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Archive for October, 2007

Level 1, Lesson 6: Related Lessons

Here we are again with your Lesson 6 Integrated Chinese ChinesePod related lessons. Here we go…
Dialogue I: Calling One’s Teacher
This lesson covers language relating to phone calls, teachers, and setting appointments. Let’s see what ChinesePod’s got!

Newbie - Is so-and-so there?
Just like the IC dialogue, this lesson starts off with a telephone conversation and […]

Level 1, Lesson 6: Vocabulary

Sorry for the delay, everyone! The ChinesePod Integrated Chinese Blog is now back on track and will be here with you to finish off the semester!
Lesson 6 of Integrated Chinese is all about “Making Appointments.”
Dialogue I is called “Calling One’s Teacher.” As with most telephone conversations, it begins with the word 喂 (wéi). […]

Level 1, Lesson 3-5: Audio Review

Here at the ChinesePod Integrated Chinese Blog we’re still working on getting caught up, but the wait is finally over for you fans of the ChinesePod audio review “Fix.” We’ve got some long ones to review the lessons we’ve covered through Lesson 5.
First, we have the Fix for lessons 3-5, in both long and short […]

Level 1, Lesson 5: Review

Time to review the vocabulary from Lesson 5 of Integrated Chinese. As you well know by now, that means it’s time for ChinesePod’s “the Fix” audio review!
Here’s the IC Lesson 5 Fix, versions long and short:

IC Level 1, Lesson 5: the Fix (short)
IC Level 1, Lesson 5: the Fix (long)

Enjoy! Next up […]

Level 1, Lesson 5: Related Lessons

Sorry for a bit of a delay getting all the Lesson 5 Integrated Chinese materials online. We are back in the saddle, with more ChinesePod related lessons for your listening pleasure.
Dialogue: Visiting Friends
With Lesson 5, there’s only one dialogue rather than the usual two. That’s OK; we still have a fair amount of related lessons […]

Level 1, Lesson 5: Vocabulary

In Lesson 5 of Integrated Chinese, we find ourselves “Visiting Friends.”
The very first line of the dialogue has someone answering the door and asking who is there with a 谁呀? (shéi ya?). Pop quiz: what does 呀 mean exactly??
I can sense your anxiety from way over here. I’m here to tell you not to […]

Level 1, Lesson 4: Review

OK, enough of all this Lesson 4 Integrated Chinese hobby discussion. It’s time to get down to what you guys really love: ChinesePod’s “the Fix” audio review!
Here’s the IC Lesson 4 Fix, long and short flavors:

IC Level 1, Lesson 4: the Fix (short)
IC Level 1, Lesson 4: the Fix (long)

Still waiting for that […]

Level 1, Lesson 4: Related Lessons

We’ve been getting lots of positive feedback about the ChinesePod “Related Lessons” really beefing up people’s Integrated Chinese studies. This makes us so happy that we intend to… keep doing what we’re going! Today it’s Lesson 4, so off we go!
Dialogue I: Talking about Hobbies
When it comes to hobbies (and especially sports), ChinesePod has its […]

Level 1, Lesson 4: Vocabulary

Lesson 4 of Integrated Chinese takes a big bite out of that juicy piece of linguistic meat we like to call “talking about hobbies.” It’s time to learn that in China “watching movies,” “reading,” and “listening to music” are considered real hobbies (not just something everyone does), and more importantly, to talk about it!
One of […]

Level 1, Lesson 3: Review

Lesson 3 of Integrated Chinese branches out quite a bit in terms of vocabulary. In addition to all the time words, you have plenty of other new terms as well. Time to make sure it stays in the old noggin, using “the Fix” audio review.
Here’s the Fix. We challenge you to do the long one […]