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Perform Chinese: A Language Course for True Beginners

Perform Chinese: A Language Course for True Beginners

By: CFL Teacher
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 We teach you Mandarin as scripts performed in real-life situations. You will have a Chinese name and be invited to turns performing various scenarios. When listening, imagine you are in the scenario and ACT out your role. Informed by the Experiential Learning Theory and the Performed Culture approach (PCA), each episode is paired with a rehearsal section for self-test. Study one new pair at a time and start the next time with the rehearsal section of the previous episode for a review. The episodes labeled with "PC" each build on the previous one. The Bonus episodes are optional supplements.CFL Teacher Language Learning
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  • PC014 Rehearsal_Asking and stating destinations

    PC014 Rehearsal_Asking and stating destinations
    Jul 20 2022
    In this episode, we rehearse three acts. Act 1 On the street, you come across your Chinese friend whom you meet on a regular basis. Friend: 欸，小波。你去哪儿啊？(āi, Xiǎobō 。Nǐ qù nǎér a ？) Me: 我去办一点事。你呢？(Wǒ qù bàn yīdiǎn shì 。Nǐ ne ？) Act 2 Class is over. Ask your classmate where she is going to see whether you are heading in the same direction. Me: 你去哪儿啊？(Nǐ qù nǎér a ？) Classmate:我去____(Wǒ qù____)。 Act 3 State that you are going to the same destination: 我也去____(Wǒ yě qù ____)。
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    5 mins
  • PC014 Where are you going?

    PC014 Where are you going?
    Jul 20 2022
    Have you ever heard your friends complain that their Chinese neighbors in China were "nosy" because they liked to ask about destinations when coming across each other in the neighborhood? Well, the Chinese neighbor doesn’t really expect you to tell them your destination. But why do they ask? Listen to this episode to find out the reason. You will learn to respond to the question in different contexts. You will also learn to state some common destinations on campus.
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    13 mins
  • PC013 Rehearsal_Meeting a friend at Starbucks

    PC013 Rehearsal_Meeting a friend at Starbucks
    Jul 19 2022
    This episode helps you rehearse three acts. Act 1 Respond to what you hear in Chinese as quickly as you can as if you are in a conversation. After the pause, you will hear a sample response provided by your classmate. Act 2 You are at a Starbucks in Beijing, waiting for your friend Lili whom you have not met for a while. You would like to buy her a coffee in return for her helping you get settled. Now, Lili comes, about 20 minutes late. Act 3 Now you are at the counter and it's your turn to order. You decide to have the same drink as Lili, so you order two of the drink Lili ordered.
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    7 mins
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