Reference Materials for the Textbook "Integrated Chinese"

YANGYANG CHENG | APRIL 23, 2016

Lesson 1: Greetings

Grammar Points

• The Verb 姓 (xìng)
-Video: ICC Unit 1 - Lesson 1: Asking About Names

• Questions ending with 呢 (ne)
-Video: BCC Unit 21 - Lesson 2: Using "What" in a Question

• The verb 叫 (jiao4)
-Video: BCC Unit 21 - Lesson 2: Using "What" in a Question

• The verb 是 (shi4)
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #1: Assuming 'to be' Equals '是 (shì)'

• Questions ending with 吗 (ma)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Forming a Yes/No Question - Lesson 1: Asking a Yes or No Question in Chinese Using ma (吗)
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #4: Using 'ma' for Non-Yes-No Questions

• The negative adverb 不 (bù)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Negation Words - Lesson 1: Chinese Negation Word 不 (bù)

• The adverb 也 (yě)
-Video: BCC Unit 21 - Lesson 3: Nice to meet you

Listening Practice

-Video: BCC Unit 21 - Lesson 4: What’s your name? (COTS)

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog article: How Chinese people want to be greeted
-Yoyo Blog article: How to Make Great First Impressions with Any Chinese Speaker
-Yoyo Blog article: How to Choose Your Chinese Name
-Yoyo Blog article: How NOT to Choose a Chinese Name

Other Useful Materials:
• Most common Chinese greetings
-Video: BCC Unit 4 - Lesson 3: Greetings in Chinese (Music Video)

• Introduce oneself
-Video: BCC Unit 4 - Lesson 1: Introducing Yourself

Lesson 2: Family

Grammar Points

• The Particle 的 (de) (I)
-Video: BCC Unit 17 Lesson 4: Using Possessive Forms

• Measure Words (I)
-Video: BCC Unit 20, Lesson 1: Measure Words - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 20, Lesson 2: Measure Words - Part 2
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #3: Ignoring Chinese Measure Words

• Question Pronouns
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Content Questions -WH- Questions, Lesson 1: Chinese Word Order for Content Questions

• 有 (yǒu) in the sense of 'to Have' or 'to Possess'
-Video: BCC Unit 19, Lesson 1: Brothers and Sisters

• 有 (yǒu) in the sense of “to Exist”
-Video: ICC Unit 7, Lesson 1: Favorite Cities - Part 1

• The Usage of 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng)
-Video: BCC Unit 14, Lesson 1: Something to Drink - Part 1

• The Adverb 都 (dōu)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 37: Does 都 (dōu) equal all

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 20, Lesson 3: Asking About Siblings (COTS)

-Video: BCC Unit 53, Lesson 2: Comparing People (COTS)

Cultural Points
- Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 48: How to Say Cousin in Chinese
-Yoyo Blog Article: 6 Details You Need to Know About Schools in China

Other Useful Materials:
• Use of Measure word
-Video: BCC Unit 14, Lesson 2 Something to Drink - Part 2 (Music Video)

Lesson 3: Dates & Times

Grammar Points

• Numbers (0, 1–100)
-Video: BCC Unit 2, Lesson 1: Numbers 0-10 (Music Video)
-Video: BCC Unit 2, Lesson 3: Numbers 11-99
-Video: BCC Unit 16, Lesson 1: Numbers 100 and Above

• Dates and Time
-Video: BCC Unit 27, Lesson 1: Months and Weeks - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 27, Lesson 2: Months and Weeks - Part 2
-Video: BCC Unit 27, Lesson 3: Days and Years - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 27, Lesson 4: Days and Years - Part 2
-Video: BCC Unit 29, Lesson 1: During the Day - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 29, Lesson 2: During the Day - Part 2
-Video: BCC Unit 30, Lesson 1: Telling time - Part 1

-Video: BCC Unit 30, Lesson 2: Telling time - Part 2

-Ebook: Yoyo Chinese The Ultimate Cheat Sheet of Chinese Time Words

• Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of the Particle 的 (de) (II)

-Video: BCC Unit 17 Lesson 4: Using Possessive Forms

• The Sentence Structure of 我请你吃饭 (Wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn)
-Video: BCC Unit 41, Lesson 2: Asking Someone Out

• Alternative Questions
-Video: BCC Unit 12, Lesson 2: Do You Want Coffee or Tea?

• Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
-Video: BCC Unit 57, Lesson 2: Another Way to Ask a Yes or No Question
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Forming a Yes/No Question - Lesson 2: Forming a Yes or No Chinese Question with the 'Verb-not-verb' Structure

• The Adverb 还 (hái)
-Video: ICC Unit 6, Lesson 1: Except and Besides - Part 1
-Video: ICC Unit 10, Lesson 1: Are you Married?

Listening Practice

-Video: BCC Unit 2, Lesson 2: Counting 1-10（COTS)
-Video: BCC 28, Lesson 2: Talking About Dates - Part 2 (COTS)
-Video: BCC 28, Lesson 4: When is Your Birthday? (COTS)
-Video: BCC 32, Lesson 3: Days in a Year (COTS)
-Video: BCC 30, Lesson 3: What Time Is It? (COTS)
-Video: BCC 31, Lesson 2: When Do You Wake Up? (COTS)

Cultural Points-Yoyo Blog Article: Chinese Dining Etiquette Survival Guide

-Yoyo Blog Article: 5 Essential Chinese New Year Dishes

Lesson 4: Hobbies

Grammar Points

• Word Order in Chinese
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Word Order - Lesson 1: Chinese Word Order (Part 1)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Word Order - Lesson 2: Chinese Word Order (Part 2)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Word Order - Lesson 3: Chinese Word Order (Part 3)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Content Questions -WH- Questions, Lesson 1: Chinese Word Order for Content Questions
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #10: Putting Time and Location at the Wrong Place

• Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (II)
-Video: BCC Unit 57, Lesson 2: Another Way to Ask a Yes or No Question
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Forming a Yes/No Question - Lesson 2: Forming a Yes or No Chinese Question with the 'Verb-not-verb' Structure

• The Conjuction 那（么）(nà{me})

• 去 (qù) + Action
-Video: BCC Unit 23, Lesson 5: I want to Go to China
-Video: Google Hangout, Lesson 1: How to Say "chu", "qu", "ren" and "yan" Correctly

• Questions with 好吗 (hǎo ma)

• The Modal Verb 想 (xiǎng)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 16: How to say 'I want to' in Chinese

• Verb+Object as a Detachable Compound
-Video: BCC Unit 41, Lesson 3: Singing and Dancing
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #7: Confusion About "Verb + Default Object" Verbs

Cultural Points

-Video: ICC Unit 49, Lesson 1: Splitting the Bill - Part 1
-Video: ICC Unit 49, Lesson 2: Splitting the Bill - Part 2
-Yoyo Blog Article: Chinese Dining Etiquette Survival Guide
-Yoyo Blog Article: Why is Basketball so Popular in China?
-Yoyo Blog Article: Why Chinese People Love Western TV Shows
-Yoyo Blog Article: Korean Dramas and Chinese Soft Power

Lesson 5: Visiting Friends

Grammar Points

• 一下 (yí xià) and (一)点儿({yì} diǎnr) Moderating the tone of Voice
-Video: BCC Unit 34, Lesson 1: I don't care
-Video: BCC Unit 41, Lesson 4: Asking Someone For Help
-Video: BCC Unit 54, Lesson 1: Expressing Ability with Nénɡ
-Video: BCC Unit 56, Lesson 1: Expressing 'Have to'

• Adjectives as Predicates
-Video: BCC Unit 17, Lesson 1: I'm good
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Adjectives - Lesson 1: Chinese Adjectives (Part 1)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 4: Chinese adjectives
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #1: Assuming 'to be' Equals '是 (shì)'

• The Preposition 在 (zài)
-Video: BCC Unit 18, Lesson 1: Asking Where
-Video: BCC Unit 18, Lesson 2: W here is the Restroom

• The Particle 吧 (ba)
-Video: BCC Unit 24, Lesson 2: Essential Chinese Phrases - Part 2

• The Particle 了 (le) (I)
-Video: BCC Unit 46, Lesson 1 Talking About the Past - Part 3
-Video: BCC Unit 46, Lesson 2 Talking About the Past - Part 4
-Video: BCC Unit 47, Lesson 1 Talking About the Past - Part 5
-Video: BCC Unit 47, Lesson 2 Talking About the Past - Part 6
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #9: Using 'le (了)' to Indicate Past Tense for All Verbs

• The Adverb 才 (cái)
-Video: ICC Unit 54, Lesson 2: The Tricky Word 'Cai'

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 47, Lesson 3: Last Weekend Activities (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 54, Lesson 2: Eating Spicy Foods (COTS)

Cultural points
-Yoyo Blog Article: What Makes Expats Stay in China?
-Yoyo Blog Article: How to Make Great First Impressions with Any Chinese Speaker
-Yoyo Blog Article: 5 Ways to Deflect a Compliment in Chinese

Lesson 6: Making Appointments

Grammar Points
• The Preposition 给 (gěi)
-Video: ICC Unit 28, Lesson 2 What Would You Do With a Million Dollars - Part 1

• The Modal Verb 要 (yào) (I)
-Video: BCC Unit 44, Lesson 1: Talking About the Future (Part 3)

• The Adverb 别 (bié)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Negation Words - Lesson 3: Chinese Negation Words 别 (bié) and 不要 (bú yào)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 3: Don't Piss Me Off

• Time Expressions

-Video: BCC Unit 27, Lesson 1: Months and Weeks - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 27, Lesson 2: Months and Weeks - Part 2
-Video: BCC Unit 27, Lesson 3: Days and Years - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 27, Lesson 4: Days and Years - Part 2
-Video: BCC Unit 29, Lesson 1: During the Day - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 29, Lesson 2: During the Day - Part 2
-Video: BCC Unit 30, Lesson 1: Telling time - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 30, Lesson 2: Telling time - Part 2

-Ebook: Yoyo Chinese The Ultimate Cheat Sheet of Chinese Time Words

• The Modal Verb 得 (děi)
-Video: BCC Unit 56, Lesson 1: Expressing 'Have to'
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 2: The Difference Between "Have to" and "Don't Have to"

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 44, Lesson 2: Making Weekend Plans (COTS)

Cultural Points
-Video: BCC Unit 32, Lesson 2 What’s Your Number? (COTS)
-Yoyo Blog Article: What’s the difference between zhongwen, hanyu, putonghua, guoyu and huayu?

Lesson 7: Studying Chinese

Grammar Points
• Descriptive Complements (I)
  -Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Degree, Lesson 1: Complement of Degree (Part 1)
  -Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Degree, Lesson 2: Complement of Degree (Part 2)
  -Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Degree, Lesson 3: Complement of Degree (Part 3)
  -Video: BCC Unit 48, Lesson 2: Complimenting in Chinese

• The Adverbs 太 (tài) and 真 (zhēn)

• The Adverb 就 (jiù) (I)

• Double Objects

• Ordinal Number

-Video: BCC Unit 39, Lesson 3: Past Experiences - Part 7

• 有(一)点儿（yǒu {yì} diánr)

-Video: BCC Unit 40, Lesson 5: What's the Matter

• 怎么 (zěnme) in Questions
  -Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Content Questions -WH- Questions, Lesson 7: Asking a How Question in Chinese (Part 1)
  -Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 22: The difference Between '怎么' and '为什么'
  -Video: BCC Unit 34, Lesson 3: Saying Things in Chinese
  -Video: BCC Unit 36, Lesson 1: How Do You Get to Work?

• The 的 (de) Structure (I)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Adjectives - Lesson 2: Using Chinese Adjectives with 'de (的)'
  -Video: ICC Unit 30, Lesson 1: What's Your Type of Man? - Part 1
  -Video: ICC Unit 31, Lesson 1: What's Your Type of Woman? - Part 1
  -Video: ICC Unit 32, Lesson 1: Your Dream Man - Part 1
  -Video: ICC Unit 33, Lesson 1: Your Dream Girl - Part 1
  -Video: ICC Unit 34, Lesson 1: What Kinds of Men Do You Dislike? - Part 1
  -Video: ICC Unit 35, Lesson 1: What Kinds of Women Do You Dislike? - Part 1

• The Use of Nouns and Pronouns in Continuous Discourse

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 49, Lesson 2: Dancing Well (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 49, Lesson 3: Getting a Good Rest (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 36, Lesson 4: Can you drive? (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 26, Lesson 2: Why Learn Chinese? (COTS)

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: Frequently Asked Questions About Chinese - Chinese Characters

Other Useful Materials:
-Video: Chinese Character Course Unit 1, Lesson 1: Introduction to Learning Chinese Characters
-Video: Chinese Character Course Unit 1, Lesson 2: How Many Chinese Characters Should You Learn?
-Video: Chinese Character Course Unit 1, Lesson 3: Lesson 3 How are Chinese Characters Formed?
-Video: Chinese Character Course Unit 1, Lesson 4: How do Chinese People Type Chinese Characters?
-Video: Chinese Character Course Unit 1, Lesson 5: How You'll Achieve Basic Chinese Literacy with Yoyo Chinese

Lesson 8: School life

Grammar Points

• The Position of Time-When Expressions
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Word Order - Lesson 1: Chinese Word Order (Part 1)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Word Order - Lesson 2: Chinese Word Order (Part 2)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Word Order - Lesson 3: Chinese Word Order (Part 3)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Content Questions -WH- Questions, Lesson 1: Chinese Word Order for Content Questions
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #10: Putting Time and Location at the Wrong Place

• The Adverb 就 (jiù) (II)
-Video: BCC Unit 57, Lesson 1: Conditional Statements With 'If'

• 一边…一边… (yìbiān...yìbiān...)

• Series of Verbs/Verb Phrases

• The Particle 了 (le) (II)
-Video: BCC Unit 46, Lesson 1 Talking About the Past - Part 3
-Video: BCC Unit 46, Lesson 2 Talking About the Past - Part 4
-Video: BCC Unit 47, Lesson 1 Talking About the Past - Part 5
-Video: BCC Unit 47, Lesson 2 Talking About the Past - Part 6
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #9: Using 'le (了)' to Indicate Past Tense for All Verbs

• The Particle 的 (de) (III): To “de” or not to “de”
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Adjectives - Lesson 2: Using Chinese Adjectives with 'de (的)'

• The Adverb 正在 (zhèngzài)

• 除了…以外, 还…(chúle...yǐwài, hái…)
-Video: ICC Unit 6, Lesson 1: Except and Besides - Part 1

• 能 (néng) and 会 (huì) (I) Compared
-Video: BCC Unit 54, Lesson 1: Expressing Ability with Nénɡ

• The Adverb 就 (jiù) (III)

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 24, Lesson 3: Can You Speak English? (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 42, Lesson 3: Making Guesses (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 49, Lesson 2: Dancing Well (COTS)

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 5 Ways to Deflect a Compliment in Chinese
-Yoyo Blog Article: 6 Details You Need to Know About Schools in China

Lesson 9: Shopping

Grammar Points
• The Modal Verb 要 (yào) (II)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 16: How to say 'I want to' in Chinese

• Measure Words (II)
-Video: BCC Unit 20, Lesson 1: Measure Words - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 20, Lesson 2: Measure Words - Part 2
-Ebook: Top 10 Mistakes, Mistake #3: Ignoring Chinese Measure Words

• The 的 (de) structure (II)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Adjectives - Lesson 2: Using Chinese Adjectives with 'de (的)'

• 多 (duō) Used Interrogatively
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Content Questions -WH- Questions, Lesson 7: Asking a "How Much" Question in Chinese
-Video: BCC Unit 37, Lesson 1: Asking About Age - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 37, Lesson 3 How Long Will You Stay?

• Amounts of Money
-Video: BCC Unit 32, Lesson 4: Asking How Much

• 跟/和…(不)一样 (gēn/hé... {bù} yíyàng)
-Video: BCC Unit 51, Lesson 2 Describing Similarities

• 虽然…，可是/但是…(suīrán..., kěshì/dànshì...)
-Video: ICC Unit 40, Lesson 3: Expressing 'Although'

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 32, Lesson 5: How Much Is This? (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 37, Lesson 2: Asking About Age II (COTS)

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: Using Credit Cards in China: Do's and Don'ts

-Yoyo Blog Article: 8 Things to Know About Chinese Shopping Culture

Lesson 10: Transportation

Grammar Points
• Topic-Comment Sentences
-Yoyo Blog Article: Yoyo Blog a Common Chinese Sentence Pattern Explained

• 或者 (huòzhě) and 还是 (háishi)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Chinese Content Questions -WH- Questions, Lesson 12: How to Say "Or" in Chinese - hái shì (还是) / huò zhě (或者)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 8: How to Say "Or" in Chinese

• 先 (xiān)…再 (zài)…
-Video: ICC Unit 38, Lesson 3: Future Plans - Part 3

• 还是 (háishi)…(吧) (ba)

• 每 (měi)…都 (dōu)
-Video: ICC Unit 47, Lesson 2: Celebrating Birthdays - Part 2

• 要 (yào)…了 (le)

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: Navigating Shanghai
-Yoyo Blog Article: Learn Chinese New Year Vocabulary with Our Latest Google Hangout
-Yoyo Blog Article: How to Survive a Crazy Chinese Taxi Ride
-Yoyo Blog Article: Buying Train Tickets in China – Chinese Phrases You Should Know
-Yoyo Blog Article: Chinese New Year is Nuts!
-Yoyo Blog Article: How Chinese People Celebrate Chinese New Year
-Yoyo Blog Article: 5 Essential Chinese New Year Dishes

Other Useful Materials
-Video: ICC Unit 21, Lesson 1: Distances From A to B
-Video: ICC Unit 22, Lesson 1: Distance and Time

Lesson 11: Talking about the Weather

Grammar Points
• Comparative Sentences with 比 (bǐ) (I)
-Video: BCC Unit 50, Lesson 1: Making Comparisons
  -Video: BCC Unit 50, Lesson 2: Comparing Age
  -Video: BCC Unit 50, Lesson 3: Comparing Arrival Times
  -Video: BCC Unit 52, Lesson 1: Practicing Comparisons - Part 1
  -Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 26: How to Compare People in Chinese

• The Particle 了 (le) (III)
-Video: ICC Unit 28, Lesson 2 What Would You Do With a Million Dollars - Part 1
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 40: Use 了 in Different Situations

• The Modal Verb 会 (huì, will) (II)
-Video: BCC Unit 43, Lesson 1: Talking About the Future - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 43, Lesson 3: Talking About the Future - Part 2

• Adj+(一)点儿 ({yì} diǎnr)
-Video: ICC Unit 32, Lesson 3: Your Dream Man - Part 3

• The Adverb 又 (yòu, again)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 25: Correct Word for 'Again' in Chinese

• Adj/ V + 是 (shì) + Adj / V, + 可是/但是… (kěshì/dànshì…)
-Video: ICC Unit 49, Lesson 2 Splitting the Bill - Part 2
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 32: When to Use the Word 是

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 43, Lesson 2: Plans in the Future (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 43, Lesson 4: Weather in the Future (COTS)?
-Video: BCC Unit 50, Lesson 4: Who is Better? (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 51, Lesson 4: Who’s Prettier? (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 52, Lesson 3: Practicing Comparisons III (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 52, Lesson 2: Practicing Comparisons II (COTS)

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 9 Clever Chinese Translations for Foreign Names
-Yoyo Blog Article: Top 5 Gaming Culture Phenomenons in China and Its Impact on Chinese Society

Other Useful Materials
-Video: ICC Unit 39, Lesson 1: Summer Is My Favorite
-Video: ICC Unit 40, Lesson 1: More on Seasons
-Video: ICC Unit 41, Lesson 1: Discussing Weather - Rain
-Video: ICC Unit 44, Lesson 1: Discussing Weather - Sunshine

Lesson 12: Dining

Grammar Points
• 一…也/都…不/没… (yì...yě/dōu...bù/méi)
-Video: ICC Unit 57, Lesson 2: Talking About Music - Jazz & Country

• Adverb 多/少 (duō/shǎo) + V
-Video: BCC Unit 56, Lesson 2: Expressing 'Should'

• 刚 (gāng) vs 刚才 (gāngcái)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 23: How to Use 刚才 and 刚

• Resultative Complements (I)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Result, Lesson 1: Complement of Result (Part 1)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Result, Lesson 2: Complement of Result (Part 2)

• 好 (hǎo) as a Resultative Complement
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Result, Lesson 3: Complement of Result (Part 3)

• Reduplication of Adjectives
-Video: ICC Unit 43, Lesson 1: Discussing Weather - Wind

• The Verb 来 (lái)

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 56, Lesson 3: What Do You Do When You're Sick? (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 56, Lesson 5: English Learning Tips (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 12, Lesson 3: Do You Like Chinese Food? (COTS)

Lesson 13: Asking Directions

Grammar Points
• Direction and Location Words
-Video: BCC Unit 59, Lesson 1: Indicating Location
-Video: BCC Unit 60, Lesson 1: Giving Directions to a Taxi Driver

• Comparative Sentences with 没(有) (méi{yǒu})
-Video: BCC Unit 51, Lesson 1: Making Negative Comparisons

• 那么 (nàme) Indicating Degree
-Video: ICC Unit 39, Lesson 2: Fall is Cooler Than Summer
-Video: ICC Unit 45, Lesson 2: Sorry For Being Late! - Part 2

• 到 (dào) + Place + 去 (qù) + Action
-Video: ICC Unit 47, Lesson 3: Celebrating Birthdays - Part 3

• The Dynamic Particle 过 (guo)
-Video: BCC Unit 38, Lesson 1: Past Experiences - Part 1
-Video: BCC Unit 38, Lesson 3: Past Experiences - Part 3
-Video: BCC Unit 39, Lesson 1: Past Experiences - Part 5

• Reduplication of Verbs
-Video: BCC Unit 34, Lesson 1: I Don't Care

• Resultative Complements (II)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Result, Lesson 4: Complement of Result (Part 4)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Result, Lesson 5: Complement of Result (Part 5)

• 一…就… (yī...jiù..., as soon as...then...)

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 59, Lesson 2: Locating Objects in a Picture (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 39, Lesson 2: Past Experiences - Part 6 (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 38, Lesson 2: Past Experiences - Part 2 (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 38, Lesson 4: Part Experiences - Part 4 (COTS)
-Video: BCC Unit 60, Lesson 2: More on Directions (COTS)
-Video: ICC Unit 23, Lesson 1: Asking Directions

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: How Chinese People Want to Be Greeted
-Yoyo Blog Article: How to Address a Stranger in Chinese
-Yoyo Blog Article: What’s the difference between zhongwen, hanyu, putonghua, guoyu and huayu?
-Yoyo Blog Article: Frequently Asked Questions About Chinese - What is Mandarin?

Lesson 14: Birthday Party

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

• Verbal Phrases and Subject-Predicate Phrases Used as Attributives
-Video: ICC Unit 30, Lesson 1: What's Your Type of Man? - Part 1

• Time Duration
-Video: ICC Unit 13, Lesson 2: A Conversation With Mr. Money - Part 4

• Sentences with 是…的 (shì...de)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The "shi...de" Structure, Lesson 1: Chinese "shì (是) … de (的)" Sentence Structure (Part 1)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The "shi...de" Structure, Lesson 1: Chinese "shì (是) … de (的)" Sentence Structure (Part 1)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 33: Difference between '了' and '的'
-Video: ICC Unit 13, Lesson 2: A Conversation With Mr. Money - Part 4

• 还 (hái, still)
-Video: ICC Unit 10, Lesson 1: Are you married?
-Video: ICC Unit 28, Lesson 4: What Would You Do With a Million Dollars - Part 2
-Video: ICC Unit 31, Lesson 3: What's Your Type of Woman? - Part 3

-Video: ICC Unit 51, Lesson 1: Thoughts on America - Part 1

• 又…又… (yòu...yòu..., both...and...)
-Video: ICC Unit 30, Lesson 2: What's Your Type of Man - Part 2

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: Learn Chinese New Year Vocabulary with Our Latest Google Hangout
-Yoyo Blog Article: 4 Tips to Survive Your First Chinese Business Dinner
-Yoyo Blog Article: A Song to Wow Your Chinese Friends
-Yoyo Blog Article: Another Chinese Song You Need to Learn
-Yoyo Blog Article: A Song Guaranteed to Impress Any Chinese Person You Meet

-Yoyo Blog Article: What You Should Know About Gift Giving in China

Other Useful Materials
-Video: ICC Unit 47, Lesson 1: Celebrating Birthdays - Part 1

Lesson 15: Seeing a Doctor

Grammar Points
• 死 (sǐ) Indicating an Extreme Degree

•  Times of Actions
-Video: BCC Unit 39, Lesson 3: Past Experiences - Part 7
  -Video: BCC Unit 21, Lesson 1: Say That Again
  -Video: ICC Unit 19, Lesson 1: Talking About the Future - Part 1

• 起来 (qi lai) indicating the Beginning of an Action
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complements and Their Extended Meanings - Lesson 12: Complements and Their Extended Meanings - 起来 (Part 1)

• 把 (bǎ) Construction (I)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The bǎ (把) Structure - Lesson 1: Introduction to the Chinese '把' Structure
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The bǎ (把) Structure - Lesson 2: 1st Mandatory “bǎ (把)” Situation - Move Somewhere New (Part 1)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The bǎ (把) Structure - Lesson 3: 1st Mandatory “bǎ (把)” Situation - Move Somewhere New (Part 2)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The bǎ (把) Structure - Lesson 4: 1st Mandatory “bǎ (把)” Situation - Move Somewhere New (Part 3)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The bǎ (把) Structure - Lesson 5: 2nd Mandatory “bǎ (把)” situation - Treat A as B
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The bǎ (把) Structure - Lesson 6: 3rd Mandatory “bǎ (把)” situation - Change A to B
-Video: Chinese Grammar, The bǎ (把) Structure - Lesson 7: When You CANNOT Use the “bǎ (把)” Structure

• The Preposition 对 (duì)
-Video: ICC Unit 4, Lesson 3：What's Your Impression of Shenyang?
-Video: ICC Unit 37, Lesson 3: Discussing Jobs - Airports

• 越来越… (yuè lái yuè...)

• 再说 (zàishuō)
-Video: ICC Unit 36, Lesson 4: Discussing Jobs - Company Employees

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 5 Health Hacks Chinese People Believe In
-Yoyo Blog Article: Chinese Health Concepts You Should Know About
-Yoyo Blog Article: The Unique Way Chinese People Talk About Health Matters

Other Useful Materials
-Video: ICC Unit 58, Lesson 1: Chinese vs. Western Medicine - Part 1

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• 在 (zài, to exist)

• Complimentary Expressions

• 怎么了 (Zěnme le? What’s the matter? What’s wrong?)
-Video: BCC Unit 41, Lesson 1: How Have You Been? (COTS)

• 糟糕 (zāogāo, [It’s] awful/What a mess)
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 28: How to Describe Someone in Chinese

Lesson 16: Dating

Grammar Points
• Descriptive Complements (II)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Degree, Lesson 1: Complement of Degree (Part 1)
  -Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Degree, Lesson 2: Complement of Degree (Part 2)
  -Video: Chinese Grammar, Complement of Degree, Lesson 3: Complement of Degree (Part 3)
  -Video: BCC Unit 48, Lesson 2: Complimenting in Chinese

• 就 (jiù) - only

Listening Practice

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: 5 Useful Words that Describe the Dating Scene in China
-Yoyo Blog Article: What to Expect When Dating a Chinese Guy
-Yoyo Blog Article: 5 Things Chinese Women Love About Western Men
-Yoyo Blog Article: How Dating is Done in China
-Yoyo Blog Article: Ultimate Vocabulary You Need to Survive (or Avoid) Valentine is Day in China

Other Useful Materials
-Video: ICC Unit 15, Lesson 1: Saying Excuse Me
-Video: ICC Unit 29, Lesson 1: Celebrating Valentine's Day - Part 1

Lesson 17: Renting an Apartment

Grammar Points
• Verb + 了 (le) + Numeral + Measure Word + Noun + 了 (le)
-Video: ICC Unit 26, Lesson 3: How Long Have You Been Ice Skating?
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 21: How to Say Have Not

• 连…都/也 (lián...dōu/yě)

• Potential Complements with Verb + 不下 (bu xià)
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complements and Their Extended Meanings, Lesson 2: Complements and Their Extended Meanings - xià (下)

• 多 (duō) Indicating an Approximate Number
-Video: ICC Unit 22, Lesson 1: Distance and Time

• Question Pronouns with 都/也 (dōu/yě)
-Video: BCC Unit 58, Lesson 1: Everything and Anything
-Video: BCC Unit 58, Lesson 3: Everyone and Anyone
-Video: BCC Unit 58, Lesson 4: Everywhere and Anywhere
-Video: BCC Unit 58, Lesson 5: Saying 'Anytime'

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 37, Lesson 4: Asking About Living Locations (COTS)

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: Apartment Hunting in China: Top Tips You Need to Know

Lesson 18: Sports

Grammar Points
• Duration of Non-Action
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson: 21 How to Say Have Not

• 好/难 (hǎo/nán) + V
-Video: ICC Unit 12, Lesson 1: A Conversation with Mr. Money - Part 1

• 下去 (xia qu) Indicating Continuation
-Video: Chinese Grammar, Complements and Their Extended Meanings, Lesson 5: Complements and Their Extended Meanings - xià qù (下去)

• Duration of Actions
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 20: How to Use 了 at the End of a Sentence

• The Particle 着 (zhe)
-Video: ICC Unit 40, Lesson 2: Continuing Actions and Everywhere
-Video: ICC Unit 57, Lesson 4: Talking About Music - Rap

• 被/叫/让 (bèi/jiào/ràng) in Passive-Voice Sentences
-Video: ICC Unit 30, Lesson 1: What's Your Type of Man - Part 2

Listening Practice
-Video: BCC Unit 55, Lesson 3: Talking About Sports (COTS)

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: Why is Basketball so Popular in China?
-Yoyo Blog Article: How Modern Chinese Culture Ruins its National Soccer Team

Other Useful Materials
-Video: BCC Unit 55, Lesson 2: The Ever-Useful dǎ (打) - Part 2

Lesson 19: Travel

Grammar Points
• 不得了(bù déliǎo, extremely)

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

• Numbers over One Thousand
-Video: ICC Unit 28, Lesson 1: Counting With Large Numbers

• Comparative Sentences with 比 (bǐ) (II)
-Video: BCC Unit 50, Lesson 1: Making Comparisons
  -Video: BCC Unit 50, Lesson 2: Comparing Age
  -Video: BCC Unit 50, Lesson 3: Comparing Arrival Times
  -Video: BCC Unit 52, Lesson 1: Practicing Comparisons - Part 1
  -Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 26: How to Compare People in Chinese

Listening Practice

Cultural Points
-Yoyo Blog Article: Top 10 Chinese Historical Sights to See
-Yoyo Blog Article: Travelling in China? Don’t Miss Out on These 9 Spots
-Yoyo Blog Article: Essential Survival Tips for Traveling in China
-Yoyo Blog Article: How Chinese People Celebrate Chinese New Year
-Yoyo Blog Article: Buying Train Tickets in China – Chinese Phrases You Should Know
-Yoyo Blog Article: 6 Lesser Known Places in Shanghai Worth Visiting

Lesson 20: At the Airport

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

• …的时候 (...de shíhou) and …以后 (...yǐhòu) Compared
-Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 12: Call Me When You Get Home

• 还 (hái) + Positive Adjective
- Video: ICC Unit 9, Lesson 1: Experience With Food - Part 1
- Video: ICC Unit 54, Lesson 1: Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival - Part 1
- Video: ICC Unit 55, Lesson 3: Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival - Part 5

• Kinship Terms
- Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 48: How to Say Cousin in Chinese
- Video: Chinese Learning Tips, Lesson 13: How to Say Son and Daughter
- Video: BCC Unit 19, Lesson 1: Brothers and Sisters

Listening Practice

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: How Chinese People Really Greet Each Other

-Yoyo Blog Article: How Chinese People Actually Say Good Bye

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