basedonexercise2, p.27
Listenandmatchtheparagraphswiththetitles.Thereisoneextrasentenceyoudonotneedtouse
TheStoryofHinemoa
(ANewZealandlegend)
ParagraphOne.TherewasonceaverybeautifulgirlcalledHinemoawholivedontheshoreofagreatlakeinNewZealand.Hinemoa'sfatherwasalocalchief, averyimportantman.Helovedhisdaughtersomuchthathedidn'tletanybodymarryhisHinemoa.Manyhandsomeyoungmenhadcometohimtoaskforherhandbutnooneofthemwasgoodenoughforhisdaughter.
ParagraphTwo.OnedayHinemoa'sfatherinvitedhispeopleandtheirneighboursfordinner.Alotofyoungmenwerepresent.Theyalldancedandsangsongshopingtowintheheartandhandoftheyounglady.ThebestdancerwasayoungmancalledTutanekaiwholivedonasmallislandinthemiddleofthelake.WhenHinemoaandTutanekaisaweachother, itwasloveatfirstsight.
ParagraphThree.Dayafterdayandnightafternighttheyoungpeoplethoughtabouteachother.OnedayHinemoatoldherfatherthatshelovedthehandsomeyoungmanfromtheisland.
"Tutanekaiisnotgoodenoughforyou," saidherfather."I'llneverletyoumarrythatman!"
EverynighttheyoungmanthoughtaboutHinemoaandplayedhisflute.Thegirllistenedtothisbeautifulmusicandcried.
ParagraphFour.Oncetheyoungpeoplemetanddecidedthattheymustbetogether.Tutanekaisaidhewouldcomesecretlyatnightandtakethegirltohisisland.Hinemoalovedhimbutshelovedherfathertoo.Soshedecidedtospeaktohimagain.
"Father, IloveTutanekai," shesaid."Iwanttobehiswife."Thesewordsmadeherfatherstillangrierandheorderedhismentotakeawayalltheboatsfromthewatersothathisdaughtercouldn'tgototheislandinoneofthem.
ParagraphFive.Thatnighttherewasnomoon.WhenHinemoaheardtheflute, sherandowntothewatertofindaboat.Buttherewasnone.Crying, shereturnedhome.Thenextnightwasalsodark.Onceagainshecouldn'tfindaboat.Whenthegirlheardherlover'sflute, shedecidedtoswimtotheislandandtomarrythemanwhohadwonherheart.
ParagraphSix.Hinemoaenteredthewater.Itwasverycold.Therewasnomoonandshecouldn'tseetheisland.Butsheswamonandonlisteningtothemusic.Itwasadangerousadventure.GraduallyHinemoagottiredandwasn'tabletoswimanymore.Shecriedoutinthedarkness.Justthenthemooncameoutfrombehindtheclouds, andthegirlsawthatshewasneartheisland.
ParagraphSeven.Afewminuteslatershefelttheearthunderherfeetandsuddenlyrealizedthatithadbecomewarm: shewasnearahotspring!Inthewarmwatershequicklyrecoveredherstrength.Soonshewasquiteherselfagain.Thesoundofmusichelpedhertofindhersweetheart.HinemoaandTutanekaigotmarriedandlivedhappilyeverafter.
AndthehotspringwhichgaveherlifeandstrengthbackisknowneventothisdayasHinemoa'sBath.
- Thegirl'sconfession.[Paragraph 1|Paragraph 2|Paragraph 3|Paragraph 4|Paragraph 5|Paragraph 6|Paragraph 7|Extra]
- Thefather'sfinalword.[Paragraph 1|Paragraph 2|Paragraph 3|Paragraph 4|Paragraph 5|Paragraph 6|Paragraph 7|Extra]
- Desperatedecision.[Paragraph 1|Paragraph 2|Paragraph 3|Paragraph 4|Paragraph 5|Paragraph 6|Paragraph 7|Extra]
- Guidedtotheisland.[Paragraph 1|Paragraph 2|Paragraph 3|Paragraph 4|Paragraph 5|Paragraph 6|Paragraph 7|Extra]
- Fatheranddaughter.[Paragraph 1|Paragraph 2|Paragraph 3|Paragraph 4|Paragraph 5|Paragraph 6|Paragraph 7|Extra]
- MotherNaturecomingtorescue.[Paragraph 1|Paragraph 2|Paragraph 3|Paragraph 4|Paragraph 5|Paragraph 6|Paragraph 7|Extra]
- Winningthegirl'sheart.[Paragraph 1|Paragraph 2|Paragraph 3|Paragraph 4|Paragraph 5|Paragraph 6|Paragraph 7|Extra]
- Lifeontheisland.[Paragraph 1|Paragraph 2|Paragraph 3|Paragraph 4|Paragraph 5|Paragraph 6|Paragraph 7|Extra]