Intermediate - Chinese Class Placement (C2290)

A: 小王,有个学生下个星期要来学中文。你给他安排一下班级吧。
Xiǎo Wáng, yǒu gè xuésheng xià gè xīngqī yào lái xué Zhōngwén. nǐ gěi tā ānpái yīxià bānjí ba.
Xiao Wang, next week there's a study who wants to come study Chinese. Help place him in a class.
B: 是什么水平啊?
shì shénme shuǐpíng a?
What's his level?
A: 我已经给他做过水平测试了。语法和阅读还不错。中级的语法,比如:"把","虽然……但是......"这些都懂。200字左右的对话也可以看懂。
wǒ yǐjīng gěi tā zuò guo shuǐpíng cèshì le. yǔfǎ hé yuèdú hái bùcuò. zhōngjí de yǔfǎ, bǐrú:" bǎ"," suīrán…… dànshì......" zhèxiē dōu dǒng. liǎng bǎi zì zuǒyòu de duìhuà yě kěyǐ kàn dǒng.
I already gave him a level test. His grammar and reading are pretty good. He knows intermediate grammar stuff like: “bǎ” , “suǐrán ... dānshì ...”, that kind of stuff. He also can read a 200 character dialogue.
B: 那给他安排到中级班吧。
nà gěi tā ānpái dào zhōngjí bān ba.
Then let's put him in the intermediate class.
A: 但是他的口语和听力没到中级。日常对话还可以,但是声调和语调很不标准,有时候中国人听不懂。
dànshì tā de kǒuyǔ hé tīnglì méi dào zhōngjí. rìcháng duìhuà hái kěyǐ, dànshì shēngdiào hé yǔdiào hěn bù biāozhǔn, yǒushíhou Zhōngguórén tīngbudǒng.
However his speaking and listening aren't at the intermediate level. His everyday conversation is okay, but his tones and his inflection aren't standard. Sometimes Chinese people don't understand him.
B: 听力呢?
tīnglì ne?
How about his listening?
A: 这个问题更大。他是在美国学习中文的,跟中国人交流的机会很少。除了简单的句子,其它的都听不懂。
zhè gè wèntí gèng dà. tā shì zài Měiguó xuéxí Zhōngwén de, gēn Zhōngguórén jiāoliú de jīhuì hěn shǎo. chúle jiǎndān de jùzi, qítā de dōu tīngbudǒng.
This is the biggest problem. He studied Chinese in America and he didn't have many chances to speak with Chinese people. Except for simple sentences, he doesn't understand anything.
B: 那这样吧,上午安排他去中级班。下午的口语课安排他去初级班,先练练发音。
nà zhèyàng ba, shàngwǔ ānpái tā qù zhōngjí bān. xiàwǔ de kǒuyǔ kè ānpái tā qù chūjí bān, xiān liàn lian fāyīn.
Then how about this: In the morning let's put him in the intermediate class. For the afternoon speaking class, let's place him in the elementary class to practice pronunciation.
A: 好的。
hǎo de.
Okay.

Key Vocabulary

安排 ānpái to place in a class; to schedule
班级 bānjí class, grade level
水平 shuǐpíng skill level
测试 cèshì to test, assess
语法 yǔfǎ grammar
阅读 yuèdú reading
中级 zhōngjí intermediate level
to take
虽然......但是...... suīrán ... dànshì ... although... however...
左右 zuǒyòu about, approximately
对话 duìhuà dialogue
口语 kǒuyǔ spoken language
听力 tīnglì listening ability
日常 rìcháng everyday, daily
声调 shēngdiào tone
语调 yǔdiào intonation
标准 biāozhǔn standard
gèng even more
交流 jiāoliú to communicate
机会 jīhuì opportunity
除了......都...... chúle ... dōu ... except for... all...
简单 jiǎndān simple
句子 jùzi sentence
初级 chūjí beginner level
liàn to practice
发音 fāyīn pronounciation

Supplementary Vocabulary

考试 kǎoshì exam
理解 lǐjiě to understand
阅读理解 yuèdú lǐjiě reading comprehension
除了……以外...... chúle ... yǐwài ... except for...
强调 qiángdiào emphasis
别的 biéde other
练习 liànxí to practice

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