Study Materials
This section features the audio files needed for the assignments and readings.
Audio Files
The following audio files are courtesy of Julian Wheatley, Tong Chen, Jin Zhang, and Min-Min Liang and have been used with permission.
| SECTIONS | TITLES |
|---|---|
| Unit 8 | |
| 8.1 (MP3 - 1.6 MB) | Five short narratives illustrating temporal and logical sequences |
| 8.2 (MP3 - 1.1 MB) | Some short interchanges or comments on sports |
| 8.3.2 (MP3) | A short dialogue on population |
| 8.3.3 (MP3) | Five short dialogues involving comparison |
| 8.4.4 (MP3 - 1.0 MB) | Talking about the size of cities and population |
| 8.5.1 (MP3) | Dialogue: At the fruit stand |
| 8.6 (MP3) | Dialogue: In the store |
| 8.6.1 (MP3) | Five very short dialogues involving the word shì<qing> |
| 8.7.1 (MP3) | Dialogue involving Chinese regional languages |
| 8.8 (MP3 - 3.6 MB) | A narrative about Lin Mei |
| 8.9 (MP3 - 1.2 MB) | Jobs, versions 1 and 2 |
| 8.11 (MP3) | Dialogue: What did you do yesterday? |
| 8.12.1 (MP3) | Three short dialogues involving directional complements |
| Unit 9 | |
| 9.1.2 (MP3) | Dialogue: Who's in the photograph? |
| 9.3 (MP3 - 1.4 MB) | Bargaining, the Chinese way |
| 9.4.1 (MP3) | Standing or sitting in class? |
| 9.4.3 (MP3) | Four short dialogues involving current actions |
| 9.4.5 (MP3) | At the temple |
| 9.6 (MP3) | Dialogue: Buying a seal |
| 9.7 (MP3) | Eight short interchanges |
| 9.9 (MP3) | Peking Duck |
| 9.10 (MP3) | Three very short interchanges |
| 9.10.1 (MP3) | Getting home |
| 9.11 (MP3 - 1.7 MB) | Fourteen easy pieces, short comments and interchanges |
| 9.12 (MP3 - 1.9 MB) | Wáng Xuéyïng |
| Unit 10 | |
| 10.4 (MP3 - 1.5 MB) | An interview with your teacher |
| 10.8.1 (MP3) | Some short phrases and interchanges involving verb combos |
| 10.8.3 (MP3) | Moving out |
| 10.9 (MP3) | Some sentences involving transformations |
| 10.10 (MP3) | Some short dialogues involving bèi |
| 10.10.3 (MP3) | A dialogue |
| 10.11 (MP3) | Seeking opinions |
| 10.12 (MP3 - 2.2 MB) | On smoking |
| 10.12.1 (MP3) | Dialogue: Smoking |
| 10.13 (MP3 - 2.8 MB) | Driving |
| 10.15 (MP3 - 2.8 MB) | Communication tools |
| 10.17.1 (MP3) | Leaving a message |
| 10.18 (MP3) | Chinese etiquette |
