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Beginning Turkmen Guide 14    previous guide | next guide

Learning Goals

• Memorization of the vocabulary in Topic 8, Competency 1
• Understanding of completed action and the question participle
• Review and memorization of the dialogue in Topic 8, Competency 1
• Ability to ask and respond to questions about illness and health
• Memorization of the core vocabulary: Parts of the Body, in the Hospital, and Express Your Feelings

Getting Started

• Read, listen to, and memorize the dialogue in Topic 8, Competency 1.
• Review and study the grammar notes in Topic 8, Competency 1.
• Review and memorize the core vocabulary lists.

Practice Exercises

• Read, listen to and memorize dialogue in Topic 8, Competency 1.
• Read, listen to and memorize the core vocabulary: Parts of the Body, In the Hospital, and Express Your Feelings.
• Listen to and memorize the vocabulary in Topic 8, Competency 1.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Not Feeling Well   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Dentist  (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue How did you hurt yourself?  (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Practice making new dialogues using new vocabulary.

For Extra Practice

• Listen to the dialogue: Doctor  (see transcript and translation).
• Try to understand the meaning of the dialogue and improvise one on your own.
• Listen to the ironic dialogue: At the Hospital .
• Try to understand the meaning of the dialogue and its irony. Why is it funny?
• Listen to the dialogue: Healthy Food in the Kindergarten  (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:
  • Health Project in Turkmenistan.
  • Local Treatment Story.
  • Local Treatment Story (2).
  • Local Treatment Story (3).
  
  
• Turkmen Renkler

Conversation Session Preparation

• Be prepared to role play the dialogues.
• Be prepared to use the vocabulary and grammatical concepts in Topic 8, Competency 1.
• Be prepared to make new dialogues using the vocabulary.

Self-Assessment

• I have memorized the vocabulary in Topic 8, Competency 1.
• I understand the completed action and the question participle in the grammar notes.
• I have memorized the dialogue in Topic 8, Competency 1.
• I have memorized and can actively use core vocabulary lists: Parts of the Body, in the Hospital, and Expression of Feelings.
• I can discuss my well-being and health issues using new vocabulary.
• Submit self-assessment report as required by your course syllabus or program.

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