Description
What You’ll Learn
Colloquial Chinese: Mandarin A1.2 Overview
Chapter 8: Shopping (I)
- Learn how to ask for and state the price of items
- Tell shop assistants what you want and how many
- Practice bargaining using duō shǎo (how much)
- Write and recognize additional characters and signs
Chapter 9: Shopping (II)
- Learn basic colour words and make simple comparisons
- Borrow items and ask for opinions on different things
- Write and recognize more characters
Chapter 10: At the Restaurant
- Name popular Chinese dishes and order food or drinks
- Use measure words correctly
- Talk about past experiences with guo and position adverbs with de
- Write and recognize more characters
Chapter 11: Taking a Taxi and Buying Train Tickets
- Practice phrases for taking taxis and purchasing train tickets
- Specify which train to take and make comparisons
- Use de to create sophisticated noun modifiers
- Write and recognize additional characters
Chapter 12: At the Hotel
- Inquire about hotel room availability and describe your preferences
- Use ordinal numbers and measure words accurately
- Handle common complaints and recognize more characters
Chapter 13: Making Telephone Calls
- Learn telephone-specific expressions and the shì … de structure
- Express completed actions using wán … le
- Distinguish between yī and yāo when speaking
- Write and recognize more characters
Chapter 14: Socializing
- Talk about how many times you’ve done something
- Use lái/qù and directional words like lai/qu accurately
- Ask yes/no questions to confirm guesses with le
- Express new, ongoing situations and negate with yĕ
- Recognize names of places
Chapter 15: Writing Letters to a Chinese Friend
- Write simple letters and address envelopes correctly
- Talk about past continuous actions
- Form advanced sentences like “When I was in China, I…”
Materials Provided
- Digital learning materials are included with your course
What to Expect
- Final Exam: At the end of the course, you will take a written and verbal exam. A score of 70% is required to progress to the next level.
- Certification: Upon completion, you’ll receive a certificate and a progress report.
Learning Pathway
Here’s a snapshot of your learning journey:
- Needs Analysis: We’ll check what you need to succeed.
- Pre-Assessment: We’ll assess your current skills to build a course that fits you.
- Course Design: A personalized plan tailored for your goals.
- Course Delivery: Fun and engaging online lessons by expert native speakers.
- Action Plan: Get personalized lesson plans.
- Final Exam: Test your progress and see how far you’ve come.
- Certification: Get a globally recognized CEFR certificate.
- Follow-Up: Ongoing support to keep your learning on track.
Our Guarantee
- Teachers
- Native speakers who are certified teachers
- Qualified with degrees and teaching credentials
- Service
- Top-notch customer care
- Dedicated account manager for every student
- Reports
- Attendance reports after every lesson
- Detailed student progress reports
- CEFR certification—globally recognized
- Student feedback reports
Terms and Conditions
- Your course fee includes one digital copy of the learning materials. If you’d prefer a hard copy, you can purchase one from our recommended supplier at an extra cost.
- Group classes are designed for 30 academic hours per CEFR level for 3-7 students. If only two students enrol, the course will shift to a semi-private format with 20 academic hours.
- Want to switch to a different group or schedule? No problem! Just let us know at least 7 days before the course starts.
- All our teachers are native speakers of the target language. If your teacher falls ill or has an emergency, we’ll arrange a substitute who’s fully briefed on your progress.
- Once you’ve started with your group, switching to another group or schedule isn’t possible.
- Please note that course fees are non-refundable once the group classes have begun.
- We can record group lessons for later viewing, but only if everyone in the class agrees before the course starts.
- At the end of every program, you’ll take a final exam (both written and verbal). To move up to the next CEFR level, you’ll need to score at least 70%.
- After completing your final exam, you’ll receive a progress report, recommendations, and a certification for your hard work!
