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Chinese Basic
Overview
This is a twofold web-application developed by the University of Cambridge Language Centre for basic level students of Chinese. It focuses on listening and reading skills and it also includes many activities that help learners prepare for speaking and writing.
- Basic 1 is a new version of Basic Chinese which was developed by the University of Cambridge Language Centre and approaches the language at a less intensive pace. The eight themes offer audio dialogues which are supported by vocabulary help, transcripts (in Chinese characters and pinyin), translations, language notes, grammar notes and a variety of activities.
- Basic 2 is the second part of the new version of Basic Chinese which was developed by the University of Cambridge Language Centre and approaches the language at a less intensive pace. The eight themes offer audio dialogues which are supported by vocabulary help, transcripts (in Chinese characters and pinyin), translations, language notes, grammar notes and a variety of activities.
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Contact us
Please make sure you have read the FAQ before you contact us.
Email: opencourseware@langcen.cam.ac.uk
Download
 Chinese Basic 1 (223 MB)
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Chinese Basic 2 (255 MB)
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Intermediate Chinese
Overview
This is a web-application developed by the University of Cambridge Language Centre for intermediate level students of Chinese. The material is function-based and presented through nine themes, each based on 3 or 4 audio dialogues. Comprehension of each dialogue is supported by vocabulary help, transcript (in Chinese characters with optional pinyin access), translation, language notes and comprehension activities. There are also notes on cultural background, language functions, grammar notes, practice activities, reading material and a self-test to help learners evaluate their progress.
Please Read the Read Me First file.
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Please make sure you have read the FAQ before you contact us.
Email: opencourseware@langcen.cam.ac.uk
Download - Full Program
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Intermediate Chinese (1GB)
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Because the full Intermediate Chinese program is almost 1GB we are making the themes available as individual downloads.
Download - Themes
If you use a theme on its own the 'Home' button will not work. However if you download the Top level files with placeholders for themes <intchinese_ntc.zip> folder first you will have all the top level files including the the top level index.html page and a placeholder index.html file inside each of the nine theme folders.
When you download a theme simply replace the folder with the same name inside the 'content' folder.
| Top level files with placeholders for themes (0.5MB) |
Additional Read Me (for individual themes) |
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| 1: First Encounter (96MB) |
2: Induction Day (82MB) |
3: Social Visit (97MB) |
| 4: Managing Finances (104MB) |
5: Looking for a Flat (111MB) |
6: Shopping Experience (97MB) |
| 7: Travelling in China (127MB) |
8: Seeking Medical Advice (98MB) |
9: Keeping in Contact (111MB) |
