Chinese (Mandarin) Learning For Beginner (Hsk 1&2)

Learn Mandarin as a beginner with a Certificated Chinese teacher

What you'll learn
Chinese alphabet (pinyin), basic strokes and character structure
Daily conversation including greetings, self-introduction, numbers, dates, telephone numbers, family members, occupation, time and daily routine
Basic information about means of transport, colors, clothing and parts of the body
Chinese character writing technique and fundamental grammar rules in Chinese
Requirements
No prerequisites needed. You will get anything you need to know.
Description
Hi, this is Mila.In this course, we will use a textbook and a workbook to learn Mandarin. The textbook is for reading, listening and speaking and the workbook is for some writing exercises. There are 5 units and 15 Lessons in total:Unit 1: Pinyin(alphabet), Basic Strokes, Numbers, GreetingsUnit 2: Dates, Age, Telephone NumbersUnit 3: Family Members, Self-introduction, OccupationUnit 4: Time, Daily Routine, TransportationUnit 5: Colors, Clothing, Parts of the BodyThe lessons will contain various songs and slides to help you learn and have fun. Every lesson will be about 15-30 mins and there are unit revisions at every end of a unit. We will focus on the most important content in the textbook and do part of the exercises in the workbook.While watching the lesson, please read and repeat the new words and sentences and try to put them into practice to enhance your memory. There might be some writing exercises for the possibility that you might like to take a HSK standard test in the future. However, if you just want to focus on speaking and listening practice, you can skip the writing homework.After finishing the courses, you will stand a good chance to talk about yourself in Chinese for more than 1 min and you can totally have a basic conversation with Chinese people. Enjoy your Chinese learning journey!

Overview

Section 1: UNIT 1

Lecture 1 Lesson 1 ：Pinyin & Basic Strokes

Lecture 2 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 1 (Workbook Page 1-5)

Lecture 3 Lesson 2 Text 1： Integrated Pinyin & Basic Strokes

Lecture 4 Lesson 2 Text 2: Numbers

Lecture 5 Lesson 2 Text 2： Count from 1-100

Lecture 6 Tone Mark Exercise: Where should I put my tome marks? (Workbook Page 1-5)

Lecture 7 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 2 (Workbook Page 6-11)

Lecture 8 Lesson 3: Greetings

Lecture 9 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 3 (Workbook Page 12-19)

Lecture 10 Unit 1 Revision

Lecture 11 Workbook Exercise: Unit 1 TEST (Workbook Page 21-23)

Section 2: UNIT 2

Lecture 12 Lesson 4: Dates

Lecture 13 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 4 (Workbook Page 24-35)

Lecture 14 Lesson 5: Age

Lecture 15 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 5 (Workbook Page 36-45)

Lecture 16 Lesson 6: Telephone Numbers

Lecture 17 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 6 (Workbook Page 46-55)

Lecture 18 Unit 2 Revision

Lecture 19 Workbook Exercise : Unit 2 TEST (Workbook Page 58-61)

Section 3: UNIT 3

Lecture 20 Lesson 7: Family Members

Lecture 21 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 7 (Workbook Page 62-71)

Lecture 22 Lesson 8: Self-introduction

Lecture 23 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 8 (Workbook Page 72-81)

Lecture 24 Lesson 9: Occupation

Lecture 25 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 9 (Workbook Page 82-91)

Lecture 26 Important Self-intro Practice

Lecture 27 Unit 3 Revision

Lecture 28 Workbook Exercise : Unit 3 TEST (Workbook Page 94-97)

Section 4: Unit 4

Lecture 29 Lesson 10: Time

Lecture 30 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 10 (Workbook Page 98-107)

Lecture 31 Lesson 11: Daily Routine

Lecture 32 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 11 (Workbook Page 108-117)

Lecture 33 Important Daily Routine Speaking Practice

Lecture 34 Lesson 12: Means of Transport

Lecture 35 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 12 (Workbook Page 118-127)

Lecture 36 Unit 4 Revision

Lecture 37 Workbook Exercise：Unit 4 TEST （Workbook Page 130-133）

Section 5: UNIT 5

Lecture 38 Lesson 13: Colors

Lecture 39 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 13 (Workbook Page 134-145)

Lecture 40 Lesson 14: Clothing

Lecture 41 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 14 (Workbook Page 146-157)

Lecture 42 Lesson 15: Parts of Body

Lecture 43 Workbook Exercise: Lesson 15 (Workbook Page 158-169)

Lecture 44 Unit 5 Revision

Lecture 45 Workbook Exercise ：Unit 5 TEST （Workbook Page 172-175）

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