New Zealand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. The nature, plants and animals are very special because it is an island. There are no predators or even mosquitoes so it it very safe for camping. There are sheep everywhere! (There are more sheep than people!)

  It used to be a British colony, but before that only the Maoris lived there. The Maoris are very proud of their culture and many of the cities have Maori names. 

  I went there a few years ago and took my bicycle. I got a terrible sunburn. Many people told me it was because of the hole in the ozone layer, but I didn't know about it before I went. It was a really bad sunburn! We must stop the hole in the ozone layer!

  Today we will read a text from one of the Cocoro DJs named Alec. He talks about the Maori culture. He says that people respect the Maori culture in New Zealand, but he is worried that people in Japan don't respect Japanese culture. Japanese people are forgetting their own roots! He also hates the way some people in Japan pretend that a problem doesn't exist. We need to communicate and talk about problems! He likes Japan and wants Japan to be Japan!

 There are 2 quizzes on quizlab about Alec's text. Look at the Cocoro book and do the quizzes.