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
- Memorize the dialogue.
- Listen to the additional dialogue Taking Taxi to Another City
- Memorize the dialogue.
- Listen to the additional dialogue Buying an Airplane Ticket
- Memorize the dialogue.
- Listen to the additional dialogue Calling Information Desk at the Airport
- Memorize the dialogue.
- Practice making new dialogues utilizing the vocabulary of the Topic 4.
For Extra Practice
- Listen to the dialogue: Calling Airlines
- Try to understand the meaning of the dialogue and improvise one on your own.
- Listen to the dialogue: Trip
- Try to understand the meaning of the dialogue and improvise one on your own.
- Listen to the dialogue: Taxi Drive
- 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.
