Tenth graders learn the Tamil future tense (ethirkaalam) — the verb takes a future marker plus a personal ending: poven (போவேன், I will go), saappiduven (சாப்பிடுவேன், I will eat), paarppen (பார்ப்பேன், I will see). With naalai (நாளை, tomorrow) 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 Tamil?
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What will you do next year, and how do you say it in Tamil?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Presentational: state future plans.
Interpretive: understand the future.
Compare tense endings.
Interpersonal: talk about plans.
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Have students write one plan for tomorrow in Tamil using the future. A printable Tamil future-tense sheet is in the World Languages library.
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