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Spoken Hindi
Lesson Modules and Lesson
Plans
Ragini Narasimhan
2009
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We have attempted to create lesson modules where each lesson module is only dependent on
knowledge of the previous lesson modules so it is better to teach them in succession.
However, if you determine that your group of children has already mastered the contents of
some of the modules then you can revise quickly and move on to the next set. At the end of
each chapter, we have included a set of clipart/flashcards that you can show to a group of
children and use it as examples. These clip arts are deliberately large so that you can show
them from a distance.
Class Stations
We recommend three stations: beginner, intermediate and advanced in EVERY class.
Beginner
A beginner child has very little vocabulary and almost no grammar patterns. We will however
include children who are extremely shy and hardly speak in this group to get their confidence
up and later move them.
Intermediate
An intermediate child has reasonable vocabulary but very little grammar patterns. We need to
build up their confidence in making sentences and start communicating.
Advanced
An advanced child has both reasonable vocabulary and basic grammar patterns however
he/she just doesnt see the point of using Hindi as a language. If he sees a lot of his/her
peers using it, they may be encouraged to speak it more often. They may however have
specific issues such as plurals, masculine/feminine usage etc.
NOTE: None of the classifications above is based on age of current class level of a child. A
beginner in level 4 may be pretty similar to a beginner in level 2 in spoken Hindi.
General guidelines
Please speak ONLY in Hindi all the time using 3-4 word sentences as much as possible. We
will need to be very careful about using only grammar structures that have been taught so far
even when we speak to them. For instance,
For several lessons (more than 50), only respectful form will be used and will
not be used at all so please do not use it even while speaking to them casually. Even a
5 year old can be referred to as . Similarly only - and will be
used as the respectful form.
Only present tense will be used in early modules and specifically present continuous
tense will be avoided in early modules. Future and past tense will not be used in the
early modules so you will have to avoid it in your speech as well.
Please avoid teaching formal grammar. Let them pick up the patterns naturally.
Let us pay more attention to the grammar patterns rather than exact Hindi nouns. For instance
if the child says ladkA chair par baiThA hai, let it go. Do not worry about correcting the chair
to kursI. Let us build their confidence in grammar patterns first. We should especially excuse
nouns and possibly gently remind them verbs/adjectives/adverbs etc. that they forget.
Repetition Drill
The students are asked to repeat what the teacher says. This basic drill is often used to teach
the lines of the dialog.
Backward Build-Up Drill
This drill is used when students are experiencing problems with the dialog. The teacher notices
a problem word and works backward through the dialog emphasizing the word until the entire
sentence is repeated correctly. For example, if the model sentence is, "She is going to school,"
and the students are having trouble with the word, "school," the teacher may run the repetition
drill as follows:
T: School.
S: School.
T: Going to school.
S: Going to school.
Chain Drill
In this drill the teacher begins by asking a student a question. The student answers the
question and then proceeds to ask the next student the same question. The chain continues
until everyone in the room has had a chance to ask and answer the question. This drill would
obviously work better with smaller classes rather than very large ones.
T: The store.
This same substitution can be used for language items other than nouns:
T: He.
S: He is going to school.
T: We.
T: The store.
T: We.
Transformation Drill
The students must change the model sentence from one specific form to another. Examples of
the transformation drill are as follows:
T: My name is Mary.
T: I like carrots.
S1: I am going to the supermarket. He/she needs some apples. I need some bread
(bananas, beans, etc.).
S2: I am going to the supermarket. He/she needs some apples. He/she needs some
bread. I need some coffee.
If you are working with younger students you might not want them to repeat everything
everyone has said before them. It might be better to have them repeat only what the person
immediately before them said, or not have them repeat at all--they could just add their new
item.
Transliteration rules
The following English letter groups are used to transliterate to their Hindi equivalents:
Vowels: a
Consonants:
( , , , )
k kh g gh .n ( )
ch chh j jh ~n ( )
T Th D Dh N ( )
t th d dh n ( )
p ph b bh m ( )
y r l v sh shh s h ( )
kshh tr GY ( )
Exceptions:
R, - .Dh, Rri
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/ and Nouns
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Use a bunch of real objects or flashcards here. Keep the object/card for <noun> close to
you, point to it and say " <noun> ". Then walk a bit far and keep it there and come back
and point to it far away and say " <noun> ". Practice the nouns with them by asking "/
?" and insist on getting the Full sentence.
4. Now make ChildA randomly pick cards/object, then place it close or far and ask next
person: "/ ?". Next ChildB has to answer FULLY / <noun> . Then ChildB
does the picking and asking and so on.
Point to a boy and say and similar action with a girl. Do this a few times.
Then ask a child ? The child answers , or and
so on. Next, pick up a random flashcard and ask <noun> ? The child has to
answer <noun> or <noun> .
Let the children play 5 questions with each other: One child thinks of one of the nouns
taught so far at random and tells you. The others ask one at a time: <noun> ?
The first child has to answer <noun> or <noun> . Note: Since the
set of nouns taught today are already known, they should ask only based on what they
have seen which is why 5 guesses are sufficient. You can rotate who answers.
- and -
Use masculine nouns in below form. eg. , ,
Point to a boy who is sitting close to you and and say (replace name)
o . .
o . . .
Point to a girl who is sitting close to you and and say (replace name)
o . .
o . . .
Point to a boy who is sitting close to you and and say (replace name)
o . .
o . . .
Point to a girl who is sitting close to you and and say (replace name)
o . .
o . . .
Note: Switch back and forth between masculine and feminine. Really EMPHASIZE on the
ending sound and its effect on the grammar pattern. For eg. . You can say
this as yah iskeeee chAbeeeee hai for effect. Similarly, can be said as yah
iskaaaa jutaaaa hai for effect.
For do the same thing by pointing to far off boy or girl.
Now, hand flashcards to the children ask them to say similar sentences by pointing to each
other and saying whose object it is.
Other drills from the first chapter can be used as well if you wish.
PROPS/MATERIAL
Nouns
Point to real objects that are around you: kitAb (book), mej(table), kursI (chair), khidkI
(window), darwAjA (door), Chitr (picture), kamIj (shirt), jUtA (shoe), ladkA(boy), ladkI
(girl), aurat (woman), AdmI (man), ghadI (clock)
Flashcards: khilonA (toy), gAdI (car), gilAs (glass), peR (Tree), phUl (flower), chAbI
(key), thalA (lock). The next few pages will contain pictures of these nouns that you can
point to.
gAdI
khilonA
gilAs
peR
phUl
thAlA
chAbI
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His-Her, Relationships
Revision
Revision of introductions, previous nouns, / etc. Make sure they all get to speak and
build up some confidence.
Relationships
Please use flashcards at the end of this chapter. Use Neel and Tanyas family to show
, , / , / , , , , . Once again use the pictures to
avoid speaking in English. By pointing they can easily understand.
1. The teacher introduces Neel and Tanyas family as:
. .
. .
.
.
. .
. .
.
. .
. .
and so on with , etc
2. Question and answer session. The teacher holds the flashcard and asks ? A
couple of times and gets answers from children turn by turn and later gets the children
to ask each other.
. .
. .
. .
. .
? (Answer: / ?).
Next hold up the parent picture and ask ? and get them to say or
.
Next hold up grandparents pictures and do the same drill.
- -
Have the children ask each other about sisters, brothers, dads name, moms name etc.
?
<??> .
?
<??> .
/ ?
?
Homework
Listen to the audio snippet about Neel and Tanyas family. Discuss about it.
ParivAr (Family)
pithAjI/pApA
. / . /
bahan/bhAI
. .
mA
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Revision
Verbs
Please use the flashcards at the end of this chapter.
, , , , , , , , , , , , etc.
3-word noun-verb combo
khAnA (Eating)
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khAnA (Eating)
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Verbs, Commands
Possessive+Noun+Verb stmts
Revision
1. Revise the previous lessons verb-noun present tense combos. For eg. ,
, , , .
Commands
Only respectful Commands: , ,
4. Commander and soldiers:
o
The teacher asks the child to say the same thing to others and they run
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week
Numbers: 1-12.
Revise plain numbers. You can get all the children to sit in a circle. You can point to a child
and he/she starts with and one on left says and so on until you hit . Then the next
person says and so on. Do this 3-4 times so that the numbers are ingrained.
, , ,
4. When do you do X?: The teacher can explain these times of the day by miming all the
actions of sleep and waking up and eating lunch and playing etc. You can also use
flashcards at the end of this chapter. No need to use English anywhere. You can also
place the flashcards on the white board to show progression of these times during the
day.
? :
.
After basic questions to establish the meaning of these words, revise by asking about
when they toothbrush, when they take a bath, when they eat breakfast, when they play
with friends, when the moon comes out etc.
5. What time do you do X? Do the same except ask them to be more specific about the
time. Try this with as many verbs as possible.
? .
? .
, , , .
rAt (night)
subAh (morning)
Dopahar (afternoon)
sham (evening)
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etc
Please use all the techniques used in the earlier chapters to revise the various verbs, nouns
and time concepts specific to Dinner time. We have included a lot of flashcards at the end of
the chapter to help you.
Verbs to be revised/introduced
, , , , , , etc
Nouns to be introduced
Vegetable names, Kitchen utensils and dinner ware, Table-chair,
Tastes to be introduced
Use the taste flashcards at the end of this chapter.
Time
, , etc
PakAnA(To Cook)
.
PakAnA(To Cook)
.
baingan
bhindI
nimbU
TamaaTar
KakaRi/khiirA
adarak
pattAgobhii/Bandhgobii
maTar
bhuTTaa
laukI
gAjar
phUlgobI
khaTTA
ThandA
garam
namkIn
Ka.DvA
mIThA
TASTES
tIkhA
rAt (Night)
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commands etc.
The flashcards included at the end of this chapter show progression in time. For example, it
starts off with the night scene, someone sleeping and then seeing a dream, then morning and
waking up and then brushing teeth and so on.
Nouns:
, , , , ,
Verbs: / , ,
toothbrush ,
, , ,
Time: , , etc
Commands Respectful only
Ask the children to imagine that it is waking up time and do all the things that they normally do.
You and eventually other children can act as a parent and command . Toothbrush
etc. and other children say . etc. Use the various lesson plans
earlier to talk about above concepts.
Once again please rely on interactive techniques from previous lessons to introduce/revise
these words and sentences.
bistar
tauliyA
thakiyA
sAbUn
KapaRe
kangI
rAt (Night)
subah (Morning)
snAn karna/nahAnA
. .
snAn karna/nahAnA
. .
sAbUn lagAnA
(rubbing soap)
kangI karnA
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Commands etc.
The flashcards included at the end of this chapter show progression in time. For example, it
starts off with the night scene, someone sleeping and then seeing a dream, then morning and
waking up and then brushing teeth and so on.
Nouns: , , ,
Verbs: ,
, , , , , ,
, , ,
Time: , , etc
Commands Respectful only
Ask the children to imagine that it is school time and do all the things that they normally do.
You and eventually other children can act as a teacher and command .
etc. and other children say . etc. Use the various lesson
plans earlier to talk about above concepts.
Once again please rely on interactive techniques from previous lessons to introduce/revise
these words and sentences.
School
subah (Morning)
Material required: water in a glass, plastic spoon, paper plate, book in school bag,
pencil box in the bag and a paper boat. Also, please use the flashcards at the end of
the chapter
Place the object close and say <object> . Later move it far and say <object>
.
. ? . .
? . ? .
? .
? . .
o Maybe a lame idea but maybe fun: Create a song with tune from Anuraag movie.
Wah kya hai: Ek Thaali hai.
Us thaali mein? : Ek chamach hai etc.
o
Bag ? : Bag .
Remove the book and ask again to next child Bag ? : Bag (Box) .
? : pencils .
3. Now teacher puts a paper boat in the glass of water. Put the glass on the plate. Do the chain drill
exercise. Note how it changes a bit from to midway. (You can try variations with
different objects.)
o
Child A: . Child B: .
Child B: . Child C: .
Child C: ? Child D: .
Child D: ? Child E: .
Child F: ? ChildA: .
ChildA: ? ChildB: .
4. If you have the series of boxes one inside another with various colors, you can use it to
show the same concept.
? . dining room
? office .
.
o
o
. .
chamach (spoon),
jHaaj (ship), paanii (water)
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AsmAn (sky),
havAI jhAj (airplane)
? - |
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, !
11. Plurals,
o
. .
. .
. . . .
. .
. . .
? .
SECOND STORY GOES HERE: Monkey and caps would be perfect for plurals and
earlier stuff
maidAn (playground),
bache (children)
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13. Adjectives (, , )
o
, , , , , , , , , , , , )
15. Adverbs
16. Past tense
17. More past tense
18. Mixture of past and present
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