These language materials will help you prepare for the poster about a Vietnamese person. Please preview the poster's content to plan ahead how you will be using these language forms.

1. Talking about someone's family:

• Chapter 6 in "Let's speak Vietnamese"
• Practice Chapter 6 at the Online Learning Center
• Draw your own family tree in Vietnamese and tell your classmate about your family members. You can use paper or this interactive family tree creator online.
• Find out about your classmates' families and how they are doing with this "Find someone who..." game.
• Option A: Record yourself describing your family. Share the recording with your teacher via Google Drive for feedback.
• Option B: Write about your family and email the description to your teacher for feedback.
  • Further practice:
    • Practice Lesson 6 at "Vietnamese Language and Culture at NIU"
    • Practice naming family relationships
    • Reading comprehension about a family

[these language forms lead to poster content items 1-6]

2. Talking about someone's hobbies and interests:

• Chapter 7 in "Let's speak Vietnamese"
• Practice Chapter 7 at the Online Learning Center
• Name as many hobbies as you can with these pictures (compete in teams to see who wins!)
• Name as many sports as you can with these pictures (compete again in teams to see who wins!)
• Option A: Record yourself describing your hobbies and interests. Share the recording with your teacher via Google Drive or a similar sharing tool for feedback.
• Option B: Write about your hobbies and interests and email the description to your teacher for feedback.
  • Further practice:
    • Practice Lesson 7 at "Vietnamese Language and Culture at NIU"
    • Practice naming sports
    • Listening comprehension practice: hobbies

[these language forms lead to poster content items 7-10]

3. Talking about people's physical appearance

• Chapter 8 in "Let's speak Vietnamese"
• Practice Chapter 8 at the Online Learning Center
• Open these photos 3 rows at a time. Choose one of the photos and describe the physical appearance of a person in the photos without telling your classmates who you are describing. Your classmates will guess. See if they can guess correctly.
• Option A: Record yourself describing your favorite character's physical appearance. Share the recording with your teacher via Google Drive or a similar sharing tool for feedback.
• Option B: Write about your favorite character's physical appearance and email the description to your teacher for feedback.
  • Further practice:
    • Slang about appearance at "Thành ngữ và tiếng lóng Sài Gòn"
      • đẹp như mơ

[these language forms lead to poster content items 11-12]

4. Talking about people's personal qualities

• Chapter 9 in "Let's speak Vietnamese"
• Practice Chapter 9 at the Online Learning Center
• How would you describe the personal qualities of these people?
• Option A: Record yourself describing your favorite character's personal qualities. Share the recording with your teacher via Google Drive or a similar sharing tool for feedback.
• Option B: Write about your favorite character's personal qualities and email the description to your teacher for feedback.
  • person 1
  • person 2
  • person 3
  • person 4
  • person 5
  • person 6
  • person 7
  • person of your choice
    • Further practice:
      • Slang related to appearance at "Thành ngữ và tiếng lóng Sài Gòn"
        • chảnh
        • chuối
        • hâm
        • hiền như nai
        • mít ướt

[these language forms lead to poster content items 13-15]

5. Review

• Chapter 10 in "Let's speak Vietnamese"

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