Swahili

Talking About Time

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Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, you should

  • have read the passage and be able to talk about it.
  • be able to tell the time.

Resources:

Hinnebusch, T. J., & Mirza, S. M. (n.d.). Swahili: A foundation for speaking, reading and writing. Univ. Press of America.

Ling App Ling Learn Languages (ling-app.com)

Memrise Level 10 – Somo la Kumi – “Swahili: A Foundation…” Vocab – Memrise

Steps

Step 1: Read the passage Kwenda Dar es Salaam on lesson 10 of Swahili: A foundation for speaking, reading and writing and summarize in English.

Step 2:

Learn the new words from the passage with Memrise Level 10 – Somo la Kumi – “Swahili: A Foundation…” Vocab – Memrise

 

Step 3:

Read the passage again, paying attention to the new words and the structure of the passage. Ask questions from the passage and attempt to answer the questions in order to get more familiar and digest the passage. Follow up by answering the questions under the passage.

Maswali
1. Juma ataenda wapi kesho?
2. Atakwenda kwa motokaa? Kwa sababu gani?
3. Ataondoka nyumbani saa ngapi?
4. Atafika Mtwara saa ngapi?
5. Atafika Dar es Salaam saa ngapi?

 

Step 4

After reading the grammar note on pages 62 and 63, do the ling activity on Ling Learn Languages (ling-app.com)

 

Step 5:

Do the translation exercise on page 64.