Directions: Read the passage below. Make a list of the unfamiliar words or express which show local culture. Give the meaning by noting context clues. Then, use each sentence. Reflect your answers in the given table. Shelam, my friends! Tenastalign? I hope you are all fine. I am Zala, an Ethiopian girl, who speaks Amharic language As an eight grade student, I love to wear jewelries made of cowry shells and clothes made from a cotton called shemma that is used to make habesha kemis. which is basically a cloth woven in long strips sewn together. Like any other girl in Ethiopia, I like to listen to tizita, a song of reminiscence Nowadays, I am learning how to dance eskista which is very known in Ethiopia. Since I am new in this school, I hope you will accept me as your new dassmate and friend. That's all, Ameseginalehu for listening Unfamiliar Word/Expression|Meaning|Sentence

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Directions: Read the passage below. Make a list of the unfamiliar words or express which show local culture. Give the meaning by noting context clues. Then, use each sentence. Reflect your answers in the given table.    Shelam, my friends! Tenastalign? I hope you are all fine. I am Zala, an Ethiopian girl, who speaks Amharic language As an eight grade student, I love to wear jewelries made of cowry shells and clothes made from a cotton called shemma that is used to make habesha kemis. which is basically a cloth woven in long strips sewn together. Like any other girl in Ethiopia, I like to listen to tizita, a song of reminiscence Nowadays, I am learning how to dance eskista which is very known in Ethiopia. Since I am new in this school, I hope you will accept me as your new dassmate and friend. That's all, Ameseginalehu for listening   Unfamiliar Word/Expression|Meaning|Sentence​

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Answer:   1. tenastalign- peace( greetings)  2. Amharic language- spoken as a first language by the Amharas and a Lingua Franca by other populations risiding in major cities and town of  Ethiopia  3. cowry shell- any marine gastropods that are widely distributed  in warm seas  4. shemma- woman's traditional clothes  5. Habesha kemis- traditional attire of  Habesha women  6. tizita- a music genre in Ethiopia and Eritrea consisting of ballad form  7. eskista- traditional Ethiopian Amharas cultural dance performed by both men and women even children  8. Ameseginahelu- thank you

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