Structural Mandarin Level 2 Study Guide

The following learning steps are suggested for you to organize your online learning. The suggested time is minimum for each unit. Your learning outcomes depends on, among many other factors, how much time you spend on each unit.If you are a total beginner in Chinese we suggest you have an orientation in basic Mandarin by clicking on Mandarin pronunciation, and reading/writing.

Chapter 12: Hobby

Step 1: Word Study (Suggested time: 15 minutes for each scene)

Method
Move the cursor on pinyin and find out the meaning of each word; click on pinyin then listen and repeat till you are able to say the word confidently and understand the meaning of all the words in each scene.

Objectives
Master the following key words:

爱好	Hobby	音乐	Music
喜欢	like	电影	Film; Movie
打网球	Play Tennis	打高尔夫	Play golf
有时候	Sometimes	多少次	How many times
两次	Twice	三次	Three Times

Step 2. Key Sentences (Suggested time: 15 minutes)

Click on the "Play" at bottom bar to listen to the conversation while watching the flash. Generally speaking, Chinese and English share similar sentence structures. Master the following key sentences:

你有什么爱好？ - What is your hobby?

我喜欢看电影 - I like watching movies.

怎么样？你喜欢吗？ - How is it? Do you like it?

我很喜欢。 - I like it very much

Step 3. Character Study (Suggested time: 1 hour for each unit)

Method
In this session you are going to learn to read and write Chinese characters. By learning reading and writing Chinese characters you are becoming a more patient person. Don't be too ambitious when you first learn Chinese characters. We suggest you pick up maximum 10 characters to study in each unit. If you can learn 5 characters in each unit you are already doing very well. We do not expect you to master all of the characters in the unit. You can practice writing the characters by using your mouse. Point your cursor in the box below the flash and draw the character stroke by stroke. A stroke is a continuous movement of the pen without lifting it. Please pay attention to the sequence of the strokes and make sure that you follow the stroke order. Writing Characters in the correct stroke order is the secret weapon for native Chinese to master Chinese characters. We suggest you follow the suit.

Objectives
Master the following Chinese characters:

次 - times

球 - Ball

看 - Look; Watch

打 - Play (ball game)

电 - Electricity

最 - the most

更 - Even more

听 - Listen; Hear

Step 4. Story (Suggested time: 15 minutes)

Click on "English" at the bottom bar to change the sentence Pinyin into English and then listen to the whole conversation 3 times make sure that you understand the conversation.

Objectives
Understand how the Chinese words and sentences are used.

Step 5 (15 minutes)

Click on "Test" at the bottom bar and do the test when you finish the contents in each unit. It is a checklist. If you can pass all of the test it means you have mastered the essence of this unit and you are ready to move to the next unit.