Course: Chinese for You: Shanghai

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CHINESE FOR YOU!

This is a Chinese course for intermediate students who have a basic grasp of Chinese language and characters. Students of levels II and higher will find this course useful. If you are in Chinese II and III you will be introduced to some more real life situations in which you can use your Chinese. You will also learn new vocabulary that would help you in a real trip through Shanghai. Students in higher levels will be able to review and practice their Chinese base while expanding their vocabulary.

Let's Go! ????
- INTRODUCTION Page
- Opening a NCIKU account Assignment
- Attribution Page
- Download a copy of this course. File 79.9MB Moodle backup
Topic 1
First things first! Where should we eat breakfast?

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Today you will learn more about . .
- How to discuss Chinese breakfast options.
- Words for more breakfast foods and restaurants.
- Another way to say IF
Today you will review...
- Chinese breakfast terms.
- How to use ? for past tense with the negative ?
Topic 2
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China has so many places to buy breakfast!
Today you will learn more about...

An addition to a comparison structure you already know.

Expressing surprise

Another way to ask a price

A type of rhetorical question used to express astonishment

Today you will review

Chinese breakfast

Expressing preference politely

One of the uses of ?
- STEP 2.1 Breakfast 1 Review Quiz
- STEP 2.2 Breakfast 2 'On the way to breakfast.' Page
- STEP 2.3 ?? New Words Assignment
- STEP 2.4 What is ???? Assignment
- STEP 2.5 Grammar Points Assignment
- Baozi Seller Interview Forum
Topic 3
I want to go to the park? What about you?
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In this lesson you will learn.....

a way to say I don't care, it is up to you. (Whatever ! )

make lists of reasons, or ideas

the names of Shanghai's three most important parks

You will review ....

double verbs

weather vocab
- STEP 3.1 Review Quiz 2
- STEP 3.2 Wanna go to the park? Assignment
- STEP 3.3 NEW WORDS Assignment
- STEP 3.4 Grammar Points Assignment
- Step 3.5 NCIKU WHERE TO GO! Assignment
- China's Parks Forum
Topic 4
Yu Gardens are so peaceful!
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In this section you will learn . .

An interesting way to say crowded.

An easy way to express something that is cool or popular

The pattern that is used to title all Chinese Dynasties

You will review. . .

A grammar structure that will help you use the word stuff in many useful ways.

Types of parks/gardens
- Review Quiz 4.1
- Step 4.2 Yu Yuan Gardens Assignment
- STEP 4.3 New Words Assignment
- STEP 4.4 Grammar Points Assignment
- ??? Chinese Gardens Forum
Topic 5
Can we go in?
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In this section you will learn . .

how to talk about temples

how to talk about price of tickets

You will review. . .

how to express sometimes

the verb structure: verb ? verb
- Step 5.1 Review Quiz 4
- STEP 5.2 Can we go in? Assignment
- STEP 5.3 New Words Assignment
- STEP 5.4 Grammar Points Assignment
- Impressions of City God Temple Forum
Topic 6
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What kind of temple is this?

In this lesson you will...

learn how to ask about what kind of thing an object is

how to say cool! in Chinese.

words about things that are in temples

words for the largest Chinese religions

You will review . .

past tense using ? and ?
- Step 6.1 Review Quiz 5
- STEP 6.2 What kind of temple is this? Assignment
- STEP 6.3 NEW WORDS Assignment
- Step 6.4 Grammar Points Assignment
- ????? Assignment
Topic 7
Riding the subway is easy, fast and fun!
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Today you will...

learn about the Shanghai subway system

You will review....

many adjectives

words for transporation

using ???? ???
- Step 7.1 Review Quiz 6
- STEP 7.2 Let's Go Shopping Assignment
- STEP 7.3 NEW WORDS Assignment
- STEP 7.4 Grammar Points Assignment
- ???? Assignment
Topic 8
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Shopping on East Nanjing Street

In this lesson you will learn about. .

Nanjing Dong Lu

words for things tourists might buy

You will review

How to say where something came from.

Making the word whatever with verbs

To say you heard something, like a rumor.
Topic 9
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The Bund

In the last section of dialogs you will review. . .

direction and place word

how to express extreme degree using ? and ?? ??
- Step 9.1 Quiz 8
- Step 9.2 The Bund Assignment
- Step 9.3 New Words Assignment
- Step 9.4 Grammar Points Assignment
Topic 10

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What will we do tomorrow?

Today you will make plans for tomorrow!
- Step 10.1 Quiz 9 Question A
- A Day in Shanghai Forum
- Standard Alignment Document Page
- Credits Page

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