Chinese Language and Culture (5)

In this level students will learn about 400 new characters, at least 500 new vocabulary words and 50 new grammatical structures. With words learned in levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 (which will be incorporated in new texts designated for learning new words) it will be a total of about 1900 vocabulary words and 1500 characters. Students will learn new grammatical constructions, improve their reading, writing and listening skills, as well as learn new forms of dialogue construction and participation in a conversation. Learning material is organized in three major topics consisting of four lessons each. First topic: International Student’s Life (structure you...you; structure kanshangqu; structure V+shang; structure yaome...yaome...; structure buzhidao...(cai)hao; structural particle di; structure with jiezhe; structure with nanguai; structure kuai...le; structure with lingwai; structure with tebie; expressing approximate numbers with lai; structure biekan...(keshi/danshi...); structure lian...dai...; structure V+qi). Second topic: Stories of Wisdom (different usages of you; structure with gou; structure...,zaishuo,...; structure yidianr...(ye/dou)bu/mei...; structure bingbu/mei...; structure ji...you...; adverb bufang; adverb jingran; conjunction yushi; structure yi...(ye/dou)bu/mei...; adjective yiban; structure zhi suoyi...(shi yinwei)...; adverb que; proposition chen; structure V+zhu). Third topic: Chinese Legends (structure V+dao; structures with xiaqu and xialai; structure with youqi; structure with guoran; verb phrase as attributive; structure with qilai; structure with buguan; structure with erqie; structure fanshi...dou...; structure bieshuo...jiushi...ye...; structure V+zhe+V+zhe; structure V+ye+V+bu+complement; structure with buliao; structure renhe...(ye/dou...)).

- Dynamic particles - Passive Voice - Basic Chinese Idioms - Talking about past experiences - Ancient Chinese stories - Advanced interaction with others