Archive for the 'Lesson 2' Category

Level 1, Lesson 1-11: MASSIVE 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 11.
First, we have the Fix for lessons 9-11, in both long and short […]

Level 1, Intro + Lesson 1-2: Audio Review

So you’re learning Chinese through Integrated Chinese. You liked the Fix audio review for Lesson 1, and you liked it for Lesson 2. If only there were some way to combine the contents of the two into one single, beautiful audio Fix file. Ah, but there is!
Enough talk. Let’s get down to it. Here’s your […]

Level 1, Intro + Lesson 1-2: Related Lesson Review

Normally we would give you some new lessons here to complement your Integrated Chinese lessons. The idea is that after you’ve finished another three lessons or so, there’s a broader range of lessons you can tackle.
Unfortunately, when the lessons you’ve covered are only Lesson 1 and Lesson 2, the range isn’t quite as broad. So […]

Level 1, Intro + Lesson 1-2: Vocabulary Review

If you’ve been diligently studying Integrated Chinese all this time, you’ve built up quite a repertoire of vocabulary already. Time for a little break to review and consolidate what you’ve learned. This week will be just for review.
I recommend you try out Dmitry Chirkin’s Integrated Chinese Vocabulary Trainer. It works for every IC lesson, and […]

Level 1, Lesson 2: Review

So Lesson 2 of Integrated Chinese contains a fair amount of vocabulary related to family. These words simply need to be memorized, because you’ll be hearing them even more than you expect. That’s right… it’s time for ChinesePod’s “the Fix” audio review.
I’ll let you get right to the Fix. As before, there are two of […]

Level 1, Lesson 2: Related Lessons

It’s Wednesday again, and here at the ChinesePod Integrated Chinese Blog, that means more related lessons! The common element here is family, but let’s do it dialogue by dialogue again.
Dialogue 1: Looking at a Family Photo
Don’t go to China without a picture of your family. It’s not just for looking at when you’re feeling homesick, […]

Level 1, Lesson 2: Vocabulary

Moving along through the classic beginner language, Lesson 2 of Integrated Chinese focuses on family. Although the concept of “family” in Chinese culture (and all the associated language) is one that could fill volumes, this chapter does a nice job of giving the beginner the important first tools to discuss one’s own family in Chinese. […]