1) Listen and fill in the blanks.

-- ni ce.  
-- , i ni .  
-- Aw ka wa?  
-- si tɛ.  
-- An bɛ mun bi?  
-- bɛ kɛ.  

-- An bɛ kalan?
-- An bɛ kalan.    
-- bɛ bamanankan ?  
-- , b'à mɛn .  
-- Bamanankan-kalan kɔ, aw bɛ ?  
-- An bɛ taa an jirisun kɔrɔ.  
-- O kɔ, aw bɛ ?  
-- O kɔ, lɛtɛrɛw sɛbɛn.

 

VOCAB

  • X kɔ = After X
  • ka kalan kɛ = to study (lit. 'to do studies/reading')
  • lɛtɛrɛ = letter (that one sends)
  • jirisun kɔrɔ = beside/under a tree (trunk)

 

2) Using the audio from above...

What do the students not do so well?

a.

b.

c.

d.

3) Using the audio from above...

What will the students do today

a.

b.

c.

d.

4) Fill in the blanks.

 

SITUATION: Carly is visiting Mali. Adama meets her for the first time. He is curious about her name and where she is from. She is curious if he understands French.

 

-- I ko ?

-- N tɔgɔ Carly. N américain . Ele ?

-- N tɔgɔ ko Adama. N bɛ Mali .

-- O ka . I bɛ tubabukan wa?

-- Ɔnhɔn kɛ! anglais-kan fana.

5) Drag the boxes onto the matching gaps.
  • la
  • kɔrɔ
  • ko
  • tɛ
  • bɔ
  • mɛn
  • caman
  • wula
  • dɔɔnin
  • bɔ
  • Hɛɛrɛ
  • julakan
  • funteni
  • bɛ
 

SITUATION: Baba and Colin, an American learning Jula, meet in Burkina where it's quite hot. Colin thinks that Baba must be from Mali and then has trouble understanding the word for 'rain': sanji (lit. 'sky-water').

 

-- I ni !
-- Nba! bɛ?

-- Hɛɛrɛ ani bɛ!

-- Funteni?! I Mali ?

-- Ɔn-ɔn, n bɛ bɔ Kodiwari. Sanji bɛ yen.

-- "Sanji" ko di?

-- I tɛ wa? À kɔrɔ 'rain'.

-- N b'à mɛn dɔrɔn. N Amɛriki.

6) Drag the boxes onto the matching gaps.
  • Cɛkɔrɔba
  • misɛn
  • bilenman
  • belebele
  • Mɔgɔba
  • jɛman
  • surun
  • finman
  • bon
  • dɔgɔnin
  • tigi
 

SITUATION: A friend is telling you about members of his family from pictures on his phone. His dad is an important person because he is the chief. His mom is skinny and has a red bike. His younger brother is rotund and has a black car.

 

N fa ye nin ye. don dɛ! À ye dugu ye sisan!

N ba ye nin ye. Muso don. À ka nɛgɛso filɛ.

N ye nin ye. Cɛ don. O ye à ka mobili ye.

7) You're writing a quick message to introduce yourself in a group chat for people going to West Africa. Include the following:

  • Greetings
  • Your name
  • Where you are from
  • Where you are currently located/living
  • What languages you speak and do not speak
  • Tell what you do for work
  • Where you are going in West Africa
  • Say goodbye

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