Intermediate Written Chinese Practice Essentials. Cornelius C. Kubler

Intermediate Written Chinese Practice Essentials

that you should answer using Chinese characters. Some of the questions are based on portions of the corresponding lesson in Intermediate Written Chinese, which you should refer to as you answer the questions, while other questions are addressed to you, the learner, and may be answered any way you wish.

Translation Exercises

Ten phrases or sentences for translation from English to Chinese have been included for each unit of Intermediate Written Chinese. The purpose of the translation exercises is to provide you with additional practice in writing the characters, using the grammar patterns, and practicing the important vocabulary of the unit, and to serve as a check of mastery over the material. Completing the translation exercises will be helpful to you in reviewing for the unit tests.

The sentences should be translated into Chinese characters with correct punctuation in the blank space that has been left under each sentence. The English in the translation exercises is in some places purposely somewhat stilted, to guide you toward the correct Chinese translation. If you’ve forgotten the Chinese equivalent for an English word or grammar pattern, you can consult the various glossaries and indices in the back of Intermediate Written Chinese.

It’s recommended that the instructor correct and return the translation exercises to students before the test on the corresponding unit, so that any remaining problems can be identified and addressed in a timely manner. Students should carefully study the instructor’s corrections, making sure they understand the reason for any errors, and then file the corrected exercises for later reference.

Flash Cards

Flash cards are an excellent aid in memorization. They work based on the principle of spaced repetition, that is, gradually increasing the interval between each time that you recall information correctly. We recommend that you take along several dozen flash cards from Intermediate Written Chinese Practice Essentials wherever you go. Use the extra time you have while waiting in line, on a bus, or before classes to study the flash cards. You can look at the character side and test yourself on the pronunciation and meaning of the characters, or you can look at the English on the other side and test yourself on the correct spoken form and characters. Your goal should be to identify those characters and words you still have problems with and remove them from the larger set for special study.

The flash cards have been designed with Chinese characters (simplified and traditional) on one side, and Pinyin and English on the other side. Both the new characters of each lesson and the individual words written with those characters are included on the flash cards. The lower left-hand corner on both sides of every card has the unit and section number, while the lower right-hand corner has the character number. Due to page limitations and in an effort to control costs, the paper flash cards have been included on the

for users to print out for themselves as needed. The flash cards should be carefully printed—first all the pages with Chinese characters, then, on the other side, the pages with Pinyin and English, after which each page of eight flash cards can be cut apart with a paper cutter or scissors.

* Scripts for the dictation exercises are included in the Instructor’s Guide for Intermediate Written Chinese.

Unit 11, Part 1: Character Practice Sheet (Simplified Characters)