• The level system of your Chinese course 

 

• Chinese Course Textbooks right at your level

	In our Chinese courses you learn Chinese from beginner, elementary, intermediate, to advanced levels with Chinese in Steps Book 1, 2, 3, 4, textbooks from Cypress Book UK. Book1=B1, B2 Book2=E1, E2 Book3=M1, M2 Book4=U1, U2
	At advanced or business level you will learn Chinese with Business Chinese for Success: real case studies from companies investing in China, from Peking University Press.
Proficiency Chinese  Financial/Legal Chinese	You will learn specialised Chinese with Chinese Original in-house tailored made programmes: real case studies from financial markets.

• Chinese course objectives and contents of each level  

Chinese for Beginners - B1, B2 / Pre-GCSE

• Be able to master Chinese phonetic system and acquire a standard pronunciation
• Be able to communicate in basic everyday social situations with moderate speaking speed, including greetings, self-introduction, Date and Time, Family, Food, Weather, Direction and some additional vocabulary related to your situation
• Learn new 350 - 400 spoken words/expressions and 200 characters
• Get an insight into Chinese cultures, such as Chinese courtesy, the numbers and Chinese festivals. 

Chinese Elementary Level - E1, E2 / GCSE 1

• Be able to communicate with normal speaking speed in a wide range of daily situations, such as asking for directions, shopping, asking for information, transport, exchange rate, travelling 
• Extend you grammar knowledge by using past tense, present continuous, and future tenses
• Learn new 400 - 450 spoken words/expressions, and 300 characters; in total 750 - 850 spoken words, and 500 characters 
• Have a good understanding of Chinese culture: food culture and Chinese hospitality

 Chinese Intermediate Level - M1, M2, U1 / GCSE 2 & 3

• Be able to communicate in a complex social interactions, such as at a restaurant,  bargainning, seeing the doctor, itinerary arrangement, telephoning
• Extend your grammar knowledge by using comparisons, contrast, ability and possibility, obligations and prohibitions
• Learn new 600 - 650 spoken words/ expressions, and 500 characters; in total 1350 - 1500 spoken words, and 1000 characters
• Have a good understanding of Chinese culture: Chinese custom and Chinese modern society  

Chinese Advanced Level – U2 and above

• Be able to communicate in a complex social interactions and work places, such as at a bank, applying for jobs, negotiation, university, life
• Sharpen your grammar usage by using sequence, cause and effect, conditions, expressing advice and opinions
• Learn 600 - 650 new spoken words/expressions, and 500 characters, and read Chinese newspapers; in total 1950 - 2150 spoken words, and 1500 characters 
• Have a good understanding of Chinese history and literature 

Chinese Proficiency Level - P1, P2 / GCSE 2 / 45-hour training

• Can master communications as native speaker
• Deal with specialist areas such as Finance, Law, Commerce, Contract Negotiation and professional subjects presentations
• Learn new 600 - 650 spoken words/expressions, and 500 characters; in total 2550 - 2800 spoken words, and 2000 characters
• Have an in-depth understanding of Chinese cultural, economic and political issues

*Numbers of characters and words learned are based on our teaching experience. A realistic target is to retain 7 to 10 new characters and 10 to 12 new words per hour, provided that students do their homework between sessions.