Learning Outcomes:
On satisfactory completion of this course, students should be able to:
1) Understand sentences on topics such as dining and daily routines;
2) Read simple texts, standardized messages, phrases or expressions on the topics given above;
3) Enunciate learned phrases and sentences with correct pronunciation;
4) Conduct simple conversations relating to learned materials;
5) Comprehend words and phrases from simple questions, statements and common expressions;
6) Build up a vocabulary of 300 words.
Indicative Module Content:
Week 1
Topic: Travel
Language points: The auxiliary verb “要”；The adverb of Degree “最”；“几” and “多”：expressions of approximate numbers.
Week 2
Topic: Daily routines
Language points: Questions using “是不是”；The pronoun “每”；The interrogative pronoun “多”
Week 3
Topic: Colour
Language points: The phrase “的”；The numeral classifier “一下”；The modal adverb “真”
Week 4
Topic: Birthday
Language points: The structure “是……的” used to emphasize the agent of an action; The adverb of time “已经”
Week 5
Revision
Week 6
Topic: Shopping
Language points: The adverb “就”；The modal adverb “还/吧”
Week 7
Topic: Hobby
Language points: The adverbial modifier “有点儿”and “一点儿”； The interrogative pronoun “怎么” and “怎么样”；
Week 8
Topic: Work
The pair of conjunction “因为……,所以……” ;The adverb “还”；The adverb of time “就”；
The verb “离”
Week 9
Topic: Transportation
Language points: The modal particle “呢”；The interrogative sentence “……,好吗”
Week 10
Topic: Appointment
Language points: The adverb “再”；Pivotal sentence; Reduplication of verbs
Week 11
Topic: Suggestions
Language points: 去+verb phrase；S+请/让/叫+O+ do sth.
Week 12 Revision