On this page, you'll discover detailed information for each level of our Mandarin course. Simply click the dropdown menu below to explore:   

  • Prerequisite knowledge needed to enroll in a specific course level. 
  • What you can expect to achieve through the course. 
  • The cultural insights and aspects you'll gain.  

It's important to note that there's no perfect level. When selecting your level, consider the following:   

  • Choose the level that best aligns with your current skills and requirements. 
  • Reflect on your learning style: Do you prefer a balanced mix of new topics and revisiting what you already know, or are you up for a more challenging environment where you might not have all the required knowledge? 
  • If the latter, are you willing to invest some extra effort outside the classroom to bridge any gaps in your knowledge? 

  We're here to support your language-learning journey and help you choose the most suitable path for your needs and preferences. 

Mandarin Course Levels 

Beginner

A1.0

What will I achieve?

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the initials and finals
  • Identify the tones (four tones + neutral tone)
  • Understand the rules of Pinyin 
  • Introduce yourself and others (name, age, nationality, residency) 
  • Identify Chinese radicals: 亻(man; person), 女 (woman; female), 口 (mouth), and 日 (sun)

      You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

      • Subject + Predicate
      • Verbs: 叫 jiào (to be called), 姓 xìng (to be surnamed), and 是 shì (to be)
      • Negation Adverb: 不 bù (not)
      • Question particals: 吗 ma and 呢 ne
      • Ask questions about place: 哪里 nǎlǐ / 哪 nǎ
      • Greetings (你好 nǐ hǎo (hello), 早上好 zǎoshàng hǎo (good morning), 晚上好 wǎnshàng hǎo (good evening/night), etc.)
      • Simple words used to introduce people
      • Numbers (1-99)

          You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

          • Introduction to Chinese names
          • Recognising the difference between Mandarin and other Chinese dialects

              Coursebook Units 

              The teacher will cover Introduction (Getting started) , Unit 1, and Unit 2 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 1 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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              Pre-Elementary

              A1.1

              To join the Mandarin level A1.1 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

              Grammar / Vocabulary:

              • Subject + Predicate
              • Verbs: 叫 jiào (to be called), 姓 xìng (to be surnamed), 是 shì (to be)
              • Negation Adverb: 不 bù (not)
              • Question particals: 吗 ma and 呢 ne
              • Asking questions about place: 哪里 nǎlǐ / 哪 nǎ
              • Greetings (你好 nǐ hǎo (hello), 早上好 zǎoshàng hǎo (good morning), 晚上好 wǎnshàng hǎo (good evening), etc.)
              • Simple words used to introduce people
              • Numbers (1-99)

                  Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                  • Identify the initials, finals, and tones 
                  • Understand the rules of Pinyin 
                  • Introduce yourself and others (name, age, nationality, residency) 

                      What will I achieve?

                      By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                      • Introduce family members
                      • Talk about one's occupation
                      • Talk about your favourite animal, celebrity, performer, and athlete
                      • Describe one's appearance
                      • Identify Chinese radicals: 宀 (roof), 阝(city), 土 (earth), and氵(water)

                          You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                          • Pronouns as modifiers 的 de
                          • Interrogative pronoun: 谁 shéi (who; whom)
                          • Asking about age: 多大 duōdà (how old)
                          • Adverbs: 也 yě (also) and 都 dōu (both; all)
                          • Adverbs: 真 zhēn (really), 很 hěn (very), 最 zuì (most)
                          • Most common adjectives to describe one's appearance
                          • Most common occupations
                          • Family members

                              You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                              • Job trends in China
                              • Introduction to the Chinese zodiac

                                  Coursebook Units 

                                  The teacher will cover Unit 3 and Unit 4 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 1 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                  A1.2

                                  To join the Mandarin level A1.2 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                  Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                  • Verbs: 叫 jiào (to be called), 姓 xìng (to be surnamed), 是 shì (to be)
                                  • Question particals: 吗 ma and 呢 ne
                                  • Asking questions with 哪里 nǎlǐ / 哪 nǎ (where) and 谁 shéi (who; whom) 
                                  • Adverbs: 也 yě (also) and 都 dōu (both; all)
                                  • Adverbs: 不 bù (not), 真 zhēn (really), 很 hěn (very), and 最 zuì (most)
                                  • Most common adjectives to describe one's appearance
                                  • Most common occupations
                                  • Words for Family members
                                  • Numbers (1-99)

                                      Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                      • Identify the initials, finals, tones, and the rules of Pinyin
                                      • Introduce yourself, family members, and others (name, age, nationality, residency, occupation, favourites) 
                                      • Describe one's appearance

                                            What will I achieve?

                                            By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                            • Deepen your knowledge of initials, finals, tones and the rules of Pinyin
                                            • Introduce yourself, family members and others more confidently 
                                            • Describe one's appearance more confidently 
                                            • Ask for and give contact details (phone numbers, emails, and addresses)
                                            • Identify Chinese radicals: 讠(speech) and 辶 (walk) 
                                            • Understand the rules of tone changes: 一 yī and 不 bù

                                                  You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                  • Review initials, finals, tones and the rules of Pinyin
                                                  • Review numbers, greetings, nationalities, occupations, family members, and adjectives to describe one's appearance
                                                  • Review Verbs 叫 jiào (to be called), 姓 xìng (to be surnamed), 是 shì (to be) 
                                                  • Review Adverbs: 不 bù (not), 真 zhēn (really), 很 hěn (very), and 最 zuì (most) 
                                                  • Review Adverbs: 也 yě (also) and 都 dōu (both; all)
                                                  • Review asking questions with 哪里 nǎlǐ / 哪 nǎ (where), 谁 shéi (who; whom), and 多大 duōdà (how old)
                                                  • Review Question particals: 吗 ma and 呢 ne 
                                                  • Review Pronouns as modifiers 的 de
                                                  • Question word: 多少 duōshǎo (what; how much; how many)
                                                  • Words relating to contact information (phone numbers, emails, text messages, and addresses)

                                                        You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                        • How dates and addresses are sequence in Chinese

                                                              Coursebook Units 

                                                              The teacher will review from Introduction (Getting started) to Unit 4 and cover Unit 5 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 1 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                              A1.3

                                                              To join the Mandarin level A1.3 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                              Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                              • Verbs: 叫 jiào (to be called), 姓 xìng (to be surnamed), 是 shì (to be)
                                                              • Question particals: 吗 ma and 呢 ne
                                                              • Asking questions with 哪里 nǎlǐ / 哪 nǎ (where) , 谁 shéi (who; whom), 多大 duōdà (how old), and 多少 duōshǎo (what; how much; how many)
                                                              • Adverbs: 也 yě (also) and 都 dōu (both; all)
                                                              • Adverbs: 不 bù (not), 真 zhēn (really), 很 hěn (very), and 最 zuì (most)
                                                              • Pronouns as modifiers 的 de
                                                              • Most common adjectives to describe one's appearance
                                                              • Numbers (1-99)
                                                              • Words relating to contact information (phone numbers, emails, text messages, and addresses)

                                                                    Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                    • Identify the initials, finals, tones, and the rules of Pinyin
                                                                    • Introduce yourself, family members, and others (name, age, nationality, residency, occupation, favourites) 
                                                                    • Describe one's appearance

                                                                          What will I achieve?

                                                                          By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                          • Ask for and talk about time, dates, days of the week, and months
                                                                          • Talk about plans, schedules, and daily activities
                                                                          • Making birthday invitations and appointments
                                                                          • Identify Chinese radicals: 月 (moon),扌(hand), 门 (gate), and 足 (foot)

                                                                                  You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                  • The order of time words
                                                                                  • Sentences without verbs
                                                                                  • Making invitations with 请 qǐng (to invite)
                                                                                  • Adverbial expressions of time: S + time / Time + S
                                                                                  • Expressing future with 要 yào (be going to; want to)
                                                                                  • Words for time, dates, days of the week, and months
                                                                                  • daily activities

                                                                                          You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                          • Lucky numbers and taboo numbers in Chinese culture 
                                                                                          • The Chinese concept of time

                                                                                                  Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                  "The teacher will cover Unit 6 and Unit 7 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 1 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                  A1.4

                                                                                                  To join the Mandarin level A1.4 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                  Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                  • Adverbs: 不 bù (not), 真 zhēn (really), 很 hěn (very), and 最 zuì (most)
                                                                                                  • Expressing future with 要 yào (be going to; want to)
                                                                                                  • Pronouns as modifiers 的 de
                                                                                                  • Most common adjectives to describe one's appearance
                                                                                                  • Words for time, dates, days of the week, and months
                                                                                                  • Words for daily activities
                                                                                                  • Words relating to contact information (phone numbers, emails, text messages, and addresses)

                                                                                                          Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                          • Describe one's appearance
                                                                                                          • Ask for and talk about time, dates, days of the week, and months
                                                                                                          • Talk about plans, schedules, and daily activities
                                                                                                          • Give and ask for personl details

                                                                                                                  What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                  By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                  • Measure words: 个 gè, 件 jiàn, 条 tiáo, and 双 shuāng
                                                                                                                  • The difference between 二 èr and 两 liǎng
                                                                                                                  • Expressing the completion of an action: 了 le
                                                                                                                  • Most common colours
                                                                                                                  • Most common clothing 
                                                                                                                  • Numbers (100-999)
                                                                                                                  • Some common type of shops (bookshops, shopping centre, supermarkets, etc.)
                                                                                                                  • Review making invitations with 请 qǐng (to invite) 
                                                                                                                  • Review the sentence order and words for time, dates, days of the week, and months 
                                                                                                                  • Review expressing future with 要 yào (be going to; want to) 
                                                                                                                  • Review words for daily activities

                                                                                                                              You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                              Measure words: 个 gè, 件 jiàn, 条 tiáo, and 双 shuāng

                                                                                                                              The difference between 二 èr and 两 liǎng

                                                                                                                              Expressing the completion of an action: 了 le

                                                                                                                              Most common colours
                                                                                                                              Most common clothing
                                                                                                                              Numbers (100-999)
                                                                                                                              Some common type of shops (bookshops, shopping centre, supermarkets, etc.)
                                                                                                                              Review making invitations with 请 qǐng (to invite)
                                                                                                                              Review the sentence order and words for time, dates, days of the week, and months
                                                                                                                              Review expressing future with 要 yào (be going to; want to)
                                                                                                                              Review words for daily activities

                                                                                                                                        You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                        Tips for bargaining in China

                                                                                                                                                  Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                  "The teacher will cover Unit 6 and Unit 7 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 1 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                  Elementary

                                                                                                                                                  A1.5

                                                                                                                                                  To join the Mandarin level A1.5 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                  Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing future with 要 yào (be going to; want to)
                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing the completion of an action: 了 le
                                                                                                                                                  • The difference between 二 èr and 两 liǎng
                                                                                                                                                  • Measure words: 个 gè, 件 jiàn, 条 tiáo, and 双 shuāng
                                                                                                                                                  • Most common colours, clothing, and type of shops
                                                                                                                                                  • Words for time, dates, days of the week, and months
                                                                                                                                                  • Words for daily activities
                                                                                                                                                  • Numbers (1-999)

                                                                                                                                                            Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                            • Give and ask for personal details 
                                                                                                                                                            • Ask for and talk about time, dates, days of the week, and months 
                                                                                                                                                            • Ask for and talk about colours, items, prices, as well as bargains when shopping 
                                                                                                                                                            • Talk about some common type of shops

                                                                                                                                                                    What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                    By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                    • Ask and give advice for transportation and directions
                                                                                                                                                                    • Understand the house rent advertisements
                                                                                                                                                                    • Express alternatives and preferences
                                                                                                                                                                    • Discuss and plan a trip (dates, activities, transportations, etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                    • Identify Chinese radicals: 又 (again), 饣(eat), 木 (tree), and 彳 (step)

                                                                                                                                                                              You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                              • Ask and give advice for transportation and directions
                                                                                                                                                                              • Understand the house rent advertisements
                                                                                                                                                                              • Express alternatives and preferences 
                                                                                                                                                                              • Discuss and plan a trip (dates, activities, transportations, etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                              • Identify Chinese radicals: 又 (again), 饣(eat), 木 (tree), and 彳 (step)

                                                                                                                                                                                        You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                        • How distance is described in China
                                                                                                                                                                                        • Transportation in China

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                  The teacher will cover Unit 9 and Unit 10 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 1 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                  A1.6

                                                                                                                                                                                                  To join the Mandarin level A1.6 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing the completion of an action: 了 le
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing existence with 有 yǒu (there is/are...)
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing locations with 在 zài (in/on/at)
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Alterative questions with 还是 háishì (or)
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing command and suggestion with partical 吧 ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Review expressing superlatives with 最 zuì (most)
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The difference between 二 èr and 两 liǎng
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Measure words: 个 gè, 件 jiàn, 条 tiáo, and 双 shuāng
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Most common colours, clothing, and type of shops
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Most common places, directions, transportation, hobbies, and activities
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Numbers (1-999)

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ask for and talk about colours, items, prices, as well as bargains when shopping
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about some common type of shops
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Discuss and plan a trip (time, activities, transportation, directions, etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express alternatives and preferences

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Talk about likes and dislikes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Talk about recreational activities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Talk about one's ability to do something
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Talk about past experience
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Talk about regular events
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Identify Chinese radicals: 王 (jade), 钅(metal), ⺮ (bamboo), and 禾 (grain)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Modal verbs: 可以 kěyǐ and 会 huì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Past actions: 过 guò
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Pivotal sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing alternitives: 或者 huòzhě and 还是 háishì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing regular events with 每 měi... 都 dōu... (each/every)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Sports and abilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Most common cities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Time duration words (天 tiān (day), 小时 xiǎoshí (hour), etc.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popular sports and activities in China
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Most well-known cities in China, as well as their attractions and activities

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The teacher will cover Unit 11 and Unit 12 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 1 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                A1.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                To join the Mandarin level A1.7 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Most common verbs (叫 jiào (to be called), 姓 xìng (to be surnamed), 是 shì (to be), etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Most common adverbs (不 bù (not), 真 zhēn (really), 很 hěn (very), 最 zuì (most), etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Most common adjectives to describe one's appearance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Aspect particles: 了 le and 过 guò
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing existence with 有 yǒu (there is/are...)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing locations with 在 zài (in/on/at)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing future with 要 yào (be going to; want to)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Modal verbs: 可以 kěyǐ and 会 huì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing alternitives: 或者 huòzhě and 还是 háishì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Most common family members, nationalities, occupations, locations, transportations, time words, hobbies, and activities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Numbers (1-999) and common measure words
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Question words

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talk about yourself, family members, and others more confidently
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talk about past experience and furture plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express alternitives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Use modal verbs, common adjectives and adverbs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Discuss and plan a trip 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Numbers and common mearsure words

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Improve your knowledge of initials, finals, tones and the rules of Pinyin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Introduce yourself, family members and others more confidently 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Enhance your ability to discuss and plan a trip 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Enhance your ability to ask for and talk about colours, items, prices 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Advance your understanding of numbers and common measure words
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Deepen your knowledge of common radicals

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review Initials, finals, tones and the rules of Pinyin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review most common verbs (叫 jiào (to be called), 姓 xìng (to be surnamed), 是 shì (to be), etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review most common adverbs (不 bù (not), 真 zhēn (really), 很 hěn (very), 最 zuì (most), etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review most common adjectives to describe one's appearance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review expressing future with 要 yào (be going to; want to)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review aspect particles: 了 le and 过 guò
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review alternative questions with 或者 huòzhě and 还是 háishì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review modal verbs: 可以 kěyǐ and 会 huì 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review numbers (1-999) and common measure words 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review most common family members, nationalities, occupations, locations, transportations, time words, hobbies, and activities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review Question words

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • How birthdays are celebrated in Chinese culture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Brief introduction to Chinese traditional festivals

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The teacher will review Discover China: Student's Book 1 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials. 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              A2.0 (Upper-Elementary)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              To join the Mandarin level A2.0 (Upper-Elementary) course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Most common verbs (叫 jiào (to be called), 姓 xìng (to be surnamed), 是 shì (to be), etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Most common adverbs (不 bù (not), 真 zhēn (really), 很 hěn (very), 最 zuì (most), etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Most common adjectives to describe one's appearance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Aspect particles: 了 le and 过 guò
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing existence with 有 yǒu (there is/are...)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing locations with 在 zài (in/on/at)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing future with 要 yào (be going to; want to)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Modal verbs: 可以 kěyǐ and 会 huì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing alternitives: 或者 huòzhě and 还是 háishì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Most common family members, nationalities, occupations, locations, transportations, time words, hobbies, and activities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Numbers (1-999) and common measure words
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Question words

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Talk about yourself, family members, and others more confidently
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Talk about past experience and future plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Express alternatives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Use modal verbs, common adjectives and adverbs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Discuss and plan a trip 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Numbers and common measure words

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Express feelings and emotions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Talk about weather and what clothes to wear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Use comparative sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Describe daily routines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Express future actions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Identify Chinese radicals: 灬 (fire), 心 (heart), 囗 (enclosure), and 冫(ice)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • The complement marker 得 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Topic comments sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 了 le as a particle and an auxiliary word
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Events in quick succession: 一 yī... 就 jiù...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing similarity: A 和 hé B 差不多 chàbuduō (almost)/ 一样 yīyàng (same)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Making comparisons: A 比 bǐ / 没有 méiyǒu B + Adjective
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing future actions with 要 yào and 会 huì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Words for daily routines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • emotions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Weather and seasons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • seasonal clothes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The value of "planning ahead" in Chinese culture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Different weather conditions in China

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The teacher will cover Unit 1 and Unit 2 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 2 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Pre-Intermediate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      A2.1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      To join the Mandarin level A2.1 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing future actions with 要 yào and 会 huì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Modal verbs: 可以 kěyǐ and 会 huì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • The complement marker 得 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing alternitives: 或者 huòzhě and 还是 háishì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Making comparisons: A 比 bǐ / 没有 méiyǒu B + Adjective; A 和 hé B 差不多 chàbuduō (almost)/ 一样 yīyàng (same)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Events in quick succession: 一 yī... 就 jiù...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Weather and seasons, and seasonal clothes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Words for emotions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about weather and what clothes to wear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about past experience and future plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express feelings and emotions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Use comparative sentences

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Understand Spring Festival activities, dishes and customs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Talk about different rooms in a house
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ask for and give directions and suggestions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Express distance between locations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Talk about the sequence of actions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Identify Chinese radicals: 艹 (grass; plants), 广 (big room; space), 礻(spirit), and 纟

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing actions in progress with 正在 zhèngzài
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Both...and...: 又 yòu... 又 yòu...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing sequesnces with 先 xiān (first)... 然后 ránhòu...(and then)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Asking about distance: A + 离 lí + B + 多远 duō yuǎn?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • From...to...: 从 cóng... 到 dào...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • After...: 以后 yǐhòu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • When...: 的时候 de shíhou
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rooms in a house (客厅 kètīng (living room), 厨房 chúfáng (kitchen), 卧室 wòshì (bedroom), etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Spring Festival activities, dishes and customs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Fruits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Words for locations, transport, and directions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Brief introduction to Spring Festival
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The art of paper-cutting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Guest etiquette in Chinese culture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The teacher will cover Unit 3 and Unit 4 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 2 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  A2.2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  To join the Mandarin level A2.2 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Making comparisons: A 比 bǐ / 没有 méiyǒu B + Adjective; A 和 hé B 差不多 chàbuduō (almost)/ 一样 yīyàng (same)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing the sequence of actions: 一 yī... 就 jiù... (as soon as...); 先 xiān (first)... 然后 ránhòu...(and then); 以后 yǐhòu (after)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing actions in progress with 正在 zhèngzài
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Asking for and talking about distance: A + 离 lí + B + 多远 duō yuǎn?; 从 cóng... 到 dào...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Both...and...: 又 yòu... 又 yòu...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • When...: 的时候 de shíhou
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Words for emotions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Weather and seasons, and seasonal clothes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Fruits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rooms in a house (客厅 kètīng (living room), 厨房 chúfáng (kitchen), 卧室 wòshì (bedroom), etc.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talk about weather and what clothes to wear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express feelings and emotions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talking about distance between locations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talk about the sequence of actions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talk about past experience, on-going actions, and future plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Use comparative sentences

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Deepen your knowledge on how to talk about weather and what clothes to wear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Enhance your ability to ask for and talk about distance between locations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Enhance your ability to talk about the sequence of actions 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Book and check in, and check out accomodations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Ask about sizes, lengths, and widths 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Make requests
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Identify Chinese radicals: 方 (square; side) and 八 (eight)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review asking for and talking about distance: A + 离 lí + B + 多远 duō yuǎn?/ 从 cóng... 到 dào...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review time words, contact details, numbers, rooms in a house, locations, directions, weather, seasonal clothes, etc.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review expressing the sequence of actions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Earlier/ Later than expected with 就 jiù/ 才 cái
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing simultaneous tasks with 一边 yībiān... 一边 yībiān...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing possession, existence, or location with 有 yǒu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing adequacy with 够 gòu (enough)/ 不够 bùgòu (not enough)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Complement expressing results
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Questions about size with (有 yǒu) 多大 duōdà (how big)/ 长 cháng (how long)/ 宽 kuān (how wide)?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Furniture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • toiletries

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Hospitality in Chinese culture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The teacher will review from Unit 1 to Unit 4 and cover Unit 5 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 2 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials. 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A2.3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        To join the Mandarin level A2.3 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing actions in progress with 正在 zhèngzài
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Making comparisons: A 比 bǐ / 没有 méiyǒu B + Adjective; A 和 hé B 差不多 chàbuduō (almost)/ 一样 yīyàng (same) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing the sequence of actions: 一 yī... 就 jiù... (as soon as...); 先 xiān (first)... 然后 ránhòu...(and then); 以后 yǐhòu (after) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing simultaneous tasks with 一边 yībiān... 一边 yībiān...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing adequacy with 够 gòu (enough)/ 不够 bùgòu (not enough)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Questions about size with (有 yǒu) 多大 duōdà (how big)/ 长 cháng (how long)/ 宽 kuān (how wide)?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • toiletries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rooms in a house and furniture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Use comparative sentences 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Talk about sequences of actions 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Make requests 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ask about sizes, lengths, and widths

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Identify specific the information of signs and rules (in museums, attractions, cinemas, etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Talk about flavours of different cuisines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Order foods and drinks at restaurants 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Identify ingredients and cooking steps of a recipe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Identify Chinese radicals: 彡 (bristle), 厂 (cliff), 米 (rice), and 犭(dog; animal)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing passive voice with 被 bèi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing a continuing action or state with 着 zhe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Emphasising details with 是 shì... 的 de...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Modifying nouns: Adjective + 的 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Giving instructions using imperatives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing the result of an action on an objective with 把 bǎ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rules and signs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • History and cultural relics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • flavours
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • foods, drinks and ingredients
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Cutleries

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Chinese poetry in Tang dynasty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Different regional Chinese cuisines 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • How Chinese menus are organised and Chinese dining culture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The teacher will cover Unit 6 and Unit 7 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 2 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A2.4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        To join the Mandarin level A2.4 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing possession, existence, or location with 有 yǒu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing passive voice with 被 bèi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing a continuing action or state with 着 zhe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Emphasising details with 是 shì... 的 de...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Modifying nouns: Adjective + 的 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing the result of an action on an objective with 把 bǎ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rules and signs (in museums, attractions, cinemas, etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Words for funiture and toiletries 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • flavours, foods, drinks, ingredients, and cutleries

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Make requests
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Express passive voice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Identify specific the information of signs and rules (in museums, attractions, cinemas, etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Talk about flavours of different cuisines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • "Order foods and drinks at restaurants

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Increase your skills on passive voice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Increase your skills on talking about flavours of different cuisines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ordering foods and drinks at restaurants more confidently 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Understand exchanges about bargaining 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ask and answer about sending package
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Identify Chinese radicals: 走 (walk) and 刂(knife)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review expressing possession, existence, or location with 有 yǒu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review expressing passive voice with 被 bèi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review expressing a continuing action or state with 着 zhe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review modifying nouns: Adjective + 的 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review expressing the result of an action on an objective with 把 bǎ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Review flavours, foods, drinks, ingredients, cutleries, furniture, toiletries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Duplication of verbs: Verb (一 yī) Verb
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • The more...the more...: 越 yuè...越 yuè...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Notional passive
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Most common (Chinese) souvenirs (明信片 míngxìnpiàn (postcards), 唐装 tángzhuāng (traditional Chinese clothes), 茶具 chájù (tea sets), etc.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The culture of teahouse

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                "The teacher will cover Unit 8 and review from Unit 5 to Unit 8 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 2 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                A2.5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                To join the Mandarin level A2.5 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing possession, existence, or location with 有 yǒu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing passive voice with 被 bèi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing a continuing action or state with 着 zhe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Emphasising details with 是 shì... 的 de...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Modifying nouns: Adjective + 的 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Duplication of verbs: Verb (一 yī) Verb
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing the result of an action on an objective with 把 bǎ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The more...the more...: 越 yuè...越 yuè...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • flavours, foods, drinks, ingredients, and cutleries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Most common (Chinese) souvenirs (明信片 míngxìnpiàn (postcards), 唐装 tángzhuāng (traditional Chinese clothes), 茶具 chájù (tea sets), etc.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express passive voice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about flavours of different cuisines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Order foods and drinks at restaurants 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Understand exchanges about bargaining 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ask and answer about sending package

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about different scenery and landscapes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ask common questions to a tour guide
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Describe one's appearance and features
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about sportwear and clothing sizes 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Identify Chinese radicals: 寸 (inch), 阝(mound), 目 (eye), and 子 (child)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing result of an action with 到 dào
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing using percentages: 百分之 bǎi fēn zhī...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • In addition to/ Besides: 除了 chúle...以外 yǐwài,还 hái...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Serial verb constructions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Affirmative-negative questions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing immediate actions with (就 jiù) 要 yào...了 le (about to...) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Natural scenery and landscape features
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Words for describing one's appearance and features
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Sportswear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Clothing sizes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • You will cover the following cultural aspects: 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Famous Mountains in China 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • The beauty standards in China

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The culture of teahouse

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The teacher will cover Unit 9 and Unit 10 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 2 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                A2.6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                To join the Mandarin level A2.6 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing passive voice with 被 bèi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing a continuing action or state with 着 zhe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Emphasising details with 是 shì... 的 de...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Modifying nouns: Adjective + 的 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing the result of an action on an objective with 把 bǎ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • In addition to/ Besides: 除了 chúle...以外 yǐwài,还 hái.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing immediate actions with (就 jiù) 要 yào...了 le (about to...) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Words for describing one's appearance and features
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Natural scenery and landscape features

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Express passive voice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Understand exchanges about bargaining 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Talk about different scenery and landscapes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ask common questions to a tour guide
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Describe one's appearance and features

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Talk about symptoms of illness
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Understand instructions for taking medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Talk about health advice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Describe people's personalities and characteristics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Identify Chinese radicals: 疒 (sickness), 火 (fire), 忄 (heart), and 马 (horse)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Turning adjectives into adverbs with 地 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Do something more/less: 多 duō (more)/ 少 shǎo (less) + Verb
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing the duration of action
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Question words
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Difference between 有一点 yǒuyīdiǎn and 一点儿 yīdiǎnr
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The auxillary words: 的 de/ 地 de/ 得 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Most common symptons of illness
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Most common medical advice and instructions 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Personalities and characteristics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Traditional Chinese medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Introduction to Confucianism

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The teacher will cover Unit 11 and Unit 12 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 2 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          A2.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          To join the Mandarin level A2.7 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Asking for and talking about distance: A + 离 lí + B + 多远 duō yuǎn?; 从 cóng... 到 dào...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Expressing passive voice with 被 bèi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Expressing the sequence of actions: 一 yī... 就 jiù... (as soon as...); 先 xiān (first)... 然后 ránhòu...(and then); 以后 yǐhòu (after) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Expressing the result of an action on an objective with 把 bǎ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The auxillary words: 的 de/ 地 de/ 得 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Making comparisons: A 比 bǐ / 没有 méiyǒu B + Adjective; A 和 hé B 差不多 chàbuduō (almost)/ 一样 yīyàng (same) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Expressing past experience, immediate actions, on-going actions, and future plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Rooms in a house, furniture, toiletries, locations, directions, weather, seasonal clothes, and natural scenery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • fruits, foods, drinks, ingredients, flavours, and cutleries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Adjectives for describing one's feelings, emotions, appearances, features, and personalities 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Symptons of illness, medical advice and instructions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Use comparative sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about the sequence of actions 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Usw common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Make requests
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express passive voice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express past experience, immediate actions, on-going actions, and future plans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Enhance your ability to talk about directions and distance between locations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Enhance your ability to talk about weather, seasons, and what clothes to wear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Enhance your ability to describe one's feelings, emotions, appearances, features, personalities, and characteristics 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about flavours of different cuisines and order foods and drinks at restaurants more confidently 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Deepen your knowledge on taking about symptons of illness and understand medical advice/ instructions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Deepen your knowledge of common radicals

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review expressing the sequence of actions: 一 yī... 就 jiù... (as soon as...); 先 xiān (first)... 然后 ránhòu...(and then); 以后 yǐhòu (after) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review asking for and talking about distance: A + 离 lí + B + 多远 duō yuǎn?; 从 cóng... 到 dào...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review expressing passive voice with 被 bèi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review expressing the result of an action on an objective with 把 bǎ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review auxillary words: 的 de/ 地 de/ 得 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review making comparisons: A 比 bǐ / 没有 méiyǒu B + Adjective; A 和 hé B 差不多 chàbuduō (almost)/ 一样 yīyàng (same) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review rooms in a house, furniture, toiletries, locations, directions, weather, seasonal clothes, natural scenery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review flavours, fruits, foods, drinks, ingredients, cutleries, furniture, and toiletries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review most common symptons of illness, medical advice, and instructions 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review adjectives for describing one's feelings, emotions, appearance, features, personalities, and characteristics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Cultural misunderstanding

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          "The teacher will review Discover China: Student's Book 2 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials. 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          B1.0 (Upper Pre-Intermediate)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          To join the Mandarin level B1.1 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Asking for and talking about distance: A + 离 lí + B + 多远 duō yuǎn?; 从 cóng... 到 dào...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Expressing passive voice with 被 bèi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Expressing the sequence of actions: 一 yī... 就 jiù... (as soon as...); 先 xiān (first)... 然后 ránhòu...(and then); 以后 yǐhòu (after) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Expressing the result of an action on an objective with 把 bǎ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • The auxillary words: 的 de/ 地 de/ 得 de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Making comparisons: A 比 bǐ / 没有 méiyǒu B + Adjective; A 和 hé B 差不多 chàbuduō (almost)/ 一样 yīyàng (same) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Expressing past experience, immediate actions, on-going actions, and future plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Rooms in a house, furniture, toiletries, locations, directions, weather, seasonal clothes, and natural scenery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • fruits, foods, drinks, ingredients, flavours, and cutleries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Adjectives for describing one's feelings, emotions, appearances, features, and personalities 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Symptons of illness, medical advice and instructions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Use comparative sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Talk about the sequence of actions 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Usw common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Make requests
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Express passive voice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Express past experience, immediate actions, on-going actions, and future plans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Ask for and give advice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Understand courses requirments and difficulty levels
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Ask for extra infomation and show concerns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Express or ask for opinions and purposes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Make recommendations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Understand simple book reviews

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing future actions with 会 huì and 将 jiāng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing preferences or suggestions: 还是 háishì... 吧 ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing someone's opinion: 对 duì... 来说 lái shuō
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Not...but...: 不是 bùshì... 而是 érshì...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing surprise about something with 没想到 méi xiǎngdào
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Making recommendations: 给 gěi...推荐 tuījiàn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Words for course details and requirments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Directions and sections inside a building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Books, libraries and book reviews
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Homophones: 还 hái/ huán; 得 de/ dé/ děi; 转 zhuǎn/ zhuàn

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Chinese calligraphy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Classic Chinese literacture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The teacher will cover Unit 1 and Unit 2 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 3 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Intermediate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                B1.1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                To join the Mandarin level B1.1 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing past experience, immediate actions, on-going actions, and future plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing preferences or suggestions: 还是 háishì... 吧 ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing someone's opinion: 对 duì... 来说 lái shuō
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Directions, locations, and sections inside a building

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Use common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express past experience, immediate actions, on-going actions, and future plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express or ask for opinions and purposes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ask for extra infomation and show concerns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Make requests and recommendations

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express formality through vocabulary
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express or ask for opinions and purposes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • State causes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talk about assignment, quizzes and deadlines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talk about one's accomplishments, achievements and significance

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing "any": 什么 shénme... 都 dōu... 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Making suggestions: 不如 bùrú...怎么样 zěnmeyàng/ 吧 ba 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing formality through vocabulary 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • According to: 根据 gēnjù 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing "even": 甚至 shènzhì 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing "be worth": 值得 zhídé 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing purpose: 为了 wèile (in order to; for the sake of) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Stating causes: 由于 yóuyú (due to) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Different ways of greeting people and saying goodbyes 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Assignment, quizzes and deadlines 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Words for talking about one's accomplishments, achievements and significance 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Continents

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Confucius Institutes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Chinese expressions for agreeing and disagreeing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The teacher will cover Unit 3 and Unit 4 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 3 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        B1.2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        To join the Mandarin level B1.2 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing past experience, immediate actions, on-going actions, and future plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Common result complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Making suggestions: 还是 háishì... 吧 ba; 不如 bùrú...怎么样 zěnmeyàng/ 吧 ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing "any": 什么 shénme... 都 dōu...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing "even": 甚至 shènzhì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing purpose: 为了 wèile (in order to; for the sake of)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Expressing someone's opinion: 对 duì... 来说 lái shuō
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stating causes: 由于 yóuyú (due to)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Directions, locations, and sections inside a building

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ask for extra infomation and show concerns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Make requests and recommendations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express or ask for opinions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express the purpose of doing something
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express agreements and disagreements

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Enhance your ability to make requests and recommendations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Enhance your ability to express or ask for opinions and purposes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Deepen your knowledge on expressing agreements and disagreements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Understand, confirm and correct airport information
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Understand weather forecasts and talk about weather
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Give reasons and express regrets

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Review making suggestions: 还是 háishì... 吧 ba; 不如 bùrú...怎么样 zěnmeyàng/ 吧 ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Review giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Review expressing "even": 甚至 shènzhì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Review expressing purpose: 为了 wèile (in order to; for the sake of)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Review expressing someone's opinion: 对 duì... 来说 lái shuō
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing influences: 受 shòu...影响 yǐngxiǎng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Noun phrases with 以 yǐ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing "unbearable": 受不了 shòubùliǎo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Stating extreme consequences: 造成 zàochéng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing approximation of a number
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Words for air travel 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Words for extreme weather

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Ethnic minorities in China

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The teacher will review from Unit 1 to Unit 4 and cover Unit 5 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 3 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    B1.3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    To join the Mandarin level B1.3 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Making comparisons: A 比 bǐ / 没有 méiyǒu B + Adjective; A 和 hé B 差不多 chàbuduō (almost)/ 一样 yīyàng (same) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing "even": 甚至 shènzhì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing someone's opinion: 对 duì... 来说 lái shuō
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing influences: 受 shòu...影响 yǐngxiǎng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Stating causes: 由于 yóuyú (due to)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Stating extreme consequences: 造成 zàochéng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Words for air travel and weather

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Use comparative sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ask for extra infomation and show concerns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Enhance your ability to express or ask for opinions and purposes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Express agreements and disagreements

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Identify the location of rooms, household items, and facilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Understand hospitality and cultural difference
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Express appreciation and give polite responses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Talk about different life styles of city and rural area
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Identify differences and similarities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Express one's respects and expectations

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Describing impressions with 好像 hǎoxiàng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing causal relations with 让 ràng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing limited choices with 不是 bùshì... 就是 jiùshì...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Sentence-initialadverbs: 幸好 xìnghǎo (fortunately); 可惜 kěxī (unfortunately); 其实 qíshí (actually)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Explicit comparisons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Implicit comparisons with 更 gèng (even more); 比较 bǐjiào (rather; relatively)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Expressing something is contrary to expectation with 并不 bìng bù/ 并没有 bìng méiyǒu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Drawing conclusions with 看来 kànlái
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Words room facilities and housework
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Words for school facilities and surroundings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Words for city and rural area life

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Gift-giving in Chinese culture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • The relationships between teachers and students in China

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The teacher will cover Unit 6 and Unit 7 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 3 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              B1.4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              To join the Mandarin level B1.4 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Making explicit and implicit comparisons 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing purposes, causes, and consequences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing someone's opinion: 对 duì... 来说 lái shuō
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing "even": 甚至 shènzhì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing causal relations with 让 ràng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing limited choices with 不是 bùshì... 就是 jiùshì...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Not...but...: 不是 bùshì... 而是 érshì...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing something is contrary to expectation with 并不 bìng bù/ 并没有 bìng méiyǒu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Words for air travel and weather
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Words room facilities and housework
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Words for school facilities and surroundings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Words for city and rural life

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Use comparative sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express agreements and disagreements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Identify differences and similarities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express or ask for opinions and purposes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Express appreciation and give polite responses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ask for extra infomation and show concerns

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhance your ability to use comparative sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhance your ability to express differences and similarities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhance your ability to express or ask for opinions and purposes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Understand questions and answers in an interview
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ask for and talk about supporting examples
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Talk about environmental problems and protection

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Review making explicit and implicit comparisons 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Review expressing purposes, causes, and consequences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Review expressing "even": 甚至 shènzhì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Review expressing causal relations with 让 ràng 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Review expressing something is contrary to expectation with 并不 bìng bù/ 并没有 bìng méiyǒu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Review words for air travel and weather
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Review words for city and rural area life
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing sequences with 首先 shǒuxiān (first)..., 其次 qícì (secondly)..., (最后 zuìhòu (finally)...)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Making suggestions: (要不 yào bù) 这样吧 zhèyàng ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Giving examples: 以 yǐ.... 为例 wéi lì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Expressing "provide": 为 wèi...提供 tígōng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Words for environmental problems and protection

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Time and space in Chinese culture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The teacher will cover Unit 8 and review from Unit 5 to Unit 8 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 3 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                B1.5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                To join the Mandarin level B1.5 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing purposes, causes, and consequences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing someone's opinion: 对 duì... 来说 lái shuō
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing "even": 甚至 shènzhì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing causal relations with 让 ràng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Expressing sequences with 首先 shǒuxiān (first)..., 其次 qícì (secondly)..., (最后 zuìhòu (finally)...)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Giving examples: 以 yǐ.... 为例 wéi lì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Words for city and rural life
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Words for environmental problems and protection

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Express differences and similarities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Express or ask for opinions and purposes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Ask for and talk about supporting examples
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Express appreciation and give polite responses

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Identify specific information used in giving examples
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Talk about physical attributes, skills, and abilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Ask for and give medical aid and suggestions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Express encouraging and reassuring

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing potential/ capability using potential complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing "only/ just": 光 guāng... 就 jiù.../ 光 guāng... 不 bù...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing "concerning": 关于 guānyú
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing contrast of meaning with 而 ér
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing regularity with 往往 wǎngwǎng/ 常常 chángcháng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The preposition 按照 ànzhào (in accordance with)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing future plans with 等 děng... 了 le
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The difference between 刚才 gāngcái and 刚 gāng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Words about martial arts skills
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Words about films
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Words for parts of the body and physical movements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Words for injuries and treatments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Shaolin Temple
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Group exercises in China

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The teacher will cover Unit 9 and Unit 10 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 3 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            B1.6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            To join the Mandarin level B1.6 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing "even": 甚至 shènzhì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing causal relations with 让 ràng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing sequences with 首先 shǒuxiān (first)..., 其次 qícì (secondly)..., (最后 zuìhòu (finally)...)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Giving examples: 以 yǐ.... 为例 wéi lì
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing potential/ capability using potential complements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Expressing contrast of meaning with 而 ér

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express appreciation and give polite responses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Indentify specific information used in giving examples
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Talk about physical attributes, skills, and abilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Express encouraging and reassuring

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Express concerns, problems, and worries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Seek advice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Use polite counter-arguments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Express surprises and reassurances
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Talk about life expectations

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing implicit comparison with 一点 yīdiǎn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing "even if": 就算 jiùsuàn... 也 yě...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Expressing contrast of meaning with 却 què
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The difference between 总(是) zǒng (shì) and 老(是) lǎo (shì)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Forming rhetorical questions with 难道 nándào
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • As...the kind of...: 像 xiàng... 这样 zhèyàng/ 那样 nàyàng...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Polite counter-argument: ...是 shì..., 可是 kěshì/ 就是 jiùshì...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • The conjunctive 既 jì... 又 yòu...(both...and...)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Words for personal feelings, problems, and worries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Words for emotions, relationships, and life plans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • The ancient Chinese love story: The butterfly lover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Chinese ways of expressing feelings

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The teacher will cover Unit 11 and Unit 12 from the course book (Discover China: Student's Book 3 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  B1.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  To join the Mandarin level B1.7 course, we recommend you have a basic knowledge of the following:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Grammar / Vocabulary:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Making explicit and implicit comparisons 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing opinions, purposes, causes, and consequences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing potential/ capability using potential complements 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Making suggestions: 还是 háishì... 吧 ba; 不如 bùrú...怎么样 zěnmeyàng/ 吧 ba; (要不 yào bù) 这样吧 zhèyàng ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing causal relations with 让 ràng
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Expressing contrast of meaning with 而 ér; 却 què
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Words for air travel and weather
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Words for city and rural life
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Words for emotions, relationships, and life plans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Words for home/ school facilities and surroundings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Words for parts of the body and physical movements, injuries, and treatments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Topics/Communicative Functions: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Use comparative sentences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Make requests and recommendations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Express opinions, purposes, causes, and consequences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Express encouraging and reassuring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Identify differences and similarities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Express agreements and disagreements

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        What will I achieve?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        By the end of the course, you will be able to:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhance your ability on talking about assignment, quizzes and deadlines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhance your ability on expressing one's feelings, emotions, respects and expectations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhance your ability on confirming and correcting airport information
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhance your ability on talking about environmental problems and protection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Enhance your ability on talking about physical attributes, skills, and abilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Deepen your knowledge on understanding weather forecasts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Deepen your knowledge on asking for and giving medical aid and suggestions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          You will learn to use the following grammar/vocabulary: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review making suggestions: 还是 háishì... 吧 ba; 不如 bùrú...怎么样 zěnmeyàng/ 吧 ba; (要不 yào bù) 这样吧 zhèyàng ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review giving extra information with 再说 zàishuō and 而且 érqiě
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review expressing causal relations with 让 ràng 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review expressing contrast of meaning with 却 què; 而 ér
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review expressing opinions, purposes, causes, and consequences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review making explicit and implicit comparisons 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review expressing potential/ capability using potential complements 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review words for air travel and weather
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review words for city and rural area life
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review words for home/ school facilities and surroundings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review words for parts of the body and physical movements, injuries, and treatments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Review words for emotions, relationships, and life plans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              You will cover the following cultural aspects: 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Chinese dating culture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Coursebook Units 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The teacher will review Discover China: Student's Book 3 by Macmillan Education), as well as additional materials.

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