Upper Intermediate Courses
Chinese HSK Level 4 – Discussions & Debates (path to Independent Speaker)
Designed for students with HSK 3 equivalent skill / 600+ vocabularies
Relevant and interesting topics for discussions & debates
95% Mandarin speaking immersive method in class
£360 tuition for 10 lessons and 2 free make up lessons
Extra benefits: free E learning website, fresh cards and videos
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COURSE | TIME | DATE | VENUE | PRICE | BOOK |
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Upper Intermediate T1 Thursday #2413 | Thursday 6:30-8:30pm | Oct 17, 2024 – Feb 13, 2025 | Aldgate | £380 for 12 weeks | |
Upper Intermediate T2 Wednesday #2502 | Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm | Jan 22 – Apr 9, 2025 | Aldgate | £380 for 12 weeks | |
Upper Intermediate T2 Thursday #2503 | Thursday 6:30-8:00pm | Feb 13 – May 1, 2025 | Aldgate | £380 for 12 weeks | |
Upper Intermediate T3 Monday #2501 | Monday 6:30-8:00pm | Jan 20 – Apr 7, 2025 | Aldgate | £380 for 12 weeks |
COURSE | TIME | DATE | VENUE | PRICE | BOOK HERE |
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Upper Intermediate 1.0 Wednesday #2408 | Wednesday 6:30-8:30pm | Sep 18 – Dec 4, 2024 | Aldgate | £380 for 12 weeks | |
Upper Intermediate 1.0 Thursday #2413 | Thursday 6:30-8:30pm | Oct 17, 2024 – Feb 13, 2025 | Aldgate | £380 for 12 weeks | |
Upper Intermediate 2.0 Wednesdays #2411 | Wednesday 6:30-8:30pm | Sep 25 – Dec 11, 2024 | Aldgate | £380 for 12 weeks | |
Upper Intermediate 3.0 Monday #2410 | Monday 6:30-8:30pm | Sep 23 – Dec 9, 2024 | Aldgate | £380 for 12 weeks | |
Upper Intermediate 3.0 Saturday Intensive #2409 | Saturday 10:30-12:00pm, 1:00-2:30pm | Sep 7 – Oct 12, 2024 | Aldgate | £380 for 6 weeks | |
Upper Intermediate 4.0 Saturday Intensive #2412 | Saturday 10:30am-12:00pm; 1:00-2:30pm | Nov 9 – Dec 14, 2024 | Aldgate | £380 for 6 weeks |
ABOUT THE COURSE
Curriculum
The Upper Intermediate level has 4 courses of 12 lessons each. Our curriculum is set based on Chinese HSK Level 4. No more grammar learning in this level, except for corrections on the use of words for their subtle differences. This level is all about vocabularies. There are further 1200 very useful words to learn in the total of 48 lessons.
The topics covered in this course are normally relevant to current affairs, critical and sometimes even controversial, such as environmental protection, importance of friendship, internet shopping trend, work life balance etc. We have invited 20 native speakers to share their personal opinions on such topics, before we ask the students to express their own, and that’s how we engage students to effectively learn vocabularies on the topics.
Training modules
Upper Intermediate is the level you are being trained to become an independent speaker, ie you might make mistakes, but your message is clear; or you might not know certain words, but you can go around it to explain in a different way via using synonyms perhaps. The key skill we are targeting in this level is discussion and debates, which will require logical and analytical thinking from the students, and adequate words on the topic. It’s a step up from Intermediate’s storytelling skills, but it’s the level where you can say you are getting comfortably fluently. The key modules are Vocab Workshop 词, Sentence Workshop 句, Debate Club 辩,Conversation Flow 谈, Drama Club 看 and Reading Club 读. Chinese Characters 字 are also taught in this course.
Learning content
For learning material, we use HSK Standard Course Book Level 4 to set the curriculum and for reading, while all other tutorial presentations, learning assessment games, fluency practice worksheet and immersive videos are all originally developed by PM academic team, and are exclusive to our students.
STUDENT SUCCESS
SIMPLE ENTRY TEST
To join this level, you should have / be able to:
Vocabularies:
- 800 – 1200 words
Language Command:
- Can read Pinyin & 300+ characters
- Give a story about yourself
- Make comparison and choice
- Explain events / reasons in details
- Give logical and analytical answers
- Give suggestion, reminder, comfort, encouragement
PM’s Fluency Skill Training Target for Level 4:
Independent speaker skill to discuss and debate even abstract topics
Upper Intermediate 1.0 Entry Test
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1. Question
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今天下午我们别出门了,把厨房和_____都打扫打扫吧。
Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒmen bié chūménle, bǎ chúfáng hé_____dōu dǎsǎo dǎsǎo ba.
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这件事我想再_____.
Zhè jiàn shì wǒ xiǎng zài______.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
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______这几个字我看不清楚以外,其他都没什么问题。
______Zhè jǐ gè zì wǒ kàn bù qīngchǔ yǐwài, qítā dōu méishénme wèntí.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Find the right answer based on the statement below:
你看看,现在都八点半了,你怎么还没来? Nǐ kàn kan, xiànzài dōu bā diǎn bànle, nǐ zěnme hái méi lái?
- 他最可能应该几点来?tā zuì kě néng yīng gāi jǐ diǎn lái ?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Find the right answer based on the statement below:
在中国,去朋友家做客,离开时朋友可能会对你说“慢走”。其实他们的意思是让你在回去的路上小心点儿,不是让你慢点儿走。 Zài zhōngguó, qù péngyǒu jiā zuòkè, líkāi shí péngyǒu kěnéng huì duì nǐ shuō “màn zǒu”. Qíshí tāmen de yìsi shì ràng nǐ zài huíqù de lùshàng xiǎoxīn diǎn er, búshì ràng nǐ màn diǎn er zǒu.
- 回答问题:朋友说“慢走”,最可能是什么意思?Huídá wèntí: Péngyǒu shuō “màn zǒu”, zuì kěnéng shì shénme yìsi?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
What can we find out from the below statement?
王先生是一个小学校长,他每天都第一个到学校,最后一个离开,他常说,只要能为孩子们做一些事,再累也是快乐的。
Wáng xiānshēng shì yīgè xiǎoxuéxiàozhǎng, tā měitiān dōu dì yīgè dào xué xiào, zuìhòu yí gè líkāi, tā cháng shuō, zhǐyào néng wéi háizimen zuò yìxiē shì, zài lèi yěshì kuàilè de.
- 这段话告诉我们:Zhè duàn huà gàosù wǒmen:
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
What can we find out from the following statement?
有些女孩儿为了看起来更漂亮,冬天的时候也只穿很少的衣服出门,这样做对身体不好。其实,健康才是最重要的。 Yǒuxiē nǚhái ér wèile kàn qǐlái gèng piàoliang, dōngtiān de shíhòu yě zhǐ chuān hěn shǎo de yīfú chūmén, zhèyàng zuò duì shēntǐ bù hǎo. Qíshí, jiànkāng cái shì zuì zhòngyào de.
- 这段话告诉我们:Zhè duàn huà gàosù wǒmen:
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
“The cake was eaten by me.”
Put the words in order to form a sentence.
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蛋糕 dàngāo
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被 bèi
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我 Wǒ
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吃 chī
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完了 wánle
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
“The boss is very satisfied with my work.”
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老板 lǎobǎn
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对 duì
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我的工作 wǒ de gōngzuò
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非常 fēicháng
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满意 mǎnyì
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
“I was so tired that I fell asleep on the bus.”
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我 Wǒ
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累 lèi
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得 de
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在公共汽车上 zài gōnggòng qìchē shàng
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睡着 shuìzhao
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了 le
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通过他们两个人的_____努力,终于完成了任务。
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2. Question
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我刚来这儿的时候很不_____,后来慢慢习惯了,也交到了很多朋友,我越来越喜欢这儿的生活了。
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他们这次招聘的要求虽然高,但是那些要求你都_____,你应该去试试。
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Find the right answer based on the statement below:
坐火车从北京到上海,原来最快差不多需要12个小时,现在有了高铁,5个小时就能到。
- 以前坐火车从北京到上海最快要几个小时?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Find the right answer based on the statement below:
A:今天是小王请客?他有什么高兴事啊?
B:他搬新家了,晚上请老同学们去家里吃饭,顺便看看他的新房子。
- 小王为什么要请客?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
What can we find out from the statement below?
不管做什么事情,都要注意方法,学习尤其是这样。如果方法对了,就会取得很好的效果;如果方法错了,不管你怎么努力,也很难取得成功。
- 这段话告诉我们:
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
What can we find out from the conversation below?
A:你看一下,现在有多少人同意这个计划?
B:我们公司一共十五个人,现在有三分之二的人同意。
- 这段话告诉我们:
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
Put the words in order to form a sentence.
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中国人
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往往
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会请
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重要的
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客人
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去饭店
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吃饭
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
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我
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对
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伦敦
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印象
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不错
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
Put the words in order to form a sentence.
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赚钱
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多少
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不是
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最
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重要的
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Translate the following sentences or paragraph into Chinese Pinyin or Characters. You can use dictionary if you don’t know certain words.
Send to us at hello@practicalmandarin.co.uk . We will review your answers and get back to you within 24 hours.
“ Nowadays internet shopping has become more and more popular, for young people especially, they love to shop online. You can literally buy anything online, you can buy books, clothes, handbags, you can even buy furniture and cell phones. Internet shopping becoming so popular is down to two main reasons. First of all, there are a lot more things online, and it’s even cheaper than buying them in stores. This alone is the main reason that attracts people to turn to online shopping. Second of all, people can buy what they like at any time, the seller can post your purchase to your office or your home, it’s convenient and time saving even. “