The Avatar movie borrows words from the Maori language for it’s indigenous language of the Nav’i people. There are also other similarities in the culture and appearance of the Nav’i that Maori may recognise.
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2010 is the year to accelerate your spoken English
January 10, 2010 – 7:38 am
Speak English as much as possible to accelerate your ability to speak naturally and fluently.
Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit Casting | The Hobbit Movie
January 3, 2010 – 12:05 am
News and gossip from The Hobbit movies. Keep up to date with what’s happening during the making of The Hobbit movies. more about "Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit Casting | …", posted with vodpod
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Samespeak
December 23, 2009 – 4:24 am
All the best for a wonderful Christmas and inspirational New Year! Thank you so much for your support over 2009 and we look forward to speaking and practicing live English with you in 2010.
Fijians have beautiful English
November 29, 2009 – 1:55 am
There are many ways to learn English but one of the best is to have teachers that are native speakers of English. Fijians are a good example of a group that speak Fijian but also have high levels of communicative English.
Holographic teachers?
November 15, 2009 – 8:09 pm
The next step from real-time communication online has got to be materialising in someone’s lounge and being able to teach, talk and walk as though you were really there with the student. So as long as your virtual holographic teacher can’t see you in your pyjamas, lounging around on the sofa eating chips while you [...]
Inspired by young adults in our high schools
November 12, 2009 – 2:59 am
It’s senior high school prize-giving week and it’s incredibly inspiring to see so many young adults looking forward to their futures with such optimism and choosing a wide range of career options that are all equally valued by the school staff.
‘INVICTUS’ TRAILER in HD Mandela and Rugby
November 5, 2009 – 8:10 pm
The trailer looks good in terms of capturing the spirit of a nation that rose from apartheid to a united force supporting their national rugby team to victory. What a way to bring people together! http://appleplectic.blogspo…Two words: OSCAR BOUND.”From director Clint Eastwood, ‘Invictus’ tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined [...]
All Blacks Win Rugby in Tokyo
October 31, 2009 – 11:50 pm
All Blacks Win Rugby in Tokyo and bring back memories of living and teaching English in Japan.
Why practice English with a Native Speaker?
October 28, 2009 – 9:38 pm
How can you improve your spoken English? This is a quick tip that will help you speak and understand natural English more easily.
