Subjects 02 Language acquisitionIB diploma course · Standard level
Mandarin ab initio SL. The whole course, unit by unit. Open each lesson for explanations, practice, review and exam-ready resources.
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Assessment
Language and study skills
Course foundations
Text types
Theme: Experiences
Theme: Human ingenuity
Theme: Identities
Theme: Sharing the planet
Theme: Social organization
All 01 Assessment02 Language and study skills03 Course foundations04 Text types05 Theme: Experiences06 Theme: Human ingenuity07 Theme: Identities08 Theme: Sharing the planet09 Theme: Social organization
01 Assessment 12 lessons · 12 units
Unit 01
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Unit 02
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Unit 03
Paper 1: the personal text task 0 /1
Unit 04
Paper 1: the professional or mass media text task 0 /1
Unit 05
Paper 2 Listening: format and strategy 0 /1
Unit 06
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Unit 07
Paper 2 Reading: format and strategy 0 /1
Unit 08
Assessment model at a glance 0 /1
Unit 09
Individual oral assessment criteria: language, message, interactive skills 0 /1
Unit 10
Individual oral: describing the visual stimulus and discussion 0 /1
Unit 11
Individual oral: format, timings and preparation 0 /1
Unit 12
Individual oral: the general conversation 0 /1
02 Language and study skills 6 lessons · 6 units
Unit 01
Common accuracy errors and self-correction 0 /1
Unit 02
Core grammar checklist 0 /1
Unit 03
Connectives, opinion phrases and sentence variety 0 /1
Unit 04
Characters, pinyin and tones 0 /1
Unit 05
Intercultural understanding and international-mindedness 0 /1
Unit 06
Thematic vocabulary building strategy 0 /1
03 Course foundations 3 lessons · 3 units
Unit 01
The ab initio course at a glance 0 /1
Unit 02
Receptive, productive and interactive skills 0 /1
Unit 03
Conceptual understandings: context, audience, purpose, meaning, variation 0 /1
04 Text types 5 lessons · 5 units
Unit 03
Professional texts 0 /1
Unit 04
Register, tone and layout conventions by text type 0 /1
Unit 05
Text types overview: personal, professional, mass media 0 /1
05 Theme: Experiences 4 lessons · 4 units
Unit 03
Festivals and celebrations 0 /1
06 Theme: Human ingenuity 4 lessons · 4 units
07 Theme: Identities 4 lessons · 4 units
Unit 01
Eating and drinking 0 /1
Unit 02
Personal attributes 0 /1
Unit 03
Personal relationships 0 /1
Unit 04
Physical well-being 0 /1
08 Theme: Sharing the planet 4 lessons · 4 units
Unit 03
Physical geography 0 /1
09 Theme: Social organization 4 lessons · 4 units
NEXT Turn the syllabus into a daily plan
46 lessons.one. Every lesson opens with a teaching video and an audio episode, both free and public, and the notes, flashcards and exam-style questions sit underneath them. Nothing to set up first.