Mandarin II Grammar Review and Mandarin III Listening and Grammar Material
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This chapter is all about colors. This time, we will start with listening practice. Listening videos are designed to help you gain more exposure to spoken Chinese pertaining to the specific topic at hand. You can also use them to help you prepare for the listening mastery. As I explain in the video, feel free to rewatch any part of the video if you need to. You can use the numbers on your keyboard (0 through 9) to jump to different parts of the video. Then, answer the questions below to check your understanding.
Each video will include a short multiple choice section after it in which you answer questions in English. Remember, though, that the ones on your listening masteries will be in Chinese!
Where is Lanlan’s family from?
What is Lanlan's favorite color?
How does Lanlan’s dad go to work?
Where does Lili work?
Who likes the color white?
This chapter is all about clothing. This chapter doesn't introduce any new grammar points that are complex enough to require a video, so, just like Chapter One, we will just have a listening practice video. As we explained last time, listening videos are designed to help you gain more exposure to spoken Chinese pertaining to the specific topic at hand. You can also use them to help you prepare for the listening mastery. Remember that you can always rewatch any part of the video if you need to. You can use the numbers on your keyboard (0 through 9) to jump to different parts of the video. Then, answer the questions below to check your understanding.
Here's a short multiple choice section so that you can check your understanding. Remember, though, that the ones on your listening masteries will be in Chinese!
What color does Dawei like besides green?
How frequently does Dawei wear shorts?
Which of the following article of clothing is worn by the member of Dawei’s family who does not have a job?
Who wears a blue coat every day at school?
What color are the leather shoes Xiaoming likes to wear?
This chapter is a continuation of Chapter Two, so we're keeping the same topic of articles of clothing. For this chapter, we're going to have a listening video and two grammar videos.
Here's a short multiple choice section so that you can check your understanding. Remember, though, that the ones on your listening masteries will be in Chinese!
What color is Zhangwei's tie?
When does Zhangwei wear jeans?
One member of Xiaoming's family is a banker. What color are the clothes she or he likes wearing at work?
When does Meihui play tennis?
Who likes wearing brown pants?
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement). Remember that the word 了 can go in two different places! Put the 了 after the verb in the first sentence, but after the phrase containing the action in the second.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Chapters four and five have been merged, since they are both about weather! This time, we're going to have a listening video and two grammar videos.
Here's a short multiple choice section so that you can check your understanding. Remember, though, that the ones on your listening masteries will be in Chinese!
What does Miss Li think of the weather where she lives?
What was the weather in Beijing like last night?
Tomorrow at noon, what will be the temperature?
Why does Miss Li want to wear her purple coat tomorrow?
What is the weather like in France in the winter?
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement). The first sentence should indicate the possibility of a weather pattern, while the second should indicate a definite weather pattern.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement). In the first sentence, introduce the speed of the plane before its size. In the second sentence, talk about the snow before the wind.
Chapters six and seven have been merged, since they are both about vacations! This time, we're going to have a listening video and two grammar videos.
Here's a short multiple choice section so that you can check your understanding. Remember, though, that the ones on your listening masteries will be in Chinese!
Where is Zhang Laoshi staying for her summer vacation?
What does Zhang Laoshi like to do the most in the summer?
How many books has Zhang Laoshi already read?
When is Zhang Laoshi going to Canada with her family?
Who likes ice skating?
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement): one question and one answer. Pretend that we have already established a topic: your trip to France.
If you need more review on how to use 了 for completed action, click here.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement). Both of them split verb-object phrases.
Chapter eight is about hobbies! This time, we're going to have a listening video and three grammar videos.
Here's a short multiple choice section so that you can check your understanding. Remember, though, that the ones on your listening masteries will be in Chinese!
What kind of music does Miss Chen like to listen to?
When does Miss Chen play video games?
What does Miss Chen's little sister do after school?
Who likes watching TV?
What does Miss Chen's family do while eating dinner?
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences that use the topic comment structure (including proper punctuation placement). For the first sentence, the order of your objects should be: listening to music and reading novels. For the second sentence, the order should be: hat, tie, and scarf.
If you need more review on how to use verb object phrases, click here. If you need to review how to use the word 以后, please click here.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement). The first sentence should address an activity done after reading, and the second sentence should address an activity done after sleeping.
If you need more review on how to use verb object phrases, click here.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Chapter nine is about sports! This time, we're going to have a listening video and three grammar videos.
Here's a short multiple choice section so that you can check your understanding. Remember, though, that the ones on your listening masteries will be in Chinese!
Which of the following sports does Guangming not play?
How long did Guangming's sister run this morning?
Who likes playing badminton?
Where does Guangming's dad like to play soccer?
What sport does Guangming's dad like to play with friends?
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences that use the 跟... 一起 structure.
Before moving on to Duration of Action Part 2, please make sure to review how to use verb object phrases.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement) using the simple duration of action structure.
Please make sure you understand Duration of Action Part 1 before moving on. If you need more review on how to use verb object phrases, click here.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Chapter ten is about the arts! This time, we're going to have a listening video and three grammar videos.
Here's a short multiple choice section so that you can check your understanding. Remember, though, that the ones on your listening masteries will be in Chinese!
What is Mr. Gao's job?
Which instrument has Mr. Gao played since he was small?
What did Mrs. Gao do in February?
How long does Mrs. Gao play guitar every day?
What does Lili like to do while painting?
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences that use the 一边... 一边 structure. The first sentence should reference watching movies before eating, and the second should reference doing homework before listening to music.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement) using 在 or 正在.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences using the 除了... 以外 structure (including proper punctuation placement). The first sentence should talk about an activity besides dancing, and the second should talk about a country besides Canada.
So... remember how Mandarin II was a thing? Check out some of these videos to review some important grammatical structures from last year.
Alright! So we have lots to go over. But let's start off with the basics.
Rearrange the words below to form a grammatically correct sentence.
Now that you have basic sentence order down, let's check out how to talk about time phrases! This is our first series of videos that go together.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
You're done reviewing basic time phrases! Hoorah! There are two other special ways to explain when something happens that you need to review. Let's go! :)
This is 莉莉's schedule: 7:00am- Wake up, 7:30am- Go to school, 3:00pm- Return home, 4:00pm: Do homework, 7:00pm: Read, 8:00pm: Sleep. Rearrange the words below to form a grammatically correct sentence about her schedule (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form a grammatically correct sentence (including proper punctuation placement).
Great work so far! Check out this next video to learn about place phrases!
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Alright, let's move on to our question words series! Since language builds as you learn it, this series will require quite a bit of previous grammar we’ve learned. Feel free to go back and rewatch old videos whenever you need to (or just feel like it)!
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement). The first should be a question, and the second should be its answer.
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
You're almost done with reviewing Mandarin II! Keep it up!
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement).
Just one more video of Mandarin II Review! You got this!
Rearrange the words below to form two grammatically correct sentences (including proper punctuation placement). For the first question, you'll need the following information: Xiaoming's little brother is 1.1 meters tall, but Xiaoming is 1.3 meters tall.