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Queenstown
Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand
Photo by Bernard Spragg (CC0 1.0, via Flickr).
Before Reading Tasks
Task 1: Describe the photo (🗣️ or ✍️)
a) What can you see in the photo?
Task 2: Match the words below (from in the reading) with the pictures
southwest, snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking, hiking, bungee jumping, view, day trip, nearby, scenery
(Find answers at the bottom of page)
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Queenstown
Queenstown is a town in the southwest of the South Island of New Zealand. About 29,000 people live there (in 2025). About 2–3 million people visit Queenstown on holiday each year.
There are many things to do in Queenstown. You can go snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking, hiking, or bungee jumping. You can also walk in the mountains, enjoy the views, go shopping, or eat and drink in the town centre. You can go on a day trip to visit nearby towns like Glenorchy, Arrowtown, and Wānaka.
If you enjoy fun activities and beautiful scenery, you will love Queenstown.
After Reading Tasks
Task 1: Decide if you think the following statements are true or false (🗣️ or ✍️)
a) Queenstown is at the top of the South Island.
b) It takes a long time to get from Queenstown to Glenorchy, Arrowtown, and Wānaka.
Task 2: Answer the discussion/reflection questions (🗣️ or ✍️)
a) Would you like to visit Queenstown?
b) If you go to Queenstown, what would you like to do there?
Task 1 True or False Answers:
a) Queenstown is at the top of the South Island.
False. Queenstown is in the southwest of the South Island.
b) It takes a long time to get from Queenstown to Glenorchy, Arrowtown, and Wānaka.
False. Those towns are nearby, which means they are close.
Task 2 Match the Words and Pictures Answers:
A - bungee jumping
B - hiking
C - southwest
D - mountain biking
E - view
F - day trip
G - skiing
H - snowboarding
I - scenery
J - nearby
Photo Credits from Task 2:
Photo A by Arun Mathew on Pexels.
Photo B by Eric Sanman on Pexels.
Image C by Karen Arnold on Public Domain Pictures. Image edited.
Photo D by Darcy Lawrey on Pexels.
Photo E by Sasha P on Pexels.
Photo F by Kei Scampa on Pexels.
Photo G by Pixabay on Pexels.
Photo H by Fede Roveda on Pexels.
Photo I by Pixabay on Pexels.
Photo J by Terry Feuerborn on Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
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