Tenth graders learn technology words in Bengali — kompiutar (কম্পিউটার, computer), intarnet (ইন্টারনেট, internet), teliphon (টেলিফোন, telephone), imeil (ইমেইল, email), yap (অ্যাপ, app). Many are English loanwords, but Bengali also coins its own — like durbhash (দূরভাষ), “far-voice,” for telephone!
Students will be able to…
How do you talk about computers, phones, and the internet in Bengali?
Project this and tap each. Have students explore Bengali technology words.
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How do you talk about phones, computers, and the internet in Bengali?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Interpretive: understand tech words.
Compare loanwords vs coinages.
Explore Bengali word-building.
Presentational: describe technology use.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name two devices in Bengali. A printable Bengali technology sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.