Guide
CULP Chinese Intermediate
Navigation
Home page
Hovering over the theme titles reveals the Chinese equivalent.
Theme index page
Hovering over the section headings and subheadings reveals their Chinese translation apart from the Activities section where hovering over the subheadings indicates the type of activity.
Cultural background
The Chinese translation is displayed under the English heading. Clicking on each heading gives access to individual notes. Chinese translations of the keywords are given within the notes. Hovering over the Chinese characters reveals the pinyin transcription.
Dialogues
There are usually 3 to 4 dialogues per theme.
The Chinese translation is displayed under the English heading of each dialogue.
There will be 6 or 7 tabs depending on whether there are 1 or 2 listening comprehension activities.
The tabs are in Chinese, hovering over each tab provides an English translation.
Tab 1 |
Situation |
gives the context of the dialogue |
Tab 2 |
Vocabulary |
provides a vocabulary list with access to audio recordings for each individual word |
Tab 3 |
Transcript |
includes a pinyin button to show or hide the pinyin version; alternatively each line can be viewed in pinyin by hovering over it |
Tab 4 |
Translation |
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Tab 5 |
Language Notes |
hovering over the blue highlighted coloured words in the note links to their correspondence in the example(s) |
Tab 6 |
Listening Comprehension |
hovering over the help button displays the help available |
Reading
Each theme has 1 or 2 items for reading.
Each one includes 2 to 4 tabs.
Tab 1 |
Title of reading resource |
includes an introduction; some introductions are interactive, others may provide a link to a website, etc. |
Tab 2 |
Translation |
available in a new tab depending on size |
Tab 2 or 3 |
Vocabulary |
provides a vocabulary list with access to audio recordings for each individual word |
Tab 3 or 4 |
Activity |
comprehension activities |
Functions
Each section has 1 to 3 tabs.
Some tabs include access to 'Revision' or 'Extra' functions or both.
Access to individual sentences is by clicking on the Chinese or English sentences.
Use of Chinese
There are usually 3 to 4 subsections.
Each section includes 2 to 3 tabs.
Tab 1 |
Note |
hovering over the blue highlighted coloured words in the note links to their correspondence in the example(s) |
Tab 2 or 3 |
Vocabulary |
hovering over the tab gives the specific heading of the activity |
Activities
Each section has 4 to 5 practice activities.
First access: English titles + colour coded icons (vocabulary, language manipulation, grammar, production).
Hovering over the titles also indicates the type of activity selected.
Each activity selected might include several tabs: for example a vocabulary activity can focus on different word lists.
Self test
Each self test has 2 to 4 tabs. There are 2 to 3 production tasks based on the language learnt in the unit including simulated conversations. Learner input consists of selecting from a multiple choice option or typing in Chinese or navigating a website towards finding a solution for a given assignment etc. Tasks are introduced in as an authentic situation as possible. Where needed access is given to relevant audio, transcript, pinyin, translation and feedback support.