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Beginning Turkmen Guide 13    previous guide | next guide

Learning Goals

• Memorization of the vocabulary in Topic 7, Competencies 3 and 4
• Understanding of the past subjective tense, the future tense, and forming conditional verbs
• Review and memorization of the dialogue in Topic 7, Competencies 3 and 4
• Ability to order, to make an international phone call, to leave a phone message, to randomly talk on the phone
• Memorization of the core vocabulary lists: Adjectives and Household

Getting Started

• Read, listen to, and memorize the dialogues in Topic 7, Competencies 3 and 4.
• Review and study the grammar notes in Topic 7, Competencies 3 and 4.
• Review and memorize the core vocabulary lists .

Practice Exercises

• Read, listen to and memorize dialogue in Topic 7,Competency 3 .
• Read, listen to and memorize the dialogue in Topic 7, Competency 4 .
• Read, listen to and memorize the core vocabulary: Adjectives and Household.
• Listen to and memorize the vocabulary in Topic 7, Competencies 3 and 4.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Making a Long Distance Call   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue It's Hot Today Isn't it?   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Help Me Clean   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Practice exercises and practice making new dialogues using new vocabulary.

For Extra Practice

• Listen to the dialogue: Phone Call to Moscow  (see transcript and translation).
• Try to understand the meaning of the dialogue and improvise one on your own.

Culture Capsule

• Turkmenistan in the Eyes of Americans:
  • Cultural Misunderstanding
  • Cultural Misunderstanding (part 2)
  • Frustration Story
  
  
• Turkmen Renkler

Conversation Session Preparation

• Be prepared to role play the dialogues.
• Be prepared to use the vocabulary and grammatical concepts in Topic 7, Competencies 3 and 4.
• Be prepared to make new dialogues using the vocabulary.

Self-Assessment

• I have memorized the vocabulary in Topic 7, Competencies 3 and 4..
• I understand the past subjective tense, the future tense, and how to form conditional verbs.
• I have memorized dialogues in Topic 7, Competencies 3 and 4.
• I have memorized and can actively use core vocabulary lists: Adjectives and Household.
• Submit self-assessment report as required by your course syllabus or program.

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