you explain?
7. What is the significance?
8. Any other examples?
9. What does that indicate?
10. Any other examples?
11. What does that indicate?
12. Is there history behind it?
13. A certain group?
Answer:
1. idioms
2. a phrase that we can't understand from the meaning of each word
3. As the crow flies
4. the most direct route
5. Blow hot and cold
6. Blowing can cool or warm.
7. Contradictions are like hot and cold coming from the same breath.
8. Break the ice
9. refers to ending an awkward silence
10. Bury the hatchet
11. to make peace with someone else.
12. Yes.
13. native American culture