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Chinese Upper-intermediate/Advanced

CEFR Level: B2/C1

Author: Li Chunbo

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Phone: +420 608 283 819

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Coordinator: Erik L. Dostal

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Overview CA Institute’s Chinese courses are designed for today’s students and professionals who are seeking to further expand their understanding of life, business and culture in China and Chinese-speaking countries.

Goals Students can converse in Chinese on a wide range of topics and are able to communicate fluently with native Chinese speakers. It is the counterpart of the Level IV of the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages and the B2/C1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEF).

Materials New practical Chinese reader 3,4 Short-term spoken Chinese 4 Hanyu Jiaocheng 4

Topic Outline / Schedule n Lesson 1

Learn new text, new words

Conversation

The abbreviation

Chinese

Upper-intermediate/Advanced

CEFR Level – B2/C1

Syllabus M-F Open Course duration: 36 lessons 90 minutes each

CEFR start: B1+ CEFR end: C1 CA Institute of Languages E-Mail: [email protected]



The construction "A/N+化"

The construction "(不)到+Num-‐MP"

The construction "跟+NP+(没)有关系"

Drills and Practices

Indicating a possibility

Expressing concern

Bringing up a topic of conversation

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 熊猫是中国的国宝

n Lesson 2


Conversation

Grammar

1 .Potential complement (1)

2.Extended use of "出来"

3.The reduplication of nouns, measure words, and numeral -‐ measure word phrases

4.The construction "既...,又..."

Chinese Characters and Words

Word formation methods (7)

n Lesson 3


Conversation

The adverb "可"

The adverb "又" (4)

The preposition "为"


Making additional remarks

Stressing a point



Telling a story

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 学良的鼻烟

n Lesson 4


Conversation

Grammar

1.Sentences with a subject-‐ predicate phrase as the predicate (2)

2.Interrogative pronouns of indefinite denotation

3."着" and "住" as the resultative complements

4.The subjectless sentence

5.The construction "连...也/都..."



n Lesson 5


Conversation

The adverb "都"

The construction "等+vp/s-‐pp(+的候/以后 )"

The verb "给"


Reproaching and questioning

Refusing

Making an explanation

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 高薪人族

n Lesson 6


Conversation



Grammar

1. Interrogative pronouns of general denotation (1)

2.Fractions, percentages and multiples

3.The construction "一...也/都 + 没/不 ..."

4.The construction "就是...也..."



n Lesson 7


Conversation

The pronoun "各+M+N"

The adverb "最好"

"像" used to cite examples


Talking about the climate

Making a suggestion

Expressing a possibility

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing

n Lesson 8


Conversation

Grammar

1. Potential complement (2)

2.Extended use of "起来"

3.The construction "一...就..."

4.The construction "除了...以外,还/都/也..."





n Lesson 9


Conversation

The preposition "由"

The preposition " 按"

The construction "接着 + V"


In a restaurant

Expressing surprise

Sequence of actions

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 竹子的孩子

n Lesson 10


Conversation

Grammar

1.The extended use of "下去"

2. Interrogative pronouns of general denotation (2)

3.Making comparison by using the preposition "比" (2)

4.The construction "越...越.."



n Lesson 11


Conversation

"得很" indicating a degree

The construction "说到+NP/VP/S-‐PP"



好几 indicating an approximate number

The pronoun "俩"


Congratulating the newly-‐weds

Clarifying a point of view

Comforting, consoling

Making a decision

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 奇特的红双喜字

n Lesson 12


Conversation

Grammar Review

1.Types of complements

2.Flexible uses of interrogative pronouns

3.The adverbs "再" and "又"


Distinguishing the characters with multiple pronunciations and meanings

n Lesson 13


Conversation

The construction "VP/S-‐SP+ 的 + 前 +TW"


Expressing necessity

Praising and making responses

Making complaints or explanations

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 宁静咖啡屋

n Lesson 14




Conversation

Grammar

总是终于必须究竟

"A+得多" denoting a degree or an extent

2. The construction "一天比一天 + A "

3.The construction "不是..., 而是..."


n Lesson 15


Conversation

"多少" expressing an indefinite amount

The verb "占"


Expressing an emphasis

Interviewing people

Making a speech

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 女农民企业家

n Lesson 16


Conversation

Grammar

几乎为了在...方面在...中

1. Double negation

2. The construction "要是...,就..."

3.The construction "只有...,才..."

4.The detached phrase




n Lesson 17


Conversation

Appositives


Expressing agreement

Making an additional explanation

Expressing a sudden realization

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 西部歌王

nLesson 18

Learn new text,new words

Conversation

Grammar

靠关于受之内

1.Sentences with serial verb phrases and a pivoted word

2. The construction " 即使...,也..."

3. The construction "不管...,都/也..."


n Lesson 19


Conversation

The construction "怎么 + V + 都行"

The construction "V + 一声"


Spring Festival greetings

Asking a rhetorical question



Expressing mindlessness

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 舅舅进城拜年

n Lesson 20


Conversation

Grammar

好怪不得尤其连忙

1.The rhetorical question (2)

2. The construction "不但不/没...,反而..."

3. The construction "不是...,就是..."


n Lesson 21


Conversation

Sentences of a single word or phrase

The construction "要是...就好了"


Describing people or things

Expressing regret

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 我的伯父鲁迅先生

n Lesson 22


Conversation

Grammar

仍然还是那么 ...似的

1. Reduplicated adjectives functioning as a predicate

2. The construction "V/A+ 坏/死了 "



3. The construction "不/没(有)..., 就..."


n Lesson 23


Conversation

The position of the object of the sentences with "是...的"


Expressing doubt or disbelief

Bargaining for a good price

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 老百姓手里的钱多了

nLesson 24


Conversation

Grammar

就遍一下子从来

Reduplication of verbs and adjectives

Ways of expressing comparisons

Summary of complex sentences (1)


n Lesson 25


Conversation

The construction "贵 + N" expressing respect


Expressing satisfaction

Applying for a job

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 怎样才能找到理想的工作



nLesson 26


Conversation

Grammar

本一切成为根据

1.The prepositional phrase as a complement (1)

2.Sentences with "是" (3)

3. The construction "无伦...,都/也..."


n Lesson 27


Conversation

The construction "拿...来说"


Making complaint

Making a promise

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 糊涂县官

n Lesson 28


Conversation

Grammar

就是本来嫌并

1.Pivotal sentences (3)

2.The construction "在...下"

3.Tlie construction "要么...,要么..."


nLesson 29




Conversation

The structure "难 + V"


Unable to say for sure

Explaining the reason

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 难忘的经历

n Lesson 30


Conversation

Grammar

基本上当...的时候也许却


2.The construction "在...上 "

3. The construction "既然..., 就..."


nLesson 31


Conversation

The word "等等"

The construction " 近 +TW"


Expressing affirmation

Making an estimate

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing

n Lesson 32




Conversation

Grammar

以来关系到一直其实

Sentences with "是...的"(2)

Double interrogative sentences

The construction "尽管...,还是..."


n Lesson 33


Conversation

"的" used at the end of a declarative sentence


Persuading or dissuading

Giving an explanation

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 讳疾忌医

n Lesson 34


Conversation

Grammar

看来某正好简直


2.The prepositional phrase as a complement (2)

3. The construction "一方面...,一方面..."


n Lesson 35


Conversation



The structure "好+A"


Narrating

Wishing

Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing 有趣的手机短信

n Lesson 36

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