Beginners Mandarin Face-to-Face Courses
Mandarin Level 1 | Evenings
- Course Details
Mandarin Level 1 is a Beginners Mandarin course for students who have never studied the Mandarin language before.
Our Mandarin language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communication Points
– Classroom expressions
– Introductions: surnames, names and titles
– Greetings, expressions and farewells
– Nationalities
– Talk about others
– Family and ages
Grammar Points
– Initials and finals of Chinese pinyin
– Four tones & the neutral tone
– Strokes and stroke order of Chinese characters
– Chinese radicals
– The 是 sentence
– The structural particle 的
– Interrogative sentences with 吗
– The interrogative particle 呢
– Indicating a change with 了
– Loanwords
Examples
(1) 你好！
(2) 谢谢，不客气。
(3) 对不起，没关系。
(4) 我姓李。
(5) 我叫李月。
(6) 我是老师，我不是学生。
(7) 我不是中国人，我是美国人。
(8) 她是我的汉语老师。
(9) 我家有三口人。
(10) 她今年50岁了。
Cultural Knowledge:
– Ways of asking a Chinese person’s age
Vocabulary
– Family names and titles
– Countries and cities
– Family members
– Numbers 1-100
Course Book
HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook and Workbook, Chapters 1-5
ISBN-978-7561937099
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course.
This language course includes
Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
Support and advice from Mandarin language teachers
Mandarin language study tips
Mandarin Level 1 | Fridays
- Course Details
Mandarin Level 1 is a Beginners Mandarin course for students who have never studied the Mandarin language before.
Our Mandarin language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communication Points
– Classroom expressions
– Introductions: surnames, names and titles
– Greetings, expressions and farewells
– Nationalities
– Talk about others
– Family and ages
Grammar Points
– Initials and finals of Chinese pinyin
– Four tones & the neutral tone
– Strokes and stroke order of Chinese characters
– Chinese radicals
– The 是 sentence
– The structural particle 的
– Interrogative sentences with 吗
– The interrogative particle 呢
– Indicating a change with 了
– Loanwords
Examples
(1) 你好！
(2) 谢谢，不客气。
(3) 对不起，没关系。
(4) 我姓李。
(5) 我叫李月。
(6) 我是老师，我不是学生。
(7) 我不是中国人，我是美国人。
(8) 她是我的汉语老师。
(9) 我家有三口人。
(10) 她今年50岁了。
Cultural Knowledge:
– Ways of asking a Chinese person’s age
Vocabulary
– Family names and titles
– Countries and cities
– Family members
– Numbers 1-100
Course Book
HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook and Workbook, Chapters 1-5
ISBN-978-7561937099
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course.
This language course includes
Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
Support and advice from Mandarin language teachers
Mandarin language study tips
Mandarin Level 1 | Sundays
- Course Details
Mandarin Level 1 is a Beginners Mandarin course for students who have never studied the Mandarin language before.
Our Mandarin language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
Course Content
Communication Points
– Classroom expressions
– Introductions: surnames, names and titles
– Greetings, expressions and farewells
– Nationalities
– Talk about others
– Family and ages
Grammar Points
– Initials and finals of Chinese pinyin
– Four tones & the neutral tone
– Strokes and stroke order of Chinese characters
– Chinese radicals
– The 是 sentence
– The structural particle 的
– Interrogative sentences with 吗
– The interrogative particle 呢
– Indicating a change with 了
– Loanwords
Examples
(1) 你好！
(2) 谢谢，不客气。
(3) 对不起，没关系。
(4) 我姓李。
(5) 我叫李月。
(6) 我是老师，我不是学生。
(7) 我不是中国人，我是美国人。
(8) 她是我的汉语老师。
(9) 我家有三口人。
(10) 她今年50岁了。
Cultural Knowledge:
– Ways of asking a Chinese person’s age
Vocabulary
– Family names and titles
– Countries and cities
– Family members
– Numbers 1-100
Course Book
HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook and Workbook, Chapters 1-5
ISBN-978-7561937099
* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course.
This language course includes
Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
Support and advice from Mandarin language teachers
Mandarin language study tips
Mandarin Pre-Holiday | 2-Day Intensive
- Course Details
Our Pre-Holiday 2-Day Intensive course is an ideal introduction to the Mandarin language and culture for holiday makers and short business trips. The course is designed for complete beginner students who have never studied the language before.
Our Mandarin language classes are dynamic and engaging, and are planned and delivered by qualified, experienced teachers, who will speak in the target language almost exclusively to allow for total immersion.
Course Content
During the course you will learn how to
- Socialise and make casual conversation with the locals
- Order food and drinks at bars and restaurants
- Ask for tourist information and arrange a day trip or activity
- Ask for advice at the pharmacy
- Speak at the hotel reception and make a complaint
- Speak to store assistants and cashiers
Mandarin Taster Lesson | Beginners
- Course Details
Why not try out a sample beginners Mandarin lesson before signing up to a full course? These one-off sessions are aimed at students who have never studied the Mandarin language before.
Sample Lesson Plan
- Greeting people
- Introducing yourself and someone else
- Asking and giving personal details (name, nationalities, profession, age, phone number, date of birth)