Malagasy in 3 sequences

Recognize and pronounce consonant blend, digraphs, and

diphthongs
Comprehend and use ordinal numbers and fractions for time-
telling, dates, time periods, money
Identify new vocabulary through contextual clues
Recognize and use all parts of sentence construction,
pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive adjectives correctly
Recognize and use basic tag question and the most common
modals
Describe pictures/scenes/actions in short paragraphs
Understand meaning from context
Recognize some elements of nonverbal communication
Express opinions appropriately in a group setting
Understand Malagasy Culture

First Sequence: Basic Structure ( 12 classes)

Malagasy Alphabet & Pronunciation Why? Because

Greetings & Self introduction How many ? how much?
Reformulation questions: When? and prepositions of time
Active voice (What are you Where? and preposition of places
doing?) Possessive (Who? / Modal verbs
whose?/ with who? / ....)
Second sequences: Competencies ( 30 classes)

unit Topic Goal : Learners Vocabulary Grammar Function

will be able to:
1 Self-introduction Greet others and Nationalities Personal Greetings
introduce Professions pronouns Self-
themselves introduction
2 Personal Introduce Professions Active voice Making
identification somebody to a introductions
third person
3 Personal Talk about his/her Family Possessive Introducing
identification family members adjectives: one’s family
Placement
4 Food Order in a small Names of Numbers Ordering food
restaurant dishes
5 Food Express his/her Different kind Degree of Expressing
tastes and of tastes comparative personal
preferences in food tastes and
preferences
6 Shopping Get information Different Numbers Asking about
about price and quality of quality
quality of items in items Asking about
the local market price

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7 Shopping Bargain in the Different Numbers Negotiating
market quality of price
items
8 Time / Season / Name the days of Daily activities Present tense Describing
Calendar the week Days activities
Talk about his/her
activities
9 Time / Season / Tell time / name Daily activities Past tense Telling time
Calendar the parts of the Parts of day Describing
day/ talk about activities
relevant activities
10 Market Ask someone to Future tense Asking favors
buy something for
her/him
11 Food Prepare Malagasy Appropriate Passive voice Indicating
food words in steps, a
preparations sequence of
of rice events
12 Directions Ask for directions to Place names Prepositions of Describing a
get some places prepositions place
13 Directions Describe a place Adjectives Placement of Describing a
prepositions place
14 Directions Situate a place Cardinal of Active Describing a
geographically the compass imperative / location
Passive
Imperative /
relative
Imperative
15 Social relationship Extend and respond Festive events Conjunctions: Accepting an
to invitations fa / satria invitation
Declining an
invitation
16 Social relationship Congratulate Holidays Auxiliary Holiday
someone on happy Happy events :Samy greetings,
occasion congratulating
at happy
events
16 Social relationship Offer his/ her Words relating Causative – Offering
condolences to a to death amp- condolences
grieving family
17 Daily activities Ask a family about Different kind Adverbs of Asking about
their everyday of activities time activities
activities
18 Daily activities Express some of Needs Modal verbs Expressing
his/her needs basic needs
20 Weather Describe the season Season Conjunctions: Describing
calendars Seasonal Ka/ Nefa seasonal
elements activities
21 Weather seasons Talk about seasonal Different Conjunctions: Describing
calendars activities agricultural Rehefa and its seasons

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 activities placement
22 Health Talk about his/her Body parts Adverbs of Talking about
health frequency someone’s
health
23 Health Inquire about Symptoms of Adverb of Inquiring
someone else’s some illnesses frequency about
health someone’s
health
24 Work Talk about his/ her Volunteering Preposition Explain the
volunteering program amin’ny goals of his
program volunteering
program
25 Work Speak about his/her Words relating Forming nouns Talking about
job as a volunteer to teaching from verbs one’s job
and teacher
training
26 Transport Inquire about travel Means of Interrogative Complaining
possibilities, costs, transport words about problem
conditions that might
arise during a
trip
27 Social relationship Refuse politely Phrases used Prefix “mp” Expressions to
sexual advances or in flirting say no to an
someone’s offer for intimate
an intimate relationship
relationship
28 Security Seek help from the Actions Pronoun: Izany Sending
community relating to someone to
members in case of aggression seek help/
emergency Useful
directions to a
guard
29 Security Describe his Juridical words Prefix “maha” Describing
problems to the aggressions
authority

Third sequences: Intermediate Malagasy

Reading comprehension Conduct a meeting, Interview, ....

Intermediate useful grammar Describe pictures/scenes/actions in
Writing reports short paragraphs
Participating in events

Teaching hours 1h30 hours or 3 hours / week . Student number : 1 to 4. The course content
includes reading, writing, listening and speaking components; handbooks will be given to
participants Price. 60 000 Ar/ Class. If individual class: 40 000Ar

Tel: 034 31 836 83 / email: ndaoiresakacontact@gmail.com * References available upon request

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