Placement Test
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Total Fluency Course
If you are new to learn Mandarin, you can start from this course!
Or perhaps you learn some words from friends and family… but you want to learn it with a system.
Or you feel like you need to start from the beginning, to practise your pronunciations especially.
In this course, you will learn
- All Mandarin words pronunciations (no joke)
- 100-150 words
- 60 foundation characters
PM’s Fluency Skill Training Target for Entry Beginners:
Confident self introduction and basic interactions with Chinese native speakers
To join this level, you should have / be able to:
Vocabularies:
- Beginner 2.0 = 80 Words or more
- Beginner 3.0 = 150 Words or more
Language Command:
- Read and pronounce Pinyin
- Give a clear self introduction
- Know numbers and dates
- Express your like and dislike
PM’s Fluency Skill Training Target for Level 1:
Confident beginner skills to ask and answer all sorts of basic questions and able to tell events happened in the past, present and future
Please click here – you will be directed to our Dear Asia London website for a Chinese placement test.
Translate the following sentences or paragraph into Chinese Pinyin or Characters.
Send to us at hello@practicalmandarin.co.uk . We will review your answers and get back to you within 24 hours.
- Evening 10:00 Watch TV
- It takes me one hour by bus to go to school.
- The house has two bedrooms.
- I don’t often go to bars.
- My work is very busy.
- What did you do last weekend?
- I went travelling in China last year.
- I take French lessons every Wednesday evening.
To join this level, you should have / be able to:
Vocabularies:
- 200 – 500 Words
Language Command:
- Read and pronounce Pinyin properly
- Give detailed self introduction
- Use of numbers in date, time, money
- Narrate your lifestyle, hobbies
- Narrate your daily schedule
- Take and give directions
- Talk about transportation and your surroundings
PM’s Fluency Skill Training Target for Level 2:
Comfortable conversing skills at some survival contexts while travelling in China
Please click here – you will be directed to our Dear Asia London website for a Chinese placement test.
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.
- Have you found your wallet?
- About 15 minutes.
- His company is not far from his home.
- Sorry I misread your name.
- Have you watched this movie before?
- If you like this mobile phone, I will then buy it for you.
- I have been waiting for your phone call.
- He is even younger than my younger sister.
To join this level, you should have / be able to:
Vocabularies:
- 500-800 words
Language Command:
- Can read Pinyin & 100+ characters
- Give a story about yourself
- Ask and give simple opinions
- Ask and give suggestions
- Make comparisons
- Ask and explain reasons
- Ask and give information about various topics
PM’s Fluency Skill Training Target for Level 3:
Story Telling skills to narrate events, reasons, opinions in details
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.
- I have learnt Chinese for over a year
- You are speaking too quickly, I can’t understand you.
- I already waited here for half an hour, where are you?
- I haven’t finished today’s work, can you help me?
- Please don’t forget to close the door when you leave.
- In winter, north of China could be much colder than the south.
- When I don’t have too much work, I like to go to different places for travelling.
- I worked in that company for half an year, then I came straight to work in this bank.
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
Please click here – you will be directed to our Dear Asia London website for a Chinese placement test.
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. “
To join this level, you should have / be able to:
Vocabularies:
- 1200 – 2500 words
Language Command:
- Can read Pinyin & 800+ characters
- Can conduct a proper conversation with a native speaker
- Can write about certain topics in small paragraphs
PM’s Fluency Skill Training Target for Level 5:
Fluent speaker skills towards discussing about society, culture and literature in depth
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.
” In the eye of most people, work, family, cars or houses are the essential things in our lives. Even when we think about making some choices or changes to our path in life, we would discover that these things often affect our decisions.
In China, there are more and more people who have achieved to live the comfortably-off lifestyle, with the increase of their buying power, they tend to desire more premium brands and luxury goods which they once can’t afford. According to statistics, China now is listed as the top consumer country for luxury goods, and it accounts for over 20% of the world’s overall consumption. “
To join this level, you should have / be able to:
Vocabularies:
- 2500-5000 words
Language Command:
- Can read Pinyin & 1000+ characters
- Can conduct a proper conversation with a native speaker
- Can read and understand Chinese news
- Can write articles in Chinese
PM’s Fluency Skill Training Target for Level 6:
Proficient speaker skills to become an language and cross cultural expert
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.
” The concept of family in China has close links with its cultural traditions. A large and harmonious extended family was once very enviable. The four-generation family used to be very common in the past. As a result of this tradition, many young people continue to live with their parents even after getting married.
Today, the tradition is changing slowly. With the improvement of housing conditions, more and more young couples choose to live apart from their parents. However, the connection between them remains strong. For instance, many elders still offer to look after their grandchildren, while young couples also travel to visit their parents, especially during the important festivals, such as Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. “
Business Chinese Course
To join this level, you should have / be able to:
Vocabularies:
- 4000 words and more
Language Command:
- Can read Pinyin & 1000+ characters
- Can conduct a proper conversation with a native speaker
- Can read and understand some Chinese news
- Can do information research on Chinese content
PM’s Fluency Skill Training Target for Advanced Business:
Use Mandarin to talk about current global affairs, and use correct industrial specific vocabularies at work
Take a read of the following paragraph, and send us your English translation or understanding of the news.
Send to us at hello@practicalmandarin.co.uk . We will review your answers and get back to you within 24 hours.
“在经过了近二十年的高速增值发展之后，中国的房地产市场出现了发展放慢甚至供应过量的不好形势。据报告，中国的住宅销售额在2014年同比下降了10%，住房的空闲率也可能在未来的两年内从目前的15%上升到20%。有很多人预言：中国房地产已经到了最危险的时候，这个巨大的市场泡沫即将爆破。同时，也有经济学家放出“只有房地产，才能救中国”之类的话，说因为在当前和未来更长一段时间，房地产都是国民经济的重要产业，防止大起大落才能保障中国经济稳定。”
Survival Chinese Course
