Sixth graders talk about hobbies in Swahili (burudani) — mpira wa miguu (soccer), kuogelea (swimming), kusoma (reading), muziki (music), michezo ya video (video games). They sort active hobbies from quiet ones and share their own.
Students will be able to…
mpira wa miguu, muziki… what do you like to do in Swahili?
Project this and sort each Swahili hobby into Active or Quiet.
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What do you like to do, and how do you say it in Swahili?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).
Interpersonal: share hobbies.
Interpretive: understand hobby words.
Presentational: describe free time.
Connect to daily life.
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Have students name a hobby they like in Swahili (“ninapenda ___”). A printable Swahili hobbies sheet is in the World Languages library.
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