Conversational Chinese I, II and III are designed for adult learners. They focus on practical content and effective learning. Each course selects the content most urgently needed in practice, puts the content into the most common and useful sentence formulas, and applies sentence formulas in real situations.

A continuation of Mandarin Chinese I this course emphasizes listening, speaking and vocabulary building. 16 hours (Textbook required)

Fee:

$179

Conversational Chinese II will enable students to:

• Sound out words by reading the pinyin (Romanization).
• Differentiate the four tones in Mandarin Chinese.
• Converse in more complicated sentences in Mandarin Chinese.
• Build more vocabulary.
• Read a few more written words in Chinese.
• Be acquainted with more Chinese customs and culture

Week 1: Units 1-5 Review

Week 2: Unit 6 What do you want to do today? pp. 66-77
Key words, phrases, and sentences
I like to do…;
Comparisons
2 characters

Week 3: Unit 7 How much is it? pp. 78-93
Key words, phrases, and sentences
I want to buy…; may I do…? how much?
Measure words (classifier)
2 characters

Week 4: Unit 8 What is it like? pp. 94-105
Key words, phrases and sentences
How is…; when do I do…; why do I do…?
Weather and colors
2 characters

Week 5: Unit 9 How do I get to…? pp. 106-118
Key words, phrases, and sentences
How far…; how long …; from…to….
Transportation
2 characters

Week 6: Unit 9 How do I get to…? pp. 106-118
Key words, phrases, and sentences
How do I get to…?
Prepositions
2 characters

Week 7: Shopping for Holiday Gifts
2 characters
Key words, phrases, and sentences
2 characters

Week 8: Summary of grammar and key sentences from Units 6-9
Practice key sentence formulas in real situations
Questions and Answers
Chinese snacks

Listening and speaking
Questions and answers
Practice in group
Work in pairs

Suggested Exercises:

Week 1: Review Unit 1-6; homework assignment

Week 2: Practice and memorize key sentences

Week 3: Practice and memorize key sentences

Week 4: Practice and memorize key sentences

Week 5: Practice and memorize key sentences

Week 6: Practice and memorize key sentences

Week 7: Practice and memorize key sentences

Week 8: Practice key sentence formulas in real situations

If you mastered what was taught in the week and have extra time, you can:

• Read the whole unit taught during the week
• Listen and repeat aloud after the tape
• Do exercises and test in each unit