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Lesson 1: Greetings

 

• Questions ending with 呢 (ne)
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• The verb 叫 (jiao4)
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• The verb 是 (shi4)
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• Questions ending with 吗 (ma)
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• The negative adverb 不 (bù)
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• The adverb 也 (yě)
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Listening Practice

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Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog article: 
-Yoyo Blog article: 
-Yoyo Blog article: 
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Other Useful Materials:
• Most common Chinese greetings
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• Introduce oneself
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Lesson 2: Family

Grammar Points

• The Particle 的 (de) (I)
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• Measure Words (I)
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• Question Pronouns
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• 有 (yǒu) in the sense of ‘to Have’ or ‘to Possess’
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• 有 (yǒu) in the sense of “to Exist”
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• The Usage of 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng)
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• The Adverb 都 (dōu)
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Listening Practice
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Cultural Points
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-Yoyo Blog Article: 

Other Useful Materials:
• Use of Measure word 
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Lesson 3: Dates & Times

Grammar Points 

• Numbers (0, 1–100)
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• Dates and Time
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• Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of the Particle 的 (de) (II)

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• The Sentence Structure of 我请你吃饭 (Wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn)
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• Alternative Questions
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• Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
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• The Adverb 还 (hái)
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Listening Practice

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Cultural Points-Yoyo Blog Article: 

-Yoyo Blog Article:  

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Lesson 4: Hobbies

Grammar Points

• Word Order in Chinese
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• Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (II)
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• The Conjuction 那（么）(nà{me})

• 去 (qù) + Action
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• Questions with 好吗 (hǎo ma)

• The Modal Verb 想 (xiǎng)
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• Verb+Object as a Detachable Compound
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  –Ebook:  

Cultural Points

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-Yoyo Blog Article:
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
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Lesson 5: Visiting Friends

Grammar Points

• 一下 (yí xià) and (一)点儿({yì} diǎnr) Moderating the tone of Voice
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• Adjectives as Predicates
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• The Preposition 在 (zài)
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• The Particle 吧 (ba)
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• The Particle 了 (le) (I)
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• The Adverb 才 (cái)
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Listening Practice
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Cultural points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

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Lesson 6: Making Appointments

Grammar Points
• The Preposition 给 (gěi)
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• The Modal Verb 要 (yào) (I)
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• The Adverb 别 (bié)
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• Time Expressions

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• The Modal Verb 得 (děi)
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• Directional Complements (I)
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Listening Practice
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Cultural Points
-Video:
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

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Lesson 7: Studying Chinese

Grammar Points
• Descriptive Complements (I)
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• The Adverbs 太 (tài) and 真 (zhēn)

• The Adverb 就 (jiù) (I)

• Double Objects 

• Ordinal Number

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• 有(一)点儿 （yǒu {yì} diánr)

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• 怎么 (zěnme) in Questions
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• The 的 (de) Structure (I)
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• The Use of Nouns and Pronouns in Continuous Discourse 

Listening Practice
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Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

Other Useful Materials:
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Lesson 8: School life

Grammar Points

• The Position of Time-When Expressions
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• The Adverb 就 (jiù) (II)
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• 一边…一边… (yìbiān…yìbiān…)

• Series of Verbs/Verb Phrases

• The Particle 了 (le) (II)
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• The Particle 的 (de) (III): To “de” or not to “de”
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• The Adverb 正在 (zhèngzài)

• 除了…以外, 还…(chúle…yǐwài, hái…)
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• 能 (néng) and 会 (huì) (I) Compared
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• The Adverb 就 (jiù) (III) 

Listening Practice
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Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

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Lesson 9: Shopping

Grammar Points
• The Modal Verb 要 (yào) (II)
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• Measure Words (II)
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• The 的 (de) structure (II)
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• 多 (duō) Used Interrogatively
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• Amounts of Money
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• 跟/和…(不)一样 (gēn/hé… {bù} yíyàng)
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• 虽然…，可是/但是…(suīrán…, kěshì/dànshì…)
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Listening Practice
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Cultural Points 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 

-Yoyo Blog Article: 

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Lesson 10: Transportation

Grammar Points
• Topic-Comment Sentences
  -Yoyo Blog Article: 

• 或者 (huòzhě) and 还是 (háishi)
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• 先 (xiān)…再 (zài)…
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• 还是 (háishi)…(吧) (ba)

• 每 (měi)…都 (dōu)
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• 要 (yào)…了 (le) 

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

Other Useful Materials
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Lesson 11: Talking about the Weather

Grammar Points
• Comparative Sentences with 比 (bǐ) (I)
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• The Particle 了 (le) (III)
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• The Modal Verb 会 (huì, will) (II)
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• Adj+(一)点儿 ({yì} diǎnr)
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• The Adverb 又 (yòu, again)
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• Adj/ V + 是 (shì) + Adj / V, + 可是/但是… (kěshì/dànshì…)
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Listening Practice
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Cultural Points 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

Other Useful Materials
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Lesson 12: Dining

Grammar Points
• 一…也/都…不/没… (yì…yě/dōu…bù/méi)
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• Adverb 多/少 (duō/shǎo) + V
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• 刚 (gāng) vs 刚才 (gāngcái)
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• Resultative Complements (I)
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• 好 (hǎo) as a Resultative Complement
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• Reduplication of Adjectives
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• The Verb 来 (lái) 

Listening Practice
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Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
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Lesson 13: Asking Directions

Grammar Points
• Direction and Location Words
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• Comparative Sentences with 没(有) (méi{yǒu})
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• 那么 (nàme) Indicating Degree
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• 到 (dào) + Place + 去 (qù) + Action
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• The Dynamic Particle 过 (guo)
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• Reduplication of Verbs
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• Resultative Complements (II)
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• 一…就… (yī…jiù…, as soon as…then…) 

Listening Practice
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Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
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Lesson 14: Birthday Party

Grammar Points
• 呢 (ne) Indicating an Action in Progress

• Verbal Phrases and Subject-Predicate Phrases Used as Attributives
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• Time Duration
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• Sentences with 是…的 (shì…de)
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• 还 (hái, still)
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• 又…又… (yòu…yòu…, both…and…)
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Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
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-Yoyo Blog Article:  

Other Useful Materials
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Lesson 15: Seeing a Doctor

Grammar Points
• 死 (sǐ) Indicating an Extreme Degree

•  Times of Actions
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• 起来 (qi lai) indicating the Beginning of an Action
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• 把 (bǎ) Construction (I)
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• The Preposition 对 (duì)
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• 越来越… (yuè lái yuè…)

• 再说 (zàishuō)
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Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

Other Useful Materials
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That’s How the Chinese Say it

• 在 (zài, to exist)

• Complimentary Expressions

• 怎么了 (Zěnme le? What’s the matter? What’s wrong?)
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• 糟糕 (zāogāo, [It’s] awful/What a mess)
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Lesson 16: Dating

Grammar Points
• Descriptive Complements (II)
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• Potential Complements
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• 就 (jiù) – only

• Directional Complements (II)
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Listening Practice 

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article:  
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 

Other Useful Materials
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Lesson 17: Renting an Apartment

Grammar Points
• Verb + 了 (le) + Numeral + Measure Word + Noun + 了 (le)
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• 连…都/也 (lián…dōu/yě)

• Potential Complements with Verb + 不下 (bu xià)
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• 多 (duō) Indicating an Approximate Number
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• Question Pronouns with 都/也 (dōu/yě)
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Listening Practice
-Video:  

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

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Lesson 18: Sports

Grammar Points
• Duration of Non-Action
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• 好/难 (hǎo/nán) + V
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• 下去 (xia qu) Indicating Continuation
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• Duration of Actions
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• The Particle 着 (zhe)
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• 被/叫/让 (bèi/jiào/ràng) in Passive-Voice Sentences
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Listening Practice
-Video:  

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

Other Useful Materials
-Video:  

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Lesson 19: Travel

Grammar Points
• 不得了(bù déliǎo, extremely)

• Question Pronouns as Indefinite References (Whoever, Whatever, etc.)

• Numbers over One Thousand
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• Comparative Sentences with 比 (bǐ) (II)
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Listening Practice 

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article: 
-Yoyo Blog Article:  

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Lesson 20: At the Airport

Grammar Points
• 的 (de), 得 (de), 地 (de) Compared

• …的时候 (…de shíhou) and …以后 (…yǐhòu) Compared
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• 还 (hái) + Positive Adjective
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• Kinship Terms
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Listening Practice 

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That’s How the Chinese Say it

Grammar Points
• 一言为定 (yì yán wéi dìng, it’s a deal; it’s decided)

• “Good,” “Very good,” “Excellent,” “Extraordinary”

• Greetings and Farewells

  -Yoyo Blog Article: 

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