Let’s Start Talking Bangla
Lesson 1:
1. Pronunciation: vowels, consonants, provide the Bangla alphabet (phonetic, script and sound in English)
2. Basics: yes, no, thanks, sorry etc.
Lesson 2:
3. Building vocabulary: Personal pronouns: I/we, me/us, my/our, you/your, he-she/his-hers, them-they / theirs. Flash cards
4. Building phrases: greetings and goodbyes. Student worksheet.
Lesson 3:
5. Building vocabulary: describing yourself and your life.
6. Building phrases: answering questions. Practical conversation and role play, student worksheet.
Lesson 4:
7. Building vocabulary: need and want, don’t need and don’t want
8. Building phrases: saying where you live and where you want to go. Practical conversation based on hiring a rickshaw and role play. Student worksheet.
Lesson 5:
9. Building vocabulary: vegetables, fruits, protein. Flash cards, picture sheets.
10. Building phrases: saying what you want to buy. Practical conversation based on buying vegetables and role play. Student worksheet.
Lesson 6:
Excursion: Accompanied trip by rickshaw to market to buy vegetables.
Lesson 7:
12. Building vocabulary: like/don’t like
13. Building phrases: conversation about food, places and things. Student worksheet.
Lesson 8:
14. Building vocabulary: demonstratives – this, that, those, these and he-she-they where the person is not known
15. Building phrases: conversation, role play, student worksheet.
Lesson 9:
16. Building vocabulary: the must structure
17. Building phrases: conversation using “must”. Role play and student worksheet.
Lesson 10:
18. Excursion: Accompanied trip to practice vocabulary – basic Bangla conversation throughout, reviewing and using phrases#.
#Excursions are subject to student and teacher availability. Alternative learning opportunities can easily be made