Guide 8
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
For Extra Practice
- Listen to the dialogue: Visiting Ashgabat
- 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
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.
