Tenth graders learn the Swahili future tense (wakati ujao). Just swap the tense marker: the future is -ta-, so ni-ta-kula (I will eat), ni-ta-enda (I will go), ni-ta-fanya (I will do). With the future, they can talk about plans and predictions.
Students will be able to…
What will you do next year? How do you talk about the future in Swahili?
Project each item and have students answer about the Swahili future tense.
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What will you do next year, and how do you say it in Swahili?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Presentational: state future plans.
Interpretive: understand future markers.
Compare tense systems.
Interpersonal: talk about plans.
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Have students write one plan for next year in Swahili (“ni-ta-___”). A printable Swahili future-tense sheet is in the World Languages library.
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