india part 3. india test moved to november 4 th —one week from today. reading outline #8 is due...

INDIA

PART 3

India test moved to November 4 th—one week from today.

Reading outline #8 is due

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AN INDIAN FEAST

Prepared with yogurt and spices, the name comes from the type of cylindrical clay oven, a tandoor, in which the dish is traditionally prepared.

TANDOORI CHICKEN

Lassi is a popular, traditional, yogurt-based drink from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spices and sometimes, fruit.

MANGO LASSI

Milk or yogurt may also be used to impart distinct tastes to the naan. Milk used instead of water will, as it does for ordinary bread, yield a softer dough.

Typically, it will be served hot and brushed with “ghee”- hindi for butter.

NAAN

VIDEO-COMMON HINDI PHRASES

Hi! Namastey! My name is… Mira nam…haiGood morning! Suprabhaat Good evening! Shubh sundhyaa. Welcome! Aapka swaagat hai! How are you? Aap kaisey hain? I'm fine, thanks! Mein theek hoon, shukriya! And you? Aur aap? Good. Theek-thaak So-So AcchaThank you! Shukriyaa

SPEAKING HINDI

Script, in English: Script, in Hindi:   Arjun: Hi Ar jun: Namastey!   Gita: Hi Gita: Namastey!   Arjun: My name is Ar jun Ar jun: Meraa naam “Ar jun” hai .   Gita: My name is Gita Gita: Meraa naam “Gita” hai .   Arjun: How are you? Ar jun: Aap kaisey hain?   Gita: Good. And you? Gita: Theek-thaak. Aur aap? Arjun: So -so. Thank you. Ar jun: Accha. Shukr iyaa.   Gita: Good Morn ing! Gita: Suprabhaat!   Arjun: Good Morning! Ar jun: Suprabhaat!  

THE SCRIPT: CLASS PRACTICE

This conversation will take place between two people: Arjun and Gita.

 Many Hindu names have a specific meaning.Gita means “song”, while Arjun means “clear”.

NAME MEANINGS

Follow the script in your scholar guide and have a conversation with your neighbor in Hindi.

We will have groups present for the class

CONVERSATIONS

The writing system is called devanagari.

Each word is made up of a large consonant or vowel character and a small vowel symbol, usually a slash mark.

The vowel * sounds like the a in again. This vowel occurs by default and does not need to be written.

In Maatraa form, the vowel follows a consonant and is written in a slightly diff erent form.

THE HINDI ALPHABET

Practice drawing the following hindi characters on your whiteboards:

DRAWING THE CHARACTERS

N AS IN NAME

M AS IN MAIL

S AS IN SONG

A AS IN PAY

U AS IN PUT

P AS IN SPOON

B IN BIN

T

A AS IN AGAIN FOLLOWING A CONSONANT

This time in your scholar guide.

WRITE THE CHARACTERS AGAIN

To combine the characters, begin by drawing a horizontal line and hanging the letters off of the line.

COMBINING THE CHARACTERS INTO WORDS

Namastay!

HELLO

Suprabhaat

GOOD MORNING

SITAR DEMONSTRATION

1. What is a tabla?

2. Name three elements of Riaz.

3. Which raga has the power to bring rain?

4. Define Ras:

5. What religious group immigrated to India and inspired the creation of the raga?

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