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Beginning Turkmen Guide 7    previous guide | next guide

Learning Goals

• Memorization of the vocabulary in Topic 4, Competencies 1 and 2
• Understanding of possessive forms, habitual action in the present or future, and the negative form of the verb, dative suffix, future action form, and conjunction of two sentences
• Review of the dialogues and their memorization in Topic 4, Competencies 1 and 2
• Ability to travel and use transportation
• Memorization of the core vocabulary lists: Adjectives, Transportation Nouns, and Geography Nouns

Getting Started

• Review all the dialogues in Topic 4 and memorize them.
• Review and study the grammar notes in Topic 4.
• Identify the new vocabulary lists.

Practice Exercises

• Read, listen to and memorize dialogue in Topic 4, Competency 1 .
• Read, listen to and memorize the dialogue in Topic 4, Competency 2.
• Read, listen to and memorize the core vocabulary: Adjectives, Transportation, and Geography.
• Read, listen to and memorize the vocabulary in Topic 4, Competencies 1 and 2.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Taking Bus to Post Office   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Taking Taxi to Another City   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Buying an Airplane Ticket   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Calling Information Desk at the Airport   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Practice making new dialogues utilizing the vocabulary of the Topic 4.

For Extra Practice

• Listen to the dialogue: Calling Airlines  (see transcript and translation).
• Try to understand the meaning of the dialogue and improvise one on your own.
• Listen to the dialogue: Trip   (see transcript and translation).
• Try to understand the meaning of the dialogue and improvise one on your own.
• Listen to the dialogue: Taxi Drive  (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:
  • Transportation
  • Getting Around
  • Tour of the Regional Capital, Mary
  • Rural vs Urban Community Experience
  
  
• Turkmen Renkler

Conversation Session Preparation

• Be prepared to role play the dialogues.
• Be prepared to make requests and answer requests made by the conversation partner or classmates.
• Be prepared to talk about traveling and transportation.
• Be prepared to use the vocabulary and grammatical concepts of Topic 4.
• Be prepared to make new dialogues.

Self-Assessment

• I have memorized the vocabulary in Topic 4 and core vocabulary lists in this module.
• I can combine sentences, negate verbs, and use the possessive forms, the dative suffix and the habitual form of the verb.
• I have memorized dialogues in Topic 4.
• I can travel and use transportation.
• Submit self-assessment report as required by your course syllabus or program.

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