Fourth graders learn food and drinks in Swahili (chakula) — mkate (bread), wali (rice), tufaha (apple), jibini (cheese), maji (water), maziwa (milk), juisi (juice), chai (tea). They sort what you eat from what you drink.
Students will be able to…
wali, tufaha, maji… how do you name food and drinks in Swahili?
Project this and sort each Swahili word into Food (you eat) or Drink (you drink).
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How do you name food and drinks in Swahili?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).
Interpretive: understand food words.
Presentational: name foods.
Explore Swahili food culture.
Interpersonal: order a snack.
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Have students name one Swahili food and one drink at home. A printable Swahili food sheet is in the World Languages library.
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