CHINESE LANGUAGE ELEMENTARY COURSE (HSK 1)
汉语基础课程
Hànyǔ jīchǔ kèchéng

UNIT 1: FORMAL WRITING (3 weeks)

  • Dialogues & Vocabularies:
  • Writing simple sentences in CV; Refuse an invitation and express regrets; Agree or disagree, give others permission  
  • Grammar Focus
  •  Review & practise previous level grammar (e.g. sentence order and tenses)
  •  Difference between能 and会
  •  Words about permission and refusal, agree and disagree可以，不可以，能，不能
  • Class Assignments

UNIT 2: TELEPHONE CALLS & REQUESTS (3 weeks)

  • Dialogues & Vocabularies:
  •   Make a telephone call and leave a message for somebody; Make a request for a refund or an exchange in a shop; Make an excuse to leave earlier in different situations
  • Grammar Focus
  •  Present continuous e.g. “zheng zai正在”
  •  Adverbs “cai才” and “jiu就”
  •  Conditional clause “yao shi要是…jiu就…”
  • Class Assignments

UNIT 3: SHOPPING & BANKING (3 weeks)

  • Dialogues & Vocabularies:
  • Bargains in shopping; Ask for services in a bank; Saying goodbye in different situations
  • Grammar Focus
  •  Understanding potential verb phrases with “de得/bu不”
  •  Attributive clause with “de的”
  •  Chinese words describing approximation (两三次，八九岁，二十多岁)
  • Words and phrases for pre-condition: 如果， 如果….的话，如果….就
  • Class Assignments

UNIT 4: DESCRIBING SOMEBODY, SOMETHING OR EVENT (3 weeks)

  • Dialogues & Vocabularies:
  •   Talking about one’s life in a new place; Invite somebody to do something and arrange an appointment; Describe somebody, something or an event
  • Grammar Focus
  •  Sentences with ‘把’ and its difference with sentences with ‘被’
  •  Re-cap the usage of ‘的’ to emphasize past. For example: 我是坐车来的。他是六点走的。
  •  Adverbs “就” to make an emphasis. 我一会儿就去。
  • Class Assignments

UNIT 5: REQUESTS AND OPINIONS (3 weeks)

  • Dialogues & Vocabularies:
  •  Stop somebody doing something; Remind people to do something; Request someone to hurry up politely; Give your opinion or suggestion to someone;
  • Grammar Focus
  •  Re-cap the usage of ‘过’ indicating something experienced. 我看过/吃过/
  •  Different patterns of duplication of a verb to indicate to do something quickly. 看看, 看一看，看一下
  •  Linking words : 因为….所以/ 虽然….但是 Emphasize its difference from English.
  • Class Assignments

UNIT 6: EXPRESSING SATISFACTION, COMPLAINT AND GIVING DIRECTIONS (3 weeks)

  • Dialogues & Vocabularies:
  •  Express satisfaction and make a complaint about a bad service; Ask directions and give directions; Give reasons or explain people’s questions
  • Grammar Focus
  •  Re-cap the usage of ‘过’ indicating something experienced. 我看过/吃过/
  •  Different patterns of duplication of a verb to indicate to do something quickly. 看看, 看一看，看一下
  •  Linking words : 因为….所以/ 虽然….但是 Emphasize its difference from English.
  • Class Assignments

UNIT 7: EXPRESSING CERTAINTY AND FEELINGS (3 weeks)

  • Dialogues & Vocabularies:
  •  Express certainty and uncertainty about an issue; Express feeling odd or surprised about something you heard; Express worries and learn to comfort others
  • Grammar Focus
  •  Three ‘de’s in Chinese, 的 得 地
  •  Learn comparative forms: 更， 越来越
  •  Comparision: A +bi 比+B+adj+number For example: 我比他大两
  • 岁。
  • Class Assignments

UNIT 8: APOLOGIES, COMPLIMENTS AND DOUBTS (3 weeks)

  • Dialogues & Vocabularies:
  •  Make an apology or forgive someone; Make a compliment and respond to other’s compliment with modesty; Express one’s doubt
  • Grammar Focus
  •  How to indicate an action in progress: 在 ，正在，着
  •  Re-cap sentences with ‘把’。 把….给…
  •  Re-cap different tenses in Chinese grammar
  • End of Class Test

Course Duration

24 Weeks (Weekdays: 2 days a week, 2 hrs per day)

Course Fee

N 50,000 per month