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Describing people Beginner Culture Grammar
How do you describe people? You can describe their personality and/or their appearance. Here, we get some basic terms for describing people:
http://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/2017/09/25/chinese-adjectives-to-describe-a-person/
Twitter: @FluentU
Family words Beginner Grammar
Chinese family words are more complex than in many languages, because they take the side (mother vs. father) and age (elder vs. younger) into account. Here are some basic terms to describe family members:
https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/family-vocabulary-in-chinese/
Twitter: @ChineseLanguage
Hacking Chinese challenge All Learning
Want to improve your reading? Join the Hacking Chinese reading challenge, and read as much as you can during the month of October:
http://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-reading-challenge-october-2017/
Twitter: @HackingChinese
Basic radicals Beginner Characters
When you first start to learn Chinese, the characters all look the same, A key part in distinguishing them is the “radicals,” which can be used to classify (and then remember) many characters’ meanings. Here are some examples:
https://medium.com/@LingQ_Central/break-it-down-chinese-radicals-for-beginners-28c44c5e4fbb
Mid-Autumn Festival All Culture
What is the mid-Autumn Festival, which begins this week? Here is a description of the history, culture, and celebration:
http://www.saporedicina.com/english/chinese-mid-autumn-festival/
Ancient Chinese history All Culture
Chinese civilization started about 4,000 years ago. But what about before then? Here is a description of ancient Chinese civilization:
https://www.writtenchinese.com/neolithic-china-beginnings-chinese-civilization/
Twitter: @WrittenChinese
Utensils Beginner Culture Vocabulary Video
What utensils are used for eating in China? And what cultural beliefs are associated with them? All is explained in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA7HB6cnG1Y
Twitter: @ECLSchool
Learning challenges (and solutions) Intermediate Learning
What are some problems that people face when learning Chinese? What models for success should we follow?
http://carlgene.com/blog/2017/10/lecture-1-how-to-improve-foreign-language-students-learning-habits-and-methods/
Twitter: @carlfordham
Planning ahead Intermediate Story
In this two-part story, a family learns to plan and take precautions:
http://www.imandarinpod.com/hoola/index.php/podcasts/15-2009-12-02-23-37-29/2954-2017-09-27-02-47-22
Twitter: @imandarinpod
Planning ahead Intermediate Story
In this two-part story, a family learns to plan and take precautions:
http://www.imandarinpod.com/hoola/index.php/podcasts/15-2009-12-02-23-37-29/2956-2017-09-28-05-27-37
Twitter: @imandarinpod
Quality, not just quantity Intermediate Story
In this story, we learn that it’s not how much you do, but how well you do it:
http://www.imandarinpod.com/hoola/index.php/podcasts/14-2009-12-02-23-37-05/2957-2017-09-29-01-25-01
Twitter: @imandarinpod
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