Elementary Mandarin Face-to-Face Courses

Mandarin Level 2 | Evenings

  • Course Details
Mandarin Level 2 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who have already completed a Beginners course. Mandarin Level 2 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 1 or a course of at least 12 class hours. 
 
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
– Talk about skills
– Dates
– Birthdays 
– Order drinks and foods
– Shopping
– Currency and amounts of money
– Occupations
 
Grammar Points
– Modal verbs 会,想
– The interrogative pronoun 怎么
– Expression of a date: 月,日/号,星期
– Quantity questions 几,多少
– Measure words 个,口
– Sentences with a serial verb construction: 去 + place + to do something
– The interrogative pronoun 哪儿
– The preposition 在
 
 
Examples
(1) 你会说汉语吗?
(2) 中国菜好吃吗?
(3) 请问,今天几号?
(4) 昨天是几月几号?
(5) 你去学校做什么?
(6) 我想喝茶。
(7) 我想吃米饭。
(8) 我想买一个杯子。
(9) 这个/那个多少钱?
(10) 小狗在椅子下面。
(11) 你儿子在哪儿工作?
 
Vocabulary
– Languages
– Cuisines
– Time: month, date, day of the week 
– Phrases in a restaurant and store
– Renminbi & currencies
– Occupations
 
Course Book  
HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook and Workbook, Chapters 6-9
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 
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Mandarin Level 2 | Sundays

  • Course Details
Mandarin Level 2 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who have already completed a Beginners course. Mandarin Level 2 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 1 or a course of at least 12 class hours. 
 
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
– Talk about skills
– Dates
– Birthdays 
– Order drinks and foods
– Shopping
– Currency and amounts of money
– Occupations
 
Grammar Points
– Modal verbs 会,想
– The interrogative pronoun 怎么
– Expression of a date: 月,日/号,星期
– Quantity questions 几,多少
– Measure words 个,口
– Sentences with a serial verb construction: 去 + place + to do something
– The interrogative pronoun 哪儿
– The preposition 在
 
 
Examples
(1) 你会说汉语吗?
(2) 中国菜好吃吗?
(3) 请问,今天几号?
(4) 昨天是几月几号?
(5) 你去学校做什么?
(6) 我想喝茶。
(7) 我想吃米饭。
(8) 我想买一个杯子。
(9) 这个/那个多少钱?
(10) 小狗在椅子下面。
(11) 你儿子在哪儿工作?
 
Vocabulary
– Languages
– Cuisines
– Time: month, date, day of the week 
– Phrases in a restaurant and store
– Renminbi & currencies
– Occupations
 
Course Book  
HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook and Workbook, Chapters 6-9
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 
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Mandarin Level 3 | Evenings

  • Course Details
Mandarin Level 3 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who have already studied some Mandarin. Mandarin Level 3 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours.
 
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
– Describe the location of objects and people
– Request for permission
– Tell the time
– Talk about when you will do something
– Talk about the weather
– Talk about health
 
Grammar Points
– The 有 sentence: indicating existence
– The conjunction 和
– Modal verb 能
– Imperative sentences with 请
– Measure words 本,块
– Time word used as an adverbial 
– The interrogative pronoun 怎么样
– Adverb 太
 
Examples
(1) 桌子上有什么?
(2) 杯子在桌子里。
(3) 前面那个人叫什么名字?
(4) 我能坐这儿吗?请坐。
(5) 现在几点?六点三十分
(6) 我们什么时候去看电影?
(7) 你想在北京住几天?
(8) 明天天气怎么样?
(9) 今天会下雨吗?
(10) 你身体怎么样?
 
Cultural Knowledge:
– Features of Chinese people’s name
 
Vocabulary
– Everyday objects
– Locality words
– Time: hour and minute
– Weather conditions
– Adjectives
 
Course Book  
HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook and Workbook, Chapters 10-12
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 
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Mandarin Level 3 | Sundays

  • Course Details
Mandarin Level 3 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who have already studied some Mandarin. Mandarin Level 3 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours.
 
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
– Describe the location of objects and people
– Request for permission
– Tell the time
– Talk about when you will do something
– Talk about the weather
– Talk about health
 
Grammar Points
– The 有 sentence: indicating existence
– The conjunction 和
– Modal verb 能
– Imperative sentences with 请
– Measure words 本,块
– Time word used as an adverbial 
– The interrogative pronoun 怎么样
– Adverb 太
 
Examples
(1) 桌子上有什么?
(2) 杯子在桌子里。
(3) 前面那个人叫什么名字?
(4) 我能坐这儿吗?请坐。
(5) 现在几点?六点三十分
(6) 我们什么时候去看电影?
(7) 你想在北京住几天?
(8) 明天天气怎么样?
(9) 今天会下雨吗?
(10) 你身体怎么样?
 
Cultural Knowledge:
– Features of Chinese people’s name
 
Vocabulary
– Everyday objects
– Locality words
– Time: hour and minute
– Weather conditions
– Adjectives
 
Course Book  
HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook and Workbook, Chapters 10-12
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 
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Mandarin Level 4 | Evenings

  • Course Details

Mandarin Level 4 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who have already studied some Mandarin. Mandarin Level 4 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 3 or a course of at least 36 class hours. 

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

Communicative aims

– Working on pronunciation 

– Building up simple sentence structures and gaining confidence in speaking 

– Communicating in spoken Chinese within a beginner’s range of commonly encountered situations 

– Building on “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures 

 

Linguistic aims

– Expressing one’s likes and dislikes 

– Speaking about daily routine and hobbies 

– Expressing opinions 

– Asking simple questions, such as “is this/is that? Are you/are they? Are these/those…? 

– Asking “what, who, whose” questions 

 

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 
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Mandarin Level 4 | Sundays

  • Course Details
Mandarin Level 4 Sundays is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who have already studied some Mandarin. Mandarin Level 4 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 3 or a course of at least 36 class hours.

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.

Important Notice
The following Sunday courses will last 5 lessons, instead of the usual 6, with 2.5 hours lessons from 10:30 to 13:00.
 
6th April – 18th May 2025 (no lessons on 20th April, 5th May)
1st June – 29th June 2025
16th November – 14th December 2025

 
Course Content

Communication Points
– Talk about an action in progress
– Telephone numbers
– Talk about an action in the past
– Talk about daily routines
– Talk about how you travel
– Emphasise details

Grammar Points
– The interjection 喂
– Indicate an action in progress ‘在。。呢’
– Modal particles 吧, 啊
– Indicating occurrence or completion with了
– The noun 后
– The adverb 都
– Emphasising time, place or manner with‘是。。。的’

Examples
(1) 他在学做中国菜呢。
(2) 昨天上午你在做什么呢?
(3) 我没在看电视。
(4) 你的电话号是多少?
(5) 她买了不少衣服。
(6) 我买了一点苹果。
(7) 你看见了几个人?
(8) 我是坐飞机来的。
(9) 你和李小姐是什么时候认识的?
(10) 你们是怎么来饭店的?

Vocabulary
– Daily activities
– Everyday objects
– Clothing
– Transport
– Time: year, month, date, day of the week, time of day

Cultural Knowledge:
– Common communication tools of Chinese people

Course Book 
HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook and Workbook, Chapters 13-15
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 “

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Mandarin Level 5 | Evenings

  • Course Details

Mandarin Level 5 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Mandarin Level 5 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 4 or a course of at least 48 class hours. 

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

Communicative aims

– Working on pronunciation 

– Building up simple sentence structures and gaining confidence in speaking 

– Communicating in spoken Chinese within a beginner’s range of commonly encountered situations 

– Building on “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures 

 

Linguistic aims

– How to use measurement words 

– Asking for directions 

– Describing the size of objects 

– Describing where objects/people/animals are 

 

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 
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Mandarin Level 5 | Sundays

  • Course Details
Sunday Mandarin Level 5 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Mandarin Level 5 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 4 or a course of at least 48 class hours.

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
Communicative aims

– Working on pronunciation

– Building up simple sentence structures and gaining confidence in speaking

– Communicating in spoken Chinese within a beginner’s range of commonly encountered situations

– Building on “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures

 

Linguistic aims

– How to use measurement words

– Asking for directions

– Describing the size of objects

– Describing where objects/people/animals are

 

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 

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Mandarin Level 6 | Evenings

  • Course Details

Mandarin Level 6 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Mandarin Level 6 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 5 or a course of at least 60 class hours. 

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

Communicative aims

– Working on pronunciation 

– Building up simple sentence structures and gaining confidence in speaking 

– Communicating in spoken Chinese within a beginner’s range of commonly encountered situations 

– Building on “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures 

 

Linguistic aims

– Describing your feelings 

– Expressing preference 

– Expressing wishes 

– Simple comparisons – e.g. big/bigger, small/smaller, tall/taller, expensive/more expensive etc… 

 

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 
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Mandarin Level 6 | Sundays

  • Course Details

Mandarin Level 6 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Mandarin Level 6 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 5 or a course of at least 60 class hours. 

Our Mandarin language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. 

Classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication. Lessons are primarily taught in Mandarin and include interactive activities like group work and role-plays to boost confidence and fluency. Our courses help you use Mandarin in everyday situations, while building core skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

 

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 
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Mandarin Level 7 | Evenings

  • Course Details

Mandarin Level 7 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Mandarin Level 7 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 6 or a course of at least 72 class hours. 

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. 

 

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 
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Mandarin Level 7 | Sundays

  • Course Details

Mandarin Level 7 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Mandarin Level 7 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 6 or a course of at least 72 class hours. 

Our Mandarin language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students.

Classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication. Lessons are primarily taught in Mandarin and include interactive activities like group work and role-plays to boost confidence and fluency. Our courses help you use Mandarin in everyday situations, while building core skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

 

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 
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Mandarin Level 8 | Evenings

  • Course Details

Mandarin Level 8 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Mandarin Level 8 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 7 or a course of at least 84 class hours. 

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. 

 

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 
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Mandarin Level 8 | Sundays

  • Course Details

Mandarin Level 8 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Mandarin Level 8 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 7 or a course of at least 84 class hours. 

Our Mandarin language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students.

Classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication. Lessons are primarily taught in Mandarin and include interactive activities like group work and role-plays to boost confidence and fluency. Our courses help you use Mandarin in everyday situations, while building core skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

 

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 
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