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Participants should recognize and understand over one thousand words and be familiar with a variety of verb complements (不得了，到，好，起來，完). An ideal participant should be able to understand the use of 比 in comparisons, 把 in "disposal" constructions, and 被 to express passive voice. We will emphasize fairly standard Putonghua pronunciation but also work towards comprehending regional accents.

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During the meeting, please
[1] be in a distraction-free, quiet environment;
[2] use headphones to minimize audio feedback;
[3] pay close attention to melody, rhythm, and sounds.

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my favorite resources
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9:00 听力 listening comprehension 1
大鹏说中文 Speak Chinese with Da Peng
Chinese Talk
快问快答 4「欧姗姗，来自美国德州。」112

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9:15 发音 pronunciation/accent warm-up

绕口令 (tongue twisters)

知道就说知道，不知道就说不知道，
不要知道说不知道，也不要不知道说知道，
你知道不知道？

Zhīdào jiù shuō zhīdào, bùzhīdào jiù shuō bùzhīdào,
Bùyào zhīdào shuō bùzhīdào, yě bùyào bùzhīdào shuō zhīdào,
Nǐ zhīdào bùzhīdào?

If you know, just say you know; if you don’t know, just say you don’t know.
Neither know and say you don’t know, nor not know and say you know.
Do you know or don't ya?

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天上一个盆，地下一个棚。
盆碰棚，棚碰盆。
棚倒了，盆碎了。
是棚赔盆，还是盆赔棚？

Tiān shàng yí gè pén, dì xià yí gè péng.
Pén pèng péng, péng pèng pén.
Péng dǎo le, pén suì le.
Shì péng péi pén, háishì pén péi péng?

盆 pén basin; flower pot
棚 péng awning; canopy; tent; scaffolding; shed
赔 péi to compensate for damages or loss; to indemnify

In the sky is a flower pot; on the ground below is a canopy.
The flower pot bumps the canopy; the canopy bumps the flower pot.
The canopy falls/collapses; the flower pot shatters.
Does the canopy that compensates the flower pot, or does the flower pot compensates the canopy?

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9:20 听力 listening comprehension 2
A Kaleidoscope of China (中国社会百态/"A Hundred Aspects of Chinese Society")

11 当代青年 与 “月光族” 之忧 ("Contemporary youth and the anxiety of living paycheck to paycheck")
月光族 yuèguāngzú (lit. "moonlight group") [slang] people who spend their monthly income before the month ends

12 “空巢老人” 问题突出，辽宁把 “常回家看看” 写进法规 ("The 'empty-nest elderly' problem is prominent; Liáoníng enacts 'frequent home visits' statutes.")

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9:40 口语词汇 conversational vocabulary

slang terms
41-50
51-60
61-70

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9:50 听力 listening comprehension 3 (and discussion)
瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese
Ep. 26 成为骄傲的铲屎官 Becoming a proud pooper-scooper!
Ep. 27 在瑞士“被”消费升级 Forced consumption upgrade in Switzerland

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10:10 sing a few songs; wrap-up
[05]《月亮代表我的心》(1977, 鄧麗君/Teresa Teng)
[09]《爱江山更爱美人》(1994, 李麗芬/Lily Lee)
《朋友/"Friends"》(1997-04-16, 周華健/Emil Chau) karaoke
[17]《情非得已》 (2001-05-18, 庾澄慶/Harlem Yu) karaoke
[23]《童話/"Fairy Tale"》(2005-01-21, 王光良/Michael Wong) karaoke
[25]《不能說的秘密/Secret》(2007-07, 周杰倫/Jay Chou; 2018, 林俊傑)
[26]《洋蔥》(2008-01, 楊宗緯/Aska Yang) karaoke
[28]《那些你很冒险的夢/"Those Were the Days"》(2011-12, 林俊杰/JJ Lin) karaoke
[29]《泡沫/Bubble》(2012-07, G.E.M./鄧紫棋)
[38]《你的答案/"Your Answer"》(2019, 阿冗/A Rong)

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