[cameras on] pre- to low intermediate listening & usage:

Participants should already

understand how pinyin notation expresses the precise pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese, including the "melody";

be familiar with a few hundred words;

be able to ask and answer questions like these:
"Do you like to dance/eat/sing/swim?" "I like to sing." "I don't like to dance."
"Who is she?" "She's my friend."
"What is this?" "This is a book/cup/fruit."
"What time are we going to see a movie?" "Tomorrow, at 7:30 in the evening."
"Where is David?" "He's at home."
"Why do you study Chinese?" "Because I would like to speak Chinese."

and have a general idea of the "golden rule" of basic sentence structure
subject [+ time] [+ location] [+ manner] + verb [+ duration] [+ object]

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my favorite resources
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"lighten up" and "tighten up"
Do you pronounce "wo" like "whoa"? (You should NOT! 😂)

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HSK Level 3 audio translated
第十二课，课文三 (Lesson 12, Text 3)

(12.3)
发现 fāxiàn to discover; to realize
护照 hùzhào passport
起飞 qǐfēi [of an aircraft] to take off
司机 sījī driver

(12.4)
教 jiào to teach
画 huà to draw; drawings; paintings
需要 xūyào to need; to require
黑板 hēibǎn blackboard

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supplementary listening
Princeton University Press textbook audio materials
[first-year] Chinese Primer Oh China!
[second-year] A New China A Trip to China

podcasts
TeaTime Chinese Why Chinese?
Chillchat pǔtōnghuà

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