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THETOTARALANGUAGEINSTITUTENEWZEALAND

StudyEnglishinanationaluniversitywithstudentsfrommanycountries.
4weekblocks
5hourstuitioneachday
Examinationpreparation

Universityentry(withappropriateacademicandEnglishrequirements)
ChoiceofaccommodationforallstudentshomestayswithlocalfamiliesorinHallsofResidencewithNew
Zealandstudents.

TheTotaraLanguageInstituteispartoftheUniversityofWaikatointhecityofHamilton,inNew
Zealands North Island. Intensive English classes are taught in fourweek blocks throughout the
yearandstudentsmayenrolforasmanyblocksastheywish.Classesarefor5hourseachday,
MondaytoFriday,andincludepreparationforseveralinternationalEnglishlanguageexaminations.
All the courses are taught by highly qualified teachers, many of whom also teach on Language
Institute graduate programmes in second language teaching and applied linguistics. Classes are
small,usuallyfrom1012studentswithamaximumnumberof15,andnormallycontainamixof
students from a wide range of countries. Students who study English at the Language Institute
becomeinternationalmembersoftheWaikatoStudentsUnion.Theoptionisavailabletomoveon
touniversitystudyifstudentsmeettheEnglishlanguageandacademicentrylevelsfortheirchoice
of programme. The Language Institute provides student support, welfare and activities services.
StudentsaremetatAucklandairportonarrivalandaccommodationisprovidedwithlocalfamilies
orinUniversityHallsofResidencewithNewZealandstudents.

Hamilton,oneofNewZealandsfastestgrowingcities,isideallylocatedforawiderangeofleisure
andculturalactivities.TheWaikatoriver,thelongestriverinNewZealand,flowsthroughthecentre
of the city, providing a picturesque and parklike setting of riverside walks and gardens. The
Waikato region is a diverse agricultural area, rich in historic sites, arts and crafts, hot springs,
native forests, mountains and rivers. Within easy reach is an unspoilt coastline the wild and
ruggedwestcoastbeachesfamousforsurfing,andthemorepeacefuleastcoastresortsareonlya
shortdrivefromHamilton.FurtherafieldthemountainsofthecentralNorthIsland,3hoursdrive
away,providesuperbskifacilitiesinwinter,andhikingcountryinsummer.

TheLanguageInstituteactivitiescoordinatorcanassiststudentstoarrangeanysportandleisure
activities.
Assistanceisalsoavailableforongoingtravelarrangementsforstudents.Studentsonavisitorvisa
orworkpermitmaystudyforamaximumof3months.Coursesoflongerdurationrequireastudent
permitwhichisissuedforthelengthofstudyonly.

Questions2026
ReadtheinformationontheLanguageInstituteonthefollowingpage.
Completethesummaryofinformationbelow:
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS from the passage for each
answer.
Writeyouranswersinboxes2026onyouranswersheet.
ExampleAnswer
Overseasstudentswhostudyat..mayTotaraLanguageInstitute
choosetospendmoreoftheirfreetime

SUMMARY
with local students by applying for a room in the ......20... ... Places are available here even for
studentsenrolledontheminimumlengthcourseof......21.......Classsizesforeachcourserange
from ......22...... students and all the class teachers are well qualified many of them teach on
graduateprogrammesinareassuchasappliedlinguistics.AsamemberoftheLanguageInstitute
youwillautomaticallybeabletojointhe......23.......Hamiltoncanofferstudentsawiderangeof
socialactivities.Thecityitselfliesoneithersideofthe...24...whichresultsinsomevery......25......
viewsandenjoyablewalksinthegardens.TheInstituteemploysanactivitiescoordinatorwhocan
helpyouorganiseyourfreetimeandyoumayalsowishtomakeuseofthisserviceforplanning
your......26......whenyouleaveNewZealand.Rememberthatastudentpermitisnotvalidwhen
youhavefinishedyourstudies.

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