The Newbie Bridge Course

Week 1

Classroom Language 1& Tones

Language function: 表达要求、学会基本课堂语言、声调

1.

How do you say…?+ The First Tone, The Second Tone

0196(n),0769,0775

2.

What is this called? The Third Tone, The Fourth Tone, 

0205(n)+0780,0784

3.

Please speak slowly +The Neutral Tone

0338(n)+0788

4.

Why are you studying Chinese?

1173(e)

5.

Review

Week 2

Classroom Language 2 & Tone change rules

Language function: 表达要求、学会基本课堂语言、变调规则

1..

Which tone was that again? (分２次上)

1436(e)

2.

Which tone was that again? +Tone Rule: Changes for 'bu'

1436+0453

3.

Changing class time (分２次上)+ Tone Rule: Two Third Tones

1591(e)+0353

4.

Changing class time+ Tone Change Rule: Yi '一'

1591 (e)+1248

5.

Review

Week 3

Time of the Day

language function: 时间

1.

When is the meeting?

0917(n)

2.

Working hours

0904(n)

3.

Bank hours (分2次上)

0801(e)

4.

Bank hours

0801(e)

5.

Review+QW Revisiting before and after (以前、以后、三天前、一年后…)

QW0162

Week 4

Getting Around and Direction

language function: 描述方位、交通

1.

A taxi for tired feet

0732(n) no class material, grammar

2.

Where are you going in China?

1727(n) no class material, grammar

3.

Directions with a map#1

0371(e)

4.

Directions with a map#2

0379 (e)

5.

Review

Week 5

Weather

language function:描述天气、做比较

1.

How’s the weather?

1017(n),no class material& grammar

2.

Describing the weather

0061(n),对话要重录，no class material & grammar

3.

Weather and season (分2次上)

0283 (e) no class material& grammar

4.

Weather and season

0283 (e)

Week 6

Using the Phone

language function: 电话沟通、提问、回答简单的问题

1.

He’s not in

0844(n)

2.

Getting a phone number

0954(n)

3.

Bad cell reception

1109 (e)

4.

Hanging up the phone

1080(e)

5.

Review

Week 7

Money

language function:数字、数量、 购物

1.

Here is your change

0177(e) no class material& grammar

2.

Chinese money denominations (分2次上)

0549(e)

3.

Chinese money denominations

0549(e)

4.

Pin number

1187(e)

5.

Review +Two words for '2'(When to use 2, when to use 两)

QW0020

Week 8

Body and Health

language function: 简单描述、看病、身体部位

1.

Do you have a cold?

1039 (n)

2.

Going to the doctor

0170(e)

3.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes

0484(n)

4.

Just a flesh wound

0295(e)

5.

Review

Week 9

Leisure

language function: 娱乐、能力、频率

1.

Sing and dance

0880(n) no class material & grammar

2.

Whatever…

0782 (e) no class material & grammar

3.

The Super Bowl

0777(e) no class material & grammar

4.

Work out frequency at the gym

1725(e) no class material & grammar

5.

Review

Week 10

Describing people

language function: 简单描述外貌、性格

1.

Who is that?

0913(n) no class material & grammar

2.

The stingy boss

0599(e)

3.

Which friend? (分2次讲)

0341(e)

4.

Which friend?

0341(e)

5.

Review

Week 11

Describing simple emotions

language function: 简单描述心情

1.

I miss Daddy

1103(n) no class material, no grammar

2.

Afraid of dogs

0980 (e)

3.

Excited about travelling (分2次讲)

1228(e)

4.

Excited about travelling

1228(e)

5.

Review

Week 12

Review

1.

Review week 1-3

2.

Review week 4-5

3.

Review week 6-7

4.

Review week 8-9

5.

Review week 10-12