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

1. Introducing yourself and meeting someone new:

• Chapter 1 of "Let's speak Vietnamese" textbook
• Practice at the "Let's speak Vietnamese" Online Learning Center
• How do you greet these people? Remember to say chào + the right terms of address.
• Option A: Record your own self-introduction in Vietnamese and share the recording with your teacher for feedback. (See technical aspects and how to submit here.)
• Option B: Type your self-introduction in Vietnamese and email it to your teacher for feedback.
  • Further practice:
    • Lesson 1 of "Vietnamese language and culture at NIU"
    • Filling out personal information
    • Reading comprehension practice: introduction dialog

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2. Talking about personal information:

• Chapter 2 of "Let's speak Vietnamese"
• Practice at the Online Learning Center
• Name as many occupations as you can in these images.
• Major cities in Việt Nam. Where would you like to go in Việt Nam?
• Option A: Record yourself describing your personal information in Vietnamese and share the recording with your teacher for feedback. (See technical aspects and how to submit here.)
• Option B: Type a description of your personal information in Vietnamese and email it to your teacher for feedback.
  • Further practice:
    • Lesson 3 of "Vietnamese language and culture at NIU"
    • Practice naming occupations in Vietnamese

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3. Talking about daily activities:

• Chapter 3 of "Let's speak Vietnamese"
• Practice at the Online Learning Center
• Option A: Record your description of what you do everyday in Vietnamese and share the recording with your teacher for feedback. (See technical aspects and how to submit here.)
• Option B: Type your daily activities in Vietnamese and email it to your teacher for feedback.
  • Further practice:
    • Lesson 2 of "Vietnamese language and culture at NIU"
    • Practice filling in the blanks about daily activities 1, daily activities 2
    • Listening exercise: time
    • Practice telling time in Vietnamese by using this game (you will say the time in Vietnamese and type in the correct numbers to keep playing).
    • Practice answering basic questions

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4. Talking about student life:

• Chapter 4 of "Let's speak Vietnamese"
• Practice at the Online Learning Center
• List of majors for Vietnamese students entering college, in main categories and with universities ("trường") listed by region ("khu vực"). Click on the category of your major or a major you are interested in and select a trường where you would go to.
• Option A: Record yourself talking about your student life in Vietnamese and share the recording with your teacher for feedback. (See technical aspects and how to submit here.)
• Option B: Type a description of your student life in Vietnamese and email it to your teacher for feedback.
  • Further practice:
    • Lesson 4 of "Vietnamese language and culture at NIU"
    • Lesson 7 of "Vietnamese language and culture at NIU"
    • Practice asking basic questions
    • Reading comprehension practice: new student
    • Can you recognize the Vietnamese numbers in a Cải lương tune sung by the famous singer Ngọc Giàu (for humor)?

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5. Review

• Chapter 5 of "Let's speak Vietnamese"
• "Find Someone Who..." game with classmates

Next, go to the Explore page to complete tasks to talk about yourself and your classmates.