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Beginning Turkmen Guide 8    previous guide | next guide

Learning Goals

• Memorization of the vocabulary in Topic 5, Competencies 1 and 2
• Understanding of present tense forms, the definite past tense, negations, possessive forms and the conditional mood
• Review of the dialogues and their memorization in Topic 5, Competencies 1 and 2
• Ability to ask for directions and find your way in the city
• Continued memorization of the core vocabulary lists: Adjectives, Transportation, and Geography

Getting Started

• Review all the dialogues in Topic 5 and memorize them.
• Review and study the grammar notes in Topic 5.
• Identify the new vocabulary lists .

Practice Exercises

• Read, listen to and memorize dialogue in Topic 5, Competency 1 .
• Read, listen to and memorize the dialogue in Topic 5, Competency 2.
• Continue memorizing the core vocabulary: Transportation, and Geography.
• Listen to and memorize the vocabulary in Topic 5, Competencies 1 and 2.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Finding Out Where the Store Is   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Getting Correct Directions   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Asking for Directions   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Listen to the additional dialogue Where Are You Going   (see transcript and translation).
• Memorize the dialogue.
• Practice making new dialogues utilizing the vocabulary of the Topic 5.

For Extra Practice

• Listen to the dialogue: Visiting Ashgabat   (see transcript and translation).
• Try to understand the meaning of the dialogue and improvise one on your own.
• Listen to the Invitation to Turkmenistan .
• By now you should be able to understand most of what is being said.
• Think of the way you could respond to such an invitation.
• Improvise a similar invitation to your country or city.

Culture Capsule

• Turkmenistan in the Eyes of Americans:
  • Tradition of "Mihmansoyer"
  • Visiting
  • Invitation to Have Tea
  • Visiting the Ancient city of Merv
  
  
• 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 ask for directions and give directions.
• Be prepared to use the vocabulary and grammatical concepts of Topic 5.
• Be prepared to make new dialogues.

Self-Assessment

• I have memorized the vocabulary in Topic 5.
• I understand the present tense forms, the definite past tense, negations, possessive forms and the conditional mood.
• I have memorized the dialogues in Topic 5.
• I have memorized and can actively use core vocabulary for traveling and transportation.
• I can ask for directions and travel to different destinations.
• Submit self-assessment report as required by your course syllabus or program.

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