Fourth graders learn food and drinks in Bengali — bhat (ভাত, rice, the base of every Bengali meal), ruti (রুটি, bread), phol (ফল, fruit), dim (ডিম, egg), jol (জল, water), dudh (দুধ, milk), cha (চা, tea). Bengalis famously love machh-bhat (fish and rice)! They sort what you eat from what you drink.
Students will be able to…
bhat, phol, jol… how do you name food and drinks in Bengali?
Project this and sort each Bengali word into Food (you eat) or Drink (you drink).
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How do you name food and drinks in Bengali?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).
Interpretive: understand food words.
Presentational: name foods.
Explore Bengali cuisine (machh-bhat).
Interpersonal: order a snack.
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Have students name one Bengali food and one drink at home. A printable Bengali food sheet is in the World Languages library.
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