Guide 8

Mosque on the outskirts of Mary

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.