Read the information, listen and learn words and expressions about the symbols of New Zealand.
(Читай, слухай і дізнавайся про символи Нової Зеландії!)
- National bird
The term Kiwis has been used as a nickname for New Zealanders since at least World War I, and the bird's use as a symbol for the country dates from the same era.
![kiwi2.png](https://resources.cdn.miyklas.com.ua/17a198b5-b68e-4058-ac2a-cf8216711cd6/kiwi2w400.png)
kiwi — [ˈkiː.wiː] — ківі
- National plant
A species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand. Often referred to by its Māori name, ponga, the silver fern has been used to represent New Zealand since the 1880s.
![silver-brake-fern-pix.jpg](https://resources.cdn.miyklas.com.ua/e697660b-01da-4884-a101-7c66868176d6/silverbrakefernpixw400.jpg)
silver fern — [ˈsɪl.vər ˌfɜːn] — срібляста папороть
- The Beehive
The distinctly shaped executive wing of New Zealand Parliament Buildings, built in the 1970s.
![beehive uzd.jpg](https://resources.cdn.miyklas.com.ua/70f27a8c-f7a4-4f11-8dfe-8b144c5de4f2/beehive20uzdw400.jpg)
The Beehive — [ˈbiː.haɪv] — бджолиний вулик (вулик)
- Bungee jumping
Popularised by A.J. Hackett in the South Island, it has become a popular extreme sport worldwide. Bungee jumping is the sport of jumping off a very high bridge or similar structure, with a long elastic rope tied to your legs, so that the rope pulls you back before you hit the ground.
![bungee jumping pix.jpg](https://resources.cdn.miyklas.com.ua/10e7e568-d6b7-4be0-bbfe-d3eab18fb0c2/bungee20jumping20pixw400.jpg)
bungee jumping — [ˈbʌn.dʒi ˌdʒʌm.pɪŋ] — банджі-джампінг, стрибки з тарзанки
- The Haka
A traditional Māori war dance, now widely used by sports teams as a challenge and by schools as a tribute or honour.
![haka_ uzd.jpg](https://resources.cdn.miyklas.com.ua/77131a6f-d02f-4170-9348-26a7f515333b/haka20uzdw400.jpg)
haka — [ˈhɑːkə] — хака
- Kiwi fruit
This fruit was branded kiwifruit when growers in New Zealand established successful cultivars suitable for export. It remains a major export for the country.
![kiwi fruit pix_uzd.jpg](https://resources.cdn.miyklas.com.ua/357a8b96-8d48-4127-b931-67b76f864744/kiwi20fruit20pixuzdw400.jpg)
kiwi (fruit) — [ˈki·wi (ˌfrut)] — фрукт ківі
Джерела:
https://www.newzealand.com/us/feature