Pimsleur Mandarin Phase IV

More than a billion people speak Chinese. The two most common dialects are Mandarin and Cantonese. They are not mutually intelligible. Chinese is the official language in mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore. Mandarin is used in most Chinese schools and in most television programs, movies, and radio stations across the country, even in Guangzhou (formerly Canton), where people speak Cantonese in their daily lives. Mandarin is one of the five official languages of the United Nations.

Chinese (Mandarin) Phase 4, blocks 1-30 is a new 30-unit course designed to be completed after Mandarin phase 3. Thirty 30-minute lessons, for a total of 15 hours of spoken Mandarin, plus one hour of cultural notes, are included in the price. These notes are intended to give you a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, as well as expand on the topics discussed in the course. Stage 4 relies on knowledge in joys, and Mandarin stages 1-3. You will speak and understand Mandarin almost fluently and with a wide range of conversational skills. In phase 4, the pace and conversation progress at a faster pace, accelerating familiarity with new vocabulary and structures and approaching native speed and understanding. You will learn to talk about your professional and personal life, needs, likes and dislikes, and create complex sentences.

Some of the topics included in Chinese (Mandarin) Phase 4, blocks 1-30: business, personal life, activities, food, recreation, important topics (such as allergies, food likes and dislikes) , and understanding Chinese