UNALIPENDA DARASA HILI KULE UMASAINI???

JE, UTANUNUA NYAMA HII???

ONYO KUTOKA UBALOZI WA MAREKANI DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Security Notice November 2010

Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 2:27 AM

The U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam would like to remind American citizens that we often note an increase in crime during the holiday season and we believe this to be the case this year.

In our most serious incident so far, an American citizen was robbed last week while she was walking on Ocean Road in Dar es Salaam near the ferry just before noon. She was forced into a vehicle under threat of violence. The victim complied with the robbers' demands and was held for some time before eventually being released without injury.

The Embassy urges you in the strongest possible terms to exercise good personal security practices. Specifically:

- Be exceptionally aware of your surroundings, especially if you are out walking alone. Walk in groups whenever possible and do not walk after dark.

- Don't draw unnecessary attention to yourself by your actions or by carrying valuables.

- Lock all doors - especially at night.

- Be sure your cell phones, and telephones are readily available and in good working order.

- Use your alarm system. Make sure the members of your household know where the alarm panic buttons are and how to use them.

- Be especially cautious while driving as there will be a greater number of drunk drivers on the road during holiday season. Do not drink and drive.

- Please be sure that your most recent contact information is updated on our registry.

Please review your security practices and maintain a high level of vigilance over the coming weeks.

American citizens living or traveling in Tanzania are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's smart traveler enrollment program, to obtain updated information on travel and security within Tanzania. Citizens without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania can be contacted by telephone at [255] (22) 266-8001 x 4122 and fax at [255] (22) 266-8238. You may also contact the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania via email at drsacs@state.gov. For after hours emergencies, U.S. citizens should call [255] (22) 266-8001.

U.S. citizens may also call the Office of Overseas Citizens Services in the United States for the latest travel information. The Office of Overseas Citizens Services can be reached from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday, by calling 1-888-407-4747 from within the U.S. and Canada, or by calling (202) 501-4444 from other
countries.

Swali: Unaweza kusema cho chote kuhusu onyo hili?

RAIS WA SASA WA TANZANIA NA WANANCHI.

Unazipenda picha hizi? Kwa nini?

LAST PRESENTATIONS

(1) Kelci - 11/17/2010

(2) Taylor - 11/19/2010

Find topic of the day through the news. You will find a lot of Swahili sites on the right of this blog or just use Google.

UNAWEZA KUMSAIDIA MTU HUYU? KWA NINI?

JIFUNZE SARUFI HII UPYA. UNA MASWALI YO YOTE?

UNAWEZA KUJIUNGA NA WATU HAWA KATIKA KUNYWA POMBE? KAMA JIBU NI HAPANA, KWA NINI?

MENU KATIKA MGAHAWA.

Kuna chakula cho chote ambacho utapenda kula katika mkahawa huu? Andika mazungumzo mafupi utakavyokiagiza.

UNAYAPENDA MADARASA HAYA? KWA NINI?

NDOTO YA AMERIKA - PATA KOPI YAKO SASA

Nenda hapa na chapisha (print) kitabu chote cha ndoto ya Amerika (kurasa 48). Anza kusoma sura ya kwanza mara moja. Nitaweza mwongozo hapa baadaye.

MDUDU HATARI KULIKO WOTE DUNIANI

Mdudu huyu anaitwaje? Kwa nini unafikiri kwamba yeye ndiye mdudu hatari kabisa kuliko wote hapa duniani?

DAWA ZA KIENYEJI

Dr. Nkungu - mganga wa kienyeji

Dr. Mantori - mganga wa kienyeji

Wamasai wanauza dawa za kienyeji barabarani

HARUSI YA MARIAMU

(II) Harusi ya Mariamu: Ninapenda majibu marefu. Tafadhali usitoe majibu mafupi au ambayo si kamili.

(1) Umeipenda filamu hii? Kwa nini? Filamu ni juu ya nini?

(2) Ni arusi ya aina gani inayoonyeshwa katika filamu hii?

(3) Mariamu alikuwa anaumwa nini? Nini kiini cha ugonjwa wake? Kwa nini madaktari walishindwa kugundua ugonjwa wo wote?

(4) Kuna tofauti zo zote kati ya waganga wa kienyeji na madaktari katika hospitali za kisasa? Je, kuna waganga hapa Marekani? Kama wapo wanatibu magonjwa gani?

(5) Una maoni gani kuhusu waganga wa kienyeji? Unawapenda? Kwa nini?

(5) Tumia maneno haya katika sentensi:

-nakuhakikishia
-pona
-pasa

II. Andika maana, dalili, kinga na matibabu ya ugonjwa mmoja wa kawaida hapa Marekani.

SAHIHISHA MAKOSA - CORRECT THE MISTAKES

Ninafikiri yeye ni nzuri na gauni yake ni nzuri, pia

Napenda gauni nyekundu yake!

Mwanamke Tanzania hii ni mrembo sana na mrefu

Ufahamu yangu kwa utamaduni ya TZ (kijiji) ni kwamba si safi kuonyesha au kufununua mwili ya mtu sana

Mshindi, ana mrefu na ana kifahari. Ana furaha kwa sababu anakushinda the crown na motokaa. Atakushindana katika Miss Universe?

Ninapenda hizi. Miguu yake ni mizuri,na kuwa na magari yake ni safi.

Ninataka nina miguu kama yake!

Ningefurahi sana kukutana Miss Tanzania kwa sababu yeye ni nzuri sana sana!

Kuna sehemu ya utamaduni ya Amerika kwamba sipendi

Pia, ni lazima ajibu maswali na akili ili majaji wanajua utu uke

Chanzo (source): Click here.

CHEMSHABONGO YA TATU - KUFANYIA NYUMBANI (ILETWE DARASANI IJUMAA)

(1) Fanya swali la kwanza la zoezi la pili (uk 53)

(2) Soma habari za Sarufi na fanya mazoezi yanayofuatia (uk. 55).

(3) Fanya zoezi la Nne (uk 56-57)

(4) Fanya swali la kwanza kutoka zoezi la Nane (uk 61)

(5) Watoto hawa ni lazima waende shule na baba ana pikipiki moja tu na hana gari. Je, ungekuwa wewe ungefanya nini?

SOMO LA NNE - KUUZA NA KUNUNUA

(1) Someni habari za Sarufi (uk. 69-70)

(2) Someni mazungumzo ya pili (uk. 73 - 75) na hakikisheni kwamba mnafahamu maneno yaliyokolezwa (bolded). Mkazo (attention) pia ni katika vitenzi ambatano (compound verbs) m.f. -tunamtaka atuambie, tunataka kwenda, tutakuona utakapokuja, tulimwona alipokinunua, nilikuna ninakula n.k.

(3) Ni lazima msome mazoezi ya UTAMADUNI (uk. 77)

(4) Ni lazima mfahamu jinsi ya kununua vitu kwa wauzaji wadogo wadogo na jinsi ya kuomba punguzo la bei.

INSHA (ILETWE DARASANI JUMATANO - 29/10/2010)

• Andika insha ndefu juu ya nyumba unayoitamani sana (your dream house). Andika kila kitu kuhusu nyumba hiyo. Since this is a hypothetical house, this is an excellent chance for you to practice -nge-, -ngeli- and -ngali- tense.

TOA MAELEZO MAFUPI YA JINSI YA KUFIKA KWAKO

• Rafiki yako anataka kukutembelea na hajawahi kufika kwenu. Mpe maelezo marefu ya namna ya kufika kwenu kutokea Chuo Kikuu cha Florida kwa kutumia usafiri wa umma.

MISS TANZANIA 2010 - UNAWEZA KUSEMA LOLOTE?

Kwa habari zaidi soma hapa.

ZOEZI: TOA MAONI YAKO

I. Sikiliza wimbo huu hapa chini na kisha jibu maswali

(a) Umeupenda wimbo huu? Kwa nini?

(b) Unakubaliana na Dudu Baya kwamba "mwanamke tabia?" i.e Noeclexis

II. Ungekuwa mtu mwenye nguvu kuliko wote na kiongozi wa taifa tajiri kuliko yote duniani mf. Rais wa Marekani ungefanya nini ili kusaidia watu masikini hapa Marekani na duniani kote.

SARUFI YA -NGE- NA -NGA-; -NGALI- NA -NGELI - KUTOKA MWANASIMBA

Tembelea hapa

RATIBA YA KUWASILISHA DARASANI

• Mada yoyote kutoka mahali popote.
• HAKUNA kusoma - kuzungumza tu
• Dakika tano - saba

Septemba 2010

Jumatano - Septemba 15 = Mary-A
Ijumaa - Septemba 17 = Kelci D

Jumatatu - Septemba 20 = Maria
Jumatano - Septemba 22 = Taylor
Ijumaa - Septemba 24 - Rachel G
Jumatatu - Septemba 27 - Olivia
Jumatano - Septemba 29 - Whitney

Oktoba 2010

Jumatatu - Oktoba 4 - Kayla V
Jumatano - Oktoba 6 - Rachel GL
Ijumaa - Oktoba 8 - Jenny M

EVALUATION CHANGES

Mahudhurio ----10%

Kushiriki/kuwasilisha ----10%

Chemshabongo ----15%

Kazi za nyumbani ----20%

Kuwasilisha mradi wa muhula -----15%

Mradi wa muhula ---20%

Mtihani wa katikati ---10%

Final project presentations (15 points)

Each presentation will be 10 minutes long. Come prepared and don't waste any time. This is a chance for you to demonstrate your speaking skills by using the grammar that you know so far. You will NOT be allowed to read, even though it is OK for you to have guiding phrases/vocab. Use Renee's presentation as a model - simple, straightforward, using own words and just beautiful. The points will be distributed as follows:

(1) Fluency - 3 pts

(2) Grammar - 5 pts. Avoid the "obvious" grammatical mistakes. All agreement as well as tense and derivational mistakes will be penalized.

(3) Cultural content and quality of the materials presented - 4 pts

(4) General organization and aesthetics - 2 pts

(5) Other - 1 pt.

Final Projects (25 points)

These are supposed to be SERIOUS projects that fully demonstrate your Swahili ability up to this point. That is why I stopped giving you quizzes and exams so that you can devote all your time and energy on them. I will grade them very keenly.

Miradi yote (minimum 8 pages) iliyochapwa vyema ni lazima iletwe kwangu Jumatano tarehe 28/4/2010. Lete "hard copy" Grinter 325 kuanzia asubuhi mpaka saa 11 jioni. Pia tuma "attachment" kupitia profesamatondo@gmail.com. Katika project ninataka kuona mambo yafuatayo:

(1) Uwezo wako wa kuandika Kiswahili sanifu (Standard Swahili)
(2) Matumizi sanifu ya sarufi. You will lose points for "obvious" grammatical mistakes
(3) Demonstrate your masterly of the grammar that we have seen in this year e.g. all the derivational morphemes like causatives, applicatives, passives, statives etc.
(4) Mambo ya kitamaduni. You will be rewarded for bringing in cultural issues from both Shida and Ndoto ya Amerika. This will act as your extra credit!

Important: Use pictures and diagrams only here and there. You should aim at 15 pages (with few diagrams). It will not help you to have 8 pages (double spaced with a lot of pictures + grammatical mistakes). This will simply not work!!!

If you have any questions, let me know.

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19/4 - Jumatatu

Nikki
Gloria
Mackenzie
Cheka
Simba
Elena

21/4 - Jumatano

Safina
Nila
Andrea
Renee
Jelani

SHIDA - SURA YA TANO na SITA

Sura ya Tano - Maswali ya Majadiliano

Ijumaa (9/4/2010)

• Katika sura hii, Sefu yuko wapi? (Nila)

• Shida alikutanaje tena na wazazi wake (uk 69 – 71)? (Nikki)
• Sefu na Shida wameamua kurudi kijijini. Kwa nini? Isome vizuri barua ya Sefu aliyomwandikia abake (uk79 – 81) (Gloria na Dkt. Cheka)
  
• Tazama tazama matarajio ya maisha bora kule vijijini (aya ya mwisho ukurasa wa 81 – 82). Ni kweli? (Jelani)
  
• Sema kidogo juu ya ufupisho wa sura ya tano kwa maneno yako mwenyewe (Renee).

Sura ya Sita - Maswali ya Majadiliano

Wiki ijayo (Jumatatu na Jumatano)

• Je, umeipenda riwaya ya Shida? Kwa nini? (Andrea)

• Waswahili wana methali nyingi. Methali moja inasema kwamba “mchagua jembe si mkulima” . Je, unawezaje kutumia methali hii kueleza matatizo ya (Chonya) Sefu kama tulivyoona katika sura ya kwanza mpaka sura ya tatu ya riwaya ya SHIDA? (Safina)

• Wahusika wakuu wa riwaya hii ni nani? Eleza machache juu ya tabia zao kwa kifupi. Ni yupi ambaye umempenda sana? Kwa nini? (Elena)
  

• Eleza maisha ya Matika (Shida)? Je, yeye ni mfano halisi wa hali ya maisha ya wanawake wa Afrika? (Nikki)

• Umejifunza nini kuhusu maisha ya watu katika Tanzania ya miaka ya sabini (na sasa) baada ya kusoma riwaya ya Shida? (Mwalimu)

• Je, unaonaje kuhusu suluhisho la mwandishi? Je, kurudi vijijini kwa Chonya, Matika na Msafiri ndilo jibu sahihi kwa matatizo ya vijana na watu wengine wasio na kazi kule mijini? (Simba)

KUWASILISHA MRADI WA MWISHO WA MUHULA NA MTIHANI WA MWISHO

• Kuwasilisha ni dakika 10 - 15.
• HAPANA kusoma! Tumia maneno yako mwenyewe na Kiswahili ambacho umeshajifunza mpaka sasa. Unaweza kutayarisha "powerpoint"

19/4 - Jumatatu

Nikki
Gloria
Mackenzie
Cheka
Simba
Elena

21/4 - Jumatano

Safina
Nila
Andrea
Renee
Jelani

Miradi yote iliyochapwa vyema ni lazima iletwe kwangu Jumatano tarehe 28/4/2010

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MTIHANI WA MWISHO
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Utafanyika darasani: Jumatatu - 26/4/2010 saa 9 - 11 jioni (3 PM - 5 PM)

MWISHO WA KUWASILISHA MAKALA DARASANI

9/4 (Ijumaa) - Andrea
12/4 (Jumatatu) - Renee
14/4 (Jumatano) - Nila

MIDTERM KESHO

• The Midterm will be a short exam (50 min). It will cover the following topics.

1. Shida - chapters (1) and (2). Make sure you can answer the questions in your guiding handout.
2. You will write at least one short essay.
3. There will be a section where you will be required to correct ungrammatical Swahili sentences. This will be a collection of mistakes that you make during your daily presentations. We always correct them together.
4. Vocabulary - you will be asked to use certain words/phrases in a sentence (e.g. -starehesha, shukrani ya punda etc).
5. Sarufi - you must understand how the stative marker (http://mwanasimba.online.fr/E_Chap41.htm) and class 15 noun class - ku (http://mwanasimba.online.fr/E_Chap03.htm)
6. This also means that I can ask you anything I assume that you MUST know at this stage e.g. anything that was covered in Hinnebusch and last semester (e.g. passives, http://mwanasimba.online.fr/E_Chap37.htm- applicatives -http://mwanasimba.online.fr/E_Chap38.htm etc).
   

• Kama una swali, nitumie email hapa: profesamatondo@gmail.com
  

SHIDA - MBARAKA MWINSHEHE MWARUKA

ZOEZI LA PILI LA KUANDIKA - JUMATATU (8/2/2010)

• Andika ufupisho wa sura ya kwanza ya Shida.
• Andika jinsi Matika alivyoondoka kwenda mjini na jinsi alivyorudi. Tunajifunza nini kuhusu maisha ya vijijini na mijini kwa kumwangalia Matika alivyoondoka na alivyorudi? TUMIA MANENO YAKO MWENYEWE!
  
• Tumia maneno yafuatayo katika sentensi:

1. mpiga debe
2. -vunja ungo
3. siri
4. kindakindaki
   

RATIBA YA KUWASILISHA MADA DARASANI - KILA SIKU

MWEZI WA PILI (Dk. 5 - 10)

8/2 - Jelani
10/2 - Nikki
12/2 - Gloria
15/2 - Mackenzie
17/2 - Cheka
19/2 - Simba
22/2 - Elena
24/2 - Safina
26/2 - Nila

MWEZI WA TATU (Dk. 5 - 10)

1/3 - Andrea
3/3 - Renee
5/3 - Jelani