CHINESE FOR BEGINNERS

BY PEKINS UNIVERSITY
My dream is to travel the world and I think that the first step in achieving that is learning new and
unique languages. This is the main as to why I decided to begin learning Chinese. In this course I leant
basic phonetics and daily expressions such as hello, my name is, how are you. After completion of
this I should have a basic understanding of simple Chinese mandarin and make basic conversation in this
language.

Teachers name: Xiaoyu Liu

No of hours: 14 hours. 2 per week

Syllabus:

Week 1
Who Are You?
1. What is Your Name?
2. Where Are You From?
3. Are You a Student?
4. Who is He/She?
1. Quiz: Tones
2. Quiz: Initials - z, zh, j
3. Quiz: Compound Finals
4. Quiz: All About -n, -ng
Week 2
When Do You Go To School?
1. Can You Count?
2. What Time is it Now?
3. Morning or Afternoon?
4. Do You Have a Busy Life?
1. Quiz: Numbers
2. Quiz: Time (1): O'clock
3. Quiz: Time (2): Periods
4. Quiz: Daily Arrangements
Week 3
What Do You Like to Eat?
1. Do You Like Dumplings?
2. I Like Apples.
3. I Like Chicken.
4. Do You Want a Cup of Tea?
1. Quiz: Main Courses
2. Quiz: Fruits
3. Quiz: Vegetables and Meat
4. Quiz: Drinks
Week 4
I Like Shopping!
1. What is Your Favorite Color?
2. This is Too Big.
3. How much is this?
4. Its Too Expensive!
1. Quiz: Colors
2. Quiz: Sizes
3. Quiz: Prices
4. Quiz: Learn to Bargain
Week 5
Do You Live in a Big City?
1. I Go To Work By Car.
2. Is There a Supermarket Near Here?
3. The Bank is on the Left.
4. How Do I Get to the Underground Station?
1. Quiz: Transportation
2. Quiz: Public Places
3. Quiz: Locations and Directions
4. Quiz: Ask For Directions
Week 6
How About the Weather?
1. What is the Temperature Today?
2. Is it Cold in January?
3. I Like Spring.
4. I Caught a Cold.
1. Quiz: Temperature
2. Quiz: Time (3): Months
3. Quiz: Seasons
4. Quiz: Health
Week 7
What is Your Hobby?
1. What Day is it today?
2. I Like Swimming.
3. I Watch TV News Every day.
4. We Can Do a Lot of Things on the Internet.
1. Quiz: Time (4): Weeks
2. Quiz: Sports
3. Quiz: TV Programs
4. Quiz: Internet, Books, Music, and Travel