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 |
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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 |