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Lesson 1 – Intermediate – The differences between “才” and “就”

November 7, 2013

At present, the sentence structure is like this: “才” (cái)+ time/ quantifier…… Students who learn Chinese grammar get confused when they try to use 才 or 就. From these examples, we can notice that what the meaning of the sentence is similar with the meaning expressed by the sentence structure “time/ quantifier + 就(jiù)……”. We just add […]

The Importance of the Second Language Grammar Teaching

November 7, 2013

Grammar is always important in a certain language. Even though there are still different opinions about the importance and effect of the grammar teaching, most teachers in Chinese language school attach much importance to the grammar teaching in the foreign language teaching. Therefore, for a long time, the grammar teaching has been playing the important role in […]

Lesson 4 – Intermediate – Zhongwen Reading Exercise

November 7, 2013

Today’s free Chinese lesson provides students who want to learn zhongwen online. 美洲一家野生动物园,曾经试着引进非洲象群,可是却总是失败。原因是非洲象没有听到过猪叫的声音,一旦听到了猪叫声,象群便会受惊。①受了惊吓的象群会四处乱跑,有时还会互相挤伤踩死,对小象的生长极为不利。 非洲象为何如此害怕猪的叫声呢?原来非洲象从来没有听到过猪的叫声,不知道猪究竟是一种怎样的动物。非洲象一听到陌生的声音便会感到不安。动物学家想了很多办法来解决这个问题。养猪的土著人,与非洲象是以一条河为界。②当地政府规定,土著人必须与野生动物和平共处,不能无故侵犯。如今,野生动物不敢越河侵犯土著人,可是土著人养的猪却侵犯了那里的新朋友——非洲象。 最后,动物学家制定了一个方案:从土著人那里买来一头猪,将猪与一只非洲象关在一个笼子里。刚开始时,大象确实吓了一跳,当猪大声叫时,大象非常害怕,甚至还想逃出铁笼。慢慢地,大象发现,猪的叫声并不可怕。③尽管猪一见到它便不停地叫,可是并不能对它造成任何伤害。就这样,大象和猪竟然彼此熟悉了,猪不再叫,大象也不再害怕猪的叫声了。问题终于解决了,当非洲象再去河边洗澡时,偶尔听到猪的叫声,也不会再受惊逃跑。 The following questions set by our teacher of free Chinese lesson aim to check whether you have really understood the zhongwen meaning of this reading material. I. Choice question 1、为什么美洲动物园引进非洲象群总是不成功? A、美洲的气候不适合非洲象生存 B、动物园的设备不齐全 C、非洲象一听到猪的叫声,便会受惊 D、美洲动物园附近的猪害怕象群   2、文章第二段的主要意思是什么? A、非洲象不适应美洲环境的原因 B、美洲这家动物园的周围环境 C、美洲的土著人的生活环境 D、动物学家所采取的措施   3、在第二段中为什么说“土著人养的猪却侵犯了那里的新朋友——非洲象”? A、土著人养的猪很凶恶 B、土著人养的猪的叫声吓到了非洲象 […]

Lesson 2 – Elementary – Hanyu Pinyin Overview

November 7, 2013

The beginners always get confused and frustrated by the Hanyu Pinyin study in Chinese Lessons, for most language do not have the tones and express just in letters without any characters. Today we will talk about Hanyu Pinyin. Chinese Hanyu Pinyin in free Chinese lesson is the romanization of the Chinese “written sound”. Romanization approximates Mandarin pronunciation with […]

How To Memorize Special Words in Chinese Language

November 7, 2013

When foreigners come to learn Chinese in China, they will found that Chinese words are mysterious. It seems that many Chinese words are understandable for them. They think there are many exceptions out of the rules. So, it is difficult for them to remember those special words. But whatever it is, teachers should explain to them […]

Differences between Learning and Acquisition in Mandarin Learning

November 7, 2013

For forty years, the scientists have made great progress in researching the cognitive process, thus producing a new subject called cognitive psychology. The language acquisition is a part of human’s cognition. Krashen’s acquisition and leaning hypothesis makes great influence on the research in language cognition. At present, almost the experts in foreign languages teaching fields […]

Lesson 5 – Intermediate – Take “电脑网络中毒症” As An Example in Free Chinese Lesson

November 7, 2013

电脑网络中毒症 有人说,电脑网络已经为现代人掀起一场信息革命,不懂得使用网络的人,将成为21世纪的文盲。 不过,随着网络越来越普及,也开始出现了一种网络中毒症。据说,得了这种病的人,整天不吃不喝,工作、学习集中不了注意力,从早到晚只盯着电脑。 在美国、日本等地,许多网友迷上了网络,到了无法自拔的地步。例如,学生不去上课,上班的人矿工,还有的家庭主妇因此和丈夫闹离婚。 首先发现这种病并且给它命名的是美国纽约的一位精神病理学专家。他在为一名病人做诊疗时发现,病人因为整天沉迷在网络中,使得他公司的生意越来越差。由于网络里有无限的空间可供人们“游荡”,还有许多新鲜刺激的游戏让人着迷,因此,许多人上网和从没见过面的网友聊天,或者从事幻想性的冒险活动。其中有一位妇女,就是因为在网络上找到男朋友而离开了丈夫。 目前,在电脑使用者中,得了“网络中毒症”得人大约占2%~3%左右。 For the foreign students, it is hard to master the Chinese language in China and understand the whole passage in a short time. Therefore, this is the easy way to improve the Chinese language in China. The first step: illustrate the word in the free Chinese lesson order to make the foreign students who learn Chinese […]

Lesson 1 – Advanced – The differences among 按, 依, 照, 按照, 依照 in HSK exam

November 7, 2013

Here are the differences for these 5 words in free Chinese lesson. The knowledge is very useful for the students who study HSK exam. <preposition> introducing certain standards, ideas or grounds on which something is done. 1. The differences for “按” and “依” ,“照” (” àn ” and ” yī ” ,” zhào “)in HSK exam. (1)When compared with “按”, […]

The Pedagogical Grammar and Theoretical Grammar in Chinese Teaching

November 7, 2013

When foreigners learn Chinese in China, they may have heard about the pedagogical grammar and theoretical grammar in Chinese language teaching. They should realize that grammar teaching in Chinese as a foreign language belongs to pedagogical grammar and it is different from the theoretical grammar. First of all, teachers should know clearly about the differences between these two […]

Successful Phonetic and Sentence Patterns Teaching in Mandarin

November 7, 2013

It should be assured that the phonetic teaching of Chinese at present is basically successful. As the beginning of Chinese language learning, the speech sound should be mastered in the first step. As a result, the teaching of speech sounds should begin with the single speech and then move to the flow of speech. To […]

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