I just want to say I really like the 'Expansion' section of each lesson. I think it gives valuable and interesting extra listening practise. I don't think the sentences should always be read at the same speed, (whether that's quick or slow,) because I think the learner should be exposed to language spoken at different speeds.
If I don't completely understand an Expansion section sentence, I listen to it repeatedly, and try to 'break it down', 一步一步来! As for repeating aloud what one hears, one can also do this repeatedly, perhaps a segment at a time.
One part of each lesson that I feel could be much better though are the exercises. The font size is too small and not clear enough, and increasing the font size of the browser makes no difference to it!
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June 10, 2008, 02:24 AMI just want to say I really like the 'Expansion' section of each lesson. I think it gives valuable and interesting extra listening practise. I don't think the sentences should always be read at the same speed, (whether that's quick or slow,) because I think the learner should be exposed to language spoken at different speeds.
If I don't completely understand an Expansion section sentence, I listen to it repeatedly, and try to 'break it down', 一步一步来! As for repeating aloud what one hears, one can also do this repeatedly, perhaps a segment at a time.
One part of each lesson that I feel could be much better though are the exercises. The font size is too small and not clear enough, and increasing the font size of the browser makes no difference to it!