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Chinese Pre-intermediate CEFR Level: A2

Author: Li Chunbo

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Phone: +420 608 283 819

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Coordinator: Erik L. Dostal

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Overview CA Institute’s Chinese courses are designed for today’s students and professionals who are seeking to further expand their understanding of life, business and culture in China and Chinese-speaking countries. To meet the increasing demands of Chinese learners of different ages and from varied parts of the world.

Goals To have an excellent grasp of basic Chinese and can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. It is the counterpart of the Level II of the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages and the A2+ Level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

Materials New practical Chinese reader 1，2 Conversational Chinese 301 Short-term spoken Chinese 2 Hanyu Jiaocheng 2

Topic Outline / Schedule n Lesson 1

Learn new text, new words

Pronunciation Drills

Chinese Pre-intermediate

CEFR Level – A2

Syllabus M-F Open Course duration: 36 lessons 90 minutes each

CEFR start: A1+ CEFR end: A2+ CA Institute of Languages E-Mail: [email protected]



Conversation Practice

Identifying people

Asking someone's nationality

Phonetics

1.Third-‐tone sandhi

2.Tone sandhi of "不"

3. Pronunciation key

Chinese Characters

n Lesson 2




Asking for permission

Asking someone's name

Introducing oneself

Phonetics

1.Pronunciation key

2.Spelling rules

n Lesson 3


Conversation

Grammar

Sentences with "是"

Chinese Characters

Rules of stroke order

n Lesson 4






Looking for someone

Saying goodbye

Asking for directions

Expressing thanks

Phonetics

Retroflex ending

Pronunciation key

n Lesson 5


Conversation

Grammar

Questions with an interrogative pronoun

Chinese Characters

Combined character strokes

n Lesson 6


Pronunciation Review


Making comments

Making suggestions

Asking someone to repeat something

Refusing or declining politely

Phonetics

Tone sandhi of "一"

n Lesson 7


Conversation



Grammar

Sentences with a verbal predicate

Chinese Characters

Combined character strokes (2)

Combination of strokes

n Lesson 8


Conversation

V+ 一下 to indicate a short and quick action

The interjection "啊"

Nouns directly used as attributives

Drills and Practice

Meeting someone for the first time

Talking about one's major

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing

n Lesson 9


Conversation

Grammar

1.Attributives expressing possession

2.V/A-‐not-‐V/A questions

3.Abbreviated questions with "呢"

4.The position of adverbs "也"and "都"

Chinese Characters

Chinese character components

n Lesson 10




Conversation

The modal particle "啊"

The conjunction "和"

"两"and"二"

"还"introducing an additional remark

The adverb "太"

Drills and Practice

Talking about one's family

Asking about someone's occupation

Talking about one's university


n Lesson 11


Conversation

Grammar

1.Numbers from 11 to 100

2.Numeral-‐measure words as attributives

3.Sentences with "有"

4.Questions with "几" or "多少"

Chinese Characters

Structure of Chinese characters (1)

n Lesson 12


Conversation

The expression "是吗? "

The adverb "多"

to extend one's good wishes



Verbs or Verbal phrases as objects

Drills and Practice

Making an appointment

Asking about someone's age and birthplace

Celebrating someone's birthday


n Lesson 13


Conversation

Grammar

1.Expressing the date and days of the week

Words expressing time as adverbials

3.Sentences with a nominal predicate

4 Questions with "...,好吗"

Chinese Characters

Structure of Chinese character (2)

n Lesson 14


Conversation

Demonstrative pronouns "这"and "那" as attributives

to ask about how one should do something

Questions with "...,是不是/是吗?"

to ask the price of something

Monetary units of Chinese currency

Drills and Practice

Likes and dislikes

Solving language problems



Shopping


n Lesson 15


Conversation

Grammar

Prepositional phrase

Sentences with double objects (1): "给" and "送"

3. Sentences with an adjectival predicate and "很"

Chinese Characters


n Lesson 16


Conversation

Text

The indefinite measure word "一点儿"

"哪里" with a negative connotation

"还" expressing the continuation of a state or action

Drills and Practice

Asking about time

Expressing one's ability

Expressing permission or prohibition


n Lesson 17

Learn new text,new words

Conversation

Grammar



1.Telling time

2. Optative verbs (1): "会、能、可以、应该"

3.Sentences with serial verb phrases (1): Purpose

4.Sentences with double objects (2): "教"and "问"

Chinese Characters


n Lesson 18


Conversation

The pronoun "每"

"怎么" to ask about the cause of something

The modal particle "吧"(1): to soften the tone of speech

跟 + Pr/NP +一起 as an adverbial modifier

The preposition "给"

The adverbial modifier "有(一)点儿"

Drills and Practice

Talking about one's health

Expressing one's desire

Expressing need or necessity


n Lesson 19


Conversation

Grammar

1.Sentences with a subject-‐predicate structure as predicate

2.Alternative questions

3.Optative verbs (2): "要、想、愿意 "



Chinese Characters


n Lesson 20


Conversation

Grammar

Adjectives "多" and "少" as attributives

Pr/N+这儿/那儿 to indicate location

"常常" and "常"

Verbs or Verbal phrases as attributives

Drills and Practice

Talking about something that has happened

Renting a house

Asking for suggestions

Making a phone call

Invitations


n Lesson 21


Conversation

Grammar

1.The particle "了"(了)

2. Pivotal sentences

3.Optative verbs:"可能、会"

Chinese Characters

Consulting a Chinese dictionary using radicals



n Lesson 22


Conversation

"问...好"to extend someone's regards

Subject-‐predicate structures as attributives

Drills and Practice

Making a complaint or an apology

Passing on someone's regards

Expressing holiday greetings


n Lesson 23


Conversation

Grammar

1.Four kinds of simple sentences

2.Six main question types

Chinese Characters

Consulting a Chinese dictionary arranged by pinyin alphabetical order

n Lesson 24


Conversation

Grammar Terms

Vocabulary Index (Simplified Script with Traditional Version)

Character Index

n Lesson 25


Conversation

Travelling-‐ The scenery is very beautiful there!



Grammar

1. The directional complement

2. The rhetoric question with "不是...吗?"

n Lesson 26


Conversation

Travelling You've left your purse (or wallet) here.

Grammar

1. The duration of an action

2. "见" as a complement of result

nLesson 27


Conversation

Travelling Are there any vacant rooms?

Grammar

1. Reduplication of adjectives and the structural particle "地"

2. The potential complement (2)

n Lesson 28


Conversation

At the Doctor’s. I have a headache.

Grammar

1. The "把" sentence

2. The expression "一...就..."(no sooner...than...)

n Lesson 29


Conversation



Pay a Visit. Are you better now?

Grammar

Passive sentences

n Lesson 30


Conversation

Departure I'll return home.

Grammar

1. The complement of duration

2.The expression "有的...有的..." (some...and the others...)

n Lesson 31


Conversation

To Give a Farewell We are sorry to let you go.

Grammar

1. The complex sentence with "虽然...,但是..."


n Lesson 32


Conversation

Shipment Is this the place for checking luggage?

Grammar 1. The complex sentence with "不但...,而且..."

2. The verb "动" as a potential complement

3. The position of modal verbs in the "把" sentence

n Lesson 33


Conversation



To see someone Off I can't go to the airport to see you off

Grammar

1. The continuation and progression of an action

2. The use of "不如" for comparison

n Lesson 34


Conversation

See Someone Off. Have a pleasant journey.

Grammar


2. The expression "了...就..."(no sooner...than...)

n Lesson 35


Conversation

The preposition "从"

The adverb "就"( 1 )

Drills and Practice

Saying hello

Confirming that something has happened

Commenting on one's actions

Changing money at the bank

Describing a place one has visited


nLesson 36

Review

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